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Steve Eminger not out here, so likely he'll play tonight in place of Bickel.
Look for Eminger to round out the third pairing. He has two goals and four points through 30 games.
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Goalie Start
Biron off ice first
In 19 career starts against the Bolts, Biron has a 10-7-2 record with a 2.66 GAA and .905 SV%.
#panthers José Théodore (genou) ne sera pas le gardien partant vs #kings ce soir. Won't face LA tonight.
As expected, Theodore will only backup Scott Clemmensen tonight. Look for him to draw in at some point over the weekend.
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Looks like #CBJ G Curtis Sanford is the starter tonight vs #DallasStars.
In seven career starts against the Stars, Sanford has a 4-1-1 record with a 3.22 GAA and .892 SV%.
Capuano: Travis Hamonic "still in pretty rough shape," no timetable for his recovery yet. #Isles
Hamonic will obviously miss some playing time. The physical defender is the latest of Islanders d-men out of the lineup. He has a goal and 12 points along with 57 PIM in 51 games.
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Jurcina in on D
Jurcina returns to the Isles as they severely need depth on their blue line. He has two goals and six points through 41 games.
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Nabokov in net
In eight career starts against the Habs, Nabokov has a 5-2-0 record with a 2.81 GAA and .893 SV%.
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Koivu worked on a line with Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi in practice, and Koivu is expected to center those two when he returns.
Koivu is expected to return tonight. The Wild captain scored nine goals and 33 points through 41 games before getting hurt.
Call up / Send down
The Lightning have reassigned Evan Oberg to Norfolk.
Oberg once again rides the shuttle down to Norfolk.
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Starting goaltenders: NSH- Pekka Rinne (2011-12 stats: 30-11-5, 2.38 GAA)
In three career starts against the Sens, Rinne has a 1-2-0 record with a 3.00 GAA and .895 SV%.
DETROIT -- Detroit Red Wings forward Danny Cleary will be out for a few games, coach Mike Babcock said, after he received an injection in his sore left knee.
Cleary likely misses about a week due to this injury. The third line winger scored 11 goals and 27 points through 55 games. Look for Jan Mursak to replace him in the lineup.
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AV: Schneider to start in Minnesota.
In seven career appearances against the Wild, Schneider has a 4-2-0 record with a 2.19 GAA and .917 SV%.
Call up / Send down
#Habs recall Aaron Palushaj from Hamilton (AHL).
Palushaj gives the Habs 12 healthy forwards. He registered one assist in 17 games.
Injury
#Canucks. If Henrik's out, should be big opportunity for Cody Hodgson.
Sedin is questionable after taking a Kevin Klein slap shot off his foot. Check back for a further update from the team.
Goalie Start
Goalie Jose Theodore, who has been nursing a lingering knee injury on and off since Jan. 1, will suit up for tomorrow’s home clash against the Kings but will back up Scott Clemmensen most likely for one more game before playing in one of the weekend back-to-back sets against New Jersey and the Isles.
Clemmensen lost his only career start against the Kings, allowing three goals on 32 shots.
For a third consecutive day, Matt Duchene was on skates. While he did not display the kind of speed that has been his trademark quality as a player with the Avalanche, Duchene appears to be making progress to return to the team.
Great news that Duchene continues to progress. Before getting hurt, he scored 12 goals and 24 points in 39 games. He should be able to get back in the lineup this month.
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Jim Vandermeer skated with the defensemen this morning and that probably doesn’t bode well for seeing him in the lineup.
Vandermeer likely draws out tonight. He has three assists in 13 games.
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Andrew Desjardins probably will be back in a fourth-line role.
The gritty Desjardins has three goals and 12 points with 31 PIM in 47 games.
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Can report, however, that Benn Ferriero is likely to start out on one of the top two lines tonight and Andrew Desjardins probably will be back in a fourth-line role.
Ferriero should play on the second line tonight. Through 23 games, he has six goals and an assist.
Call up / Send down
#Flyers have loaned forward Harry Zolnierczyk to their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, today.
Zolnierczyk goes back to the AHL, where he will actually get some playing time. The Brown University alum has three goals and five points through 36 games.
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