Short Shifts: Thursday, March 18, 2010

Short Shifts: Thursday, March 18, 2010

Covering notable lineup changes from around the NHL. Click the team logo for lines.
Note: Some lines may not be changed until new lines are provided by the team.


Thrashers

Evgeny Artyukhin, Slava Kozlov and Chris Chelios listed as the likely scratches.

Bruins

Blake Wheeler, Johnny Boychuk and Dennis Wideman absent from practice. The flu bug hit the team so most will be game-time decisions.

Patrice Bergeron will be okay after being struck with a puck.  X-rays came back negative.


Sabres

Tim Kennedy skating with Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek.

Hurricanes

Tim Gleason not at morning skate and will not play tonight.  Will miss three weeks.

Brian Pothier will play with Alexandre Picard.


Blackhawks

No lineup changes.

Blue Jackets

Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius back in the lineup.

Lines updated.


Stars

Fabian Brunnstrom and Matt Niskanen will be the healthy scratches.

Panthers

Nathan Horton returns to the lineup tonight.

Kings

Raitis Ivanans in for Jeff Halpern.

Lines updated.


Wild

No lineup changes.

Predators

Denis Grebeshkov began working out.

Wade Belak scratched for the 11th straight game.


Devils

Brian Rolston out of the lineup.  Both Andrew Peters and Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond will play.

Rangers

No lineup changes.

Senators

Mike Fisher listed as probable for tonight.

Filip Kuba in for Matt Carkner.


Flyers

Michael Leighton will undergo an MRI.

Scott Hartnell sick and may not play.  Ville Leino will take his place.

Lines updated.


Coyotes

No lineup changes.

Penguins

Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight.

Sharks

Joe Thornton playing right wing tonight.

Logan Couture recalled from Worchester.

New lines.


Blues

No lineup changes.

Lightning

No lineup changes.

Maple Leafs

Fredrik Sjostrom in for Wayne Primeau.

Canucks

Shane O’Brien and Darcy Hordichuk return to the lineup tonight.

Andrew Alberts will sit.

Mikael Samuelsson will miss up to three weeks.


Capitals

No lineup changes.
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