Jan 19, 2019
Ice Chips: Palmieri replaces Hall in ASG
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
TSN.ca Staff
New Jersey Devils
Kyle Palmieri has been added to the 2019 All-Star Game to replace teammate Taylor Hall on the Metropolitan Division roster. Hall has been injured since Dec. 23 due to a lower-body injury. In 33 games played this season, the forward has 37 points (11 goals and 26 assists). The roster change will mark Palmieri's All-Star Game debut. The 27-year-old has 22 goals and 16 assists in 47 games played this season.
Boston Bruins
Head coach Bruce Cassidy confirms that Noel Acciari and Matt Grzelcyk will be back in the lineup for Saturday night's game against the New York Rangers. Both Ryan Donato and John Moore will be the scratches.
Tuukka Rask will be between the pipes for the Bruins, marking his 25th start of the season. The 31-year-old has a record of 14-8-3, with a 2.42 goals-against average and .920 save percentage.
Morning rushes:
Marchand - Bergeron - Pastrnak
Cehlarik - Krejci - DeBrusk
Heinen - JFK - Backes
Kuraly - Acciari - Wagner
Chara - McAvoy
Krug - Carlo
Grzelcyk - Miller
Rask
Halak
Montreal Canadiens
Goaltender Antti Niemi will start Saturday night as the Canadiens take on the Philidelphia Flyers. The 35-year-old has a 8-4-1 record, with a 3.63 goals-against average and .897 save percentage.
St. Louis Blues
David Perron is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will not play in Saturday night's contest against the Ottawa Senators. The 30-year-old forward has 35 points (17 goals and 18 assists) in 45 games this season.
Zach Sanford has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury (concussion) he obtained on Tuesday. The 24-year-old has 11 points (five goals and six assists) this season.
Dallas Stars
Goalie Ben Bishop will get the nod to start against the Winnipeg Jets. In 30 games this season, the 32-year-old has a record of 15-12-2, a 2.38 goals-against average and .921 save percentage.
Lineup, per TSN's Brian Munz:
Janmark-Seguin-Radulov
Benn-Faksa-Comeau
Cogliano-Dickinson-Spezza
Gurianov-Hintz-Ritchie
Lindell-Klingberg
Heiskanen-Polak
Carrick-Fedun
Bishop
Khudobin
Anaheim Ducks
Ondrej Kase has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. The forward has 11 goals and nine assists in 30 games this season.
Sam Carrick has been called up from Anaheim's AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. The forward has only played three NHL games so far this season.
Minnesota Wild
Louis Belpedio has been called up from Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. The 22-year-old only appeared in one NHL game last season, adding two assists. The defenceman has yet to play for Minnesota this season.
Nashville Predators
Colin Blackwell has been summoned by Nashville's AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. The 25-year-old has not played an NHL game yet in his career.
Carolina Hurricanes
Clark Bishop has been sent down to Carolina's AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. The 22-year-old forward has three points (one goal and two assists) in 20 games played this season.
Winnipeg Jets
Lineup, per TSN's Brian Munz:
Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Laine-Little-Roslovic
Perreault-Lowry-Tanev
Lemieux-Copp-Appleton
Morrissey-Trouba
Kulikov-Myers
Morrow-Niku
Hellebuyck
Brossoit
Los Angeles Kings
Jonathan Quick will start in net for the Kings as they play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday afternoon. The 32-year-old will get his 23rd start, with a record of 8-11-3, a 2.80 goals-against average and .907 save percentage.
Colorado Avalanche
Goaltender Semyon Varlamov will get the start for the Avs on Saturday. The 30-year-old has a record of 12-11-5, with a goals-against average of 2.88 and a .906 save percentage.