Line Change
Chris VandeVelde is in today, centering Eager and Hordichuk.
Belanger moves up to the third line. He has three goals and 15 points through 72 games.
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Line Change
Chris VandeVelde is in today, centering Eager and Hordichuk.
VandeVelde makes his season debut on the fourth line.
Line Change
I would guess Colaiacovo plays the right side with Russell on left.
Expect Russell to draw back in tonight. Through 36 games with his new team, he scored three goals and six points.
Line Change
I would guess Colaiacovo plays the right side with Russell on left.
Colaiacovo is expected to play on the right side of the third pairing tonight. Through 59 games, he has two goals and 19 points.
Goalie Start
Devan Dubnyk will get the start in net today as the #Oilers visit #CBJ
Dubnyk is 3-3-1 with a 2.84 GAA and .915 SV% in 7 career starts vs. CBJ.
Call up / Send down
The Wild will recall forward Chad Rau on Sunday.
Rau comes up due to the Matt Cullen injury. He has two goals in seven games.
Line Change
Defenseman Toni Lydman participated in the Ducks’ full workout Saturday and should return to the lineup Sunday against Boston.
Lydman replaces Nate Guenin in the lineup. The veteran has 13 assists in 69 games.
Signing
But today the Bruins officially announced the signing of former collegiate prospects Justin Florek and Zach Trotman to their entry-level contracts.
Florek made his professional debut recently with the Providence Bruins, scoring two goals and four points in four games.
Goalie Start
Starting goaltenders: NSH- Pekka Rinne (2011-12 stats: 39-16-8, 2.45 GAA)
In four starts against the Blackhawks this season, Rinne has a 3-0-1 record with a 2.48 GAA and .912 SV%.
Signing
Transaction: Xavier Ouellet and Ryan Sproul have both been signed to three-year entry-level contracts.
Sproul just finished his second year with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL, scoring 23 goals and 54 points in 61 games.
Transaction: Xavier Ouellet and Ryan Sproul have both been signed to three-year entry-level contracts.
Oulett just completed a successful season with Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, scoring 21 goals and 60 points in 63 games.
Can confirm @WharnsCBCSPORTS earlier tweet- Boston Bruins have signed MSU D Torey Krug.
Krug just finished his third year at Michigan State University, scoring 12 goals and 34 points in 38 games.
Besides the loss – a 3-1 defeat to Buffalo – Matt Cullen told me after the game he broke his right index finger when he blocked Christian Ehrhoff’s shot with 4 ½ minutes left in the game.
Cullen could miss the rest of the season. The veteran scored 14 goals and 35 points in 72 games.
Call up / Send down
DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings reassigned rookie defenseman Brendan Smith to the Grand Rapids Griffins following Saturday's 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Joe Louis Arena.
Smith heads back down to the minors with six healthy defenseman and Jonathan Ericsson rounding the corner. The rookie scored a goal and seven points in 14 games.
Goalie Start
#LAKings defensive pairs vs #Bruins 2nt - Scuderi-Doughty, Mitchell-Voynov, Martinez-Greene ...w/ Jonathan Quick vs Tim Thomas in net
Quick the late starter.
Goalie Start
Lidstrom back for Detroit
Lidstrom had been a game-time decision.
Goalie Start
Jonas Gustavsson leads the #Leafs onto the ice for warmup #Rangers #NHL #TMLtalk
In three starts against the Rangers this season, Gustavsson has a 2-1-0 record with a 2.34 GAA and .924 SV%.
Goalie Start
No surprise, Miller first out for #Sabres and Josh Harding from #Wild
In three career starts against the Wild, Miller has a 2-1-0 record with a 2.50 GAA, .909 SV% and one shutout.
Call up / Send down
#Coyotes have recalled center Alexandre Bolduc from the Portland Pirates (AHL),
Bolduc gets another recall to the big club. He has yet to play a game for the Coyotes.
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