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Lilja in again.
Lilja remains in the lineup on the third pairing. He has three assists in 31 games.
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Shelley in warmups as well as Sestito.
Sestito sticks in the lineup. The big winger has an assist and 27 PIM through seven games.
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Shelley in warmups as well as Sestito.
Shelley will play today. He has 27 PIM through 20 games.
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Lilja in again.
Lilja remains in the lineup on the third pairing. He has three assists in 31 games.
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Harry Z sits.
Zolnierczyk remains out of the lineup. He has three goals and five points in 35 games.
Goalie Start
Tim Thomas and Marc-Andre Fleury the starters for the matinee bash! This should be great!
In 16 career appearances against the Penguins, Thomas has a 8-4-4 record with a 2.63 GAA, .915 SV% and one shutout.
Goalie Start
Tim Thomas and Marc-Andre Fleury the starters for the matinee bash!
In 15 career appearances against the Bruins, Fleury has a 7-5-2 record with a 2.30 GAA, .927 SV% and two shutouts.
Waiver Move
WSH's Joel Rechlicz clears waivers.
Rechlicz can be returned to the AHL now. He registered two hits in two games.
Line Change
Stars def pairings this morning: Fistric-Pardy
Fistric draws out of the lineup. The team's seventh d-man has no points through 37 games.
Goalie Start
Miller first goalie off. Looks like he'll be starting tonight. --^ks
In 22 career starts against the Islanders, Miller has a 11-8-2 record with a 3.22 GAA, .894 SV% and two shutouts.
Line Change
Stars def pairings this morning: Fistric-Pardy
Pardy remains a healthy scratch. The free agent d-man has played in only 22 of the Stars' 50 games, registering one assist.
Line Change
Stars lines this morning: Vincour-Fiddler-Dvorak;
Vincour will play on the third line tonight. The rookie scored a goal and three points through 18 games.
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Stars lines this morning: Nystrom-Ribeiro-Ryder;
Ryder moves back onto the Ribeiro line. The sniper has 18 goals and 35 points in 50 games. Expect him to continue his heightened scoring pace.
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Stars lines this morning: Nystrom-Ribeiro-Ryder;
Nystrom will start tonight's game on a scoring line. He has 15 goals and 18 points in 45 games.
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Stars lines this morning: Ott-Benn-Eriksson;
Eriksson is reunited with Jamie Benn on the top line. The sniping winger has 17 goals and 44 points through 50 games.
Center Daymond Langkow, who left Tuesday’s game after getting hit in the face by a puck, is “available for selection” for tonight’s game, according to Tippett.
Langkow has seven goals and 19 points through 42 games. Expect him to play tonight on a scoring line.
So is defenseman Derek Morris, who has been nursing a lower-body injury.
Morris has been out since January 21st with a lower-body injury. He has eight assists through 42 games.
Goalie Start
Smith will be back in goal for the Coyotes.
In six career appearances against the Sharks, Smith has a 2-3-0 record with a 2.94 GAA, .923 SV% and one shutout.
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Julien: Caron not playing today. Playing well in Prov. B's want an extra forward for the trip.
Caron will not play today after all. He has two goals and four points through 17 games.
Julie said the news on Horton is positive but didn't elaborate...^BISH
Horton remains sidelined with a mild concussion and may be doing some off-ice rehab. Before getting hurt, the sniper scored 17 goals and 32 points in 46 games.
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