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Reasoner and Staios will be scratched
Reasoner draws out for tonight's tilt. He has five assists and a minus-18 rating through 50 games.
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#isles lines tonight: Martin-Cizikas-Pandolfo
Cizikas is bumped down to the fourth line for tonight's game. The rookie has three assists in eight games.
#isles lines tonight: Ullstrom-Bailey-Niederreiter
Niederreiter sticks in the lineup tonight. The rookie has a goal and a minus-20 rating in 45 games.
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#isles lines tonight: Grabner-Nielsen-Parenteau
Parenteau gets back into the lineup but will play on the second line tonight. The impending UFA has 15 goals and 61 points in 69 games.
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#isles lines tonight: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo
Okposo sticks on the top line for tonight's game. He has 15 goals and 35 points in 67 games.
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Capuano confirms Nabokov gets the start tonight #isles
In 13 career starts against the Flyers, Nabokov has a 8-2-2 record with a 2.44 GAA, .913 SV% and two shutouts.
Goalie Start
Martin Brodeur will start against Avalache tonight
Brodeur allowed six goals on 25 shots during his only start against the Avs this season.
Lundqvist on ice for morning skate.
Lundqvist skating this morning is an encouraging sign. We still are not sure which starting goalie gets a chance tonight.
Rangers say same lineup so no Callahan or Del Zotto.
Callahan remains banged up and has been held out of the last two games. Through 64 games, he scored 26 goals and 48 points.
Rangers say same lineup so no Callahan or Del Zotto.
Del Zotto needs to rest his sore hip in order to get back to 100 percent. Through 65 games, he has seven goals and 35 points.
Jaroslav Spacek, Jiri Tlusty also present. A lot of bodies on the ice.
Tlusty was on a hot streak when he went down to injury. Doesn't look like he draws back into the lineup tonight.
Jaroslav Spacek, Jiri Tlusty also present. A lot of bodies on the ice.
Spacek skates today but isn't likely to play tonight. The veteran defenseman has five goals and 12 points in 32 games.
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Jokinen with Nodl, LaRose.
Nodl is bumped up to the second line for tonight's tilt. He has three goals and six points in 44 games.
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Sutter with Bowman, Dwyer.
Bowman moves from the fourth line to the third line. He has three goals and eight points in 27 games.
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Staal with Skinner, Ruutu
Skinner moves up to the top line, playing on what looks like a formidable trio. The reigning Calder Trophy winner has 19 goals and 40 points in 54 games played.
Goalie Start
Looks like we'll see Cam Ward in net tonight. Shouldn't really be a surprise at this point, though.
In six career starts against the Blues, Ward has a 4-1-1 record with a 1.79 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout.
At 9:14 a.m. Thursday, Nicklas Backstrom dumped some pucks on the ice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex and stepped onto the ice for the third straight day.
Backstrom continues to skate which can only be seen as a positive sign. He has, however, been given no timetable.
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Stars captain Brenden Morrow, who was dinged up late in the game when was hit in front of the Winnipeg net, was fine, according to Gulutzan.
Morrow simply is not as versatile at age 33. The Stars captain scored nine goals and 24 points with 84 PIM in 46 games this season.
Radek Dvorak missed his second straight game with an ankle injury. Both players are out for Friday’s game against Chicago, according to Gulutzan.
Sounds like Dvorak misses another game. The veteran has four goals and 21 points in 69 games.
Stars defenseman Sheldon Souray missed his third straight game with a lower body injury Wednesday night. Both players are out for Friday’s game against Chicago, according to Gulutzan.
Don't expect Souray to play on Friday as he will miss his fourth game in a row. Through 55 games, the offensive defenseman has six goals and 20 points.
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