| Darcy Tucker, W, Colorado Avalanche | Saturday 2/16, 11:20 PM CT |
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| Darcy Tucker scored two goals and registered an assist on Saturday night to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Tucker, who's battled injuries most of the season, is now rediscovering his scoring touch. In 52 games this year the two goals gave him 10 on the season and 21 total points. |
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| Nathan Horton scored two goals, one on a penalty shot, in a Florida loss to Carolina 5-4 on Saturday night. The goals were Horton's 19th and 20th of the season. In 61 games Horton has 49 points on the season. |
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| Ray Whitney, W, Carolina Hurricanes | Saturday 2/16, 10:38 PM CT |
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| Ray Whitney scored for the second straight game helping the Hurricanes rally past Florida, 5-4 on Saturday night. Florida extended their home winning streak against the Panthers to 13 games. Whitney appears to be breaking out of a slump that saw him score his first goal in 10 games on Thursday against the Pens. |
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| Manny Legace recorded 42 saves on Saturday night but was beaten by Shea Weber 40 seconds into overtime and the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1. The start was Legace's 12th straight. |
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| Yan Stastny, C, St. Louis Blues | Saturday 2/16, 10:24 PM CT |
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| Yan Stastny, recalled by the Blues from Peoria on Monday, played his first game in a Blues uniform after being a healthy scratch the past two games. Stastny is the older brother of Colorado's Paul Stastny, but doesn't have the fantasy value. |
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| Shea Weber, D, Nashville Predators | Saturday 2/16, 10:01 PM CT |
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| Shea Weber netted the winning goal on Saturday night 40 seconds into overtime as the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1. It was only Weber's fourth goal of the season. |
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| Brad Lukowich sat out his third straight game to an abdominal and groin injury. The defenseman was injured a week ago and hasn't practiced since. It's still unclear how much more time Lukowich will miss.
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| Tom Poti, D, Washington Capitals | Saturday 2/16, 9:50 PM CT |
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| Tom Poti missed his second consecutive game with a leg injury he suffered Wednesday night in Atlanta. The defenseman remains day-to-day. |
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| Alexander Semin scored with three minutes left in the third period Saturday night helping the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.
Semin scored on a rebound, after the Capitals blew a two-goal lead with just over four minutes to play. In 41 games this year, Semin has more goals (16) than assists (10) and has a -12 (+/-) on the season. |
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| Kris Beech, C, Pittsburgh Penguins | Saturday 2/16, 5:53 PM CT |
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| Journeyman forward Kris Beech has been placed on injured reserve by Pittsburgh with a broken wrist according to the AP Wire. With no timetable for his return, the Penguins called up forwards Connor James and Chris Minard from the AHL on Friday. |
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| Alexei Kovalev, who is battling an ankle injury, is on the ice as the Habs prepare to host Philadelphia. The Canadiens 34-year-old veteran has three goals and four assists in his last six games. |
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| RotoTimes sources report, if Chicago goalie Nikolai Khabibulin misses another game to his bum knee, the team is expected to call-up Corey Crawford. Considered Chicago's goalie of the future, Crawford has a 24-13-5 record in the AHL this season with a 2.73 GAA and a stellar .911 save percentage. Chicago hosts Colorado on Sunday. |
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| Brandon Dubinsky scored his 10th goal of the season in the Rangers' 5-1 win over the Sabres on Saturday. In his first NHL season, Dubinsky is more important on the reality side of hockey than the fantasy end. The Rangers center has -1 (+/-) and 24 points on the season. |
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| Sean Avery, W, Dallas Stars | Saturday 2/16, 2:32 PM CT |
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| Sean Avery netted two goals against the Sabres on Saturday afternoon. He's now amassed four goals and one assist over the last five games. |
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| Derian Hatcher will be out again on Saturday due to right knee inflammation, the Canadian Press reports. |
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| Roman Hamrlik will return to the lineup on Saturday, the Canadian Press reports. Hamrlik has been out since February 3 due to a virus and rash. |
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| Alexei Kovalev tells the Canadian Press that he'll be able to play on Saturday despite a right right ankle. |
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| Ryan Miller, G, Buffalo Sabres | Saturday 2/16, 1:11 PM CT |
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| Ryan Miller allowed four goals on 11 shots against the Rangers on Saturday and was pulled after the first period. Jocelyn Thibault took his place. Somebody forgot to wake the Sabres up early for the noon game. Miller has been hot since the turn of the calendar year, and fantasy owners should chalk this up as simply one bad day. |
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| The Rangers signed Daniel Girardi to a contract extension on Saturday. Terms were not disclosed. Girardi, 23, has scored 22 points through 59 games. |
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| Jason Pominville was able to suit up on Saturday against the Rangers despite dealing with an illness. |
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| Cody Bass, C, Ottawa Senators | Saturday 2/16, 12:09 PM CT |
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| Cody Bass will miss six weeks after undergoing surgery to deal with "leg spite" on his left foot, the Ottawa Citizen reports. Chalk it up as a rookie mistake. |
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| The Rangers have sent Marcel Hossa (back) to Hartford of the AFL in order to work on his conditioning, the Ticker reports. He has been out since January 14. |
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| Kris Beech, C, Pittsburgh Penguins | Saturday 2/16, 10:47 AM CT |
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| Kris Beech is out indefinitely after fracturing his right wrist on Thursday, the AP reports. |
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| Rod Brind'Amour underwent surgery on Friday to repair a torn ACL in his left knee, the Montreal Gazette reports. He is out for four-to-six months. |
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| Aaron Ward, D, Boston Bruins | Saturday 2/16, 9:10 AM CT |
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| Aaron Ward (throat) has been cleared to play and could be back in the lineup on Saturday night, the Boston Globe reports. |
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| Sergei Fedorov could return from a concussion on Sunday, but his stay in Columbus may not be long. He is interested in being traded back to Detroit. February 26 is the deadline. "It's out of my hands, anyway. I'm part of this team and we need to get some wins and get into the playoffs. That's an exciting thought for me," Federov tells the Detroit News. |
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| Jiri Novotny, C, Columbus Blue Jackets | Saturday 2/16, 9:00 AM CT |
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| Jiri Novotny did not play on Friday due to a bruised shoulder, the Columbus Dispatch reports. |
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| Sam Gagner, C, Edmonton Oilers | Saturday 2/16, 8:56 AM CT |
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| Sam Gagner has notched an assist in five straight games and owns one goal and six assists total over that span. |
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| Jordin Tootoo (hip) went through an entire practice on Friday, but he is not expected to play on either Saturday or Sunday, the Tennessean reports. "We could throw him in a couple of shifts (this weekend)," associate coach Brent Peterson says. "But I would think it would be more next week." |
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| Richard Zednik was released from the hospital on Friday and has returned to Florida, the AP reports. Zednik was slashed in the throat by a skate on February 10. |
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