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Jonas Hiller in goal tonight for #NHLDucks and Jimmy Howard going for the Wings.
In six career appearances against the Red Wings, Hiller holds a 2-4-0 record with a 3.22 GAA and .916 SV%.
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Avery makes his 2011-2012 debut on the fourth line.
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Anisimov moves up to the top line with Wojtek Wolski on the IR.
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BREAKING #SABRES NEWS: Jhonas Enroth is the starting goaltender against the Ottawa Senators instead of Ryan Miller.
Enroth defeated the Sens in his only career start against them, stopping 44 of 48 shots.
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Tim Thomas and Ben Scrivens lead the Bruins and Leafs out on the ice respectively. Those are your starters between the pipes
Over 28 career starts against the Leafs, Thomas holds a 16-6-5 record with a 2.88 GAA, .909 SV% and two shutouts.
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Pekka Rinne (6-4-2, 2.28, .929) will be in net for the Predators after having played all but forty minutes of the season
In nine career appearances against the Sharks, Rinne holds a 3-2-3 record with a 2.43 GAA and .932 SV%.
Both Mike Rupp (knee) and Wojtek Wolski (groin) have been placed on injured reserve.
Wolski continues to frustrate coach John Tortorella with his disappearing acts. The former 21st overall pick has only two assists through six games with seven shots taken.
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Well this catches us by surprise: JVR will play, Lisa Hillary reports
van Riemsdyk surprised the team by becoming available for tonight's game. The power forward has five goals and nine points in 12 games.
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The coach also said goalie Semyon Varlamov, who had a rough outing in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss at Dallas, will start against Calgary.
Varlamov stopped 10 of 12 shots in his only career appearance against the Flames.
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After spending recent wks back home in his native Sweden, Anton Stralman is now in NY. Probably won't play until next wknd, Wed at earliest
Barring any injury, Stralman should play on the bottom pairing and get some power play time. Look for some growing pains as he adapts to coach John Tortorella and his unique playing system.
Winger Peter Mueller is participating in all drills and not wearing an orange no-contact sweater. That’s good news for Mueller, whose concussion or “head” injuries have limited him to 18 games over three seasons in Colorado.
All reports sounded incredibly positive on Mueller, who apparently skated at top speed today. Should Ryan O'Reilly miss any playing time, the former 'Savior' may be an option for the Avs.
O’Reilly must have some sort of injury or sickness bug, otherwise he would be out there.
O'Reilly has been excellent playing alongside Gabriel Landeskog and Daniel Winnik, posting two goals and 10 points over his first 13 games. Expect an update on his status shortly.
#winnipegjets D Randy Jones remains day-to-day with a foot contusion. Have to say he's unlikely to return on this road trip, but we'll see
Jones joins Derek Meech, Tobias Enstrom, Mark Stuart and Ron Hainsey in the press box as the Jets continue to fight off injuries. The Quispamsis, New Brunswick native scored a goal (accidentally) over his seven games.
#winnipegjets head coach Claude Noel said G Chris Mason was progressing and might be ready to go by Tuesday in Buffalo. He's also day-to-day
In the meantime, look for Ondrej Pavelec to continue manning the crease for the Jets. Mason should remain the backup goalie upon his return, spelling Pavelec every 3-5 games.
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Renney said #Oilers will re-introduce Hemsky to contact onSunday: "We'll get some pushing and shoving and see how he makes out with that."
Hemsky's return should help the Oilers offense put a few more pucks in the net. However, he likely won't push any of his teammates off the top line as the top line continues to dominate.
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Rangers now with one extra F (Wolski out tonight)
Wolski continues to frustrate coach John Tortorella with his disappearing acts. The former 21st overall pick has only two assists through six games with seven shots taken.
Rupp on IR.
The team does not expect Rupp to play for quite a while due to his knee injury. If you own the gritty forward, feel free to drop him.
Forward Nick Spaling skated this morning. He is on injured reserve and can’t play. It was the first time he skated since the Predators Oct. 29 game against the Anaheim Ducks.
If for whatever reason you own Spaling, keep him on your IR. The versatile forward does have a goal and three points over 10 games making him a fringe option in the deepest of fantasy hockey leagues.
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Both Kevin Klein (ankle) and Sergei Kostitsyn (lower body muscle issue) are considered game-time decisions.
Kostitsyn scored three goals and eight points through his first nine before the injury. Since then he has only played one game in which he was rendered ineffective with no shots or points.
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Both Kevin Klein (ankle) and Sergei Kostitsyn (lower body muscle issue) are considered game-time decisions. “It’s not bad, it’s better than yesterday,” Klein said. “It’s one of those things, game-time, we’ll see how it feels and go from there.”
If Klein can't play tonight, look for both Jack Hillen and Teemu Laakso to play tonight. Klein scored a goal and four points through 12 games this season.
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