| Marc Savard skated yesterday but will not play today. Steve Begin, Byron Bitz, Marc Savard and Marco Sturm did not make the trip to Carolina per John Bishop. |
| Justin Peters re-called from Albany. Manny Legace will not backup or play due to vision problems. |
| Adam Foote and Ruslan Salei both practiced but will not play tonight. |
| Brenden Morrow and Jere Lehtinen did not travel with the team and will not play tonight. Tom Wandell also will miss tonight’s game. |
| Ryan Parent will miss six weeks. On Monday the young defenseman will undergo surgery to remove a disc fragment in his lumbar spine. |
| Marc-Andre Fleury will not start today’s game. Pascal Dupuis should also return to the lineup. Nick Johnson in for Maxime Talbot. |