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Hudler was listed as a game-time decision, but he is on the ice for warmups which suggests that he will play tonight. He will skate on the top line with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan.

Hutton gave up two goals on 27 shots in the Predators loss to the Canadiens last Tuesday. Despite the loss, it was a nice bounce-back performance for Hutton, who will start tonight vs. the Avalanche. He comes in at 1-4-3 with a 2.87 GAA and .897 SV% in eight starts this season.

Varlamov gave up two tallies on 24 shots in Colorado’s win over Boston last Wednesday. Varly has done 6-3-1 with a 2.08 GAA and .939 SV% in 10 games in January. He will start his fifth straight game tonight in Nashville—he is 4-6-5 on the road.

Letang missed the Penguins last game with a head injury, but will play tonight vs. the Jets. He has 32 points (9G / 23A) in 40 games.

Lehtonen gave up three goals on 27 shots in the Stars loss to the Bruins last Tuesday. He comes into tonight with a 3-2-2 record, 3.49 GAA and .886 SV% in January. In his first start vs. Montreal, he made 16 saves in a 4-1 victory. The Habs enter play having won three of four prior to the All Star break.

Hornqvist missed the last 11 games with a lower-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Jets. He has recorded 29 points (13G / 16A) in 33 games this season. He will skate on the top-line tonight, but neither Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin are available to centre that line.

mith allowed six goals on 51 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Blackhawks last Tuesday. He was under siege all night which led to another rough night for Smith. He is still the clear number-1 in Arizona, despite going 7-20-3 with a 3.51 GAA and .887 SV%. Tonight he will face the Flyers in Philly—Smith is 2-11-1 on the road this year.

Miller allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Canucks loss to the Lightning last Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Miller, who will make his fifth consecutive start tonight. In his first start against the Ducks, he made 29 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss.

Varlamov gave up two tallies on 24 shots in Colorado’s win over Boston last Wednesday. Varly has done 6-3-1 with a 2.08 GAA and .939 SV% in 10 games in January. He will likely start his fifth straight game tonight in Nashville—he is 4-6-5 on the road.

Eaves has been out since December 2nd with an ankle injury, which cost him exactly eight weeks. He will be back in tonight and is expected to start on the Stars’ top line with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. Prior to getting hurt, Eaves had three goals and five assists in 19 games.

Daley missed the final three games before the All Star break, but will return to the Stars blue line on Tuesday in Montreal. Daley, who has 21 points (11G / 10A) in 43 games, will be paired with Jason Demers and anchor the top power-play unit.

Andersen allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Ducks win vs. the Flames last Wednesday. He entered the All Star break on a six-game winning streak while posting a 2.41 GAA and .922 SV%. Tonight he will meet Vancouver for the fourth time this season—he is 2-0-1 with a 1.56 GAA and .935 SV% in the first two.

Richardson left the morning skate early, so all signs are pointing towards Richardson missing a third consecutive game.

Miller allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Canucks loss to the Lightning last Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Miller, who will likely make his fifth consecutive start tonight. In his first start against the Ducks, he made 29 saves in a 2-1 overtime loss.

Smith allowed six goals on 51 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Blackhawks last Tuesday. He was under siege all night which led to another rough night for Smith. He is still the clear number-1 in Arizona, despite going 7-20-3 with a 3.51 GAA and .887 SV%. Tonight he will face the Flyers in Philly—Smith is 2-11-1 on the road this year.

Enroth gave up six goals on 26 shots in the Sabres loss to the Red Wings last Sunday. He has allowed a total of 18 goals on 94 shots (.809 SV%). It has been a rough season and an extremely rough stretch, but that is something you have to come to expect with the Sabres goalies during this rebuild.

Richards, who cleared waivers this afternoon, will be sent to Manchester tomorrow. The $5.725M centre will give the Kings $925K of cap-relief by reporting to the minors. He had 15 points (7G / 8A) in 14 AHL playoff games back in 2004-05, his only AHL action of his career.