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Tom Wandell will play today and Jake Dowell is expected to be the scratch at forward.
Look for Wandell to center the fourth line tonight. The Swedish pivot has no points through eight games, rotating in and out of the lineup.
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Mark Fistric in for today's game. Adam Pardy will sit.
Look for Fistric to play on the top defensive pairing. He has no points through six games, giving him no fantasy hockey value.
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Mark Fistric in for today's game. Adam Pardy will sit.
Despite playing on the top defensive pairing, Pardy is still looking for his first point as a member of the Stars.
Duncan Keith will NOT play for the #Blackhawks
Keith will miss his third consecutive game tonight. Prior to his injury, he produced six points -- all of which were assists.
Call up / Send down
NEWS ALERT: #Pens re-assign defenseman Robert Bortuzzo to @WBSPenguins. Bortuzzo, 22, made his NHL debut last night.
Bortuzzo has no fantasy hockey value while playing in the AHL.
Burrows (back spasms).
Sounds like Burrows will not play tonight. Interesting to see who replaces him on the top line.
Salo (groin) taking morning skate
Sounds like Salo should play tonight. The veteran has three goals and eight points while playing on the top power play unit.
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Joslin in the lineup and McBain out today, Maurice says.
McBain produced three points and a minus-5 rating over his 10 games this season.
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Joslin in the lineup and McBain out today, Maurice says.
Joslin should hold no fantasy hockey value considering this game will be his first in 2011-2012.
Goalie Start
Ward in goal.
In five career starts against the Stars, Ward holds a 2-2-1 record with a 2.97 GAA and .897 SV%.
David Moss will likely be scratched for Flames tonight..blocked a shot in Buffalo..and may be out for precautionary measures.
If you own Moss, you may want to bench him tonight. The versatile forward scored a goal and four points over his first 12 games.
Goalie Start
Josh Harding has won four in a row with a 0.75 goals-against average and .977 save percentage in that stretch, but coach Mike Yeo indicated after Saturday's 2-1 win over St. Louis that he still plans to start Niklas Backstrom to open a five-game trip Tuesday in Calgary.
In Backstrom's past five games in Calgary, he's 4-0 with two shutouts, 0.63 goals-against average and .979 save percentage. [StarTribune]
Goalie Start
Kiprusoff, who won 4-1 in Detroit on Thursday, makes his 10th start facing a team he’s beaten 7-straight times, including 4 in Denver, with a 1.29 GAA.
Through 44 career appearances against the Avs, Kipper holds a 23-14-1-4 record with a 2.53 GAA, .907 SV% and four shutouts.
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Staal, Martin officially are playing tonight
Martin took today's practice off but is OK. Start him if you still have an available roster slot.
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Staal, Martin officially are playing tonight
Staal gets back into the lineup after missing two games. Start him if you still have an available roster slot.
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#Coyotes and #Oilers on the ice for warm-ups. Martin Hanzal is not on the ice.
Hanzal did not skate yesterday and will not play tonight because of his injury. He has three goals and 10 points over his first 11 games this season
Hot Streak
Jagr extends his point streak to seven straight games now. He has 6 goals & 4 assists in that span
Jagr is nearly universally owned but has really started heating up for the Flyers.
Burrows was walking gingerly after suffering back spasms Friday in St. Louis. We'll see if he takes game-day skate in Chicago on Sunday.
Burrows has been a vital cog in the Canucks system, playing both the top even strength and power play lines. He scored four goals and seven points over his first 14 games this season. Stay tuned for a further update.
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#CBJ Wisniewski will play.
If you own him, start him.
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Late scratch for #winnipegjets as Nik Antropov (hand) is unable to play.
If you own him, bench him.
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