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John Erskine appears to be in lineup
Erskine playing today indicates the game could get chippy. He has two assists in 24 games.
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Mathieu Perreault took rushes alongside Alex Ovechkin.
Perreault will start the game on the top line. He has four goals and eight points through 28 games.
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Looks like Marcus Johansson is out tonight
Johansson will not play today, replaced by Mathieu Perreault. Not sure if this scratch is injury related as he did take a maintenance day earlier in the year. The sophomore has 10 goals and 27 points through 45 games.
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Michal Neuvirth starts for #Caps at #Pens. #PensCaps
In 26 career starts against the Pens, Neuvirth has a 9-10-2-4 record with a 2.50 GAA, .927 SV% and three shutouts.
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#Pens Bylsma: Fleury will be in goal. No lineup changes -MC
In 20 career starts against the Caps, Fleury has a 10-7-2 record with a 2.70 GAA, .911 SV% and one shutout.
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Kiprusoff vs. Khabibulin.
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Mike Smith will be in goal tonight vs. #Lightning, the team he played 121 games for before signing with the #Coyotes last summer.
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Niemi vs Luongo
In 10 career starts against the Canucks, Niemi has a 3-5-2 record with a 3.04 GAA, .904 SV% and one shutout.
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Philip Larsen in for Mark Fistric tonight.
Larsen draws in for the first time in the new year. Expect him to line up next to Alex Goligoski.
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Kari Lehtonen in goal tonight
In six career starts against the Wild, Lehtonen has a 3-3-0 record with a 3.12 GAA, .877 SV% and one shutout.
Injury
#Flyers announced that Jaromir Jagr has a lower-body injury and will not return to the Flyers-Devils game
Jagr is not on the bench leading to speculation that he is once again sidelined by his groin injury. The superstar has only three assists through his last seven games.
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Carkner back in.
Carkner has 25 PIM through 17 games as the Sens enforcer.
Borowiecki out.
Borowiecki made his NHL debut earlier this week and registered two hits. The rookie will keep the Sens fresh on the blue line.
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Butler scratched.
Butler has five goals and nine points in 38 games while playing on the fourth line.
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Andre Petersson will make his NHL debut.
Expect the rookie to get a shot on the top line tonight. Petersson currently leads the B-Sens in scoring with 12 goals and 25 points over 30 games.
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Wingels to I.R.
Wingels is eligible to come off IR in five days but likely stays out until after the All-Star Game. He has a goal and an assist through nine games.
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Vandermeer activated.
Vandermeer could play as soon as tonight. He has three assists through 10 games.
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Larose back in the line-up 2night. Will give an already confident line-up added jam and spark on Back 2 Back Nights on the Island!
With LaRose returning to the lineup, the Canes don't need to make any roster moves. The gritty winger has 11 goals and 21 points in 43 games.
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Paajarvi spent a lot of time chatting to Eberle during morning skate. My guess is that they play with Horcoff tonite
Expect Eberle to play on more of an offensive scoring line. He has 17 goals and 43 points through 40 games.
Injury
Trying to figure out what's up with Jagr. Stay tuned.
Jagr is not on the bench leading to speculation that he is once again hurt. The superstar has only three assists through his last seven games.
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