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Conklin has cleared waivers. Assigned to Grand Rapids.
Conklin should give a boost to the struggling Griffins. However, he no longer has any fantasy hockey value.
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Loui Eriksson is back in Dallas as his wife has gone into labor. He will join the team in Chicago once the baby is born.
Eriksson will miss tonight's game due to family reasons. The skilled winger scored 18 goals and 50 points in 59 games.
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Wolski, Woywitka, Bickel, Biron still on ice.
Bickel is probably a healthy scratch tonight. The versatile rookie has five assists and 60 PIM in 26 games.
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Fedotenko off.
Fedotenko left the ice with the rest of the team, indicating he will play on the fourth line tonight. He has seven goals and 14 points in 51 games.
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Wolski, Woywitka, Bickel, Biron still on ice.
Don't expect Woywitka to play tonight. He scored a goal and six points with the Rangers.
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Wolski, Woywitka, Bickel, Biron still on ice. Fedotenko off.
Wolski is a healthy scratch for tonight's game. He has three assists in nine games.
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I would be very surprised if Darcy Hordichuk is not in the line-up tonight in Calgary. Time to shake it up a bit!
Look for the pugilist to play during the Battle of Alberta. He has one assist and 28 PIM in 23 games.
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Vlasic in tonight.
Vlasic plays tonight. The blue liner has four goals and 19 points in 57 games with a tidy plus-18 rating.
Goalie Start
Niemi first goalie off.
In six career appearances against the Blue Jackets, Niemi has a 4-1-0 record with a 2.33 GAA, .924 SV% and one shutout.
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Couple of people have asked, so here is the answer - Downie and Hedman are fine and will play tonight
Downie is OK following his maintenance day yesterday. The agitator has 12 goals and 28 points with 121 PIM in 55 games.
Couple of people have asked, so here is the answer - Downie and Hedman are fine and will play tonight
Expect the big Swede to play tonight. He scored three goals and 13 points in 42 games.
Injury
Fisher "should be good to go", he and Trotz said. Mueller up as insurance. #Preds
Good news for Fisher, who was unable to play on Sunday evening. The two-way center scored 17 goals and 34 points in 50 games.
Foster skated on his own Monday after missing Sunday’s game because of a stiff back.
Foster likely misses another game or two. In 28 games with the Devils, he scored three goals and 12 points.
Volchenkov also didn’t practice Monday after he was struck in the mouth with a shot in the first period Sunday (He played the last two periods anyway).
Volchenkov probably plays tonight. He scored a goal and eight points in 51 games.
Salvador missed the third period of Sunday’s 3-1 win in Montreal because he was ill and did not practice Monday, though he was feeling better.
Salvador is expected to play tonight. The veteran defenseman has five assists through 58 games.
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Jordan Caron-Carter Camper/Josh Hennessy-Benoit Pouliot
Looks like Camper will get a crack at the third line. He scored 14 goals and 24 assists in 53 AHL games.
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Jordan Caron-Carter Camper/Josh Hennessy-Benoit Pouliot
Pouliot takes a bump down to the third line. In his first 52 games in Boston, the former Hab scored nine goals and 18 points.
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Milan Lucic-Chris Kelly-David Krejci
Kelly moves up to the top line. Through 57 games he has 14 goals and 27 points with an impressive plus-21 rating.
No toews this morn. Assume will play but find out after prac
Toews could be questionable after missing today's practice. The captain scored 29 goals and 57 points in 59 games. Stay tuned for a further update.
Correction: full cage for Vlasic. Not his original plan.
Pickles could be able to play with the full cage on. The blue liner has four goals and 19 points in 57 games with a tidy plus-18 rating.
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