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Ottawa at Boston
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NJD at NYI
Phoenix at Washington
Toronto at Florida
LAK at Detroit
Atlanta at TBL
Columbus at Minnesota
Chicago at Vancouver
Buffalo at SJS
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F Slava Kozlov will be a healthy scratch on Saturday against Tampa Bay, which will end his franchise-record consecutive games-played streak at 251. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
D Christoph Schubert will miss 2-4 weeks with a lower-body injury, according to head coach John Anderson. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
G Kari Lehtonen, out all season recovering from two back surgeries, left Friday for the team's AHL affiliate in Chicago to begin a two-week conditioning assignment. Lehtonen will play for the Wolves against Peoria on Saturday. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Marco Sturm (leg), Steve Begin (undisclosed), and Byron Bitz (undisclosed) will not play Saturday against Ottawa. Head Coach Claude Julien didn't know whether any of the three would be available for Sunday's game against Carolina. Marc Savard (sprained knee) had a very good day in practice on Friday and, although no one was saying it, a return to action this weekend doesn't seem impossible. - Boston Herald
Manny Legace will be in net against the Flyers on Saturday, marking his first start since Dec. 12. - News Observer
Head Coach Joel Quenneville is staying with the hot hand and will start Antti Niemi in consecutive games for the first time this season Saturday when the Blackhawks visit the Canucks. - Chicago Tribune
C Matt Hendricks was placed on the injured reserve list Friday with an ankle injury. Rookies Ryan Stoa and Brett Skinner were called up from Lake Erie (AHL). - Denver Post
F Jakub Voracek will miss Saturday's game in Minnesota with what head coach Ken Hitchcock is terming an upper-body injury. - Columbus Dispatch
Though the Stars list F Tom Wandell as day-to-day and say they will not do an MRI or X-ray until he gets back to Texas, it's possible Wandell could be out for a while. - Dallas Morning News
Forward Nathan Horton broke his leg against the Islanders and will be out for 4-6 weeks. - TSN
Rookie D Dmitry Kulikov is back in the line-up. The team sent F Victor Oreskovich and D Jason Garrison down to Rochester (AHL) on Friday. - Miami Herald
The Wild welcomed D Brent Burns back to the line-up on Thursday for the first time since Nov. 18. He missed 29 games with a concussion. - Star Tribune
Defenceman Paul Mara is out with an upper-body injury. There were five skaters at the club's optional practice on Saturday, plus Carey Price, which means Jaroslav Halak will start against the Rangers and play on back-to-back nights. Sergei Kostitsyn will be a game-time decision. If he's ready to play, D'Agostini will likely be a healthy scratch. Kostitsyn would probably take Darche's place on the Plekanec line and Darche would move to the 4th line. - TSN
C Marcel Goc played just 11 seconds in the third period on Friday before leaving with an upper-body injury. D Joel Ward was out with a groin strain and both will be reevaluated Sunday. - Nashville Tennessean
Ilkka Pikkarainen cleared waivers at noon Friday, but was not assigned to Lowell (AHL). Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said the right winger would remain on the NHL roster. Rod Pelley (lower body) was put on injured reserve retroactive to Monday and the Devils called up Ben Walter from Lowell. - Star-Ledger
G Rick DiPietro, who shut out the Devils 4-0 on Monday, gets another crack at them on Saturday. It will be the third game in eight days for the comebacking goaltender. - Newsday
C Jason Spezza will return to the line-up Saturday against Boston. He has been out since Dec. 14 with torn right MCL, and missed 20 games. Anton Volchenkov is out (upper-body), and Alexandre Picard will play Saturday. Brian Elliott starts in goal for Ottawa. - TSN
Ray Emery will start in goal ahead of Michael Leighton on Saturday against Carolina. - Philadelphia Inquirer
G Marc-Andre Fleury remains day-to-day (broken finger), though he is optimistic of playing Sunday at Philadelphia. The team sent F Nick Johnson and F Dustin Jeffrey to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AHL) on Friday, meaning that Pascal Dupuis and Max Talbot are ready to return to the line-up. G John Curry was also sent down on Saturday. - Tribune Review/Team Release
D Dan Boyle will probably miss Saturday's game against Buffalo. The Sharks have four days off after that and hope Boyle will be able to play Jan. 28 against Chicago. D Jason Demers has been recalled from Worcester (AHL) to take his place. F Benn Ferriero was sent back to Worcester. - San Francisco Examiner
Head coach Ron Wilson said on Thursday that D Mike Komisarek (shoulder) is still a week away from returning to the line-up. John Mitchell will likely be the only change to the lineup for Saturday's game in Florida. Jay Rosehill will probably be the odd man out. Nikolai Kulemin was added to Russia's Olympic hockey roster.- TSN
The Canucks will be without three of their top defencemen in Willie Mitchell (upper body), Sami Salo (groin) and Kevin Bieksa (leg) for Saturday's game against Chicago. The team recalled defenceman Nolan Baumgartner from the AHL's Manitoba Moose on Friday to help fill in. - TSN
The Capitals hope to have Mike Green, John Erskine and Brian Pothier back in the lineup for Saturday's home game against the Coyotes. D John Carlson was sent back to Hershey (AHL). G Semyon Varlamov\'s sprained MCL kept him off the ice for a seventh straight day. - Washington Post
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F Slava Kozlov will be a healthy scratch on Saturday against Tampa Bay, which will end his franchise-record consecutive games-played streak at 251. - Atlanta Journal ConstitutionD Christoph Schubert will miss 2-4 weeks with a lower-body injury, according to head coach John Anderson. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
G Kari Lehtonen, out all season recovering from two back surgeries, left Friday for the team's AHL affiliate in Chicago to begin a two-week conditioning assignment. Lehtonen will play for the Wolves against Peoria on Saturday. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Marco Sturm (leg), Steve Begin (undisclosed), and Byron Bitz (undisclosed) will not play Saturday against Ottawa. Head Coach Claude Julien didn't know whether any of the three would be available for Sunday's game against Carolina. Marc Savard (sprained knee) had a very good day in practice on Friday and, although no one was saying it, a return to action this weekend doesn't seem impossible. - Boston Herald Manny Legace will be in net against the Flyers on Saturday, marking his first start since Dec. 12. - News Observer Head Coach Joel Quenneville is staying with the hot hand and will start Antti Niemi in consecutive games for the first time this season Saturday when the Blackhawks visit the Canucks. - Chicago Tribune C Matt Hendricks was placed on the injured reserve list Friday with an ankle injury. Rookies Ryan Stoa and Brett Skinner were called up from Lake Erie (AHL). - Denver Post F Jakub Voracek will miss Saturday's game in Minnesota with what head coach Ken Hitchcock is terming an upper-body injury. - Columbus Dispatch Though the Stars list F Tom Wandell as day-to-day and say they will not do an MRI or X-ray until he gets back to Texas, it's possible Wandell could be out for a while. - Dallas Morning News Forward Nathan Horton broke his leg against the Islanders and will be out for 4-6 weeks. - TSNRookie D Dmitry Kulikov is back in the line-up. The team sent F Victor Oreskovich and D Jason Garrison down to Rochester (AHL) on Friday. - Miami Herald
The Wild welcomed D Brent Burns back to the line-up on Thursday for the first time since Nov. 18. He missed 29 games with a concussion. - Star Tribune Defenceman Paul Mara is out with an upper-body injury. There were five skaters at the club's optional practice on Saturday, plus Carey Price, which means Jaroslav Halak will start against the Rangers and play on back-to-back nights. Sergei Kostitsyn will be a game-time decision. If he's ready to play, D'Agostini will likely be a healthy scratch. Kostitsyn would probably take Darche's place on the Plekanec line and Darche would move to the 4th line. - TSN C Marcel Goc played just 11 seconds in the third period on Friday before leaving with an upper-body injury. D Joel Ward was out with a groin strain and both will be reevaluated Sunday. - Nashville Tennessean Ilkka Pikkarainen cleared waivers at noon Friday, but was not assigned to Lowell (AHL). Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said the right winger would remain on the NHL roster. Rod Pelley (lower body) was put on injured reserve retroactive to Monday and the Devils called up Ben Walter from Lowell. - Star-Ledger G Rick DiPietro, who shut out the Devils 4-0 on Monday, gets another crack at them on Saturday. It will be the third game in eight days for the comebacking goaltender. - Newsday C Jason Spezza will return to the line-up Saturday against Boston. He has been out since Dec. 14 with torn right MCL, and missed 20 games. Anton Volchenkov is out (upper-body), and Alexandre Picard will play Saturday. Brian Elliott starts in goal for Ottawa. - TSN Ray Emery will start in goal ahead of Michael Leighton on Saturday against Carolina. - Philadelphia Inquirer G Marc-Andre Fleury remains day-to-day (broken finger), though he is optimistic of playing Sunday at Philadelphia. The team sent F Nick Johnson and F Dustin Jeffrey to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AHL) on Friday, meaning that Pascal Dupuis and Max Talbot are ready to return to the line-up. G John Curry was also sent down on Saturday. - Tribune Review/Team Release D Dan Boyle will probably miss Saturday's game against Buffalo. The Sharks have four days off after that and hope Boyle will be able to play Jan. 28 against Chicago. D Jason Demers has been recalled from Worcester (AHL) to take his place. F Benn Ferriero was sent back to Worcester. - San Francisco Examiner Head coach Ron Wilson said on Thursday that D Mike Komisarek (shoulder) is still a week away from returning to the line-up. John Mitchell will likely be the only change to the lineup for Saturday's game in Florida. Jay Rosehill will probably be the odd man out. Nikolai Kulemin was added to Russia's Olympic hockey roster.- TSN The Canucks will be without three of their top defencemen in Willie Mitchell (upper body), Sami Salo (groin) and Kevin Bieksa (leg) for Saturday's game against Chicago. The team recalled defenceman Nolan Baumgartner from the AHL's Manitoba Moose on Friday to help fill in. - TSN The Capitals hope to have Mike Green, John Erskine and Brian Pothier back in the lineup for Saturday's home game against the Coyotes. D John Carlson was sent back to Hershey (AHL). G Semyon Varlamov\'s sprained MCL kept him off the ice for a seventh straight day. - Washington Post
hopefully detroit can win in regulation
QUOTE (ducksfan13 @ Jan 23 2010, 03:52 PM) 
hopefully detroit can win in regulation
Same for Washington and Columbus...
Washington just scored one of the simplest prettiest PP goals I've seen. No circus passes, no toe drags, no mucking around the baords. Just pass, pass, pass, shoot, goal.
Washington has 5 PPGs in their last 6 PP shots 
detroit leads 2-0 after 1 period 
Alfredsson, D. (19:54 in 1st), Spezza, J. (16:39 in 2nd) Paille, D. (08:26 in 2nd) 
Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, right, deflects a shot by Ottawa Senators' Peter Regin (43), of Denmark, as the Bruins' Derek Morris, behind, defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Boston.
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2 - Staal, E. (PPG, 19:00 in 1st), Brind'Amour, R. (PPG, 01:21 in 3rd) 4 - Carcillo, D. (03:05 in 1st), Pronger, C. (PPG, 14:11 in 2nd), Carter, J. (15:56 in 2nd), Carter, J. (EN, 19:59 in 3rd) 
Ray Emery #29 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a save against Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes on January 23, 2010 at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
0 6 - Gomez, S. (09:05 in 1st), Cammalleri, M. (02:35 in 2nd), Lapierre, M. (04:37 in 2nd), Cammalleri, M. (06:17 in 2nd), Pouliot, B. (PPG, 10:59 in 2nd), Plekanec, T. (PPG, 09:28 in 3rd)
Montreal Canadiens' Travis Moen, (32) is tripped by New York Rangers' Wade Redden,(6) as Rangers' goaltender Matt Zaba looks on during the third period in an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
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4 - Langenbrunner, J. (05:52 in 1st), Parise, Z. (PPG, 19:28 in 2nd), Salvador, B. (13:11 in 3rd), Parise, Z. (EN, 19:14 in 3rd) 2 - Okposo, K. (PPG, 09:34 in 2nd), Hillen, J. (PPG, 11:36 in 2nd) 
Goalie Rick DiPietro #39 of the New York Islanders makes a save on a shot by Center Travis Zajac #19 of the New Jersey Devils in the first period on January 23, 2010 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale,New York.
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2 - Korpikoski, L. (13:29 in 1st), Korpikoski, L. (07:24 in 3rd) 4 - Laich, B. (PPG, 08:23 in 1st), Fehr, E. (PPG, 13:22 in 2nd), Semin, A. (17:06 in 2nd), Ovechkin, A. (EN, 19:54 in 3rd) 
Phoenix Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (30) of Russia looks for the puck as it hits the post against Washington Capitals right wing Eric Fehr (16) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Washington.
(AP)
0 2 - Stillman, C. (PPG, 04:36 in 2nd), McArdle, K. (13:05 in 3rd)
Bryan Allen #5 of the Florida Panthers defends against Alexei Ponikarovsky #23 of the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 2010 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
(Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
Goaltender Tomas Vokoun #29 of the Florida Panthers stops a shot by Phil Kessel #81 of the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 2010 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
(Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
Keith Ballard #2 of the Florida Panthers battles with Jason Blake #55 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in front of Goaltender Tomas Vokoun #29 on January 23, 2010 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
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Wayne Primeau #18 of the Toronto Maple Leafs chases Dmitry Kulikov #43 of the Florida Panthers as he skates with the puck on January 23, 2010 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
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Alexei Ponikarovsky #23 of the Toronto Maple Leafs lays on top of the pads of goaltender Tomas Vokoun #29 of the Florida Panthers after being checked in front of the net by Dmitry Kulikov #43 on January 23, 2010 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
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Goaltender Jonas Gustavsson #50 of the Toronto Maple Leafs stops a shot by the Florida Panthers on January 23, 2010 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
(Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
General view of the opening face off between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 2010 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
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Goaltender Vesa Toskala #35 and Matt Stajan #14 of the Toronto Maple Leafs talk prior to the game against the Florida Panthers on January 23, 2010 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
(Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
3 - Kopitar, A. (01:55 in 2nd), Harrold, P. (06:27 in 3rd), Richardson, B. (12:03 in 3rd)
2 - Filppula, V. (05:29 in 1st), Bertuzzi, T. (PPG, 07:31 in 1st) 
Los Angeles Kings center Brad Richardson (15) tries directing the puck past Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Detroit.
(AP)
Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll (28) helps goalie Jonathan Quick (32) deflect a shot by Detroit Red Wings winger Drew Miller (20) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Detroit.
(AP)
Los Angeles Kings winger Dustin Brown, left, and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart, right, control the puck around the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Detroit.
(AP)
Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar (11), of Slovenia, waits for the puck in front of Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) and winger Justin Abdelkader (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Detroit.
(AP)
1 - Antropov, N. (05:23 in 1st)
2 - Stamkos, S. (PPG, 07:28 in 1st), Halpern, J. (00:00 in SO) 
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Antero Nittymaki (30), of Finland, makes a save on a first period shot by Atlanta Thrashers left winger Evander Kane (9) during an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 in Tampa, Fla.
(AP)
2 - Nash, R. (19:38 in 3rd), Vermette, A. (19:56 in 3rd) 4 - Koivu, M. (03:41 in 1st), Koivu, M. (01:26 in 2nd), Belanger, E. (04:18 in 2nd), Earl, R. (18:52 in 3rd) 
Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, stops a Columbus Blue Jackets shot in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in St. Paul, Minn.
(AP)
1 - Toews, J. (03:30 in 3rd) 5 - Samuelsson, M. (07:19 in 1st), Sedin, H. (10:21 in 1st), Bernier, S. (18:22 in 1st), Sedin, H. (04:02 in 3rd), Sedin, D. (18:34 in 3rd) 
Goalie Roberto Luongo #1of the Vancouver Canucks keeps and eye on the puck while Marian Hossa #81 of the Chicago Blackhawks comes out from behind the net during the first period of NHL action on January 23, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
Kris Versteeg #32 of the Chicago Blackhawks slides into goalie Roberto Luongo #1 along with Brad Lukowich #34 of the Vancouver Canucks during the first period of NHL action on January 23, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Vancouver Canucks' Nolan Baumgartner, right, crashes over Chicago Blackhawks' Antti Niemi, of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
(AP)
Goalie Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks reaches out to make a glove save during the third period of NHL action against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 23, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
2 - Connolly, T. (07:19 in 1st), Pominville, J. (PPG, 00:18 in 3rd) 5 - Pavelski, J. (02:07 in 2nd), Heatley, D. (14:00 in 2nd), Pavelski, J. (06:31 in 3rd), Ortmeyer, J. (10:27 in 3rd), Ortmeyer, J. (EN, 19:00 in 3rd) 
Thomas Vanek #26 of the Buffalo Sabres is stopped by Patrick Marleau #12, Rob Blake #4, goalie Evgeni Nabokov #20 and Douglas Murray #3 of the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion on January 23, 2010 in San Jose, California.
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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