Quick Hits: Backes, Kane, Injuries, Lines and Starting Goalies
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  • Tom Gulitti: Jets Evander Kane said that he will play tonight.
  • Mike Morreale: Jets coach Paul Maurice said that Zach Bogosian will be a game-time decision.
  • Chad Graff: Wild’s Jonas Brodin and Erik Haula won’t play tonight. Both are feeling better.
  • Mark Master: Leafs Morgan Rielly left practice early yesterday for precautionary reasons, is back practicing today.
  • Mike Chambers: Avs Daniel Briere will be a healthy scratch tonight.
  • Ansar Khan: Red Wings lines: Abdelkader-Datsyuk-Zetterberg, Tatar-Sheahan-Nyquist, Nestrasil-Helm-Jurco, Miller-Glendening-Andersson. Defensive pairings:  Kronwall-Ericsson, Quincey-DeKeyser, Smith-Kindl. Lashoff rotating in.
  • Aaron Vickers: Flames lines:  Jooris-Backund-Jones, Hudler-Monahan-Byron, Gaudreau-Granlund-Setoguchi, Bollig-Bouma-McGrattan.
  • Ed Tait: Jets lines: Kane with Scheifele and Wheeler: Ladd-Little-Frolik, Perreault-Lowry-Buff: Galiardi-Slater-Thorburn.
  • Lou Korac: Steen-Lehtera-Tarasenko, Schwartz-Berglund-Stastny, Jaskin-Ott-Paajarvi, Porter-Lapierre-Reaves.
  • Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks lines: Bickell-Toews-Hossa, Sharp-Shaw-Kane, Versteeg-Richards-Morin, Saad-Kruger-Smith.
  • David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: Lupul-Kadri-Kessel, JVR-Bozak-Clarkson, Komarov-Santorelli-Winnik, Frattin-Holland-Panik-Ashton
  • Joe Smith: Lightning lines: Filppula-Stamkos-Killorn/Palat-Johnson-Kucherov/morrow-Boyle-brown/Drouin-Namestnikov-Paquette. Bryan Burns: Defensive pairings: Stralman-Carle, Garrison-Gudas, Sustr-Brewer w/ Barberio mixing in.
  • Pens Inside Scoop: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Hornqvist, Dupuis-Malkin-Comeau, Spaling-Sutter-Downie, Sutter-Goc-Adams.
  • Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Zubrus-Zajac-Jagr; Clowe-Elias-Brunner; Boucher-Henrique-Ryder; Ruutu-Josefson-Gionta. Extra: Gomez. Defensive pairings: Greene-Severson; Salvador-Zidlicky; Merrill-Larsson. Extra: Gelinas.
  • Chris Kuc: Scott Darling will start in net for the Blackhawks. Corey Crawford is the backup and said that he’s 100 percent.
  • David Pollak: Antti Niemi will start in net for the Sharks.
  • Joe Yerdon: Niklas Svedberg will start in net for the Bruins.
  • Bryan Burns: Ben Bishop will start in net for the Lightning.
  • Tom Gulitti: Cory Schneider will start in net for the Devils.
  • Tom Gulitti: Ondrej Pavelec will start in net for the Jets.