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| Mike Ribeiro scored his 27th goal of the season on Saturday night in a losing effort to Nashville. The Stars center continues to rack up the points and now has 75 on the season. |
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| Dan Hinote, C, St. Louis Blues | Saturday 3/1, 10:54 PM CT |
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| Dan Hinote was scratched for the third straight game Saturday night. The Blues right winger is suffering from a hip pointer and is considered day-to-day. |
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| Kyle McLaren missed his fourth game on Saturday night as the Sharks defeated the Blues 2-0. The San Jose defenseman is suffering from a bruised knee. |
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| Brad Boyes, W, St. Louis Blues | Saturday 3/1, 10:48 PM CT |
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| On Saturday night near the end of the Blues loss to the Sharks, the team announced they had signed forward Brad Boyes to a long-term contract. The 25-year-old Boyes leads the team with a career-best 32 goals, but in a slump, has only three goals in the last 17 games. |
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| Brian Boucher made 23 saves in his first start of the season on Saturday night helping the Sharks beat the Blues 2-0.
Boucher, a former first-round draft pick and member of the NHL's all-rookie team in 1999-2000, was claimed off waivers from the Blackhawks on Tuesday. |
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| Alexander Ovechkin, who had gone seven games without a goal after Friday's 4-0 win over the Devils, broke out on Saturday recording a goal and a helper in a loss to Toronto. Ovechkin now has 85 points on the season. |
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| Matt Cooke, W, Washington Capitals | Saturday 3/1, 9:09 PM CT |
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| Matt Cooke made his debut for the Capitals on Saturday night. Washington picked up Cooke from Vancouver on Tuesday in a trade for Matt Pettinger. Cooke skated for nearly 13 minutes without registering a shot on goal. |
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| Mats Sundin, C, Toronto Maple Leafs | Saturday 3/1, 9:07 PM CT |
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| Mats Sundin recorded a goal and two helpers as the Maple Leafs beat the Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night. Sundin now has more points than games played. In 67 contests on the season, the Leafs' center has 29 goals and 41 assists. |
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| Rookie Alex Goligoski recorded a second-period assist in Saturday's loss to the Senators. The helper was his first career NHL point in just his second game. |
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| Daniel Alfredsson scored two goals and added a helper in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Alfredsson, who broke out of a scoring slump, had just one goal in his previous nine games.
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| Tim Thomas, G, Boston Bruins | Saturday 3/1, 4:55 PM CT |
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| Tim Thomas registered his 23rd win of the season on Saturday as the Bruins defeated the Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 in a shootout. Thomas stopped Ilya Kovalchuk the last-chance shootout attempt. Kovalchuk had already beaten Thomas on a penalty shot in the first period. The Bruins are (7-0-1) in their last eight games. |
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| Rookie David Krejci scored for the third straight game in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Thrashers.
In 38 games this season, Krejci has 15 points. His only three goals on the season have come in the last three games. |
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| Frans Nielsen's roster spot was taken Saturday by center Jeremy Colliton. The Isles' recalled Colliton from Bridgeport (AHL). Nielson is out 2-to-4 weeks with a shoulder injury. |
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| Jeremy Colliton was recalled from Bridgeport (AHL) to replace center Frans Nielsen, who is out 2-to-4 weeks with a shoulder injury. The Isles' center has zero fantasy value. |
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| Brendan Witt returned to active duty after an eight-game absence (knee). Witt recorded one shot on goal in the loss to the Flyers on Saturday in 18 minutes of action. The defenseman has little fantasy outside of PIM leagues. |
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| Jeff Carter, C, Philadelphia Flyers | Saturday 3/1, 4:35 PM CT |
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| Jeff Carter scored a goal and recorded a helper in Philadelphia's 4-1 win on Saturday over the New York Islanders.
Carter now has 40 points in 64 games this season, and has two goals in three games after a five-game drought. |
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| Carey Price, G, Montreal Canadiens | Saturday 3/1, 1:38 PM CT |
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| Two games, two easy wins for Carey Price, this according to the Buffalo News. After being anointed as the No. 1 goaltender in Montreal, the 20- year-old was in complete control Friday night during the Habs’ 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. The prize for the victory? Montreal moved into first place in the Northeast Division.
In what the Buffalo News says is easily one of the most bizarre decisions at the NHL trade deadline, Montreal General Manager Bob Gainey traded top netminder Cristobal Huet to Washington and gave the starting goaltender job to Price. The paper compares the trade to Ken Dryden in 1971 and Patrick Roy in 1986. |
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| Mike Ribeiro was held out of practice on Friday with 'general soreness'.
Ribeiro told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram he expected to play on Saturday. Ribeiro is challenging the league point leaders this season with 26 goals and 48 assists in 65 games. |
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| Patrice Bergeron, who has missed 53 games, would like to return to active duty if the Bruins are in postseason play. According to the Boston Globe, the deeper into spring the Bruins play, the better the chance Bergeron has of dressing this year. The Boston center played in 10 games this season scoring seven points, three of those goals, before suffering a severe concussion and broken nose.
"It's just great to be back on the ice," said Bergeron. "I was missing the game. It's been four long months. |
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| Manny Fernandez is feeling the push and pull of careful rehabilitation, this according to the Boston Globe.
"I'm pretty anxious to get out there," he said. "Tomorrow I've got to get them to let me go on with some equipment. Maybe in a week or two weeks, I can start seeing shots."
Fernandez recovery can't come fast enough.
"I'm on a need-to-know basis," Fernandez said. "Every day I come in and they tell me what's going on with workouts. I try to push, but when it comes down to it, I think they know best."
Fernandez, the goalie acquired last summer to be the 'man' in goal, underwent knee surgery in December and has no definitive timetable for a return to active duty. |
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| Matt Niskanen isn't expected to play Saturday night versus Nashville, this according to the Dallas Morning News.
Niskanen still isn't fully recovered from a foot injury and if the defenseman is inactive tonight, it will be the third straight game he will have missed. |
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| Adam Foote, D, Colorado Avalanche | Saturday 3/1, 1:00 PM CT |
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| The Avalanche brought back a familiar face Tuesday, acquiring Adam Foote from Columbus. Foote will play his first home game for Colorado in nine years, when he was a member of the Avalanche, notes the Rocky Mountain News. Foote signed with Columbus as an unrestricted free agent after the damaging league lockout. |
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| Peter Forsberg skated this morning but is doubtful for tonight's game against the Kings, according to the Denver Post.
Coach Joel Quenneville called Forsberg "very doubtful" for Saturday. Conversely, GM Francois Giguere said the decision would be Forsberg's. |
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| Alexander Ovechkin extended his scoreless streak Friday night to seven games.
This is the longest goalless streak of Ovechkin's three-year career, this according to the Washington Post. "I'm not concerned, but I think he is," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "He's pressing a little bit. You can tell. He's fanning on a couple of shots. It will come. You can't stop a guy like that forever." Ovechkin is stuck on 83 points for the season, 48 of those goals. |
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| Matt Cooke, W, Washington Capitals | Saturday 3/1, 12:14 PM CT |
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| Matt Cooke is expected to make his Capitals' debut Saturday night, this according to the Washington Post.
Immigration issues kept him out of Friday's game but he will dress for tonight contest against the Maple Leafs. |
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