Quick Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starting Goalies

Taylor Hall won't be in the Devils lineup tonight

On the New Jersey Devils …

Sean Shapiro: Devils forward Taylor Hall won’t play tonight due to a lower-body injury.

On the Dallas Stars …

Sean Shapiro: Center Jason Spezza will return to the Stars lineup tonight.

On the Montreal Canadiens …

Amanada Stein: Winger Alex Radulov will miss tonight’s game due to an illness.

On the Carolina Hurricanes …

Chip Alexander: Coach Bill Peters said that Justin Faulk will play tonight.

Lines and Defensive Pairings …

Mark Lazerus: Chicago Blackhawks lines: Hinostroza – Toews – Kane, Panarin – Anisimov – Hossa, Desjardins – Kruger – Panik, Hartman – Rasmussen – Schmaltz – Tootoo.

Pens Inside Scoop: Pittsburgh Penguins lines: Kunitz – Malkin – Rust, Hagelin – Bonino – Kessel, Sheary – Crosby – Hornqvist, Kuhnhackl – Cullen – Fehr. Penguins defensive pairings: Dumoulin – Letang, Maatta – Daley, Cole – Schultz, Pouliot – Oleksy

Ken Wiebe: Winnipeg Jets lines: Dano – Scheifele – Laine, Ehlers – Petan – Wheeler, Howden – Lowry – Tanev, Burmistrov – Copp – Thorburn.

Mark Stepneski: Dallas Stars lines: Benn-Faksa-Korpikoski Roussel-Seguin-Dowling Smith-Shore-Spezza McKenzie-Cracknell-Ritchie.

Sean Shapiro: New Jersey Devils lines: Parenteau-Zajac-Bennett Zacha-Henrique-Palmieri Boucher-Josefson-Smith-Pelly Kalinin-Fiddler-Lappin.

Boston Bruins: Boston Bruins lines: Marchand – Bergeron – Nash, Spooner – Krejci – Backes, Beleskey – Kuraly – C. Miller, Schaller – Moore – Hayes. Defensive pairings: Chara – Carlo, Krug – McQuaid, Morrow – Liles, K. Miller

Lou Korac: St. Louis Blues lines: Schwartz – Stastny – Steen, Fabbri – Lehtera – Tarasenko, Jaskin – Berglund – Perron, Upshall – Brodziak – Reaves.

John Lu: Montreal Canadiens lines: Pacioretty – Shaw – Gallagher, Danault – Galchenyuk – Byron, Carr – Plekanec – Terry, Andrighetto-Desharnais-Mitchell. Canadiens defensive pairings: Emelin – Weber, Markov – Petry, Beaulieu – Hanley.

Roger Millions: Calgary Flames defensive pairings: Giordano – Hamilton, Kulak –  Engelland, Brodie – Wideman

Starting Goalies …

Roger MillionsChad Johnson will start in net for the Flames.

Thomas WillisMarek Mazanec will start in net for the Predators.

Chip Alexander: Aaron Dell will start in net for the Sharks.

JJ Regan: Philipp Grubauer will start in net for the Capitals. Braden Holtby will start in net for the Capitals tomorrow.

Ken WiebeConnor Hellebuyck will start in net for the Jets.

Mark Stepneski: Antti Niemi will start in net for the Stars.

John Lu: Carey Price will start in net for the Canadiens.

Jon Abbott: Jacob Markstrom will start in net for the Canucks.

Dane Mizutani: Devan Dubnyk will start in net for the Wild.

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