Afternoon Hits: Weiss, Sabres Recalls, Harrison, Brewer, Lines and Starting Goalies
- Detroit Red Wings: Red Wings Stephen Weiss had surgery on his sports hernia. Expected back after the Olympic break.
- Buffalo Sabres: The Sabres have recalled defensman Mark Pysyk and forward Johan Larsson.
- Rob Mixer: Hurricanes defenseman Jay Harrison is out tonight with an upper-body injury.
- Missy Zielinski: Lightning’s Eric Brewer (upper-body) is expected to miss tonight’s game.
- Ansar Khan: Red Wings lines: Nyquist-Datsyuk-Bertuzzi, Jurco-Sheahan-Alfredsson, Miller-Andersson-Tatar, Cleary-Glendening-Eaves.
- Shelly Anderson: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Conner-Jokinen-Neal Zolnierczyk-Sutter-Vitale Adams-Sill-Kobasew.
- Scott Powers: Blackhawks lines: Sharp-Toews-Hossa, Versteeg-Handzus-Kane, Bickell-Shaw-Saad, Bollig-Kruger-Smith.
- Aaron Vickers: Flames lines: Cammalleri-Backlund-Byron, Galiardi-Stajan-Stempniak, Hudler-Colborne-DJones, Bouma-Monahan-McGrattan.
- Rich Chere: Devils lines: Zubrus-Zajac-Jagr; Tedenby-Elias-Bernier; Clowe/Boucher-Henrique-Ryder; Josefson-Gionta-Janssen.
- Sam Carchidi: Steve Mason will start in net for the Flyers. Andrej Meszaros will be in the lineup.
- Steve Zipay: Looking like Cam Talbot will start in net for the Rangers.
- Mark Herrmann: Evgeni Nabokov will start in net for the Islanders.
- Rich Chere: Cory Schneider will start in net for the Devils.