
G Dany Sabourin, who cleared re-entry waivers at Friday's noon deadline, will serve as Tim Thomas's backup on Saturday against the Islanders while Tuukka Rask remains sidelined because of a knee injury. The team brought up Brad Marchand from Providence (AHL) and sent Matt Dalton down. - Boston Globe

C Tim Kennedy fell ill prior to Friday's game against the Flyers and was limited to just nine shifts. RW Drew Stafford played only one period after suffering a groin injury (he is expected to miss time but will be re-evaluated Saturday). - Buffalo News

Hawks forward Adam Burish continues to practice and is nearing his season debut - possibly Sunday - after undergoing knee surgery during the preseason. - Chicago Tribune

Milan Hejduk will return to the Avalanche line-up for Saturday's game against the Blues. - Denver Post

Forward Derick Brassard will miss Saturday's game with a hand injury. He did not travel with the club on their three-game road trip to California. - Columbus Dispatch

Sheldon Souray is in hospital with a hand infection and will miss the rest of the season. He had surgery Friday to clean out the infection. - TSN
With the Regina Pats out of the running to make the WHL playoffs, prospect Jordan Eberle is available to join the team. But he'll most likely head to the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. - Edmonton Journal

Forward Byron Bitz, who was acquired from the Bruins at the trade deadline, is expected to play Saturday against Carolina. Nathan Horton will not be ready for Saturday though. He's still recovering from his broken leg.- Miami Herald

Jaroslav Halak will get the start for Saturday's game against the Kings. - Montreal Gazette
F Maxim Lapierre was suspended four games on Friday for his hit on San Jose's Scott Nichol. The Canadiens recalled C Ben Maxwell from Hamilton (AHL), who will join the Canadiens in Los Angeles for Saturday's game against the Kings. - Media Release

The Predators lost D Shea Weber to an upper-body injury in the first period on Friday, though the injury might not be too serious. Weber is scheduled to be re-evaluated Saturday, and both he and head coach Barry Trotz left open the possibility that Weber could play Sunday. - Nashville Tennessean

Head Coach Jacques Lemaire said he will consider putting Martin Skoula in the lineup Sunday in Edmonton if the newly-acquired defenceman's conditioning is OK. - Star Ledger

Marian Gaborik is expected to suit up for the Rangers on Saturday against Washington. He's been sidelined with a groin injury that he sustained at the Olympics. - New York Daily News

Several Ottawa players are battling the flu, so the team recalled F Zack Smith from Binghamton (AHL) for Saturday's game against Toronto. Head Coach Cory Clouston wouldn't announce his starting goalie. - TSN

Darroll Powe and Oskars Bartulis (groin) will be available Sunday against visiting Toronto, head coach Paul Holmgren said. The hip surgery on Ray Emery is tentatively set for April 8, although there is a chance it will be moved up, according to Holmgren. - Philadelphia Inquirer

If Bill Guerin does play Saturday, he will skate on a line with center Sidney Crosby and winger Chris Kunitz. If he cannot, newly acquired winger Alexei Ponikarovsky may share shifts on lines centered by both Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. - Tribune Review

Sharks head coach Todd McLellan said "we're hoping" Scott Nichol will be out of the Sharks' lineup only seven to 10 days. The team says he has an "upper-body injury" after being hit on Thursday by Montreal's Maxim Lapierre. - Mercury News

Jonas Gustavsson will start in goal on Saturday in Ottawa. - TSN
Head coach Ron Wilson told reporters on Friday that the goaltending duties will be split between J-S Giguere and Jonas Gustavsson for the remainder of the season. - TSN

Newly re-acquired D Milan Jurcina continues to be out because of a sports hernia. - Washington Post