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Cooke-Jeffrey-Asham
Asham practiced on the third line and is likely to draw back into the lineup there. Before his concussion, the grinder scored two goals and 11 points in 41 games.
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Cooke-Jeffrey-Asham
Cooke moves down to the third line. He has nine goals and 20 points through 57 games with only 20 PIM.
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Dupuis-Staal-Sullivan
Sullivan gets a bump up to the second line. The veteran winger scored 10 goals and 26 points in his first 57 games in Pittsburgh.
Goalie Start
Panthers Theodore in net #flapanthers
In 18 career appearances against his former team, Theodore has a 7-8-1 record with a 2.52 GAA, .901 SV% and two shutouts.
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Campoli out.
Campoli will watch tonight's tilt from the press box. He has a goal and five points in 20 games.
Panthers Madden out for 2 weekd#glapanthers
Tough break for the veteran pivot. Madden has no points in his first 15 games with the Panthers.
Goalie Start
Jose Theodore first off for Florida, looks like he will get the nod against the Caps tonight. #capscats
In 18 career appearances against his former team, Theodore has a 7-8-1 record with a 2.52 GAA, .901 SV% and two shutouts.
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#CBJ lines today unchanged from Tuesday. Looks like Johansen could be odd man out again on Saturday.
Johansen takes another seat in the press box. He has nine goals and 17 points in his first 45 NHL games.
Nikitin and Lebda skating, too.
Getting on the ice for practice is a good sign for the injured blue liner. Sidelined since January 21st with a knee injury, Nikitin registered two goals and 18 points in his first 31 games on the Blue Jackets.
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Nash, Carter and rest of healthy #CBJ present at practice in Ice Haus today. Nikitin and Lebda skating, too.
Dorsett plays a very tough game which means he is likely to take a few more maintenance days. The grinder has 10 goals and 15 points in 55 games.
Nikitin and Lebda skating, too.
Good sign for Lebda as he nears his return. The journeyman was used primarily on the top defensive pairing and has one goal.
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Nash, Carter and rest of healthy #CBJ present at practice in Ice Haus today.
Carter isn't expected to miss any playing time. He has 12 goals and 21 points through 36 games.
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Nash, Carter and rest of healthy #CBJ present at practice in Ice Haus today. Nikitin and Lebda skating, too.
Nash is typically playing through injury so taking a maintenance day is pretty normal. The team's captain and franchise player has 18 goals and 39 points in 57 games.
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RDS reporting #Habs Yannick Weber will play tonight vs. the #Sabres. Weber missed the last 4 games with a lower-body injury.
Weber likely draws in as the seventh defender with some time on PP2. He has four goals and 15 points in 43 games.
Goalie Start
Justin Peters is first off the ice for the Canes, which again suggests he starts tonight.
Peters has never faced the Sharks in his career.
Optional skate for Wings. Zetterberg (lower body injury) and Cleary (knee) are skating but not playing tonight.
Both players have been ruled out for tonight's game but their participation suggests they won't be out too much longer. The third line winger scored 11 goals and 27 points through 55 games.
Optional skate for Wings. Zetterberg (lower body injury) and Cleary (knee) are skating but not playing tonight.
Both players have been ruled out for tonight's game but their participation suggests they won't be out too much longer. He has 12 goals and 44 points in 58 games.
Panthers C madden not at practice #flapanthers
Madden did not skate with the fourth line yesterday and is unlikely to play tonight. He has no points in 15 games.
Call up / Send down
The Dallas Stars are calling up forward Ryan Garbutt from the Texas Stars of the AHL.
Garbutt gives the Stars some options down the middle with Benn out tomorrow. In 50 AHL games, he scored 16 goals and 33 points.
As we suspected, Crosby practicing with #Penguins because field trip earlier meant no ice beforehand for him. NOT cleared for full practice.
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