Martinez (head) returned to practice on Saturday.
Martinez has been out since February 7th because of concussion-like symptoms. His return to practice is a good sign that Martine is nearing a return to the lineup. Monitor his status next week.
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Burrows is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
Burrows missed Saturday's game against the Maple Leafs with an undisclosed injury. He is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Flyers.
Goalie Start
Price starts Monday against the Lightning.
Price stopped 35 of 36 shots in the Canadiens win over the Islanders on Saturday. It was a great bounce-back game for Price, who allowed a season-high five goals in his previous outing. Tonight will be his fourth start against Tampa Bay—Price is 0-2-1 with a 3.40 GAA and .905 SV% in the first three.
Goalie Start
Emery is the Flyers probable starter for Sunday.
Emery allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Flyers 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres on February 19th. It has been nearly one month since his last start, but it looks like it will go tonight in Ottawa. Emery has gone 6-6-2 with a 3.39 GAA and .884 SV% on the road this season.
MacArthur (concussion) returned to the ice on Sunday.
MacArthur remains without a timetable for his return and he is reportedly still dealing with concussion symptoms, so he won’t be back in practice until those subside.
Neal is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Neal missed Saturday’s game in Los Angeles and is questionable for Sunday’s game in Anaheim.
Call up / Send down
The Capitals have recalled Chris Conner from Hershey (AHL).
Conner, 31, will make his Capitals debut tonight vs.the Bruins. Conner has 17 goals and 28 assists (45 points) in 47 games with Hershey (AHL). He has 50 points (22G / 28A) in 178 career NHL games with the Stars, Penguins, Red Wings and Coyotes.
Call up / Send down
The Capitals have sent Andre Burakovsky back to Hershey (AHL).
Burakovsky was sent down because of cap reasons in order for the Capitals to recall Philipp Grubauer. Chris Conner has also been recalled to fill the hole left by Burakovsky going down.
Call up / Send down
The Capitals have recalled Philipp Grubauer from Hershey (AHL) on an emergency basis.
With Justin Peters injured, the Capitals needed a second goaltender for tonight’s game. Grubauer will likely serve as Braden Holtby’s backup tonight vs. the Bruins.
Call up / Send down
The Flyers recalled Nick Cousins from Lehigh Valley (AHL) on Saturday.
Cousins, 21, has scored 21 goals and 34 assists (55 points) in 60 games with Lehigh Valley this season. He is not expected to make his NHL debut on Sunday, but it could come on Tuesday in Vancouver.
Crosby (illness) will play this afternoon.
Crosby missed Saturday’s game but will be in the lineup this afternoon vs. Detroit. Crosby has four goals and eight assists (12 points)in his last nine games. He will be leaned on heavily with Evgeni Malkin out.
Jurco (face) will be back in the Red Wings lineup on Sunday.
Jurco missed Saturday’s game after taking a high-stick to the face on Thursday. He will be back in on the Red Wings third line with Riley Sheahan and Teemu Pulkkinen.
Goalie Start
Hammond will start Sunday vs. the Flyers.
Hammond stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Senators 2-1 win over the Islanders on Friday. He made 61 saves on 64 shots (.953 SV%) while winning both games of the Senators back-to-back. Where did this guy come from? 10 games into his NHL career, he is 9-0-1 with a 1.44 GAA and .954 SV%. Is this real?
Crosby (illness) is on the ice for warmups.
Crosby was a late scratch on Saturday, but he is on the ice for warmups, so it looks like he will play today vs. Detroit.
Goalie Start
Bruins coach Claude Julien would not divulge his starting goalie for the second game of the back-to-back. Check back in warmups (7:00 pm ET).
Goalie Start
The Capitals will not announce a starting goalie this morning. Check back at 5:30 pm ET for an update!
Goalie Start
Hammond was the first goalie off of the ice at the Senators morning skate.
Hammond stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Senators 2-1 win over the Islanders on Friday. He made 61 saves on 64 shots (.953 SV%) while winning both games of the Senators back-to-back. Where did this guy come from? 10 games into his NHL career, he is 9-0-1 with a 1.44 GAA and .954 SV%. Is this real?
Line Change
Weiss will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Weiss will be a healthy scratch for the third time in the last four games. With Weiss out, Tomas Jurco will be back in the lineup after missing Saturday’s game.
Crosby (illness) will be a game-time decision this afternoon.
Crosby was a late scratch from Saturday’s game and is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Red Wings. Monitor his status during warmups.
Malkin (undisclosed) will not play on Sunday vs. Detroit.
Malkin was injured in yesterday’s game against the Bruins and will be held out of today’s game vs. the Red Wings. The injury is not believed to be serious, so consider him day-to-day.
