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#CBJ scratches look like D Aaron Johnson and C Ryan Johansen.
Johansen continues his growing pains, keeping him out of the lineup for the time being. If you own him this year, it might be safe to drop him if you need the room.
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#CBJ G Steve Mason in net tonight vs #Canucks.
Over nine career appearances against the Canucks, Mason sports a 3-3-0-2 record with a 3.54 GAA and .885 SV%.
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Derek Smith is in for Flames! Smith's first Cgy Reg. Season game.
Smith should play on the bottom pairing and will be used as a spare defender in Calgary. At this point, he holds no fantasy hockey value.
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Looks like Anton Babchuk took a early morning skate.
No word on a potential injury but Babchuk is not expected to play tonight. Last season he scored eight goals and 27 points over 65 games with the Flames, playing on their second PP unit. Stay tuned for a further update on his status.
“I see nothing wrong with two guys at the same level if they chose to drop the gloves,” Carlyle said. “When there’s a mismatch as far as the level of player…Dubinsky’s a pretty good player, and so is Corey Perry. If it’s a different level of player fighting a more skilled player then I look at it differently.”
Good to see coach Randy Carlyle will let Corey Perry fight at his leisure. Last season, the MVP fought twice according to HockeyFights.com; he might break that marker this season.
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Boudreau says Johansson back in #Caps lineup
Look for Johansson to center the second line and the second PP unit.
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Roloson
Over 17 career starts against the Caps, Roloson is 8-5-4 with a 2.11GAA, .923SV% and four shutouts.
The National Hockey League has suspended Minnesota Wild winger Pierre-Marc Bouchard for two games due to a stick infraction during last night's 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Bouchard will miss Monday afternoon's game against the New York Islanders, and Tuesday night's contest in Ottawa.
Bouchard will miss the next two games due to a "bad accident". Last season he fully recovered from concussion-like symptoms, to post 12 goals and 38 points through 59 games. Expect him to improve on those tallies with Guillaume Latendresse on his line all year.
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Jaroslav Halak, who made 12 saves in the loss to Nashville, is expected to get the nod in goal.
Halak is 1-4-0 with a 3.02 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in five career games against the Flames. [In the Slot]
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With defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo a game time decision, expect Kent Huskins to make his Blues debut.
Colaiacovo continues to carry the 'injury-prone' label. While productive, the puck-moving defenseman only played 63, 67 and 65 games in each of the past three seasons. Expect him to miss a few games which would put Kent Huskins or a youngster like Ian Cole into regular playing time.
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Last two days Perreault skated with the 4th line and Johansson practiced on the 2nd line. Possible that's where we see them tonight.
If Perreault draws in for anyone it would be Jay Beagle.
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Montoya will start.
Montoya won his only career start against the Wild, turning aside 33 of 34 shots faced.
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BostonBruins.com — Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk will get to skate against his former team today as the Colorado Avalanche visit the TD Garden.
Boychuk has been paired with Zdeno Chara in the early going, which significantly increases his fantasy hockey value at even strength. Last season he scored only a goal and 16 points over 69 games. He should be able to improve on those totals but likely won't see too much PP time.
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I'd be stunned if Tuukka doesn't start today vs Avs.
Rask lost his only career start against the Avalanche, allowing four goals on 22 shots.
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Is this the day Kiprusoff wins his 263rd game and is the all time Flames leader in goalie wins with 263?
Kipper has dominated the St. Louis Blues over 27 career appearances, posting a 19-5-0-2 record with a 1.94 GAA, .926 SV% and three shutouts.
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Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond comes off the suspended list.
Letourneau-Leblond will be available for tonight's game against the Blues. If dressed, look for him to mix it up with Ryan Reaves.
Evgeni Malkin pourrait jouer mardi. Could play on Tuesday.
Still no official word regarding Malkin's injury.
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Ward in goal.
Through 17 career games against the Devils, Ward holds a 6-9-2 record with a 2.76 GAA and .901 SV%.
Cold Streak
Chris Kunitz PIT L 3 0 0 0 +0
At 3 games played and no points on any of the 9 Pens' goals, Kunitz is opening the season a little slower than we would prefer.
Hot Streak
I admit...typing Phil Kessel Fatnasy POTN was weird. #NHL #FantasyHockey
A hat trick vs. the Sens puts Kessel tied for the league lead in goals. Temper short-term expectations as the Leafs have a dainty schedule to open the year but Kessel looks on track to have another 30+ goal season.
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