Saturday Night Hockey

Gone to a friend's cottage today, if there's any time I'll write something. If not, then probably do something for Sunday. In the meantime...

Lineup NOTables

Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames

Nashville: Mike Underwood (shoulder), Martin Erat (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body), and Francois Boullion (coming back to Montreal, please please please...I mean concussion) are out. Pekke Rinne gets the start.
Calgary: Just Mikael Backlund (broken finger) is on the IR. Miikka Kiprusoff is expected to start.

Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks

Minnesota: Mike Lundin (back) is out while Mikko Koivu (sweet chin music via Heatley) is questionable. Niklas Backstrom is going to start.
Vancouver: Byron Bitz (groin), Steven Pinizzotto (shoulder), Mason Raymond (back), and Aaron Rome (hand) are out while Mikeal Samuelsson (groin) is probable. Cory Schneider is expected to start.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Ottawa Senators

Western Losers: Jared Boll (thumb), Kristian Huselius (pectoral surgery), Jeff Carter (foot), Mark Dekanich (ankle), and Curtis Sanford (groin) are out while Marc Methot (lower body) is questionable. James Wisneiwski is still suspended. Steve Mason will start.
Eastern Losers: Bobby Bulter (groin), Peter Regin (shoulder) and Matt Carkner (right knee) are out. Craig Anderson is expected to start.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

The "wait, how do they only have one regulation loss?" Leafs: Tim Connolly (for being himself), and Colby Armstrong (ankle) are out while Clarke MacArthur (lower body) is questionable. James Reimer will start tonight.
The "bring out your injured defensemen" Habs: Andrei "Right Knee" Markov, Chris Campoli (leg), Jaroslav Spacek (upper body), and Ryan White (hernia) are out while Scott Gomez (upper body) is questionable...though should be out. Carey "I got 99 problems but a win ain't one" Price gets the start.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Winnipeg Jets

Carolina: Zac Dalpe (lower body) is probable. Brian Boucher might start.
Loser-peg: Eric Fehr (shoulder), Aaron Gagnon, and Kenndal McArdle are out while Ron Hainsey (upper body) and Jim Slater (partying "flu-like symptoms") are questionable. Ondrej Pavelec starts tonight.

New York Rangers vs. Edmonton Oilers

Avery-less: Michael Sauer (shoulder) and Marc Staal (concussion...thanks Eric) are out while Wojtek Wolski (groin) is questionable. Henrik Lundqvist goes for the Westen Canada sweep.
Edmonton:  Darcy Hordichuk (knee), Ales Hemsky (shoulder), and Taylor Fedun (broken femur) are out while Sam Gagner (ankle) and Taylor Hall (illness) are questionable. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Nikolai Khabibulin is expected to start.