Mar 25, 2017
Ice Chips: Price faces Senators
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster moves from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
TSN.ca Staff
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster moves from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
Montreal Canadiens
Carey Price is set to get the start in goal for the Montreal Canadiens as they host the Senators. Price was able to beat Ottawa last weekend, but the Canadiens followed that up by losing to Detroit and Carolina on home ice. This is a huge game for both teams as Ottawa is just one point behind Montreal for top spot in the Atlantic Division standings. Price has a 33-18-5 record with a 2.27 goals-against-average and a .922 save percentage.
Ottawa Senators
Mark Stone returns tonight against the Canadiens after missing the last 7 games with a lower body injury.
Fredrik Claesson will pair up with Erik Karlsson in the wake of Mark Methot's finger injury. Craig Anderson starts in goal.
Senators projected lines
Smith - Turris - Ryan
Burrows - Brassard - Stone
Hoffman - Pageau - Pyatt
Dzingel - Kelly - Wingels
Claesson - Karlsson
Phaneuf - Ceci
Borowiecki - Wideman
Anderson starting
Condon
Scratches: Stalberg (upper body injury), Jokipakka
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Montreal Canadiens projected lines
Pacioretty - Danault - Radulov
Galchenyuk - Shaw - Lehkonen
Byron - Plekanec - Gallagher
King - McCarron - Mitchell
Markov - Weber
Emelin - Petry
Beaulieu - Benn
Price starting
Montoya
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs are in Buffalo to face the Sabres. Josh Leivo will not play, out with an injury.
Buffalo Sabres
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers turn to Laurent Brossoit in goal tonight against the Avalanche. Cam Talbot getting some rest. This will be Brossoit's third start of the season and first since February 21.
After some line juggling last game, the lines are back to the more familiar looking ones.
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Maroon - McDavid - Draisaitl
Lucic - RNH - Eberle
Pouliot - Desharnais - Kassian
Caggiula - Letestu - Khaira
Klefbom - Larsson
Sekera - Russel
Nurse - Benning
Calgary Flames
Brian Elliott faces former teammate Jake Allen as the Flames visit St. Louis.
Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik
Kris Versteeg - Sam Bennett - Troy Brouwer
Lance Bouma - Matt Stajan - Alex Chiasson
Mark Giordano - Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie - Michael Stone
Matt Bartkowski - Deryk Engelland
GOALTENDER
Brian Elliott
Boston Bruins
Bruins goalie Tuuka Rask will not dress tonight as Boston vists New York to take on the Islanders. Rask is dealing with a lower-body injury. Anton Khubodin will start and Zane McIntyre will back him up.
The Bruins are tied with the Islanders for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
New York Rangers
The Rangers are in Los Angeles to play the Kings. Dan Girardi returns to the team. He's missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury.
Los Angeles Kings
Johnny Brodzinski is expected to make his NHL debut for the Kings tonight.
The 5th round pick (148 overall) from the 2013 NHL entry draft scored 25 goals in 56 games with the AHL's Ontario Reign this season. He's expected to be on a line with Nic Dows and Adrian Kempe.
Dallas Stars
Florida Panthers
The Panthers will be without defenceman Aaron Ekblad for the next five games.
Ekblad has a sore neck and has been dealing with headaches. Panthers coach/GM Tom Rowe said that it's not related to Ekblad's concussion.