Line Change
Jamie Langenbrunner is moving to play with Patrik Berglund and Andy McDonald.
Langenbrunner gets bumped up to the second line. The veteran has five goals and 22 points in 59 games.
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Line Change
Vlad Sobotka will move to center between Chris Stewart and Chris Porter.
Stewart moves back down to the third line for tonight's game. He has 15 goals and 27 points in 68 games.
Goalie Start
Brian Elliott will be in nets against the Hurricanes.
In nine career appearances against the Canes, Elliott has a 5-3-0 record with a 2.55 GAA and .905 SV%.
Call up / Send down
Rangers have recalled former Penguins farmhand Chad Johnson to back up Biron tonight. Pretty much seals it that Lundqvist won't play.
Johnson comes up to backup Martin Biron tonight. He is not expected to play barring a blowout.
Goalie Start
Starting goaltenders: NSH- Pekka Rinne (2011-12 stats: 39-14-7, 2.37 GAA)
In 11 career appearances against the Sharks, Rinne has a 5-2-3 record with a 2.43 GAA and .932 SV%.
So is Lee Stempniak.
Good news for Stempniak. In his first 50 games in Calgary, he has 12 goals and 24 points.
Injury
Lance Bouma out skating with the full group this morning.
Sounds like he will get back into the lineup in the next week or two. Bouma has a goal and three points in 23 games.
Question answered about Chris Butler for #Flames ...not skating in am.
Butler skated last week but is resting today. He has two goals and 13 points in 60 games.
D-pairs changing on the fly with no Hjalmarsson.
Sounds like Hjalmarsson will miss extended playing time. He has a goal and 12 points in 58 games.
Line Change
Odonnell paired w Olsen.
O'Donnell probably fills in tomorrow. He has seven assists in 45 games.
Line Change
#Pens Letang confirms he will be in the lineup tonight vs NYR -SK
Expect Letang to play on the top pairing and top PP unit tonight.
Line Change
Bergeron remains hopeful he can be in the lineup tonight. Says the issue is more pain tolerance than anything that could get worse.^BISH
Bergeron remains banged up but it doesn't sound like he will miss any playing time. He has 19 goals and 55 points in 69 games.
Line Change
D Gervais (shoulder) available but will be a scratch.
Gervais is healthy but will have to earn back his ice time. He has four goals and nine points in 44 games.
Coach Hunter said Ovi will make road trip, which begins tomorrow in Winnipeg.
Ovechkin was injured during this morning's practice but is reportedly OK. The Caps' captain has 29 goals and 53 points in 66 games.
No sign of Toews.
Doesn't sound like Toews will play for a few more games. Before getting hurt, the captain scored 29 goals and 57 points in 59 games.
Montador out early for prac.
More good news on Montador, who hopes to return before the end of the regular season. Limited to only 51 games, he scored five goals and 14 points.
Line Change
Letang skating with Martin in warmups. Good sign that he will play.
Looks like Martin gets back into the lineup tonight. He has a goal and 22 points in 59 games.
Line Change
Letang skating with Martin in warmups. Good sign that he will play.
Looks like Letang gets back into the lineup tonight. The All-Star defender scored nine goals and 31 points in 39 games.
No Pavel Kubina at the Flyers' skate today at the Coliseum. Looks like he is still out tonight. Same D as Tues. night.
Don't expect Kubina to play tonight. Through seven games in Philadelphia, he has two assists.
Goalie Start
Bryz off first in Long Island.
In five career starts against the Isles, Bryzgalov has a 1-1-1 record with a 3.34 GAA, .869 SV% and one shutout.
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