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Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins - Samsonov returned to practice one day after staying off the ice due to a sore groin. He intends to play in Saturday's game against the Kings, so make sure you keep him in active.
Mike Knuble, Boston Bruins - Knuble has apparently found himself back on the top line with Joe Thornton and Glen Murray, reports the Boston Herald. Bruins management has been extremely disappointed in the lack of offensive production of the team and naturally the #1 line has received a lot of criticism. The team is hoping that by reuniting the successful trio from last year will result in the offense being jumpstarted. Obviously, Knuble's value takes a huge jump as long as he is playing with Thornton and Murray.
Bryan Berard, Boston Bruins - Berard's agent told the Boston Herald that there is really nothing new with Berard's negotiations with the Bruins. However, he felt as if two teams (the Red Wings and the Blues) may now be in the market for a blueliner due to injuries to Derian Hatcher and Al MacInnis, respectively. Berard's camp has already placed a call to the Wings but have not heard back while talks with the Blues haven't happened since training camp. It is doubtful that the Wings will take on Berard due to their depth, but the Blues may be willing to bring him on board as a powerplay replacement for MacInnis. Stay tuned.
Jeff O'Neill, Carolina Hurricanes - The Canes have completely overhauled their lines and they now stand as follows: Ron Francis will skate with Radim Vrbata and Kevyn Adams while Rod Brind'Amour will play with Craig Adams and Erik Cole. O'Neill will suit up on another line with Josef Vasicek and Marty Murray while rookie Eric Staal is now centering the fourth line. Make of this what you will but it looks to us as if this arrangement simply attempts to distribute the team's offense by placing O'Neill and Francis on separate lines, hurting both their values slightly.
Igor Larionov, New Jersey Devils - A day after sitting out a game due to a sore knee that he suffered in a collision during practice, Larionov returned to the ice Friday and will be a gametime decision to play Saturday against the Lightning. Larionov re-iterated the team's stance that the injury is not serious so consider him probable.
Brian Leetch, New York Rangers - After skating three times last week to test his bruised ankle, Leetch has not been back on the ice and says that his ankle simply hasn't gotten better with rest. This isn't good news for a player who missed nearly half the year last season with the exact same injury but Leetch feels that his recovery should be quicker this time around. However, it's already been six weeks and counting and you can probably add another two weeks to that (minimum) so we're probably looking at mid-November if all goes well. The only good news out of all this is that the Rangers play just eight games in October.
Eric Lindros, New York Rangers - Lindros apparently twisted his knee during the Rangers' last game against the Blue Jackets. He did not practice on Friday but was sent for an MRI which revealed no damage. He will participate in today's morning skate and is likely to play later in the evening when the Rangers host the Hurricanes.
Eric Daze, Chicago Blackhawks - Tests conducted on Daze's back have so far come up inconclusive but the winger will miss at least two more games, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. The hope is that on Monday, the Hawks will get a clearer picture of what exactly is wrong with Daze's back but for the time being neither the team nor Daze himself is overly optimistic. Couple that with the fact that Daze has already undergone two surgeries to his back and it's quite possible that he could miss a significant period of time in terms of rehab.
Brett Hull, Detroit Red Wings - Hull skated for about 30 minutes yesterday to test his sore back that prevented him from playing Thursday against the Canucks. He remains a game-time decision to play Saturday against the Penguins and if he isn't able to go, rookie Jiri Hudler will once again fill in for him.
Jason Woolley, Detroit Red Wings - With the injury to Derian Hatcher, Woolley will make his season debut Saturday against the Penguins, reports the Detroit Free Press. He will likely play on the third defensive pairing with Mathieu Schneider and could also see some second unit powerplay time, making him a decent fantasy replacement for Hatcher. However, if you're after penalty minutes, look elsewhere because Woolley will not make people forget about Hatcher in that regard.
Mark Eaton, Nashville Predators - Eaton, who suffered a mild groin strain against the Blues on Thursday night, didn't practice Friday and is questionable for Saturday's game against the Blue Jackets.
Milan Michalek, San Jose Sharks - Rookie Michalek will be out approximately four months because of a torn ACL in his right knee, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Surgery is scheduled for Monday.
Brad Stuart, San Jose Sharks - Stuart is almost ready to return from a shoulder injury, reports the San Jose Mercury News. He has been practicing fully for the past week or so and would like to play as early as tonight, however, the Sharks feel no need to rush him back. GM Doug Wilson did say that Stuart will definitely play before October 25, which is when the Sharks wrap up their current homestand.
Pavol Demitra, St. Louis Blues - Following the trend of many teams ahead of them, the Blues are re-arranging their lines for Saturday's game against the Capitals. Demitra will shift to the wing and play with Petr Cajanek and Keith Tkachuk, while Doug Weight will center the second line with rookie Petr Sejna and Mark Rycroft.
Al MacInnis, St. Louis Blues - MacInnis underwent surgery on his left eye on Friday evening, though the Blues aren't even sure what exactly happened during the surgery. The common belief is that MacInnis' retina became detached, actually a re-aggravation of an injury he suffered during the middle of last season. The Blues also won't know how long the defenseman will be sidelined until they get a report of the surgery (expected today) but they are optimistic that it will be neither season- or career-ending. Chris Pronger will inherit more responsibility in MacInnis' absence, including all of his first unit powerplay time.
Martin Havlat, Ottawa Senators - Havlat is doubtful to play Saturday against the Sharks, reports the Ottawa Sun. He is very close to being ready, however, the ultimate decision is up to Havlat and reportedly he just doesn't feel like he's 100% yet. Keep in mind that this could turn from doubtful to a gametime decision to probable depending on how Havlat feels today so if fantasy leaguers have no reliable options on their bench, it may be a good idea to start him anyway - just in case.
Alexander Mogilny, Toronto Maple Leafs - Mogilny ended up on the ice yesterday but he did not practice, instead choosing to skate on his own before the rest of the team to test out his sore groin. Despite the progress, coach Pat Quinn does not expect Mogilny back in the lineup for at least "a few games".
Bryan McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs - McCabe rode a stationary bike on Friday and then participated in non-contact drills soon thereafter. He hopes to be cleared for full contact practice as early as today and is eyeing a return to the Leafs lineup sometime next weekend.
Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins - Samsonov returned to practice one day after staying off the ice due to a sore groin. He intends to play in Saturday's game against the Kings, so make sure you keep him in active.
Mike Knuble, Boston Bruins - Knuble has apparently found himself back on the top line with Joe Thornton and Glen Murray, reports the Boston Herald. Bruins management has been extremely disappointed in the lack of offensive production of the team and naturally the #1 line has received a lot of criticism. The team is hoping that by reuniting the successful trio from last year will result in the offense being jumpstarted. Obviously, Knuble's value takes a huge jump as long as he is playing with Thornton and Murray.
Bryan Berard, Boston Bruins - Berard's agent told the Boston Herald that there is really nothing new with Berard's negotiations with the Bruins. However, he felt as if two teams (the Red Wings and the Blues) may now be in the market for a blueliner due to injuries to Derian Hatcher and Al MacInnis, respectively. Berard's camp has already placed a call to the Wings but have not heard back while talks with the Blues haven't happened since training camp. It is doubtful that the Wings will take on Berard due to their depth, but the Blues may be willing to bring him on board as a powerplay replacement for MacInnis. Stay tuned.
Jeff O'Neill, Carolina Hurricanes - The Canes have completely overhauled their lines and they now stand as follows: Ron Francis will skate with Radim Vrbata and Kevyn Adams while Rod Brind'Amour will play with Craig Adams and Erik Cole. O'Neill will suit up on another line with Josef Vasicek and Marty Murray while rookie Eric Staal is now centering the fourth line. Make of this what you will but it looks to us as if this arrangement simply attempts to distribute the team's offense by placing O'Neill and Francis on separate lines, hurting both their values slightly.
Igor Larionov, New Jersey Devils - A day after sitting out a game due to a sore knee that he suffered in a collision during practice, Larionov returned to the ice Friday and will be a gametime decision to play Saturday against the Lightning. Larionov re-iterated the team's stance that the injury is not serious so consider him probable.
Brian Leetch, New York Rangers - After skating three times last week to test his bruised ankle, Leetch has not been back on the ice and says that his ankle simply hasn't gotten better with rest. This isn't good news for a player who missed nearly half the year last season with the exact same injury but Leetch feels that his recovery should be quicker this time around. However, it's already been six weeks and counting and you can probably add another two weeks to that (minimum) so we're probably looking at mid-November if all goes well. The only good news out of all this is that the Rangers play just eight games in October.
Eric Lindros, New York Rangers - Lindros apparently twisted his knee during the Rangers' last game against the Blue Jackets. He did not practice on Friday but was sent for an MRI which revealed no damage. He will participate in today's morning skate and is likely to play later in the evening when the Rangers host the Hurricanes.
Eric Daze, Chicago Blackhawks - Tests conducted on Daze's back have so far come up inconclusive but the winger will miss at least two more games, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. The hope is that on Monday, the Hawks will get a clearer picture of what exactly is wrong with Daze's back but for the time being neither the team nor Daze himself is overly optimistic. Couple that with the fact that Daze has already undergone two surgeries to his back and it's quite possible that he could miss a significant period of time in terms of rehab.
Brett Hull, Detroit Red Wings - Hull skated for about 30 minutes yesterday to test his sore back that prevented him from playing Thursday against the Canucks. He remains a game-time decision to play Saturday against the Penguins and if he isn't able to go, rookie Jiri Hudler will once again fill in for him.
Jason Woolley, Detroit Red Wings - With the injury to Derian Hatcher, Woolley will make his season debut Saturday against the Penguins, reports the Detroit Free Press. He will likely play on the third defensive pairing with Mathieu Schneider and could also see some second unit powerplay time, making him a decent fantasy replacement for Hatcher. However, if you're after penalty minutes, look elsewhere because Woolley will not make people forget about Hatcher in that regard.
Mark Eaton, Nashville Predators - Eaton, who suffered a mild groin strain against the Blues on Thursday night, didn't practice Friday and is questionable for Saturday's game against the Blue Jackets.
Milan Michalek, San Jose Sharks - Rookie Michalek will be out approximately four months because of a torn ACL in his right knee, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Surgery is scheduled for Monday.
Brad Stuart, San Jose Sharks - Stuart is almost ready to return from a shoulder injury, reports the San Jose Mercury News. He has been practicing fully for the past week or so and would like to play as early as tonight, however, the Sharks feel no need to rush him back. GM Doug Wilson did say that Stuart will definitely play before October 25, which is when the Sharks wrap up their current homestand.
Pavol Demitra, St. Louis Blues - Following the trend of many teams ahead of them, the Blues are re-arranging their lines for Saturday's game against the Capitals. Demitra will shift to the wing and play with Petr Cajanek and Keith Tkachuk, while Doug Weight will center the second line with rookie Petr Sejna and Mark Rycroft.
Al MacInnis, St. Louis Blues - MacInnis underwent surgery on his left eye on Friday evening, though the Blues aren't even sure what exactly happened during the surgery. The common belief is that MacInnis' retina became detached, actually a re-aggravation of an injury he suffered during the middle of last season. The Blues also won't know how long the defenseman will be sidelined until they get a report of the surgery (expected today) but they are optimistic that it will be neither season- or career-ending. Chris Pronger will inherit more responsibility in MacInnis' absence, including all of his first unit powerplay time.
Martin Havlat, Ottawa Senators - Havlat is doubtful to play Saturday against the Sharks, reports the Ottawa Sun. He is very close to being ready, however, the ultimate decision is up to Havlat and reportedly he just doesn't feel like he's 100% yet. Keep in mind that this could turn from doubtful to a gametime decision to probable depending on how Havlat feels today so if fantasy leaguers have no reliable options on their bench, it may be a good idea to start him anyway - just in case.
Alexander Mogilny, Toronto Maple Leafs - Mogilny ended up on the ice yesterday but he did not practice, instead choosing to skate on his own before the rest of the team to test out his sore groin. Despite the progress, coach Pat Quinn does not expect Mogilny back in the lineup for at least "a few games".
Bryan McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs - McCabe rode a stationary bike on Friday and then participated in non-contact drills soon thereafter. He hopes to be cleared for full contact practice as early as today and is eyeing a return to the Leafs lineup sometime next weekend.
goalie info
Pasi Nurminen, Atlanta Thrashers - Nurminen will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Blackhawks, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Mika Noronen, Buffalo Sabres - Noronen will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Flames, reports the Buffalo News. Even though the Sabres have three talented young goalies to choose from, they simply have no idea who to give the starting job to and thus, Noronen will probably be given a chance tonight to see if he can make things happen that Martin Biron and Ryan Miller couldn't.
Kevin Weekes, Carolina Hurricanes - Weekes will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Rangers, reports the Raleigh News-Observer.
Phil Sauve, Colorado Avalanche - Sauve will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Oilers, reports the Rocky Mountain News. It will be his first career NHL regular season start.
Tommy Salo, Edmonton Oilers - Salo will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Avalanche, reports the Rocky Mountain News.
Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers - Luongo will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Islanders, reports the Miami Herald. If Rick DiPietro starts as expected, this will be a showdown of sorts as Luongo was traded in 2000 from the Islanders to make room for DiPietro, who the team then selected first overall in that year's entry draft. Luongo himself was a fourth overall pick so it was more or less the Isles picking DiPietro over him.
Dwayne Roloson, Minnesota Wild - Roloson will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Canucks, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders - DiPietro will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Panthers, reports the New York Post.
Patrick Lalime, Ottawa Senators - Lalime will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Sharks, reports the Ottawa Sun.
Sean Burke, Phoenix Coyotes - Burke will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Flyers, reports the Arizona Republic.
Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins - Fleury will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Red Wings, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks - Nabokov will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Senators, reports the Ottawa Sun.
Chris Osgood, St. Louis Blues - Osgood will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Capitals, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Nikolai Khabibulin, Tampa Bay Lightning - Khabibulin will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Devils, reports the St. Petersburg Times.
Johan Hedberg, Vancouver Canucks - Hedberg will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Wild, reports the Vancouver Sun.
Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins - Raycroft is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Kings. We'll try to update this one before gametime as the Bruins may opt to go with Felix Potvin since he'll be facing his former team.
Roman Turek, Calgary Flames - Turek is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Sabres. Take this one with extreme caution as coach Darryl Sutter refused to reveal who will start. Turek has recovered from his "head injury" and is the obvious #1, however, backup Jamie McLennan hasn't allowed a goal this year. We'll try to get an update later, perhaps from one of our readers.
Jocelyn Thibault, Chicago Blackhawks - Thibault is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Thrashers.
Marc Denis, Columbus Blue Jackets - Denis is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Predators.
Dominik Hasek, Detroit Red Wings - Hasek is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Penguins.
Roman Cechmanek, Los Angeles Kings - Cechmanek is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Bruins.
Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens - Theodore is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Tomas Vokoun, Nashville Predators - Vokoun is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Blue Jackets.
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils - Brodeur is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Lightning.
Mike Dunham, New York Rangers - Dunham is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Hurricanes.
Jeff Hackett, Philadelphia Flyers - Hackett is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Coyotes.
Ed Belfour, Toronto Maple Leafs - Belfour is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Canadiens.
Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals - Kolzig is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Blues.
Curtis Joseph, Detroit Red Wings - Wings management will speak to Joseph within the next few days about his status with the team and when he'll be ready to play in a game for the first time. There's a chance that Joseph could be sent down to the AHL to get a few games in before being called up to play on the main squad. He will most likely have to see some action with Detroit if the Wings want to trade him because teams who are interested in acquiring him will no doubt want to see how he does at the NHL-level. Still, the Wings will have their hands full trying to deal him and his two-year, $16 million salary.
Pasi Nurminen, Atlanta Thrashers - Nurminen will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Blackhawks, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Mika Noronen, Buffalo Sabres - Noronen will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Flames, reports the Buffalo News. Even though the Sabres have three talented young goalies to choose from, they simply have no idea who to give the starting job to and thus, Noronen will probably be given a chance tonight to see if he can make things happen that Martin Biron and Ryan Miller couldn't.
Kevin Weekes, Carolina Hurricanes - Weekes will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Rangers, reports the Raleigh News-Observer.
Phil Sauve, Colorado Avalanche - Sauve will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Oilers, reports the Rocky Mountain News. It will be his first career NHL regular season start.
Tommy Salo, Edmonton Oilers - Salo will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Avalanche, reports the Rocky Mountain News.
Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers - Luongo will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Islanders, reports the Miami Herald. If Rick DiPietro starts as expected, this will be a showdown of sorts as Luongo was traded in 2000 from the Islanders to make room for DiPietro, who the team then selected first overall in that year's entry draft. Luongo himself was a fourth overall pick so it was more or less the Isles picking DiPietro over him.
Dwayne Roloson, Minnesota Wild - Roloson will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Canucks, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders - DiPietro will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Panthers, reports the New York Post.
Patrick Lalime, Ottawa Senators - Lalime will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Sharks, reports the Ottawa Sun.
Sean Burke, Phoenix Coyotes - Burke will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Flyers, reports the Arizona Republic.
Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins - Fleury will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Red Wings, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks - Nabokov will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Senators, reports the Ottawa Sun.
Chris Osgood, St. Louis Blues - Osgood will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Capitals, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Nikolai Khabibulin, Tampa Bay Lightning - Khabibulin will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Devils, reports the St. Petersburg Times.
Johan Hedberg, Vancouver Canucks - Hedberg will be the starter for Saturday's game against the Wild, reports the Vancouver Sun.
Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins - Raycroft is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Kings. We'll try to update this one before gametime as the Bruins may opt to go with Felix Potvin since he'll be facing his former team.
Roman Turek, Calgary Flames - Turek is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Sabres. Take this one with extreme caution as coach Darryl Sutter refused to reveal who will start. Turek has recovered from his "head injury" and is the obvious #1, however, backup Jamie McLennan hasn't allowed a goal this year. We'll try to get an update later, perhaps from one of our readers.
Jocelyn Thibault, Chicago Blackhawks - Thibault is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Thrashers.
Marc Denis, Columbus Blue Jackets - Denis is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Predators.
Dominik Hasek, Detroit Red Wings - Hasek is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Penguins.
Roman Cechmanek, Los Angeles Kings - Cechmanek is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Bruins.
Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens - Theodore is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Tomas Vokoun, Nashville Predators - Vokoun is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Blue Jackets.
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils - Brodeur is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Lightning.
Mike Dunham, New York Rangers - Dunham is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Hurricanes.
Jeff Hackett, Philadelphia Flyers - Hackett is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Coyotes.
Ed Belfour, Toronto Maple Leafs - Belfour is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Canadiens.
Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals - Kolzig is the probable starter for Saturday's game against the Blues.
Curtis Joseph, Detroit Red Wings - Wings management will speak to Joseph within the next few days about his status with the team and when he'll be ready to play in a game for the first time. There's a chance that Joseph could be sent down to the AHL to get a few games in before being called up to play on the main squad. He will most likely have to see some action with Detroit if the Wings want to trade him because teams who are interested in acquiring him will no doubt want to see how he does at the NHL-level. Still, the Wings will have their hands full trying to deal him and his two-year, $16 million salary.
FLORIDA PANTHERS (1-1-2-0) AT NEW YORK ISLANDERS (1-1-1-0), 7 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Florida Panthers try to bounce back from their first loss of the season tonight when they open a three-game road trip at Nassau Coliseum against the New York Islanders.
The Panthers dropped a 2-1 decision to the then-perfect Phoenix Coyotes at the Office Depot Center on Wednesday. Mike Van Ryn scored the lone Panthers' goal and Roberto Luongo stopped 34 of 36 shots, as Florida was denied its chance to stay unbeaten after four games for the first time since 1999.
Florida has gone 0-1-2 since a season-opening 3-1 victory over Carolina on October 9.
In all, the Panthers will play six of their next seven away from home. They'll visit the Rangers on Monday night.
The Islanders, meanwhile, are off to a 1-1-1 start to the 2003-04 season, including Tuesday's 2-2 tie in Atlanta. The Thrashers' Marc Savard scored 6:18 into the third period to force the deadlock.
Mark Parrish posted his third goal of the campaign and Eric Cairns also tallied for the Islanders. Former No. 1 pick Rick DiPietro finished with 21 saves in his second consecutive start. DiPietro preserved the tie in overtime with a pad save on Frantisek Kaberle off a breakaway.
New York opens a stretch that has it at home for eight of the next 10 games. The Isles will welcome Toronto to Nassau on Monday.
The Islanders went 2-0-2 against the Panthers last season and are 4-1-3 in the last eight meetings. Florida has lost three of four and five of its last seven on Long Island.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (0-1-2-0) AT MONTREAL CANADIENS (3-1-0-0), 7 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Toronto Maple Leafs try once again for their first victory of the season tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
Toronto opened its season with a 4-0 loss to the Habs a week ago, and has followed up the defeat with consecutive ties against Washington and New Jersey. On Thursday the Leafs kicked off a five-game road trip with a 2-2 deadlock versus the Devils.
Nik Antropov and Darcy Tucker lit the lamp for Toronto, while Ed Belfour made 31 saves. Jersey's Sergei Brylin managed the equalizer with a mere two seconds to go in regulation.
Through three games, the Maple Leafs have been limited to four goals. Top guns Mats Sundin and Owen Nolan have yet to score their first tallies of the season.
Right wing Alexander Mogilny sat out Thursday and is expected to miss several games with a nagging groin pull. The Russian sniper is with the team on the five-game road trip that began in New Jersey, and hopes to return before it ends.
Toronto will visit the NY Islanders Monday.
Montreal, meanwhile, has won its last three games on the heels of a 5-2 loss to Ottawa in the opener. Mike Ribeiro notched a goal and two assists to lead the Canadiens past the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1, at the Bell Centre on Thursday.
Andrei Markov and Richard Zednik contributed a goal and an assist apiece for the Habs. Jason Ward also scored and Jose Theodore turned aside 22 shots. Theodore has stopped 59 of the last 61 shots he has faced since losing to Ottawa.
Montreal plays the third portion of a six-game homestand tonight and will host Detroit on Monday.
The Canadiens snapped a three-game series losing streak last week, but the Leafs are 3-2-2 in the last seven meetings. Toronto is 4-1-3 in its last eight and 5-2-3 in its last 10 trips to Montreal.
CAROLINA HURRICANES (0-2-1-0) AT NEW YORK RANGERS (0-2-1-0), 7 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - Two winless clubs clash tonight when the New York Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to Madison Square Garden.
After falling to both Minnesota and Columbus to start the campaign, the Rangers skated to a scoreless tie with Atlanta to open a six-game homestand Thursday. Mike Dunham turned aside 30 shots to back the stalemate and give New York its first point of the season.
With the futile offensive effort, the Blueshirts have still been limited to a mere three goals this season. They were also shut out by Columbus and have not scored a goal in 157 minutes and 13 seconds of consecutive game action.
On the history watch tonight, New York captain Mark Messier enters tied with Raymond Bourque for third place on the NHL's all-time assist list with 1,169 career helpers.
New York will host Florida on Monday.
Carolina, meanwhile, is also winless through three games and picked up its first point with a 2-2 home tie versus Florida on Monday. Jesse Boulerice scored with 4:58 left in the second period to salvage the game for the Canes, who finished with the league's worst record a season ago.
Josef Vasicek also scored, and Kevin Weekes finished with 18 saves. Carolina dominated play in the third period as it outshot Florida 9-2, but neither team was able to score. Florida had the best chance as it was awarded a power play with 4:23 left in the third, but could not convert.
The tie avoided Carolina's first 0-3 start since 1997-98, which was the team's first season after relocating from Hartford.
The Hurricanes begin a four-game road trip tonight and will visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
New York swept four games from Carolina last season and has won five of the last six matches between the teams. The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four at MSG.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (1-3-0-0) AT ATLANTA THRASHERS (2-0-2-0), 7 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Atlanta Thrashers try to remain unbeaten tonight when they invite the Chicago Blackhawks to Philips Arena.
Atlanta opened with consecutive victories over Columbus and Washington, and has followed up with successive ties versus the NY Islanders and Rangers. Mike Dunham turned aside 30 shots and Pasi Nurminen made 29 saves, as the Rangers and Thrashers skated to a 0-0 deadlock at Madison Square Garden Thursday.
Nurminen matched Dunham all evening for Atlanta, making 10 stops in the first period, three in the second, 10 in the third and six in the extra session. Atlanta, however, failed to capitalize with a two-man advantage early in the third period. Ilya Kovalchuk had the best chance during the power play, but his shot from the left circle was stopped by Dunham, who squeezed the puck between his arm and pad.
Kovalchuk had his three-game points streak to start the season halted, as he had managed two goals and two assists in the first three outings.
Atlanta will head to the road and visit Tampa on Tuesday.
Chicago, meanwhile, has dropped three straight since opening with an encouraging victory over Minnesota. On Thursday, Rick Nash registered a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over the Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena.
Brett McLean tallied the lone goal for the Blackhawks, who have scored just four times in as many games on the young season.
Injury woes also hit the Hawks, already without captain Alexei Zhamnov due to back surgery, yet again. Winger Eric Daze returned to Chicago on Thursday to have his own back examined and he missed the loss to the Jackets. Daze has already had two back surgeries in the last three years.
The Hawks will head back home after tonight, welcoming Nashville on Saturday.
Chicago has won four of the five all-time meetings with Atlanta, and outscored the Thrashers 9-1 in the last three combined. The Blackhawks are 2-1 at Philips Arena.
(Sports Network) - The Florida Panthers try to bounce back from their first loss of the season tonight when they open a three-game road trip at Nassau Coliseum against the New York Islanders.
The Panthers dropped a 2-1 decision to the then-perfect Phoenix Coyotes at the Office Depot Center on Wednesday. Mike Van Ryn scored the lone Panthers' goal and Roberto Luongo stopped 34 of 36 shots, as Florida was denied its chance to stay unbeaten after four games for the first time since 1999.
Florida has gone 0-1-2 since a season-opening 3-1 victory over Carolina on October 9.
In all, the Panthers will play six of their next seven away from home. They'll visit the Rangers on Monday night.
The Islanders, meanwhile, are off to a 1-1-1 start to the 2003-04 season, including Tuesday's 2-2 tie in Atlanta. The Thrashers' Marc Savard scored 6:18 into the third period to force the deadlock.
Mark Parrish posted his third goal of the campaign and Eric Cairns also tallied for the Islanders. Former No. 1 pick Rick DiPietro finished with 21 saves in his second consecutive start. DiPietro preserved the tie in overtime with a pad save on Frantisek Kaberle off a breakaway.
New York opens a stretch that has it at home for eight of the next 10 games. The Isles will welcome Toronto to Nassau on Monday.
The Islanders went 2-0-2 against the Panthers last season and are 4-1-3 in the last eight meetings. Florida has lost three of four and five of its last seven on Long Island.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (0-1-2-0) AT MONTREAL CANADIENS (3-1-0-0), 7 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Toronto Maple Leafs try once again for their first victory of the season tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
Toronto opened its season with a 4-0 loss to the Habs a week ago, and has followed up the defeat with consecutive ties against Washington and New Jersey. On Thursday the Leafs kicked off a five-game road trip with a 2-2 deadlock versus the Devils.
Nik Antropov and Darcy Tucker lit the lamp for Toronto, while Ed Belfour made 31 saves. Jersey's Sergei Brylin managed the equalizer with a mere two seconds to go in regulation.
Through three games, the Maple Leafs have been limited to four goals. Top guns Mats Sundin and Owen Nolan have yet to score their first tallies of the season.
Right wing Alexander Mogilny sat out Thursday and is expected to miss several games with a nagging groin pull. The Russian sniper is with the team on the five-game road trip that began in New Jersey, and hopes to return before it ends.
Toronto will visit the NY Islanders Monday.
Montreal, meanwhile, has won its last three games on the heels of a 5-2 loss to Ottawa in the opener. Mike Ribeiro notched a goal and two assists to lead the Canadiens past the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1, at the Bell Centre on Thursday.
Andrei Markov and Richard Zednik contributed a goal and an assist apiece for the Habs. Jason Ward also scored and Jose Theodore turned aside 22 shots. Theodore has stopped 59 of the last 61 shots he has faced since losing to Ottawa.
Montreal plays the third portion of a six-game homestand tonight and will host Detroit on Monday.
The Canadiens snapped a three-game series losing streak last week, but the Leafs are 3-2-2 in the last seven meetings. Toronto is 4-1-3 in its last eight and 5-2-3 in its last 10 trips to Montreal.
CAROLINA HURRICANES (0-2-1-0) AT NEW YORK RANGERS (0-2-1-0), 7 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - Two winless clubs clash tonight when the New York Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to Madison Square Garden.
After falling to both Minnesota and Columbus to start the campaign, the Rangers skated to a scoreless tie with Atlanta to open a six-game homestand Thursday. Mike Dunham turned aside 30 shots to back the stalemate and give New York its first point of the season.
With the futile offensive effort, the Blueshirts have still been limited to a mere three goals this season. They were also shut out by Columbus and have not scored a goal in 157 minutes and 13 seconds of consecutive game action.
On the history watch tonight, New York captain Mark Messier enters tied with Raymond Bourque for third place on the NHL's all-time assist list with 1,169 career helpers.
New York will host Florida on Monday.
Carolina, meanwhile, is also winless through three games and picked up its first point with a 2-2 home tie versus Florida on Monday. Jesse Boulerice scored with 4:58 left in the second period to salvage the game for the Canes, who finished with the league's worst record a season ago.
Josef Vasicek also scored, and Kevin Weekes finished with 18 saves. Carolina dominated play in the third period as it outshot Florida 9-2, but neither team was able to score. Florida had the best chance as it was awarded a power play with 4:23 left in the third, but could not convert.
The tie avoided Carolina's first 0-3 start since 1997-98, which was the team's first season after relocating from Hartford.
The Hurricanes begin a four-game road trip tonight and will visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
New York swept four games from Carolina last season and has won five of the last six matches between the teams. The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four at MSG.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (1-3-0-0) AT ATLANTA THRASHERS (2-0-2-0), 7 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Atlanta Thrashers try to remain unbeaten tonight when they invite the Chicago Blackhawks to Philips Arena.
Atlanta opened with consecutive victories over Columbus and Washington, and has followed up with successive ties versus the NY Islanders and Rangers. Mike Dunham turned aside 30 shots and Pasi Nurminen made 29 saves, as the Rangers and Thrashers skated to a 0-0 deadlock at Madison Square Garden Thursday.
Nurminen matched Dunham all evening for Atlanta, making 10 stops in the first period, three in the second, 10 in the third and six in the extra session. Atlanta, however, failed to capitalize with a two-man advantage early in the third period. Ilya Kovalchuk had the best chance during the power play, but his shot from the left circle was stopped by Dunham, who squeezed the puck between his arm and pad.
Kovalchuk had his three-game points streak to start the season halted, as he had managed two goals and two assists in the first three outings.
Atlanta will head to the road and visit Tampa on Tuesday.
Chicago, meanwhile, has dropped three straight since opening with an encouraging victory over Minnesota. On Thursday, Rick Nash registered a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over the Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena.
Brett McLean tallied the lone goal for the Blackhawks, who have scored just four times in as many games on the young season.
Injury woes also hit the Hawks, already without captain Alexei Zhamnov due to back surgery, yet again. Winger Eric Daze returned to Chicago on Thursday to have his own back examined and he missed the loss to the Jackets. Daze has already had two back surgeries in the last three years.
The Hawks will head back home after tonight, welcoming Nashville on Saturday.
Chicago has won four of the five all-time meetings with Atlanta, and outscored the Thrashers 9-1 in the last three combined. The Blackhawks are 2-1 at Philips Arena.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (2-0-0-0) AT NEW JERSEY DEVILS (1-0-2-0), 7:30 P.M. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils both try to stay unbeaten this evening when the two face off at Continental Airlines Arena. Tampa has posted victories in both of its contests this season, while New Jersey has skated to a 1-0-2 mark in its first three games of the year.
This will also be a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference semifinals, which saw the Devils eliminate Tampa in five games. The Lightning, though, pushed New Jersey to three overtimes in Game 5 before falling 2-1.
The Devils raised their 2003 Stanley Cup championship banner to the rafters on Thursday prior to their 2-2 deadlock with the Toronto Maple Leafs. New Jersey seemed headed towards its first defeat, but Sergei Brylin's goal with two seconds remaining in the third period evened the game.
Jay Pandolfo also scored for the Devils, who received a pair of assists from defenseman Brian Rafalski. Martin Brodeur, last season's Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's top goaltender, faced just 14 shots, but allowed two goals.
Also, the contest marked a historic milestone for Devils captain Scott Stevens. The warrior defenseman played in his 1,600th NHL game. Stevens, a Devil since 1991, ranks third all-time in games played among blueliners, trailing only Raymond Bourque (1,612) and Larry Murphy (1,615) in the NHL record books.
Tampa, meanwhile, handed the red-hot Phoenix Coyotes their first loss of the season on Thursday. Martin St. Louis picked up the go-ahead goal and added an assist to lead Tampa to the 5-1 win.
Brad Lukowich, Jason Cullimore, Pavel Kubina and Fredrik Modin also scored for the Lightning, who won their second straight 5-1 contest to open the season. The Bolts defeated Boston last Friday.
Lukowich, Cullimore and Kubina became the first trio of Lightning defensemen in franchise history to score in the same game.
Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 20 of 21 shots in the win for the Lightning, and has given up just two goals on 51 shots this season.
On the injury front, the Devils may be without center Igor Larionov for the second straight game. The veteran center, who had three assists in the Devils' first two games, missed Thursday's contest after injuring his knee in practice Wednesday. He will be a game-time decision.
Tampa Bay is unbeaten (1-0-2) in the last three meetings, but is just 5-11-3 in the last 19 matchups. The Lightning are also just 3-14-2 in their last 19 at New Jersey.
DETROIT RED WINGS (3-0-0-0) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (0-2-1-0), 7:30 P.M. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings will try and start a season with four straight wins for the first time since their Stanley Cup championship season of 1997-98 when they start a two-game road trip tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo.
However, they will have to do so without defenseman Derian Hatcher, who is expected to miss four to six months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
The veteran blueliner, who signed as a free agent in July after spending the first 12 years of his NHL career with the Dallas Stars, suffered the injury during his third shift Thursday in just his third game with the Red Wings. He has one assist on the season.
The loss of Hatcher, perennially one of the top blueliners in the league and a former Dallas captain, will hurt the Red Wings, despite an already deep defensive corps that includes current Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom and Chris Chelios.
Last season, the former All-Star posted eight goals and 22 assists and had a plus-37 rating. Jason Woolley, scratched the first three games this season, will likely take Hatcher's place in the lineup.
On Thursday, Ray Whitney scored his first goal as a Red Wing with just 1:06 to go in regulation, lifting Detroit to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Joe Louis Arena.
Brendan Shanahan and Nicklas Lidstrom also scored for the Red Wings, who have won their first three games of the season by 3-2 scores, with all three winning tallies coming with 1:06 or less remaining in regulation.
The win was also Detroit's 13th straight in the regular season, dating back to last year.
Dominik Hasek stopped 36 of 38 Canuck shots, including all 23 in the final two periods. Manny Legace, though, is expected to be between the pipes tonight for the Red Wings.
The Penguins, meanwhile, continue to search for Ed Olczyk's first win behind an NHL bench after Pittsburgh dropped a 4-1 contest to Montreal at the Bell Centre on Thursday.
Half of the 10 goals the Penguins have allowed this season have come while short-handed.
Martin Straka tallied the lone goal for the Penguins, now 0-2-1, while Quebec native Sebastien Caron made 28 saves in net. Caron made his second straight start after No. 1 draft pick Marc-Andre Fleury manned the crease in an opening night loss to Los Angeles. Fleury is expected to make his second career start tonight.
Mario Lemieux, returning to his native Montreal, assisted on Straka's tally and has three points (1g, 2a) on the young season. Super Mario is now five points shy of reaching 1,700 for his Hall of Fame career.
Detroit won both of its matchups against the Penguins last season and has won three straight after losing the last two meetings.The Red Wings have also won two straight after losing its last three in the Steel City.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS (1-2-1-0) AT ST. LOUIS BLUES (1-1-0-1), 7 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals try for their first win over the St. Louis Blues since 1997 and in the process put the brakes on a four-game winless streak when they continue their six-game road trip at the Savvis Center this evening.
Washington is 0-7-1 in its last eight meetings with the Blues and has not beaten St. Louis since December 29, 1997. The Caps have also lost five straight in St. Louis.
On Friday Washington fell to 0-3-1 in its last four with a 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars. Robert Lang and Matt Pettinger scored for Capitals, who have lost three of their first five games (1-3-1). Olaf Kolzig stopped 14 shots in the loss.
Jaromir Jagr failed to record a point for the third straight game and has scored just five goals in 18 career games against the Blues.
The Blues, meanwhile, got some bad news on Friday when they learned that captain Al MacInnis will be lost indefinitely after undergoing eye surgery on Friday.
The team has not released details, but MacInnis is believed to have suffered a detached retina in the same eye he injured in 2001. The 40-year-old defenseman played in the Blues' first three games.
MacInnis, who is best known for his blistering slapshot, has 340 goals and 934 assists in 1,416 career NHL games.
St. Louis had its season-opening three-game road trip to start the season end on a sour note Thursday with a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators.
Petr Cajanek scored for the Blues, while Chris Osgood stopped 20 shots, as St. Louis fell to 1-1-0-1 on the year. It was the first time this season that someone other than Keith Tkachuk lit the lamp.
The Blues also welcomed Dallas Drake into the lineup for the first time this season. Drake, who tallied 20 scores last season, missed the first two games of the year with a facial fracture he sustained from getting hit in the face by a puck in practice. He also sported a visor this evening for the first time in his 12-year career, while registering five shots.
St. Louis is 8-1-1 in its last 10 meetings with the Capitals.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (3-1-1-0) AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS (2-1-0-0), 8 P.M.
(Sports Network) - The Columbus Blue Jackets try for their fourth straight win tonight when they head to Nashville to face off with the Predators at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
After a season-opening loss to Atlanta, the Jackets have responded with three straight home wins over the Rangers, Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks. Rick Nash registered a goal and an assist to lead the Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over Chicago on Thursday.
Geoff Sanderson assisted on both power-play goals for Columbus, which is off to its best four-game start in team history. Last year it took the Blue Jackets eight games before picking up their third win, after going 14 the year before and 10 contests in their inaugural campaign.
Marc Denis looked solid in goal, posting 29 saves in the victory, while Todd Marchant added his second tally of the season.
Nash has scored three times in the early going, building upon his rookie 2002-03 campaign. The top pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, he was a finalist for the Calder Trophy after netting 17 goals in 74 games a season ago.
On the injury front, Columbus forward Andrew Cassels left Thursday's game with a bruised back and is questionable for tonight's affair.
Nashville, meanwhile, also comes into tonight's affair on a winning note after Marek Zidlicky recorded a goal and an assist in the Predators' 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.
Dan Hamhuis, Vladimir Orszagh and Andreas Johansson also scored, while Tomas Vokoun turned aside 30 shots for the Predators, who have won two of three games (2-1) to start the season. Nashville won three of its first four games to start the 2000-01 season.
Jordin Tootoo, the first person of Inuit descent to play in the league, assisted on Hamhuis' power-play goal at 10:53 of the second. He debuted with the Predators earlier this month.
The Predators were 3-1-1 against the Jackets last season and are 5-2-1 in the last eight matchups. Nashville is also 4-0-1 in its last five in the Music City against the Jackets.
(Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils both try to stay unbeaten this evening when the two face off at Continental Airlines Arena. Tampa has posted victories in both of its contests this season, while New Jersey has skated to a 1-0-2 mark in its first three games of the year.
This will also be a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference semifinals, which saw the Devils eliminate Tampa in five games. The Lightning, though, pushed New Jersey to three overtimes in Game 5 before falling 2-1.
The Devils raised their 2003 Stanley Cup championship banner to the rafters on Thursday prior to their 2-2 deadlock with the Toronto Maple Leafs. New Jersey seemed headed towards its first defeat, but Sergei Brylin's goal with two seconds remaining in the third period evened the game.
Jay Pandolfo also scored for the Devils, who received a pair of assists from defenseman Brian Rafalski. Martin Brodeur, last season's Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's top goaltender, faced just 14 shots, but allowed two goals.
Also, the contest marked a historic milestone for Devils captain Scott Stevens. The warrior defenseman played in his 1,600th NHL game. Stevens, a Devil since 1991, ranks third all-time in games played among blueliners, trailing only Raymond Bourque (1,612) and Larry Murphy (1,615) in the NHL record books.
Tampa, meanwhile, handed the red-hot Phoenix Coyotes their first loss of the season on Thursday. Martin St. Louis picked up the go-ahead goal and added an assist to lead Tampa to the 5-1 win.
Brad Lukowich, Jason Cullimore, Pavel Kubina and Fredrik Modin also scored for the Lightning, who won their second straight 5-1 contest to open the season. The Bolts defeated Boston last Friday.
Lukowich, Cullimore and Kubina became the first trio of Lightning defensemen in franchise history to score in the same game.
Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 20 of 21 shots in the win for the Lightning, and has given up just two goals on 51 shots this season.
On the injury front, the Devils may be without center Igor Larionov for the second straight game. The veteran center, who had three assists in the Devils' first two games, missed Thursday's contest after injuring his knee in practice Wednesday. He will be a game-time decision.
Tampa Bay is unbeaten (1-0-2) in the last three meetings, but is just 5-11-3 in the last 19 matchups. The Lightning are also just 3-14-2 in their last 19 at New Jersey.
DETROIT RED WINGS (3-0-0-0) AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (0-2-1-0), 7:30 P.M. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings will try and start a season with four straight wins for the first time since their Stanley Cup championship season of 1997-98 when they start a two-game road trip tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo.
However, they will have to do so without defenseman Derian Hatcher, who is expected to miss four to six months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
The veteran blueliner, who signed as a free agent in July after spending the first 12 years of his NHL career with the Dallas Stars, suffered the injury during his third shift Thursday in just his third game with the Red Wings. He has one assist on the season.
The loss of Hatcher, perennially one of the top blueliners in the league and a former Dallas captain, will hurt the Red Wings, despite an already deep defensive corps that includes current Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom and Chris Chelios.
Last season, the former All-Star posted eight goals and 22 assists and had a plus-37 rating. Jason Woolley, scratched the first three games this season, will likely take Hatcher's place in the lineup.
On Thursday, Ray Whitney scored his first goal as a Red Wing with just 1:06 to go in regulation, lifting Detroit to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Joe Louis Arena.
Brendan Shanahan and Nicklas Lidstrom also scored for the Red Wings, who have won their first three games of the season by 3-2 scores, with all three winning tallies coming with 1:06 or less remaining in regulation.
The win was also Detroit's 13th straight in the regular season, dating back to last year.
Dominik Hasek stopped 36 of 38 Canuck shots, including all 23 in the final two periods. Manny Legace, though, is expected to be between the pipes tonight for the Red Wings.
The Penguins, meanwhile, continue to search for Ed Olczyk's first win behind an NHL bench after Pittsburgh dropped a 4-1 contest to Montreal at the Bell Centre on Thursday.
Half of the 10 goals the Penguins have allowed this season have come while short-handed.
Martin Straka tallied the lone goal for the Penguins, now 0-2-1, while Quebec native Sebastien Caron made 28 saves in net. Caron made his second straight start after No. 1 draft pick Marc-Andre Fleury manned the crease in an opening night loss to Los Angeles. Fleury is expected to make his second career start tonight.
Mario Lemieux, returning to his native Montreal, assisted on Straka's tally and has three points (1g, 2a) on the young season. Super Mario is now five points shy of reaching 1,700 for his Hall of Fame career.
Detroit won both of its matchups against the Penguins last season and has won three straight after losing the last two meetings.The Red Wings have also won two straight after losing its last three in the Steel City.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS (1-2-1-0) AT ST. LOUIS BLUES (1-1-0-1), 7 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals try for their first win over the St. Louis Blues since 1997 and in the process put the brakes on a four-game winless streak when they continue their six-game road trip at the Savvis Center this evening.
Washington is 0-7-1 in its last eight meetings with the Blues and has not beaten St. Louis since December 29, 1997. The Caps have also lost five straight in St. Louis.
On Friday Washington fell to 0-3-1 in its last four with a 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars. Robert Lang and Matt Pettinger scored for Capitals, who have lost three of their first five games (1-3-1). Olaf Kolzig stopped 14 shots in the loss.
Jaromir Jagr failed to record a point for the third straight game and has scored just five goals in 18 career games against the Blues.
The Blues, meanwhile, got some bad news on Friday when they learned that captain Al MacInnis will be lost indefinitely after undergoing eye surgery on Friday.
The team has not released details, but MacInnis is believed to have suffered a detached retina in the same eye he injured in 2001. The 40-year-old defenseman played in the Blues' first three games.
MacInnis, who is best known for his blistering slapshot, has 340 goals and 934 assists in 1,416 career NHL games.
St. Louis had its season-opening three-game road trip to start the season end on a sour note Thursday with a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators.
Petr Cajanek scored for the Blues, while Chris Osgood stopped 20 shots, as St. Louis fell to 1-1-0-1 on the year. It was the first time this season that someone other than Keith Tkachuk lit the lamp.
The Blues also welcomed Dallas Drake into the lineup for the first time this season. Drake, who tallied 20 scores last season, missed the first two games of the year with a facial fracture he sustained from getting hit in the face by a puck in practice. He also sported a visor this evening for the first time in his 12-year career, while registering five shots.
St. Louis is 8-1-1 in its last 10 meetings with the Capitals.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (3-1-1-0) AT NASHVILLE PREDATORS (2-1-0-0), 8 P.M.
(Sports Network) - The Columbus Blue Jackets try for their fourth straight win tonight when they head to Nashville to face off with the Predators at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
After a season-opening loss to Atlanta, the Jackets have responded with three straight home wins over the Rangers, Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks. Rick Nash registered a goal and an assist to lead the Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over Chicago on Thursday.
Geoff Sanderson assisted on both power-play goals for Columbus, which is off to its best four-game start in team history. Last year it took the Blue Jackets eight games before picking up their third win, after going 14 the year before and 10 contests in their inaugural campaign.
Marc Denis looked solid in goal, posting 29 saves in the victory, while Todd Marchant added his second tally of the season.
Nash has scored three times in the early going, building upon his rookie 2002-03 campaign. The top pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, he was a finalist for the Calder Trophy after netting 17 goals in 74 games a season ago.
On the injury front, Columbus forward Andrew Cassels left Thursday's game with a bruised back and is questionable for tonight's affair.
Nashville, meanwhile, also comes into tonight's affair on a winning note after Marek Zidlicky recorded a goal and an assist in the Predators' 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.
Dan Hamhuis, Vladimir Orszagh and Andreas Johansson also scored, while Tomas Vokoun turned aside 30 shots for the Predators, who have won two of three games (2-1) to start the season. Nashville won three of its first four games to start the 2000-01 season.
Jordin Tootoo, the first person of Inuit descent to play in the league, assisted on Hamhuis' power-play goal at 10:53 of the second. He debuted with the Predators earlier this month.
The Predators were 3-1-1 against the Jackets last season and are 5-2-1 in the last eight matchups. Nashville is also 4-0-1 in its last five in the Music City against the Jackets.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS (2-2-0-0) AT MINNESOTA WILD (1-3-0-0), 8 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to gain a measure of revenge tonight when they faceoff with the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in the first meeting between the two teams since last year's Stanley Cup playoffs.
Minnesota stunned the Canucks last spring in Game 7 of the second-round series, after it had fallen behind three games to one.
This season, though, the Wild have just one win through their first four games following their 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Darby Hendrickson and Alexandre Daigle tallied for the Wild, who got 26 saves between the pipes from Manny Fernandez in the setback.
Daigle's tally came on the power-play, where the Wild had failed to score in their 12 chances entering the game.
Minnesota almost made things interesting in the final period. After Hendrickson made it a two-goal game, the Wild had a chance with the extra skater when Bates Battaglia was sent to the penalty box for hooking. However, Minnesota failed to capitalize and Teemu Selanne eventually made it a three- goal game on a breakaway with just over three and a half minutes to play.
Vancouver, meanwhile, suffered its second straight loss on Thursday when it was upended 3-2 in dramatic fashion by the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.
Marek Malik posted a goal in this game, as did Markus Naslund, but the Canucks still evened their record with two wins and two losses on the season. Dan Cloutier had a fine performance in net for the Canucks, but his 28 saves on 31 shots were one too few.
The winning goal came when Pavel Datsyuk jumped on a puck going toward the boards behind Cloutier and centered it for defenseman Mathieu Schneider. Schneider couldn't handle the pass, but Ray Whitney swooped in behind him and put it past a confused Cloutier with just 1:06 remaining in regulation .
Minnesota is unbeaten (2-0-1) in its last three against the Canucks after losing the previous four meetings. Vancouver, though, is 7-5-2 in the last 14 matchups and is 4-2-1 in its last seven trips to Minnesota.
BUFFALO SABRES (1-3-0-0) AT CALGARY FLAMES (2-1-0-0), 9 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Calgary Flames target their third straight win tonight when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to the Saddledome.
On Tuesday, Jamie McLennan made 19 saves and recorded his first shutout in over two years to lead Calgary to a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Blair Betts netted the lone goal of the contest for the Flames, who are 2-1 after three games this season. Last year Calgary needed 10 games before posting its third win of the season.
McLennan, whose last shutout came during the 2000-01 season, started in place of the injured Roman Turek, who left last Saturday's game against the Sharks with a head injury. Turek is ready to return, but head coach Darryl Sutter has not said who will be in the crease for tonight's contest.
McLennan, who has not allowed a goal in 97 minutes, 17 seconds, has now won consecutive decisions after going 0-10-3 in his previous 13 decisions. His last win had been on November 5 against New Jersey.
Calgary's top line ofJarome Iginla, Craig Conroy and Dean McAmmond has combined for zero points thus far this season.
Buffalo, meanwhile, failed in its quest for back-to-back victories on Thursday when it was upended by the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1. Chris Drury scored his first goal in a Buffalo uniform after he came to the Sabres from Calgary in an offseason trade.
Martin Biron, who stopped 29 shots for Buffalo, was pulled for an extra skater late in the third period. The Sabres pressed and had a few decent scoring chances, but Fernando Pisani's empty-netter from center ice with 1:22 to go in the game completed the scoring.
Tonight's contest will be the second leg of a six-game road trip for the Sabres.
This will also be the first meeting between the teams since an offseason trade that saw the Flames send Drury to the Sabres for defenseman Rhett Warrener and center Steve Reinprecht, who Buffalo had acquired earlier in the day of the trade.
Drury played 80 games last season for the Flames and had 23 goals with 30 assists, while Warrener spent the last five years in Buffalo.
The Sabres lost the lone matchup between the two teams last season and has dropped two straight after winning the last nine meetings. Buffalo has also lost two straight after going unbeaten in its last three at Calgary.
COLORADO AVALANCHE (2-1-0-0) AT EDMONTON OILERS (2-2-0-0), 10 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to make it two straight wins this evening when they host the Colorado Avalanche in the second installment of a three-game homestand at Skyreach Centre.
Raffi Torres and Ales Hemsky both notched a goal and an assist and Ty Conklin posted 31 saves, as the Edmonton Oilers downed the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1, on Thursday at Skyreach Centre.
Ethan Moreau and Fernando Pisani also scored for the Oilers, who finally produced on offense after being shutout for two straight games.
Moreau's first goal of the campaign, a shorthanded tally from Marty Reasoner at 3:30, opened the scoring for Edmonton, which halted a 125:32 scoreless drought.
The Oilers, who were 0-for-13 on the power play in their last two games, continued their woeful play with the extra skater, going scoreless on six chances in the contest.
Meanwhile, Colorado also enters tonight's tilt on a positive note after Peter Forsberg posted a goal and an assist and Rob Blake added a pair of helpers in the Avalanche's 5-2 pounding of the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
Andrei Nikolishin, Teemu Selanne, Milan Hejduk and John-Michael Liles also scored for the Avalanche, who have won two of three games to start the season (2-1). David Aebischer turned aside 21 shots in the victory.
Phil Sauve will be making his NHL debut tonight between the pipes tonight for the Avs. The 23-year-old netminder, whose father was an NHL goaltender, spent the last three seasons with Hershey of the American Hockey League, where he was team MVP the last three seasons. In four preseason games with Colorado, Suave posted a 2-0-1 record with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage.
On the injury front, Colorado defenseman Martin Skoula missed his second straight game with a bruised foot and is questionable for tonight's affair.
Colorado was 2-2-1 last season against the Oilers and have won the last two matchups. The Avs are also 10-5-3 in the last 18 meetings. However, they have dropped two straight in Edmonton, where they are just 1-4-2 in their last seven trips.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (1-0-2-0) AT PHOENIX COYOTES (3-1-0-0), 10 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Flyers try to remain unbeaten tonight when they continue their four-game Western Conference road swing against the Phoenix Coyotes at America West Arena.
The Flyers remained unbeaten through its first three games (1-0-2) on Thursday, as Jeff Hackett turned aside 27 shots in Philadelphia's 0-0 tie against the San Jose Sharks. Last season the Flyers reeled off a five-game unbeaten streak to start the year (3-0-2).
Hackett, who also blanked Buffalo, 2-0, in the Flyers' season opener last Thursday, is the first goaltender in Flyers history to record back-to-back shutouts to start a season. His shutout streak on the season is still intact at 125 minutes.
Philadelphia had the first great chance of the extra session just 40 seconds in when Justin Williams blasted a slap shot from the top of the left circle. However, Nabokov made a magnificent glove save to stop the puck from heading into the upper right corner of the net.
The Flyers, who went 0-for-5 on the power play, played their first scoreless tie since February 24, 2001 against Tampa Bay.
Phoenix, meanwhile, was denied its first-ever 4-0 start in team history on Thursday, as it found itself on the wrong end of a 5-1 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Mike Johnson scored for the Coyotes, who allowed two goals in each of the last two periods to decide the match. Netminder Brian Boucher allowed the five goals on 31 shots in his first start of the season in place of Sean Burke. Burke has stopped 83 of the 85 shots fired his way this season and is expected to be back between the pipes Saturday against visiting Philadelphia.
Phoenix forward Ladislav Nagy, who has one goal this season, hopes to return to the lineup tonight after sitting out Thursday's game with a pulled groin.
This game will also feature the desert return of Philly forward Tony Amonte, who was dealt to the Flyers right before the trading deadline last season. Amonte signed a lucrative free agent deal with the Coyotes prior to the start of last season, but struggled mightily leading to his eventual trade.
The teams split their two meetings last season, but Philly is just 1-4 in the last five meetings and have dropped three straight in the desert.
The Flyers, though, have won six of 10 and eight of the last 13 meetings.
(Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to gain a measure of revenge tonight when they faceoff with the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in the first meeting between the two teams since last year's Stanley Cup playoffs.
Minnesota stunned the Canucks last spring in Game 7 of the second-round series, after it had fallen behind three games to one.
This season, though, the Wild have just one win through their first four games following their 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Darby Hendrickson and Alexandre Daigle tallied for the Wild, who got 26 saves between the pipes from Manny Fernandez in the setback.
Daigle's tally came on the power-play, where the Wild had failed to score in their 12 chances entering the game.
Minnesota almost made things interesting in the final period. After Hendrickson made it a two-goal game, the Wild had a chance with the extra skater when Bates Battaglia was sent to the penalty box for hooking. However, Minnesota failed to capitalize and Teemu Selanne eventually made it a three- goal game on a breakaway with just over three and a half minutes to play.
Vancouver, meanwhile, suffered its second straight loss on Thursday when it was upended 3-2 in dramatic fashion by the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.
Marek Malik posted a goal in this game, as did Markus Naslund, but the Canucks still evened their record with two wins and two losses on the season. Dan Cloutier had a fine performance in net for the Canucks, but his 28 saves on 31 shots were one too few.
The winning goal came when Pavel Datsyuk jumped on a puck going toward the boards behind Cloutier and centered it for defenseman Mathieu Schneider. Schneider couldn't handle the pass, but Ray Whitney swooped in behind him and put it past a confused Cloutier with just 1:06 remaining in regulation .
Minnesota is unbeaten (2-0-1) in its last three against the Canucks after losing the previous four meetings. Vancouver, though, is 7-5-2 in the last 14 matchups and is 4-2-1 in its last seven trips to Minnesota.
BUFFALO SABRES (1-3-0-0) AT CALGARY FLAMES (2-1-0-0), 9 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Calgary Flames target their third straight win tonight when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to the Saddledome.
On Tuesday, Jamie McLennan made 19 saves and recorded his first shutout in over two years to lead Calgary to a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Blair Betts netted the lone goal of the contest for the Flames, who are 2-1 after three games this season. Last year Calgary needed 10 games before posting its third win of the season.
McLennan, whose last shutout came during the 2000-01 season, started in place of the injured Roman Turek, who left last Saturday's game against the Sharks with a head injury. Turek is ready to return, but head coach Darryl Sutter has not said who will be in the crease for tonight's contest.
McLennan, who has not allowed a goal in 97 minutes, 17 seconds, has now won consecutive decisions after going 0-10-3 in his previous 13 decisions. His last win had been on November 5 against New Jersey.
Calgary's top line ofJarome Iginla, Craig Conroy and Dean McAmmond has combined for zero points thus far this season.
Buffalo, meanwhile, failed in its quest for back-to-back victories on Thursday when it was upended by the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1. Chris Drury scored his first goal in a Buffalo uniform after he came to the Sabres from Calgary in an offseason trade.
Martin Biron, who stopped 29 shots for Buffalo, was pulled for an extra skater late in the third period. The Sabres pressed and had a few decent scoring chances, but Fernando Pisani's empty-netter from center ice with 1:22 to go in the game completed the scoring.
Tonight's contest will be the second leg of a six-game road trip for the Sabres.
This will also be the first meeting between the teams since an offseason trade that saw the Flames send Drury to the Sabres for defenseman Rhett Warrener and center Steve Reinprecht, who Buffalo had acquired earlier in the day of the trade.
Drury played 80 games last season for the Flames and had 23 goals with 30 assists, while Warrener spent the last five years in Buffalo.
The Sabres lost the lone matchup between the two teams last season and has dropped two straight after winning the last nine meetings. Buffalo has also lost two straight after going unbeaten in its last three at Calgary.
COLORADO AVALANCHE (2-1-0-0) AT EDMONTON OILERS (2-2-0-0), 10 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to make it two straight wins this evening when they host the Colorado Avalanche in the second installment of a three-game homestand at Skyreach Centre.
Raffi Torres and Ales Hemsky both notched a goal and an assist and Ty Conklin posted 31 saves, as the Edmonton Oilers downed the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1, on Thursday at Skyreach Centre.
Ethan Moreau and Fernando Pisani also scored for the Oilers, who finally produced on offense after being shutout for two straight games.
Moreau's first goal of the campaign, a shorthanded tally from Marty Reasoner at 3:30, opened the scoring for Edmonton, which halted a 125:32 scoreless drought.
The Oilers, who were 0-for-13 on the power play in their last two games, continued their woeful play with the extra skater, going scoreless on six chances in the contest.
Meanwhile, Colorado also enters tonight's tilt on a positive note after Peter Forsberg posted a goal and an assist and Rob Blake added a pair of helpers in the Avalanche's 5-2 pounding of the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
Andrei Nikolishin, Teemu Selanne, Milan Hejduk and John-Michael Liles also scored for the Avalanche, who have won two of three games to start the season (2-1). David Aebischer turned aside 21 shots in the victory.
Phil Sauve will be making his NHL debut tonight between the pipes tonight for the Avs. The 23-year-old netminder, whose father was an NHL goaltender, spent the last three seasons with Hershey of the American Hockey League, where he was team MVP the last three seasons. In four preseason games with Colorado, Suave posted a 2-0-1 record with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage.
On the injury front, Colorado defenseman Martin Skoula missed his second straight game with a bruised foot and is questionable for tonight's affair.
Colorado was 2-2-1 last season against the Oilers and have won the last two matchups. The Avs are also 10-5-3 in the last 18 meetings. However, they have dropped two straight in Edmonton, where they are just 1-4-2 in their last seven trips.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (1-0-2-0) AT PHOENIX COYOTES (3-1-0-0), 10 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Flyers try to remain unbeaten tonight when they continue their four-game Western Conference road swing against the Phoenix Coyotes at America West Arena.
The Flyers remained unbeaten through its first three games (1-0-2) on Thursday, as Jeff Hackett turned aside 27 shots in Philadelphia's 0-0 tie against the San Jose Sharks. Last season the Flyers reeled off a five-game unbeaten streak to start the year (3-0-2).
Hackett, who also blanked Buffalo, 2-0, in the Flyers' season opener last Thursday, is the first goaltender in Flyers history to record back-to-back shutouts to start a season. His shutout streak on the season is still intact at 125 minutes.
Philadelphia had the first great chance of the extra session just 40 seconds in when Justin Williams blasted a slap shot from the top of the left circle. However, Nabokov made a magnificent glove save to stop the puck from heading into the upper right corner of the net.
The Flyers, who went 0-for-5 on the power play, played their first scoreless tie since February 24, 2001 against Tampa Bay.
Phoenix, meanwhile, was denied its first-ever 4-0 start in team history on Thursday, as it found itself on the wrong end of a 5-1 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Mike Johnson scored for the Coyotes, who allowed two goals in each of the last two periods to decide the match. Netminder Brian Boucher allowed the five goals on 31 shots in his first start of the season in place of Sean Burke. Burke has stopped 83 of the 85 shots fired his way this season and is expected to be back between the pipes Saturday against visiting Philadelphia.
Phoenix forward Ladislav Nagy, who has one goal this season, hopes to return to the lineup tonight after sitting out Thursday's game with a pulled groin.
This game will also feature the desert return of Philly forward Tony Amonte, who was dealt to the Flyers right before the trading deadline last season. Amonte signed a lucrative free agent deal with the Coyotes prior to the start of last season, but struggled mightily leading to his eventual trade.
The teams split their two meetings last season, but Philly is just 1-4 in the last five meetings and have dropped three straight in the desert.
The Flyers, though, have won six of 10 and eight of the last 13 meetings.
OTTAWA SENATORS (2-1-0-1) AT SAN JOSE SHARKS (1-2-1-0), 10:30 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------
(Sports Network) - The Ottawa Senators try for their second straight win tonight when they conclude their three-game road trip against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.
On Friday, Patrick Lalime made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead Ottawa to a 3-0 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Vaclav Varada and Bryan Smolinski scored for the Senators, who have won two of their first four games (2-1-0-1) to start the new season.
Marian Hossa scored into an empty net with 1:53 remaining to seal the win and help head coach Jacques Martin record his 300th regular season win as Senators coach -- the most by any active coach with his current team.
Martin became the 13th coach in NHL history to record 300 regular season wins with one team. Scotty Bowman is the only one to do it with two different franchises.
Lalime, who recorded his 29th career shutout, will likely be given the night off this evening, as Martin Prusek is expected to make his second start of the year. Prusek allowed four goals on 27 shots in his first outing, a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
San Jose, meanwhile, comes into tonight's contest on the heels of a 0-0 tie with the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves in the contest and recorded the 18th shutout of his career.
The Sharks thought they won the game in overtime. Vincent Damphousse backhanded the puck into the crease and the puck hit off Flyers netminder Jeff Hackett's skate and headed towards the goal line. The Sharks began to celebrate, but the officials immediately signaled no goal. The play went to the replay booth, but the initial ruling stood and the game remained tied.
San Jose had two power-play opportunities in the first period, but failed to score. Philadelphia had 1:24 of a two-man advantage to work with near the midway point of the second period, but couldn't get one past Nabokov.
San Jose had its own two-man advantage at the end of the middle stanza. However, Philly netminder Jeff Hackett was able to keep the game scoreless with a few nice saves.
Mike Ricci had a great chance to break the scoreless game with a little over 13 minutes left in the third period. He was charging to the net and took a pass just outside of the crease, but his quick shot attempt sailed just wide of the left post.
Ottawa has dropped five of eight all-time meetings in San Jose, but has posted wins in three of the last four matchups overall. In the lone meeting last season the Senators embarrassed the Sharks with a 9-3 pounding
(Sports Network) - The Ottawa Senators try for their second straight win tonight when they conclude their three-game road trip against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.
On Friday, Patrick Lalime made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead Ottawa to a 3-0 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Vaclav Varada and Bryan Smolinski scored for the Senators, who have won two of their first four games (2-1-0-1) to start the new season.
Marian Hossa scored into an empty net with 1:53 remaining to seal the win and help head coach Jacques Martin record his 300th regular season win as Senators coach -- the most by any active coach with his current team.
Martin became the 13th coach in NHL history to record 300 regular season wins with one team. Scotty Bowman is the only one to do it with two different franchises.
Lalime, who recorded his 29th career shutout, will likely be given the night off this evening, as Martin Prusek is expected to make his second start of the year. Prusek allowed four goals on 27 shots in his first outing, a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
San Jose, meanwhile, comes into tonight's contest on the heels of a 0-0 tie with the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves in the contest and recorded the 18th shutout of his career.
The Sharks thought they won the game in overtime. Vincent Damphousse backhanded the puck into the crease and the puck hit off Flyers netminder Jeff Hackett's skate and headed towards the goal line. The Sharks began to celebrate, but the officials immediately signaled no goal. The play went to the replay booth, but the initial ruling stood and the game remained tied.
San Jose had two power-play opportunities in the first period, but failed to score. Philadelphia had 1:24 of a two-man advantage to work with near the midway point of the second period, but couldn't get one past Nabokov.
San Jose had its own two-man advantage at the end of the middle stanza. However, Philly netminder Jeff Hackett was able to keep the game scoreless with a few nice saves.
Mike Ricci had a great chance to break the scoreless game with a little over 13 minutes left in the third period. He was charging to the net and took a pass just outside of the crease, but his quick shot attempt sailed just wide of the left post.
Ottawa has dropped five of eight all-time meetings in San Jose, but has posted wins in three of the last four matchups overall. In the lone meeting last season the Senators embarrassed the Sharks with a 9-3 pounding
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