Injury
Marcus Kruger will replace Dave Bolland on the #Blackhawks' second line vs. Blue Jackets.
Bolland (upper body) will not play tonight because of an injury. Joel Quenneville says the Bolland injury is not serious.
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Corey Crawford will start in goal for #Blackhawks tonight vs. Blue Jackets.
Crawford returns for the Blackhawks
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Hedberg is starting for Devils. No word on what's wrong with Brodeur.
Brodeur left warmups early. Hedberg will start
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Kari Lehtonen (groin) is on the trip, but coach Glen Gulutzan said that Cristopher Nilstorp will ``probably'' start Monday.
Good news for Karo Lehtonen owners. He seems ready to return.
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Anders Lindback said he'll be starting in goal tonight for @TBLightning against @penguins
Lindback's stats haven't been great so far this season. The Lightning are up against a good Penguins team but catch a break tonight with Malkin being out of the lineup
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James reimer taking full practise in one net while ben scrivens and jussi rynnas share the other. James looks close to returning,
Sounds like Reimer is close to returning.
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Tuukka Rask and Jacob Markstrom are the starting goalies for the Bruins and Panthers respectively
Markstrom made 37 saves on 40 shots against the Penguins in his only other start this season.
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Tuukka Rask and Jacob Markstrom are the starting goalies for the Bruins and Panthers respectively
Rask has won his last two starts posting a 2.00 GAA and .920 SV%, he is a must start in all formats and has a great matchup today vs. the Jets.
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Smith will start for the Coyotes.
Smith made 43 saves in the shootout loss to the Oilers Saturday. The Flames also played Saturday, beating Minnesota.
Call up / Send down
Devils call up Jacob Josefson. Ryan Carter placed on IR retroactive to Feb. 18.
Josefson has appeared in 15 games for the Devils, has just 1 assist and is minus 8.
Johan Franzen is expected to return on Wednesday from his sore hip flexor.
Franzen won't play today against the Canucks, but is expected back in the lineup Wednesday against LA.
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Joey MacDonald gets the start.
MacDonald was solid in the Flames win over Minnesota last night.
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Steve Mason will start tonight in Chicago.
Mason draws back in after Bobrovsky had started in the last three games. Mason has given up 3 or more goals in 5 of his 7 starts this season.
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Howard will now start for the Red Wings because Jonas Gustavsson aggravated his groin.
After losing five straight the Red Wings got the performance they needed last night from Howard. He posted a 33-save shutout and looked great all night. He out-dueled Vezina front-runner Pekka Rinne, leading the Red Wings to a 4-0 win. He was supposed to have today off but with Gustavsson re-injuring his groin it will be Howie back between the pipes vs. a good Canucks team.
Call up / Send down
Blue Jackets recall Center Ryan Johansen from AHL's Springfield Falcons.
With all the injuries to the Blue Jackets, Johansen has been recalled. He struggled at the start of the season only recording 2 A in 10 games. He had 33 PTS in 40 games including a +11 in the AHL so the talent is there, he just needs to translate it to the NHL.
#BlueJackets D Jack Johnson was injured last ngt in STL. Left game in 2nd (upper body). C-Bus put him on IR today/called up Johansen. #NHL
Make sure to get Johnson out of your lineup because he won't be playing in the near future. Johnson was placed on IR and is a massive loss for the Blue Jackets. Johnson eats up 26:13 a game on average. Columbus is now without Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and Johnson... Arguably their three best players.
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Kevin Poulin will start in goal tonight for the #Isles.
Poulin is 15-14-3 with a 3.22 GAA and .904 SV% for the Bridgeport Tigers of the AHL this season. Poulin has 16 NHL games posting a 6-6-1 record with a 2.74 GAA and .916 SV%. He has a decent matchup tonight against a Hurricanes team struggling to find offense this week.
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MA Fleury expected to start in goal for #Penguins vs. TB tonight.
Fleury has been an elite fantasy option this season. He has won four consecutive starts and seven of his last eight. The Penguins begin life without Malkin today but they still are tremendously skilled team without him and should be fine. Fleury is a must-start in all formats.
Ryan McDonagh, left Saturday night’s 3-0 loss to the Canadiens in the second period after Montreal forward Max Pacioretty put an elbow in McDonagh’s back and drove him facefirst into the glass, cutting the defenseman’s lip and potentially causing a concussion.
McDonagh had just started to heat-up offensively after a slow start to the season. Monitor his status in the next couple of days to see if he does have a concussion. This is a tough break for the Rangers who will be without both their top-2 defenceman.
Injury
X-rays on NYR Dan Girardi (blocked shot) are negative. Good news, although some bone bruises can be as painful/debilitating as a fracture.
There is no further news other than the X-rays are negative at this point, consider Girardi day-to-day for now. Monitor his status as the week progresses.
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