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Dowd has missed the last four games but was on the ice for the morning skate and will be a game-time decision vs. the Hurricanes. If he plays, Conor Sheary and Garnet Hathaway will be on his wings.

Rosen has spent most of the season in the AHL, scoring four goals with 24 assists (28 points) in 40 games with Springfield. Tonight he plays his seventh NHL of the season and his first since January 13th. Rosen will replace Robert Bortuzzo on the third pair.






van Riemsdyk was scratched on Sunday and was placed on IR after puck-drop. Michal Kempny replaced him in the lineup vs. Dallas and should remain in the lineup moving forward.

Dowd did not come onto the ice for warmups on Sunday and the team announced that he's day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Brett Leason replaced him in the lineup.



Roy's placement on IR is retroactive to March 12th, means he will miss at least the next two games. It's unclear how long Roy is expected to be sidelined.

Carlsson has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but he will replace Gavin Bayreuther in the lineup in Ottawa. Carlsson has scored two goals with four assists (six points) in 26 games this season.

Chychrun suffered a lower-body injury in Boston on Saturday and returned to Arizona to undergo an MRI on Monday. Chychrun, who may be highly sought after at the trade deadline, will miss at least two weeks.

Chychrun suffered a lower-body injury in Saturday's loss in Boston and was sent back to Arizona to be evaluated. Chychrun is one of the biggest pieces that could be moved at the trade deadline, so teams around the league will be monitoring his health closely.
