Niederreiter (foot) will be held out of Thursday's game.
Niederreiter if fighting a nagging foot injury and will be held out of Thursday’s game in Nashville. He will be replaced by Sean Bergenheim and is listed as day-to-day.
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Schenn (lower-body) is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Schenn has missed the last three games and now it appears he will miss the remaining six as well. Schenn finishes the season with 14 points (3G / 11A) in 58 games this season.
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The Senators have recalled Chris Driedger from Binghamton (AHL) on an emergency basis.
Driedger, 20, has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .891 SV% with Binghamton this season. He will backup Andrew Hammond tonight because Craig Anderson’s hand injury has flared up.
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The Lightning have recalled Vladislav Namestnikov from Syracuse (AHL) on an emergency basis.
Namestnikov, 22, has registered 35 points (14G / 21A) in 34 games with Syracuse this season. He will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs—the 2011 first-round pick has seven points (3G / 4A) in 26 games with the Lightning.
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The Senators have sent Chris Driedger back to Binghamton (AHL).
Driedger, 20, did not appear in any games during his call-up and with Craig Anderson set to return on Tuesday, the Senators have cleared the way for him by reassigning Driedger. He has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .891 SV% in two games with Binghamton.
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The Senators have recalled Chris Driedger from Evansville (AHL).
Driedger, 20, has gone 8-25-2 with a 3.75 GAA and .888 SV% in 36 games with Evansville this season. With Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner out, Driedger will be Andrew Hammond’s backup on Wednesday.
Schenn (upper-body) will be back in the Flyers lineup on Friday.
As expected, Schenn will return after a brief one game absence. He will replace Carlo Colaiacovo in the lineup tonight in Columbus. Schenn has just eight points (2G / 6A) in 43 games this season.
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The Lightning have sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Syracuse (AHL).
Namestnikov played 9:51 with one shot on goal last night vs. St. Louis. His return to the AHL suggests that Cedric Paquette should be ready to return on Sunday.
Schenn (upper-body) is expected to play on Friday.
Schenn missed Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury, but was on the ice for practice on Thursday and indicated after that he expects the be back in the lineup Friday in Columbus. With Schenn likely returning, Carlo Colaiacovo is expected to sit.
Schenn (upper-body) was a full participant in Thursday’s practice.
Schenn was a late scratch from Tuesday’s game due to an upper-body injury. His participation in practice today suggests that he could be in the lineup on Friday in Columbus.
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The Lightning recalled Vladislav Namestnikov from Syracuse (AHL) on Wednesday.
Namestnikov, 22, was with the Lightning earlier in the season, registering three goals and four assists (7 points) in 25 games. While in Syracuse he had 24 points (9G / 15A) in 26 games. There is no word whether he will be in the lineup on Thursday.
Schenn is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Schenn was scratched from Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury and is listed day-to-day. There was no word of an injury prior to Tuesday’s game, but he was replaced by Carlo Colaiacovo in the lineup.
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The Sharks recalled Dylan DeMelo from Worcester (AHL) on Sunday.
DeMelo, 21, has registered four goals and 11 assists (15 points) in 45 games with Worcester this season. With Marc-Edouard Vlasic on IR, DeMelo could make his NHL debut at some point this week.
Lowry will not play on Sunday due to an illness.
With Lowry taking a seat, Patrice Cormier will enter the lineup vs. the Avalanche. Consider Lowry day-to-day.
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The Sharks have recalled Dylan DeMelo from Worcester (AHL).
DeMelo, 21, was a sixth-round pick (179th overall) of the Sharks in 2011. He has three goals and 10 assists (13 points) in 38 games with Worcester this season. He has been recalled because Justin Braun is out and Mirco Mueller has been sent down on a conditioning stint.
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The Lightning have reassigned Vladimir Namestnikov to Syracuse (AHL).
Namestnikov had one shot on goal in two games during his recall. With Tyler Johnson back from injury, he has been squeezed back to the minors.
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The Lightning have recalled Vladislav Namestnikov from Syracuse (AHL).
The Lightning lost their leading scorer Tyler Johnson to a lower-body injury last night, so Namestnikov is being recalled to play for Johnson if he is unable to go. The 22-year-old forward had seven points (3G / 4A) in 24 games with the Lightning before being sent down. Since being sent down he has registered 17 points (7G / 10A) in 16 games with Syracuse.
Line Change
Schenn in; MacDonald out.
Schenn has served as a healthy scratch in three of the last four games, but he will be back in tonight for Andrew MacDonald. He will be paired with Michael Del Zotto. Schenn has one goal, two assists and a minus-8 rating in 30 games.
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The Lightning have sent Vladislav Namestnikov back to Syracuse (AHL).
Namestnikov, 22, has skated in 23 games with the Lightning this season, posting three goals and seven points to go along with four penalty minutes. He recorded his first career NHL goal and assist on October 13 against the Montreal Canadiens. Namestnikov has played in 27 career NHL games, all with the Lightning over the past two seasons.