Quick Hits: Kings Fined, Brodeur, Injuries, Lines and Starters
Quick Hits: Kings Fined, Brodeur, Injuries, Lines and Starters
- Bruce Arthur: The NHL has fined the Kings $100,000 for allowing defenseman Slava Voynov to take part in their optional skate.
- Pierre LeBrun: Martin Brodeur’s contract the Blues is for $700,000 plus bonuses.
- Frank Seravalli: The Flyers will make Vinny Lecavalier a healthy scratch for the first time in his career.
- Seth Rorabaugh: The Penguins put Kris Letang on the IR with a lower-body injury.
- John Shannon: Blues goalie Brian Elliott skated for the first time since suffering his injury.
- Aaron Portzline: Blues Jackets Mart Letestu is out six weeks after having abdominal surgery.
- ESPN Chicago: Blackhawks Corey Crawford is out tomorrow after suffering an off-ice injury. Anntti Raanta will get the start.
- Randy Sportak: Flames Matt Stajan (knee) and Mason Raymond (shoulder) skated today but aren’t playing. Both are getting close.
- Steve Zipay: Rangers Dan Boyle hasn’t been feeling well. His blood tests aren’t in and they may to “investigate a little more.”
- Paul Hendrick: Maple Leafs Leo Komarov will sit out tonight, with Richard Panik getting back into the lineup.
- Chuck Gormley: Capitals lines: Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson; Johansson-Kuznetsov-Brouwer; Laich-Fehr-Ward; Chimera-Burakovsky-Beagle.
- Ansar Khan: Red Wings lines: Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Franzen Nyquist-Sheahan-Tatar Jurco-Helm-Weiss Miller-Glendening-Andersson. Defensive pairings: Ericsson-Kronwall DeKeyser-Quincey Smith-Kindl
- Josh Yohe: Marc-Andre Fleury will start in net for the Penguins.
- Ansar Khan: Jimmy Howard will start in net for the Red Wings.
- Paul Hendrick: Jonathan Bernier will start in net for the Maple Leafs.
