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Rick Nash ruled out Updating an earlier report, Rick Nash won't be returning to tonight's game at Los Angeles after suffering a lower-body injury, according to the Blue Jackets' official twitter page.
Rick Nash leaves game Rick Nash left Monday's game at Los Angeles with a lower-body injury, according to the Blue Jackets' official twitter page.
Varlamov struggles against Stars Semyon Varlamov only stopped 23-of-26 shots in tonight's 4-3 shootout loss to the Stars at the Verizon Center.
Turco gets job done for Stars Marty Turco stopped 49-of-52 shots in tonight's 4-3 shootout win at Washington. He was named the First Star of the game.
Richards leads Dallas in win Brad Richards led Dallas with a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 shootout win at Washington.
Huselius is out Kristian Huselius is out for tonight's game at Los Angeles due to an undisclosed injury, according to the Blue Jackets' official twitter page.
Rask feels fine Updating an earlier report, Tuukka Rask feels fine following his bout with a lower-body injury, and will participate in Tuesday's morning skate, according to the Bruins' official website.
Grebeshkov to miss 1-2 weeks Denis Grebeshkov is expected to be on the shelf for 1-2 weeks while recovering from a lower-body injury, according to the Tennessean.
Penner recalled by Bruins Jeff Penner has been recalled by the Bruins from AHL Providence, according to the Bruins' official website.
Sulzer recalled by Predators Alexander Sulzer has been recalled by the Predators from AHL Milwaukee, according to TSN.
Jurcina to undergo double hernia surgery Milan Jurcina will undergo double hernia surgery on Thursday and miss the next four to six weeks, according to the Washington Post.
Varlamov gets the nod on Monday Expect Semyon Varlamov to start at net for Washington against Dallas on Monday night, according to the Washington Post's Tarik El-Bashir.
Jones could be done for season with torn MCL Ryan Jones will miss at least the next month after being diagnosed with a second-degree MCL tear, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Rask returns to health, practices Sunday Tuukka Rask (knee) practiced on Sunday and is ready to return to action for the Bruins, according to the Boston Herald.
Savard diagnosed with concussion Marc Savard has been diagnosed with a concussion following the hit he took from Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke on Sunday, according to the Boston Globe.
Getzlaf nets 18th Ryan Getzlaf was good for a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Vermette picks up three more points Antoine Vermette tallied a goal and two assists on Tuesday night, leading the Blue Jackets past Anaheim 5-2.
Hiller drops fourth straight Jonas Hiller allowed three goals on 20 shots before being yanked in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Garon leads Jackets past Ducks Mathieu Garon turned away 36 shots on Tuesday night, helping the Blue Jackets down the Ducks 5-2.
Deslauriers falls to Sens Jeff Deslauriers was peppered with 39 shots on Tuesday and allowed four Senator goals to slip past him in a 4-1 loss.
Elliot stymies Oilers Brian Elliott turned away 18-of-19 shots on Tuesday night, leading the Senators to an easy 4-1 win over the Oilers.
Samuelsson's hat trick dooms Avs Mikael Samuelsson racked up a hat trick on Tuesday night as Vancouver rallied from a 4-1 deficit in its 6-4 win over the Avalanche.
Henrik Sedin sinks Avs Henrik Sedin tallied his 60th, 61st and 62nd assists of the season on Tuesday night, as Vancouver stormed back from a 4-1 deficit to down the Avalanche 6-4.
Mueller surging with Avs Peter Mueller scored his sixth goal of the season and assisted on another in the Avs' 6-4 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday.
Duchene nets a pair Matt Duchene picked up a pair of goals in Tuesday's colossal 6-4 defeat at the hands of the Canucks.
Koivu nets 18th Mikko Koivu scored his 18th goal of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Panthers.
Backstrom falls in shootouts Niklas Backstrom stopped 29-of-31 shots in regulation and overtime on Tuesday, but was burned by Cory Stillman in shootouts and the Wild fell 3-2 to the Panthers.
Reinprecht picks up assist in win Steve Reinprecht tallied his 22nd assist of the season on Tuesday night, helping the Panthers edge the Wild 3-2 in a shootout.
Stillman leads Panthers past Wild Cory Stillman scored the tying goal in the third period on Tuesday night, and then the winning goal in a shootout, as Florida edged the Wild 3-2.
Gervais has two helpers Bruno Gervais recorded two assists and a plus-two rating in Tuesday's loss to the Flyers.
Tavares scores in loss John Tavares scored his 18th goal of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Flyers.
St. Louis pots 24th Martin St. Louis shook off a head injury and recorded his 24th goal of the season in Tuesday's loss to the Canadiens.
Antropov nets 17th Nik Antropov scored the Thrashers' lone goal on Tuesday in a 2-1 loss to the Predators.
Hedberg saves 30 in loss Johan Hedberg stopped 30-of-32 shots on Tuesday, but the Thrashers couldn't muster much offense and fell to the Predators 2-1.
Howard falls to Flames Jimmy Howard allowed three goals on 31 shots in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Flames.
Rafalski has two helpers Brian Rafalski picked up a pair of assists in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Flames.
Metropolit picks up two points in win Glen Metropolit tallied both a goal and an assist on Tuesday night, leading the Habs to a 5-3 win over the Lightning.
Gomez's three points give him 50 for 2009-10 Scott Gomez scored his 12th goal of the season on Tuesday night, and assisted on two others, helping the Canadiens to a 5-3 win over the Lightning.
Thomas bested in OT Tim Thomas allowed three goals before being bested by Nikolai Kulemin with only 50 seconds remaining in overtime, as the Bruins fell 4-3 to the Leafs.
Giroux picks up two points in win Claude Giroux scored a goal and assisted on another on Tuesday night, leading the Flyers to a 2-1 win over the Islanders.
Jeff Carter helps Flyers past Isles Jeff Carter light the lamp for the 31st time this season on Tuesday night, helping the Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Islanders.
Recchi has three points in loss Mark Recchi factored in all three Bruin goals on Tuesday, but they were bested 4-3 by the Maple Leafs in overtime.
Arnott helps Preds past Thrashers Jason Arnott picked up his 22nd assist of the season on Tuesday night, helping the Predators to a 2-1 win over the Thrashers.
Preds edge Atlanta Dan Ellis turned away 30-of-31 shots on Tuesday night, leading the Predators to a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Thrashers.
Schenn has two assists in win Luke Schenn picked up his ninth and 10th assists of the season on Tuesday night, helping Toronto edge Boston 4-3 in overtime.
Kulemin plays the hero on Tuesday night Nikolai Kulemin scored his 13th goal of the season in overtime on Tuesday, leading the Leafs to a 4-3 win over the Bruins.
Iginla, Flames trip Red Wings Jarome Iginla ripped his 31st goal and picked up his 33rd assist on Tuesday night, leading the Flames to a huge 4-2 win against Detroit.
Hedburg gets called upon for Tuesday Johan Hedberg will start between the pipes for the Thrashers tonight when they take on Nashville, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore.
Schubert out three weeks with hip injury Christoph Schubert will be out the next three weeks with a pulled muscle in his hip, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore.
Ruutu fares well at Washington Tuomo Ruutu picked up a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 OT loss at Washington. He was named the Second Star of the game.
Green nets a pair Mike Green potted a pair of goals in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win against the Hurricanes.
Fleischmann nets OT winner Tomas Fleischmann snapped a 3-3 tie at 3:20 of overtime Wednesday to lead the Capitals over the Hurricanes.
Brodeur struggles to win Martin Brodeur wasn't sharp on Wednesday, allowing three goals on just 19 shots, but the Devils offense bailed him out with six goals in a win over the Rangers.
Lundqvist lit up at New Jersey Henrik Lundqvist only stopped 12-of-17 shots in tonight's 6-3 loss at New Jersey. Alex Auld blocked 9-of-10 shots in relief.
Langenbrunner gets 40th helper Jamie Langenbrunner notched a goal, an assist and a plus-two rating on Wednesday as the Devils doubled up the rival Rangers 6-3.
Roy pots 18th Derek Roy scored a goal and assisted on another in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Stars.
Myers has four-point night Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers was an offensive force in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Stars, picking up a goal, three assists and a plus-four rating.
Minard recalled According to TSN.ca, the Oilers have recalled forward Chris Minard from Springfield of the AHL.
Lawson signs with Canes According to TSN.ca, the Hurricanes and defenseman Nathan Lawson have agreed to terms on a two-year entry level contract.
Schremp out for season According to TSN.ca, Islanders center Robbie Schremp will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
Hnidy doesn't travel with team According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Wild defender Shane Hnidy (leg) was left behind when the team traveled to Detroit for Thursday's game.
Sutherby comes off IR According to the Dallas Morning News, the Stars have activated Brian Sutherby from injured reserve.
Cooke avoids suspension According to TSN.ca, the NHL has decided not to suspend Penguins' winger Matt Cooke for his vicious hit on Bruins' play-maker Marc Savard.
Sifers recalled by Minnesota Minnesota has called Jaime Sifers up from the AHL, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Raycroft to start against Coyotes Andrew Raycroft is expected to start against Phoenix tonight, according to Canucks beat writer Dan Murphy.
Savard's season could be over Marc Savard (concussion) could potentially miss the remainder of the season, according to the Boston Globe. "He could be [out for the year] based on the grade of concussion," general manager Peter Chiarelli said. "Tough to predict these things."
Kane has fractured foot, out three weeks Evander Kane will miss the next three weeks after an MRI yesterday revealed that he has a fractured foot, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Whitney exits with injury According to TSN.ca, Ryan Whitney exited Thursday's game against the Canadiens with a knee injury and did not return.
Elliott falls to Flames Brian Elliott allowed a pair of goals on 25 shots as the Senators fell to the Flames 2-0 on Thursday.
Mayers nets game winner Jamal Mayers scored the game-winning goal on Thursday to give the Flames a crucial 2-0 victory over the Senators.
Kiprusoff blanks Senators Miikka Kiprusoff stopped all 33 shots the Senators dished out on Thursday and earned his fourth shutout of the season with a 2-0 win.
Avs solve Vokoun Tomas Vokoun allowed three goals on 31 shots Thursday as the Panthers fell to the Avalanche 3-0.
Stastny scores two in win Paul Stastny's two goals carried the Avalanche to a 3-0 win over the Panthers on Thursday.
Anderson gets seventh shutout Craig Anderson stopped all 27 shots he faced on Thursday as the Avs blanked the Panthers 3-0.
Harding blasted by Wings Josh Harding was torched by the Red Wings on Thursday, as he allowed five goals on 30 shots in a 5-1 loss.
Howard stymies Wild Jimmy Howard turned aside 21-of-22 shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Wild.
Zetterberg takes down Wild Henrik Zetterberg stood out in Thursday's 5-1 pounding of the Wild with a goal and two assists.
Gilbert has two helpers Tom Gilbert notched a pair of assists in Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Canadiens.
Markov has two helpers in win Andrei Markov was good for a pair of assists and a plus-three rating in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Oilers.
Halak shaky, wins fourth straight Jaroslav Halak wasn't at his best on Thursday, but managed to hold off the Oilers in shootouts for a 5-4 Montreal win.
Stamkos up to 80 points Steve Stamkos scored a goal and assisted on another in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.
Stalberg buries two Viktor Stalberg recorded a pair of goals in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win against the Lightning.
Kessel nets OT winner Phil Kessel scored the game winner in overtime Thursday to vault the Leafs past the Lightning 4-3.
Carter nets Flyers lone tally Jeff Carter scored the lone goal for the Flyers on Thursday as they were embarrassed by the Bruins 5-1.
Rask shuts down Flyers Tuukka Rask drew the start on Thursday and shined between the pipes, stopping 31-of-32 shots in a 5-1 win over the Flyers.
Bergeron's three points carry B's Patrice Bergeron collected a goal, two assists and a plus-three rating in Thursday's 5-1 shellacking of the Flyers.
Biron falls in shootouts Martin Biron faced 36 shots in regulation and overtime Thursday and allowed just one goal, but he was bested in back-to-back shootout attempts as the Isles fell to the Blues 2-1.
Mason shuts down Isles Chris Mason rebounded nicely on Thursday from a brutal Saturday showing against the Avs, as he stopped 35-of-36 shots in regulation and overtime and turned aside both shootout attempts in a 2-1 win over the Islanders.
Berglund stays hot Patrik Berglund scored the Blues only goal in regulation on Thursday as they eventually rallied for a 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.
Staal nets 19th Jordan Staal scored his 19th goal of the season and was a plus-two in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Penguins.
Staal lights the lamp Eric Staal recorded a goal an an assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win against the Penguins.
Pothier nets OT winner Brian Pothier scored the game winner in overtime and assisted on a previous goal in Carolina's 4-3 win over the Penguins on Thursday.
Hedberg falls to Jackets Johan Hedberg faced just 21 shots and allowed two to slip past him in a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Huselius nets game winner Kristian Huselius returned from a hand injury to lead the Blue Jackets with a goal and an assist in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Thrashers.
Garon fends off Atlanta Mathieu Garon stopped 28-of-29 shots on Thursday, propelling the Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over the Thrashers.
Nichol to return vs Preds According to the San Jose Mercury News, Scott Nichol (shoulder) will return to the ice for Thursday's game against the Predators.
Weber expected to play According to the Nashville Tennessean, Shea Weber (hand) is expected to play in Thursday's game against the Sharks.
Kiprusoff in net Miikka Kiprusoff will get the start between the pipes Thursday as the Flames take on the Senators, according to the Calgary Herald.
Mason back in net The St. Louis Post Dispatch Reports that the Blues will go with Chris Mason in net tonight against the Islanders.
Huselius back in action According to the Columbus Dispatch, Kristian Huselius has overcome his hand injury and will return to the ice for Thursday's game against the Thrashers.
Peters getting the nod on Thursday Justin Peters will be in goal on Thursday night when the Hurricanes take on the Penguins, according to the Raleigh News & Observer.
Elliot in goal on Thursday Brian Elliott will be in goal for the Senators on Thursday, according to the team.
Burns out Thursday Brent Burns (hip) will not be in the Wild's lineup on Thursday, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Chip Scoggins.
Guerin healthy again After missing three straight games with back spasms, Bill Guerin will be back in the lineup on Thursday, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Chara might not play on Thursday Zdeno Chara will be a game-time decision on Thursday night as he nurses a lower-body injury, according to the Boston Globe.
Tkachuk still out Keith Tkachuk is still not ready to return from his finger injury, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Dan Ellis starting again Dan Ellis will make his second straight over Pekka Rinne on Thursday, according to the Nashville Tennessean.
Weber may play Thursday Shea Weber will be a game-time decision on Thursday as he continues to deal with an upper-body injury, according to the Nashville Tennessean.
Stempniak cruising with Coyotes Lee Stempniak scored a pair of goals in regulation and found the back of the net in shootouts as well, as the Coyotes topped the Canucks 4-3 in a marathon game.
Anderson takes win over Blues Craig Anderson stopped 39-of-42 shots in tonight's 7-3 win over the Blues at the Pepsi Center.
Stewart dazzles for Colorado Chris Stewart was dazzling in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Blues at the Pepsi Center, as he notched three goals and an assist.
Niittymaki takes win over Thrashers Antero Niittymaki turned away 29-of-31 shots in tonight's 6-2 win over the Thrashers at the St. Pete Times Forum.
St. Louis leads charge for Lightning Martin St. Louis notched a goal and two assists in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Thrashers at the St. Pete Times Forum. He was named the First Star of the game.
Neil scores lone goal for Senators Chris Neil scored the Senators' lone goal in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs at ScotiaBank Place.
Elliot will in fact sit, Leclaire to start Contrary to a report from earlier today, it looks like Brian Elliott may sit with Pascal Leclaire getting the nod against Toronto tonight, according to the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch.
Ponikarovsky set for Penguins debut Alexei Ponikarovsky will make his Penguins debut against Dallas, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Perry pots 23rd Corey Perry scored his 23rd goal of the season and picked up a pair of penalty minutes in Sunday's 4-3 shootout loss to Montreal.
Getzlaf has two helpers Ryan Getzlaf picked up a pair of assists in Sunday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens.
Halak spectacular in relief Jaroslav Halak entered Sunday's game in relief of Carey Price and stopped all 21 shots he faced in regulation and overtime. He then turned aside 3-of-4 shootout attempts and carried the Habs to a 4-3 win over the Ducks.
Plekanec nets shootout winner Tomas Plekanec scored his 19th goal of the season in regulation and sealed a Canadiens' victory with the shootout winner in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.
Brodeur falls to Oilers Martin Brodeur made 33 saves on Sunday, but allowed two Oiler shots to slip past him in a 2-0 loss.
Brule pots game winner Gilbert Brule scored the game winner in the second period of Sunday's 2-0 win over the Devils.
Deslauriers gets third shutout Jeff Deslauriers shut down a potent New Jersey offense on Sunday and earned his third shutout of the season by stopping all 22 shots he faced in a 2-0 win.
Dubinsky nets 15th Brandon Dubinsky scored the Rangers' lone goal on Sunday, as they fell 2-1 to the Sabres in overtime.
Lundqvist falls in OT Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 30-of-32 shots on Sunday, but was bested in overtime as the Rangers fell 2-1 to Ryan Miller and the Sabres.
Miller stymies Rangers Ryan Miller was at his best once again on Sunday, stopping 35-of-36 shots in regulation and overtime to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Kaleta nets OT winner Patrick Kaleta found the back of the net at 2:22 of overtime on Sunday, giving the Sabres a hard fought 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Kulemin nets 12th Nikolai Kulemin scored the Leafs' lone goal in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers.
Giguere falls to Flyers Jean-Sebastien Giguere allowed three goals on 25 shots in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers.
Pronger has two helpers Chris Pronger picked up a pair of assists and penalty minutes in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Leighton wins 15th Michael Leighton stopped 27 of the 28 shots he faced on Sunday, leading the Flyers to a 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Pavelec roughed up by Canes Ondrej Pavelec was picked apart by the Hurricanes on Sunday, allowing all four goals of a 4-0 loss on 33 shots.
Jokinen Jussi Jokinen scored a power play goal and added an assist in Sunday's 4-0 trouncing of the Thrashers.
Legace gets first shutout Manny Legace stopped all 27 shots he faced on Sunday as the Hurricanes blanked the Thrashers 4-0.
Arnott nets 17th Jason Arnott tallied his 17th goal of the season in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Canucks.
Rinne falls to Canucks Pekka Rinne surrendered three goals on 27 shots Sunday en route to a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Canucks.
Sedin caps Canucks' win Henrik Sedin recorded a goal and an assist Sunday as the Canucks used three third period goals to double up the Predators 4-2.
Luongo wins 33rd Roberto Luongo turned aside 33-of-35 shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Bertuzzi injured vs Chicago Todd Bertuzzi left Sunday's game against the Blackhawks with a lower-body injury.
Savard leaves on stretcher According to the Boston Globe, Marc Savard was hauled off the ice on a stretcher during Sunday's loss to the Penguins.
Backstrom blasted by Flames Niklas Backstrom was worked over by the Flames on Sunday, allowing four goals on 23 shots in a 5-2 loss.
Latendresse pots two Guillaume Latendresse was responsible for Minnesota's only two goals in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Flames.
Bourque has four-point game Rene Bourque scored his 19th goal of the season and added three assists in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Wild.
Toskala gets first win as a Flame Vesa Toskala shined in his first start as a Calgary Flame on Sunday, stopping 27-of-29 shots in a 5-2 win over the Wild.
Thomas solid in loss Tim Thomas was worthy of a win on Sunday after stopping 31-of-33 shots, but didn't get one as the Bruins couldn't muster more than a goal in a 2-1 loss to the Penguins.
Fleury wins 31st Marc-Andre Fleury was sharp on Sunday, turning aside 21 of the 22 shots he faced in a 2-1 win over the Bruins.
Malkin nets game winner Evgeni Malkin potted the game winner at 1:27 of the third period Sunday, giving the Penguins a 2-1 win over the Bruins.
Huet gets demolished in the second period Cristobal Huet was unable to hold on to a 2-0 Chicago lead over Detroit after the first period, letting by four goals in the second period before getting pulled for Antti Niemi.
Leafs recall Brent from AHL The Maple Leafs have called Tim Brent up from the AHL, according to the Toronto Sun.
Rosehill called up by Leafs The Maple Leafs have called Jay Rosehill up from the AHL, according to the Toronto Sun.
Horton won't be with Panthers for road trip Nathan Horton (leg) still has yet to practice with the Panthers and will not travel with them on their upcoming three-game road trip, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Brassard should be back on Monday Derick Brassard (hand) is expected to rejoin the Blue Jackets on Monday against Los Angeles, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Andrew Ference remains day-to-day with a groin injury, according to the Boston Globe.
Boyd to make Predators debut on Sunday Dustin Boyd participated in his first practice with Nashville on Saturday and will be active against Vancouver today, according to the Nashville Tennessean.
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