Injury Notes: Nash, Khudobin, Erskine, Letang, Lehtonen, Howard, Drewiske, Bjugstad, Thomas, Calvert and Noesen
Pat Leonard: The Rangers put Rick Nash on the IR. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford said that Anton Khudobin will be put on the IR. It may only be for the short term and called the injury a "best-case…
Line Combos: Leafs, Sabres, Islanders, Blackhawks, Canadiens, Stars and Kings
David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: Clarkson-Bozak-Kessel Broll-Kadri-Lupul Raymond-Bolland-Leivo Ashton-McClement-Orr McLaren-Bodie. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Ott, Foligno-Ennis-Stafford, Girgensons-Grigorenko-Flynn, Porter-Larsson-McCormick. Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Grabner-Tavares-Okposo, Nelson/Bouchard-Nielsen-Bailey, Moulson-Regin-Clutterbuck, Martin/Boulton-Cizikas-McDonald. Shelly Anderson: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Jokinen-Malkin-Kobasew Glass-Sutter-Adams Jeffrey-Vitale. Scott Powers: Blackhawks lines: Bickell-Toews-Kane, Sharp-Handzus-Hossa, Saad-Shaw-Nordstrom, Bollig-Kruger-Smith. Marc Antoine Godin:…
Roster Notes: Oilers, Leafs, Red Wings, Capitals, Islanders, Avalanche and Blue Jackets
Joanne Ireland: The Oilers have sent defenseman Denis Grebeshkov to the AHL on a conditioning assignment and recalled Philip Larsen. They have also re-assigned Brandon Davidson. Corey Pronman: The Maple Leafs re-assign T.J. Brennan to the AHL. Ansar Khan: The…
Injury Notes: Nash, Gustavsson, Eaves, Stalberg, Jones, Ruutu, Perrault, Penner, Palmieri and Beleskey
Nick Cotsonika: Hearing that Rangers Rick Nash could be out for seven to 10 days. Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings Jonas Gustavsson is still a few days away from returning. Patrick Eaves is targeting a Oct. 26th return. Mark…
Quick Hits: Lupul, Clowe, Matthias, Tallinder, Urbom and Latta
Jonas Siegel: Maple Leafs Joffrey Lupul is expected to play tonight. Rich Chere: Devils Ryane Clowe's x-rays on his foot were negative. Swelling was only issue. Steve Goldstein: Panthers Shawn Matthias likely won't play due to an illness. Mike Harrington:…
Lines, Pairings and Starters: Hurricanes, Devils, Stars, Maple Leafs and Avalanche
Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-EStaal-Semin; Gerbe-JStaal-Dwyer; Skinner-Nash-Dvorak; Bowman-Sutter-Lindholm. Westgarth, Ruutu extra forwards. Defensive pairings: Faulk-Sekera; Hainsey-Bellemore; Murphy-Harrison. Komisarek also working with Faulk. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes PP unit: Semin, EStaal, Tlusty, Lindholm, Murphy; 2nd PP: Skinner, JStaal, Gerbe, Faulk, Harrison. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Zubrus-Elias-Jagr; Clowe-Henrique-Ryder;…
Injury Notes: Parros, Belesky, Thomas, Backstrom and Potter
Dave Stubbs of Hockey Inside/Out: Canadiens George Parros, out with a concussion, is "almost symptom-free." “He is feeling good, doing a lot better,” Bergevin said, while cautioning that Parros shouldn’t be expected back on the ice imminently. “A concussion is a…
Goalie Hits: Giguere, Markstrom, Harding and the Blues
Adrian Dater: J.S. Giguere will start in net for the Avalanche against the Bruins. Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel: Jacob Markstrom will start in net for the Panthers. Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune: Josh Harding will start in net…
Lines: Penguins, Leafs, Flames, Oilers, Wild and Senators
Dave Molinari: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis, Jokinen-Malkin-Bennett, Jeffrey-Sutter-Kobasew, Glass-Vitale-Adams. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel; Raymond-Bolland-Leivo; Ashton-Kadri-Bodie; Broll-McClement-Orr. Roger Millions: Flames lines: Galiardi-Backlund-Hudler, Glencross Street Stempniak, Baertschi-Monahan-Jones, Bouma-Colborne-McGrattan. Bob Stauffer: Oilers lines: Hall-RNH-Eberle, Perron-Arcobello-Hemsky, Smyth-Gordon-Yakupov, Gazdic-Acton-Brown. Kevin Falness: Wild lines: Niederreiter with Koivu and Parise,…
Injury Notes: Spezza, Pacioretty, Sbisa, Backstrom, Thomas and Pyatt
Bruce Garrioch: Senators Jason Spezza said that he should be fine tomorrow. Coach Paul MacLean said that Spezza will be evaluated in the morning and may not be in the lineup. Dave Stubbs: Looking like Max Pacioretty should be back…
Afternoon Hits: Forsberg, OEL, Morris, Miller, Hodgson, Ruutu, Spaling, Latta and McClement
Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Predators Filip Forsberg is expected to return to the lineup tonight. Brian Compton: Coyotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Derek Morris both skated this morning and looking like they will play. Mike Harrington: Both Ryan Miller and…
Lines and Starters: Flyers, Penguins, Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Lightning, Leafs and Sabres
Adam Kimelman: New Flyers lines: Hartnell-Giroux-Simmonds, Talbot-Couturier-Read, Voracek-Lecavalier-B.Schenn. Sarah Baicker: Flyers defensive pairings: Meszaros-Streit, Timonen-Schenn, Coburn-Grossmann. Shelly Anderson: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Jokinen-Malkin-Bennett Jeffrey-Sutter-Kobasew Glass-Vitale-Adams. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-EStaal-Semin, Gerbe-JStaal-Dwyer, Skinner-Nash-Dvorak. Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks lines: Bickell-Toews-Kane, Sharp-Handzus-Hossa, Saad-Shaw-Hayes, Bollig-Kruger-Nordstrom. Erik Erlendsson: Lightning's Tom Pyatt…