- Mark Everson of the NY Post: Devils Martin Brodeur:
“I feel differently about it now than I did last summer, or at the start of the season,” Brodeur said. “It’s not 100 percent, but I’m definitely leaning toward coming back next year.”
- Josh Yohe via twitter: Penguins GM Ray Shero said that Kris Letang has been cleared to play and could be in the lineup before the all-star break.
- Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff could return to the lineup on Saturday at the earliest. Tyler Ennis is still not skating.
- David Alter via twitter: Luke Schenn and Nazem Kadri will be scratches tonight. Jay Rosehill in. Joey Crabb moves up to Connolly and Lombardi line. Alter later adds that it will be a game-time decision on which defenseman will sit. Jake Gardiner should play the same amount of time as he did before his scratches/demotion. Jonas Siegel via twitter: Siegel wouldn’t be surprised if Mike Komisarek came out of the lineup tonight for Gardiner. Josh Rimer via twitter: Rimer stirs the pot with …. “Schenn & Kadri healthy scratches tonight?? Hmmm…sounds to me like something cooking”
- Brian Hedger via twitter: The Blackhawks have put Daniel Carcillo on the IR and have recalled Ben Smith.
- Rich Chere via twitter: Devils center Adam Henrique will sit out his 2nd straight game tonight with a groin pull.
- Dave Lozo via twitter: Predators defenseman Ryan Suter is doubtful for tonight.
- Chip Alexander via twitter: Hurricanes lines: “Staal with Ruutu, Tlusty; Sutter with Nodl, Dwyer; Brent with Stewart, Brett Sutter.”
- Andrew Gross via twitter: Rangers lines: Dubinsky-Richards-Callahan. Hagelin-Stepan-Gaborik. Fedotenko-Boyle-Prust. Anisimov-Mitchell-Rupp.
- Adam Kimelman via twitter: Wild lines: Heatley-cullen-Johnson, Powe-Brodziak-Setoguchi, Clutterbuck-Peters-McIntyre, Staubitz-MacMillan-Wellman.
- Chip Alexander via twitter: Marc-Andrew Fleury was the first off the ice for the Penguins and is the likely starter for tonight.
- Dallas Stars via twitter: Richard Bachman will start in net for the Stars tonight.
- Dave Lozo via twitter: Henrik Lundqvist will start in net for the Rangers.
- Arthur Staple via twitter: Evgeni Nabokov will start in net for the Islanders
- Rich Chere via twitter: Martin Brodeur will start in net tonight for Devils against Ondrej Pavelec and the Jets.
- Micheal Russo via twitter: Josh Harding will start in net for for the Wild.
- Chuck Gormley via twitter: Tomas Vokoun will start in net for the Capitals.
- Aaron Portzline via twitter: Curtis Sanford will start in net for the Blue Jackets tonight.
- Damian Cristodero via twitter: Mathieu Garon will start in net for the Lightning tonight.
- Paul Hendrick via twitter: Craig Anderson will start in net for the Senators tonight.