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#Coyotes center Martin Hanzal is expected to be back in the lineup tonight after missing the past two games because of a lower-body injury.

Look for Hanzal to fill in for Daymond Langkow tonight. Hanzal has three goals and 10 points through his first 11 tilts this season -- good for third on the team.

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Hanzal back skating with Whitney and Vrbata at practice today.

Certainly sounds like Hanzal will draw back in tomorrow. Hanzal has three goals and 10 points through his first 11 tilts this season -- good for third on the team. Both Boyd Gordon and Patrick O'Sullivan have benefited from his absence.

Martin Hanzal
The Coyotes' center position has evolved into one in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, a factor that has allowed the Coyotes to play well recently without the injured Martin Hanzal, who could return to the lineup Thursday against Montreal.

Hanzal getting back onto the ice is a step in the right direction as he aims for a return tomorrow night. Hanzal has three goals and 10 points through his first 11 tilts this season -- good for third on the team. Both Boyd Gordon and Patrick O'Sullivan have benefited from his absence.

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Hanzal on ice with blue jersey. #lowerbody

Hanzal getting back onto the ice is a step in the right direction. Hanzal has three goals and 10 points through his first 11 tilts this season -- good for third on the team. Both Boyd Gordon and Patrick O'Sullivan have benefited from his absence.

Martin Hanzal
Positive sign that Hanzal was on the ice today, said Tippett, who's hoping Hanzal gets in a full practice tomorrow.

Hanzal has three goals and 10 points through his first 11 tilts this season -- good for third on the team. Both Boyd Gordon and Patrick O'Sullivan have benefited from his absence.

Martin Hanzal
Meanwhile, Coyotes center Martin Hanzal is still considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury suffered in Wednesday's game at Colorado. Hanzal did not skate with teammates on Friday.

Hanzal did not skate yesterday and likely will not play tonight because of his injury. He has three goals and 10 points over his first 11 games this season

Martin Hanzal
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
F Mark Cullen, D Roman Derlyuk, F Angelo Esposito, F Jonathan Hazen, F Bracken Kearns, F Anthony Luciani, D Evan Oberg, F Greg Rallo, D Keith Seabrook, F Eric Selleck, D Tyson Strachan, F Scott Timmins and D Nolan Yonkman

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GLENDALE, ARIZONA — Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney today announced the Coyotes have recalled forwards Mathieu Beaudoin, Dane Byers, Bracken Kearns, Alexandre Picard, Viktor Tikhonov, defensemen Maxim Goncharov, Brandon Gormley, Garrett Stafford, Chris Summers and goaltender Matt Climie from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.

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