Quick Hits: Waivers, Injuries, Lines and Starting Goalies
- David Pagnotta: On waivers: Matt Hackett (BUF), Dany Heatley (ANA), Magnus Paajarvi (STL) and Steve Pinizzotto (EDM). Derek Roy (NSH) clears waivers.
- Ken Wiebe: Jets Evander Kane is out until February with a lower-body injury. Blocked a shot with is foot on the weekend.
- Joe Smith: Lightning’s Ondrej Palat and Jonathan Drouin are both game-time decisions.
- Joe Haggerty: Bruins Patrice Bergeron and Milan Lucic are out tonight.
- Erik Erlendsson: Lightning’s Jason Garrison had a set back in his recovery, but is still considered close. He’s out tonight.
- Michael Smith: Hurricanes John-Michael Liles is a game-time decision due to flu-like symptoms.
- Rich Chere: Devils Michael Ryder was put on the IR.
- Derek Willis: Flames lines: Glencross-Monahan-Jones Gaudreau-Granlund-Hudler Raymond-Colborne-Byron Bollig-Stajan-Bouma.
- Michael Russo: Wild lines: Parise-Koivu-Pominville; Nino-Coyle-Vanek; Cooke-Graovac-Fontaine; Sutter-Brodziak-Carter
- Jeremy Rutherford: Blues lines: Steen-Backes-Oshie Porter-Lehtera-Tarasenko Jaskin-Stastny-Reaves Ott-Berglund-Lapierre.
- Mark Stepneski: Stars lines: Benn-Seguin-Sceviour; Cole-Spezza-Hemsky; Roussel-Eakin-Garbutt; Horcoff-Fiddler-Moen.
- Ansar Khan: Red Wings lines: Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Abdelkader Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco Franzen-Helm-Nyquist Miller-Glendening-Weiss Andersson, Cleary rotating in.
- Dave Molinari: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Malkin, Uher-Sutter-Rust, Bennett-Goc-Megna, Klinkhammer-Ebbett-Farnham.
- Ken Wiebe: Jets lines: Ladd-Little-Wheeler, Perreault-Scheifele-Frolik, Thorburn-Lowry-Halischuk, Galiardi-Slater-Peluso. Defensive pairings: Chiarot-Byfuglien, Harrison-Clitsome and Pardy-Postma
- Scott Powers: Blackhawks lines: Saad-Toews-Hossa, Versteeg-Richards-Kane, Bickell-Shaw-Carcillo, Sharp-Kruger-Smith.
- Bryan Burns: Lightning lines: Drouin-Stamkos-Paquette Brown-Johnson-Kucherov Killorn-Filppula-Callahan Morrow-Boyle-Connolly.
- Nicholas Goss: Bruins defensive pairings: Chara-Hamilton Bartkowski-Seidenberg Krug-Miller McQuaid-Trotman
- Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: E. Staal-J. Staal-Gerbe Skinner-Nash-Lindholm Terry-Rask-Tlusty Malone-McClement-Dwyer. Defensive pairing: Sekera-Faulk Gleason-Jordan Hainsey-Bellemore.
- Mark Lazerus: Corey Crawford will start in net for the Blackhawks.
- Joe Smith: Ben Bishop will start in net for the Lightning.
- Rich Chere: Cory Schneider will start in net for the Devils.