Helm (oblique) will not play on Saturday.
Helm ruled himself out for a sixth consecutive game on Saturday but did not say whether he expects to be in the lineup on Sunday vs. the Penguins. The Red Wings are 2-3-0 since Helm got hurt.
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Goalie Start
Howard will make his first career start in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Howard allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Red Wings 3-1 loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday. He will start the first game of the Wings’ Pennsylvania back-to-back. He has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.61 GAA and .918 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance in March. In Howie’s first meeting with the Flyers, he stopped 22 shots in a 5-2 win.
The Flames have signed Douglas Murray to a professional tryout (PTO).
Murray, 35, has not played an NHL game this season, he has one assist in eight games with the Cologne Sharks in Germany. If he signs he won’t be eligible to play in the playoffs, but he will try to jumpstart his career for 2015-16.
Murray (ankle) will return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Friday.
Murray has been out for five weeks because of a high-ankle sprain, but the 2012 second overall pick will get back into the lineup tonight vs. the Oilers. Murray has just one assist in seven games this season.
Dubinsky (illness) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Dubinsky miss last night’s game in Detroit, but he will be in the lineup tonight if he feeling better around game-time. Dubinsky has five points (2G / 3A) in his last five games.
Goalie Start
Dubnyk starts Friday vs. the Ducks.
Dubnyk allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Wild’s 6-2 win over the Devils on Tuesday. Tonight he will make an outstanding 27th consecutive start when he takes on the Ducks at home. He has won six of his last seven starts while posting a 1.71 GAA and .943 SV%. He has gone 9-3-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .925 SV% at Xcel Energy Center this season.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start his second game in as many days.
Bobrovsky made 41 saves on 42 shots in the Blue Jackets 3-1 win in Detroit last night. He made a lot of saves, but not a lot of tough saves. He has won two in a row while stopping 70 of his last 74 shots (.946 SV%). Tonight he will take on the basement dwelling Oilers at home—he is 0-4-0 with a 3.37 GAA and .906 SV% on no rest this season.
Beagle (undisclosed) will not play on Friday.
Beagle won't play tonight but could be available for Sunday's game. Beagle had been centring the second line, so he will be replaced by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Call up / Send down
The Avalanche have sent Calvin Pickard back to Lake Erie (AHL).
Pickard was pulled after allowing three goals on eight shots in the Avs’ loss to the Kings on Tuesday. With Semyon Varlamov back last night, Pickard has been sent back to Lake Erie.
Call up / Send down
The Capitals have recalled Andre Burakovsky from Hershey (AHL) on an emergency basis.
Burakovsky is expected to be back in the Capitals lineup on Friday. The young centre has nine goals and 12 assists (21 points) in 49 games this season.
Call up / Send down
The Capitals have reassigned Cam Schilling to Hershey (AHL).
Schilling was a minus-1 in 9:21 TOI on Wednesday, but with Mike Green back in the lineup, Schilling will head back to Hershey.
Latta (upper-body) is doubtful for Friday's game.
Latta called himself doubtful after this morning’s game day skate. Latta has missed the last three games, so it looks like tonight will be number four.
Nielsen (undisclosed) will be held out of Friday's contest.
Nielsen is reportedly dealing with a nagging injury, so he will be given the night off as a maintenance day. With Nielsen coming out of the lineup, Michael Grabner will be back in.
Line Change
Grabner in; Nielsen out.
Grabner was a healthy scratch on Tuesday, but will be in for Frans Nielsen tonight, who is a little banged up. Grabner has collected 12 points (7G / 5A) in 29 games this season.
Goalie Start
Halak will be between the pipes vs. Ottawa.
Halak allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Islanders 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. He has went 2-1-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .922 SV% in his last four outings. Tonight he takes on a Senators team who have gone 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Halak is 2-0-0 with a 1.46 GAA and .923 SV% vs. Ottawa this season.
Goalie Start
Holtby will get the nod vs. Dallas.
Holtby allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Capitals 3-1 loss to the Rangers on Wednesday. He has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.82 GAA and .936 SV% in five starts in March. Tonight he takes on a Dallas team who has won four out of his last five games while averaging 3.60 goals per game.
Injury
Green (upper-body) will return to the Capitals lineup on Friday.
Green missed Wednesday’s game, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Dallas. Green has five assists in his last 13 games and 38 points (5G / 33A) in 58 games this season. Expect Cam Schilling to come out of the lineup for Green.
Myers left Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return.
Myers left after playing 10:36 and did not return. Myers has been excellent since being traded to the Jets, posting nine points (2G / 7A) in 12 games. Myers should be considered questionable for Saturday’s game.
Call up / Send down
The Canadiens have recalled Greg Pateryn from Hamilton (AHL).
Pateryn, 24, has not registered a point in six games with the Habs this season, but in Hamilton he has collected 15 points (3G / 12A) in 53 games. He could get back into the Canadiens lineup on Saturday in New York.
Injury
Klein (upper-body) is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.
Klein was hit in the arm by an Alex Ovechkin shot on in Wednesday night’s win over the Capitals.Klein was sent back to New York to be re-evaluated where they discovered he would miss at least three weeks. If Klein misses four weeks, he could be back for the season finale. Matt Hunwick will be back in with Klein out.
