Tuesday, March 13, 2007
The goalies below have been confirmed by a source:
Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins - Fleury is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Sabres, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Ray Emery, Ottawa Senators - Emery is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Rangers, reports the official Senators website.
John Grahame, Carolina Hurricanes - Grahame is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Panthers, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Cam Ward is out indefinitely due to a leg laceration.
The goalies below have not been confirmed by any sources:
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers - Lundqvist is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Senators.
Ed Belfour, Florida Panthers - Belfour is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes.
Marc Denis, Tampa Bay Lightning - Denis is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Andrew Raycroft, Toronto Maple Leafs - Raycroft is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Lightning.
Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders - DiPietro is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Canadiens.
David Aebischer, Montreal Canadiens - Aebischer is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Islanders. As we suspected the other day, Jaroslav Halak has cooled down considerably after a hot start and is in danger of being demoted to the AHL. If that were to happen, Aebischer would handle the bulk of starting duties with relief in the form of Michael Leighton.
Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres - Miller is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Penguins.
Dominik Hasek, Detroit Red Wings - Hasek is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Predators.
Tomas Vokoun, Nashville Predators - Vokoun is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Red Wings.
Antero Niittymaki, Philadelphia Flyers - Niittymaki is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Stars, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News. They did not explicitly state that he will start but coach John Stevens has already gone on record to say that Niittymaki and Martin Biron would split the next two games. Biron played last night in a 4-1 loss to the Coyotes, so by inference that means it will be Niittymaki tonight.
Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild - Backstrom is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Canucks. If and when Manny Fernandez returns, Backstrom will get continue to get the majority of playing time as coach Jacques Lemaire announced that his stellar play over the past few weeks has made him the team's #1 goalie. In fact, in somewhat of a shocker, Lemaire implied that rookie Josh Harding will be the team's #2 goalie for the forseeable future.
Marty Turco, Dallas Stars - Turco is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Flyers.
Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks - Luongo is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Wild.
Nikolai Khabibulin, Chicago Blackhawks - Khabibulin is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Sharks.
Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks - Nabokov is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Blackhawks. Vesa Toskala is probably getting close to being completely healthy, but Nabokov has been playing extremely well lately as he's recorded 3 shutouts in his last 4 games.
Year-to-date: 1972 / 2076 = 95.0%
Hockey Today - March 13
Tue, Mar 13, 2007By Associated Press
Tuesday, March 13
Detroit at Nashville (8 p.m. EDT). The Red Wings are just three points behind the Predators in the Central Division. Oddsmakers have listed Nashville as -140 favorites and the total is set at 5 1/2 goals.
STARS Monday
-Kristian Huselius, Flames, had a goal and three assists in Calgary's 5-4 shootout win over St. Louis.
-Mikael Tellqvist, Coyotes, made 24 saves, and added an assist to lead Phoenix past Philadelphia 4-0.
THRASHER SMASHER
Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in Washington's 4-2 loss to Atlanta on Monday night, giving him seven goals and six assists in seven games against Atlanta this season. In 15 career games against the Thrashers, Ovechkin has 12 goals and 14 assists.
CAPITAL GAINS
Atlanta improved to 5-0-2 against Washington this season with a 4-2 win on Monday night.
FIRE MEN
Kristian Huselius had a goal in Calgary's 5-4 shootout win over St. Louis on Monday night, and joins Jarome Iginla as Calgary's second 30-goal scorer for the season. The Flames have not had two 30-goal scorers since the 1993-94 season when they had four players reach that plateau - Gary Roberts (41), Robert Reichel (40), Theoren Fleury (40), and Joe Nieuwendyk (36).
BLUE FLAMES
Calgary has won its last seven meetings with St. Louis, including Monday night's 5-4 shootout win.
SLUMPING
Washington dropped its eighth straight and fell to 2-16 in road games since Dec. 26 with Monday night's 4-2 loss to Atlanta. ... Edmonton extended its losing streak to eight games with a 5-1 loss to Los Angeles. The Oilers' skid is three games shy of the franchise record, set during 1993-94. They have been outscored 32-6 and are 0-for-22 on the power play during the streak.
GOLDEN BOY
Noah Clarke became the first native Southern Californian to score for the Los Angeles Kings in a 5-1 victory over Edmonton on Monday night. Clark, who was born in nearby La Verne, Calif., was the first Southern California-born player in the Kings' 40-year history. Winger Gabe Gauthier, who was called up on Saturday from Manchester of the AHL, is the second one.
SPEAKING
''He has a pretty good record against everybody. There aren't many teams he's missing out on.'' - Washington coach Glen Hanlon on Alex Ovechkin, who scored two goals in the Capitals' 4-2 loss to Atlanta on Monday night, giving him 12 goals and 14 assists in 15 career games against the Thrashers.