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Clutter-Cullen-Wellman
Cullen moves down to the second line after playing on the first last night. The Virginia, Minnesota native has 11 goals and 25 points in 45 games.
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Seto-Peters-Heatley
Setoguchi moves up to the top line. The speedy winger has nine goals and 15 points in his first 33 games with the Wild.
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Warren Peters is your #mnwild first line center tomorrow it appears. Poor man's Koivu, as I always say :)
Peters gets a boost onto the top line. He has a goal and four points in 24 games. Don't expect much offensive production.
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Weiss Fleischmann Samuelsson now #FlaPanthers top line #Avs
Samuelsson gets onto the top line. The veteran right wing has a goal and six points in his first 11 games with the Panthers.
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Looks like #FlaPanthers scratching Kris Versteeg
Looks like Versteeg needs a wake-up call. The team's top-liner has one assist over his last seven games. Expect a bit of tough love to wake him up.
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Kopecky Goc Upshall #flapanthers
Upshall draws back into the lineup and is expected to play on the second line. The scrappy winger has a goal and three points with 23 PIM over 15 games.
Goalie Start
Lindy Ruff said Tuesday that Jhonas Enroth would play coming up and Ruff hasn’t confirmed it, but all indicators are pointing to Enroth playing tonight.
Enroth has never faced the Blackhawks.
Goalie Start
Jonas Hiller off the ice first, to no one's surprise.
In 21 career games against the Coyotes, Hiller has a 12-6-2 record with a 2.71 GAA, .915 SV% and one shutout.
Nashville defenseman Ryan Suter said Wednesday during a visit to the NHL offices that he will not play Thursday night in Columbus.
You can rule Suter out of tomorrow's game against the Blue Jackets. The Madison, Wisconsin native is on track for a career year with five goals and 25 points in 44 games.
#Oilers Taylor Hall will not be practicing with the team today.
Doesn't sound good for the Oilers' prized winger. The sophomore has 15 goals and 31 points over 36 games.
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Bylsma says there is a chance Letang will return tomorrow night at MSG against the Rangers.
Great news for the Penguins as they expect to get their top defender back very soon. Before getting hurt, he scored three goals and 19 points in 22 games.
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Aulie.
Aulie is finally taken off the top pairing. He has one assist over 15 games.
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Gunnarsson-Komisarek.
Looks like Komisarek will get back into the lineup after being a healthy scratch. He has a goal and four points over 22 games.
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Phaneuf-Schenn
Looks like Schenn will pair with Phaneuf as the Leafs try to spark their prized d-man. He has a goal and 13 points in 44 games this season.
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Joffrey lupul skates on a line with connolly and kadri today.
Looks like Kadri will be back in the lineup. He has three goals and five points over 14 games this season.
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Joffrey lupul skates on a line with connolly and kadri today.
Lupul drops down to the third line. The Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta native has 20 goals and 48 points in 45 games but has only one goal and a minus-5 rating in his last four games.
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Top line sees lombardi move up with kessel and bozak.
Lombardi moves up to the top line after scoring last night. The speedy winger now has three goals and eight points over 17 games.
J.m liles and colby armstrong skate hard with strength coach anthony belza today prior to the main group.
Good sign that both concussed players are skating hard. The third liner has an assist over nine games.
J.m liles and colby armstrong skate hard with strength coach anthony belza today prior to the main group.
Good sign that both concussed players are skating hard. The former Avalanche blue liner scored four goals and 21 points in 34 games for the Leafs.
Call up / Send down
Roster move - #NHLDucks have recalled defenseman Nate Guenin from #AHL @SyracuseCrunch.
Expect Guenin to serve as a depth defender. He has no fantasy hockey value.
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