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Dadonov will have an MRI done on his shoulder; expected to be out “longer than shorter.”
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Markstrom will start Sunday in New York.
Markstrom allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Canucks loss in New Jersey on Friday. Markstrom has now lost four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 16 goals on 157 shots (.898 SV%). Markstrom is 4-3-0 with a 2.57 GAA and .910 SV% in seven starts and a relief appearance on the road this season.
Injury
Burmistrov will draw into the Canucks lineup on Sunday.
Sutter (undisclosed) will not play on Sunday; could miss the final two games of the road trip as well.
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Darling will start Sunday vs. the Predators.
Darling allowed one goal on nine shots after replacing Cam Ward in the Hurricanes’ loss to Toronto on Friday. Darling hasn’t been as good as the Hurricanes were hoping through his first 16 appearances of the season and he’ll have a tough time getting on track today with the red-hot Predators in town.
Call up / Send down
The Canucks have recalled Nikolay Goldobin from Utica (AHL).
Goldobin, 22, has had a strong start to the year with Utica, collecting seven goals and 12 assists (19 points) in 18 games. The Russian winger could make his season debut this afternoon and returns to the Canucks where he had three goals in 12 games last season.
Injury
Desharnais will draw back into the Rangers lineup on Sunday.
Boo Nieves will miss Sunday’s game with a lower-body injury so Desharnais will play between Jimmy Vesey and Paul Carey this afternoon. Desharnais has been a healthy scratch in the last three games and comes into play with just eight points (2G / 6A) in 20 games.
Nieves (lower-body) will not play on Sunday.
Nieves left Friday’s game vs. the Red Wings with a lower-body injury and will be kept out of the lineup vs. the Canucks despite taking the ice for Saturday’s practice. Nieves is day-to-day and will be replaced by David Desharnais today.
McDonagh (abdomen) is expected to miss his third straight game on Sunday.
McDonagh is battling a strained abdomen muscle and is set to miss another game this afternoon vs. the Canucks. With McDonagh still out, Steven Kampfer will remain in the lineup.
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Lundqvist is expected to start Sunday vs. the Canucks.
Lundqvist stopped 40 of 41 shots in the Rangers overtime win over the Red Wings on Friday. It was an excellent outing for King Henrik, who has won three straight while posting a 0.67 GAA, .979 SV% and one shutout. This afternoon he is expected to face the Canucks at home-ice, where he is 8-3-2 with a 2.38 GAA and .919 SV% this season.
van Riemsdyk is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
van Riemsdyk has recorded just two assists in 18 games so far this season and based on Saturday’s practice he will be replaced by Klas Dahlbeck in the lineup this afternoon.
Line Change
Dahlbeck is expected to be back in the Hurricanes lineup on Sunday.
Dahlbeck has been a healthy scratch for most of the season, but it looks like he will play in his fifth game with the Hurricanes this afternoon. Dahlbeck has no points in four games and is expected to replace Trevor van Riemsdyk in the lineup today.
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Di Giuseppe is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Di Giuseppe has appeared in the last five games with the Hurricanes, but it looks like he will be replaced by Josh Jooris vs. the Predators this afternoon. Di Giuseppe had one assist in those five games, but averaged just 9:27 TOI/GM.
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Jooris is expected to draw into the Hurricanes lineup on Sunday.
Jooris came out of the lineup vs. the Maple Leafs on Friday, but based on Saturday’s practice he will replace Phil Di Giuseppe vs. the Predators this afternoon. Jooris has two goals and two assists in 15 games this season.
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Puljujarvi is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Puljujarvi has two assists in eight games since being recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) but it looks like he will be scratched tonight in Boston. This seems like a strange decision since the Oilers are looking for offence on the wings and Puljujarvi is one of their most promising wing prospects.
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Pakarinen is expected to draw into the Oilers lineup on Sunday.
Pakarinen has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but is expected to play Sunday in Boston. Pakarinen has just one assist in 16 games this season.
Klefbom (illness) is listed as “probable” for Sunday’s game in Boston.
Klefbom missed Friday’s game in Buffalo because of the flu, but it looks like he will return to the lineup tonight in Bosotn. Klefbom has had a really disappointing first quarter of the season, posting just six points (2G / 4A) and a minus-14 rating in 22 games—however his 55.2 CorsiFor% and 3.0 shooting percentage on 67 shots (3.1 S/PG) suggests there are better days ahead.
Slepyshev (lower-body) is expected to return to the Oilers lineup on Sunday.
Slepyshev has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury, but he is listed as “probable” for Sunday’s game in Boston. Slepyshev is expected to skate on a line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Patrick Maroon tonight and comes into play with two points (1G / 1A) in 10 games this season.
Khaira (lower-body) will not play Sunday vs. the Bruins.
Khaira has been playing the best hockey of his young career recently, but he will come out of the lineup tonight for the second time in six games. Khaira has two goals and two assists (four points) in his last six games, but will be replaced by Anton Slepyshev tonight.
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