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OTTAWA SENATORS (42-22-10-6) AT PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (40-20-14-6), 7 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Flyers try to draw closer to the Atlantic Division title tonight when they welcome the Ottawa Senators to the Wachovia Center for a key East matchup.

Philly, with 100 points, leads second-place New Jersey by two in the Atlantic race with two games remaining for both clubs. The Flyers are third in the conference race -- two points behind No. 2 Boston.

Ottawa, meanwhile, is currently fourth in the East with 100 points, but must first catch the Bruins in the division before it can snag a top-three seed. The Sens are also just a point ahead of Toronto, and two in front of New Jersey in the conference.

Philadelphia moved back atop the Atlantic on Thursday, as Sean Burke made 24 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and lead the Flyers to a 2-0 win in Montreal.

Simon Gagne and Michal Handzus both scored for the Flyers, who snapped a two- game losing streak.

Burke's performance was a much-needed one, as Robert Esche had produced poor outings in the team's previous two games. However, Esche is expected to start this evening and in Sunday's regular season finale on Long Island.

On the injury front, the Flyers' Keith Primeau (concussion) and Eric Desjardins (broken forearm) both returned to the lineup Thursday. Primeau had been out since February 12, while Desjardins suffered his injury on January 17.

Philadelphia has lost three of its last four home contests.

Ottawa, meanwhile, is unbeaten in four straight. On Wednesday, Martin Havlat scored late in the third period to snap a tie and lift the Sens to a 5-4 win over Florida at the Office Depot Center.

Havlat, Marian Hossa and Antoine Vermette each posted a goal and an assist for the Senators, who earned their second straight win and are 3-0-1 in the last four.

Wade Redden and Chris Phillips also scored for Ottawa, while Ray Emery finished with 15 saves. Regular starting goaltender Patrick Lalime is currently nursing a knee sprain, and is expected to be ready for the playoffs. Martin Prusek will start tonight.

The Senators will conclude the regular season at home against Toronto Saturday night.

This evening's tilt is the first between these teams since a fight-laden affair on March 5 at the Wachovia Center. In the final two minutes there were five all-out brawls and one of the fights involved Esche and Lalime. The game featured an NHL record 419 penalty minutes, breaking the mark of 406 set in February of 1981 between Minnesota and Boston.

The Flyers won that game, 5-3, to snap a five-game series winless streak (0-2-3) in the regular season.

RECENT TRENDS
? OTT is 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings.
? OTT has won their last four road games ATS.
? Over is 9-4-1 in OTT's last 14 on the road.
? PHI is 5-12 ATS playing with zero days of rest.
? Under is 4-1-1 in PHI?s last six home games.
? PHI is 3-6 ATS in their last nine as a fav.

Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
3/5/2004 Phi. 5 Ott. 3 -0.5,120/5 Phi./O
2/26/2004 Ott. 1 Phi. 1 -0.5,-130/5 Phi./U
12/1/2003 Ott. 4 Phi. 1 -0.5,110/5 Ott./P
5/5/2003 Phi. 1 Ott. 5 -1.5,240/4.5 Ott./O
5/3/2003 Ott. 5 Phi. 2 -1.5,195/4.5 Ott./O
5/1/2003 Phi. 1 Ott. 0 -1.5,220/4.5 Ott./U
4/29/2003 Phi. 2 Ott. 3 -1.5,220/4.5 Ott./O
4/27/2003 Ott. 0 Phi. 2 -1.5,175/5 Phi./U
4/25/2003 Ott. 4 Phi. 2 -1.5,180/5 Ott./O
2/6/2003 Ott. 2 Phi. 2 -0.5,-110/5 Phi./U

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (37-29-10-4) AT CAROLINA HURRICANES (28-33-13-6), 7 p.m. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Sports Network) - The New York Islanders attempt to clinch the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference tonight when they visit former coach Peter Laviolette and the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center.

The Isles, who are three points up on ninth-place Buffalo with two games to go, can secure their third consecutive trip to the postseason with a victory.

New York drew closer to the playoffs on Wednesday, as Roman Hamrlik and Mark Parrish each posted two goals and an assist to lead a 5-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens at Nassau Coliseum.

Adrian Aucoin also scored for the Islanders, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Rick DiPietro finished with 20 saves.

If the Isles land a playoff spot, their three straight berths would come on the heels of seven miserable years out of the postseason field. Coincidentally, Laviolette, who will coach the Hurricanes tonight, guided them to the playoffs the past two seasons before being dismissed last summer.

New York will finish the regular season Sunday against visiting Philadelphia.

Carolina, meanwhile, is merely trying to play spoiler at this point, and has lost two straight. On Tuesday the Canes dropped a 3-2 decision Boston at the RBC Center. Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist to lead the Northeast Division-leading Bruins.

Ryan Bayda and Josef Vasicek scored for Carolina, while Kevin Weekes made 26 saves in the loss.

Carolina failed on three attempts on the power play and has not scored on its last 26 tries with the extra skater.

The Hurricanes will finish their campaign Sunday in Florida.

Carolina is 2-1 against New York this season.

RECENT TRENDS
? NY is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 overall.
? Over is 9-2-2 in NY's last 13 road games.
? Under is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings.
? CAR is 4-12 ATS in their last 16 home games.
? Over is 11-3 in CAR's last 14 at home.
? CAR ranks 30th in offense with 2.03 goals/gm.

Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
3/27/2004 NYI 2 Car. 3 -0.5,-160/5 Car./P
1/23/2004 Car. 2 NYI 3 0.5,-145/4.5 NYI/O
11/26/2003 NYI 0 Car. 2 -0.5,-140/5 Car./U
4/6/2003 Car. 1 NYI 2 -0.5,105/5 NYI/U
12/28/2002 NYI 3 Car. 0 -0.5,105/5.5 NYI/U
10/30/2002 Car. 4 NYI 2 -0.5,-105/5.5 Car./O
10/22/2002 NYI 1 Car. 4 -0.5,-105/5.5 Car./U
4/8/2002 NYI 1 Car. 2 0,-165/5.5 Car./U
10/26/2001 Car. 2 NYI 3 0,-100/5.5 NYI/U
10/18/2001 NYI 2 Car. 1 0,-180/5.5 NYI/U

COLORADO AVALANCHE (39-22-13-6) AT COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (24-44-8-4), 7 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche hope to move back atop the Northwest Division standings tonight after visiting the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

Colorado and Vancouver are tied with 97 points, but the Canucks currently have two more wins and would take the tiebreaker. Both teams have two games remaining, with Vancouver visiting San Jose this evening.

The Avalanche, who are hoping to land their 10th straight division title, are just 1-5-1-1 in their last eight games. On Wednesday they dropped a 5-4 overtime decision in Minnesota, as Marc Chouinard's second goal of the night 53 seconds into OT lifted the Wild.

Peter Forsberg had a goal and two assists for Colorado, while Chris Gratton, Teemu Selanne and John-Michael Liles also scored. Tommy Salo finished with 24 saves for the Avalanche, whose division title streak dates back to their time in Quebec as the Nordiques.

Colorado will host Nashville in its season finale on Sunday.

Columbus, meanwhile, has lost its last two on the heels of a four-game win streak. On Wednesday the Jackets dropped a 3-2 decision to visiting Detroit, as Tomas Holmstrom and Robert Lang scored in the third period to rally the Red Wings.

Trevor Letowski and Don MacLean scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost 10 of their last 14 games overall.

Columbus is 14th in the Western Conference -- two points ahead of Chicago in the standings.

The Blue Jackets will finish their fourth season on Sunday in Detroit.

Colorado is 2-1 against Columbus this season, but the Blue Jackets won their first game in the series on February 28 at Nationwide (1-13-1).

RECENT TRENDS
? COL is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
? COL is 1-7 ATS in their last eight overall.
? Over is 18-7-1 in COL's last 26 road games.
? Over is 7-2 in the last nine meetings.
? CLB is 8-17 ATS in their last 25 overall.
? CLB is 14-25 ATS playing with one day of rest.

Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
2/28/2004 Clmb. 5 Colo. 4 0.5,140/5 Clmb./O
1/6/2004 Colo. 6 Clmb. 0 -0.5,-240/5 Colo./O
12/6/2003 Colo. 5 Clmb. 1 -0.5,-240/5.5 Colo./O
3/13/2003 Clmb. 1 Colo. 5 0.5,150/5.5 Colo./O
1/28/2003 Clmb. 2 Colo. 2 0.5,-105/5.5 Clmb./U
1/23/2003 Colo. 5 Clmb. 0 -0.5,-200/5.5 Colo./U
11/12/2002 Colo. 5 Clmb. 4 -0.5,-180/5 Colo./O
3/6/2002 Colo. 4 Clmb. 1 -1.5,-115/4.5 Colo./O
12/12/2001 Colo. 5 Clmb. 1 -1.5,-120/4.5 Colo./O
12/8/2001 Clmb. 0 Colo. 2 0,220/5 Colo./U
 
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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (21-47-8-4) AT ATLANTA THRASHERS (32-36-8-4), 7:30 p.m. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Sports Network) - Two clubs preparing for early summers tangle tonight when the Atlanta Thrashers welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins to Philips Arena.

Atlanta has lost two of its last three games, including Monday's 4-2 setback in Toronto. Gary Roberts was credited with the go-ahead goal early in the third period and he added an assist to lift the Maple Leafs.

Dany Heatley and Serge Aubin posted goals for Atlanta, while Pasi Nurminen finished with 34 saves. The Thrashers lost in regulation for only the second time in nine games (5-2-1-1).

Heatley and Aubin scored goals 45 seconds apart early in the first period to grab a 2-0 advantage, but Toronto would close the game with four unanswered goals.

While the playoffs aren't in the Thrashers' immediate future, the club still has something to play for. Winger Ilya Kovalchuk is third in the NHL in goal- scoring with 39 tallies -- one behind Columbus' Rick Nash and Calgary's Jarome Iginla for the league lead.

Atlanta will finish its fifth season on Saturday in Tampa.

Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is 0-2-1 on the heels of a three-game winning streak. On Tuesday the Pens dropped a 4-2 contest in Washington, as Trent Whitfield scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the Capitals.

Dick Tarnstrom and Ric Jackman each tallied for the Penguins, who have lost three of their last four road games. Jean-Sebastien Aubin stopped 25 shots in the setback.

The Penguins will finish their woeful campaign Sunday against visiting Washington.

Atlanta is 2-1 against Pittsburgh this season, winning the last two meetings. The Thrashers won their first-ever home game against the Pens on December 12, as they had lost the first eight meetings at Philips Arena.

RECENT TRENDS
? PIT is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
? PIT is 3-8 ATS playing with two days of rest.
? PIT is 12-4 ATS in their last 16 overall.
? Over is 5-1-1 in PIT's last seven overall.
? The last three meetings have played over.
? Under is 16-5-2 in ATL's last 23 home games.

Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
12/20/2003 Pit. 4 Atl. 7 0.5,-110/5.5 Atl./O
12/12/2003 Atl. 6 Pit. 3 -0.5,-220/5.5 Atl./O
12/1/2003 Pit. 4 Atl. 3 0.5,120/5.5 Pit./O
1/3/2003 Atl. 1 Pit. 4 0.5,105/6 Pit./U
12/30/2002 Pit. 2 Atl. 3 -0.5,-160/6 Atl./U
11/22/2002 Atl. 1 Pit. 3 0.5,-105/6 Pit./U
10/16/2002 Pit. 3 Atl. 2 -0.5,-170/5 Pit./P
3/18/2002 Atl. 2 Pit. 4 0,120/6 Pit./P
1/26/2002 Pit. 3 Atl. 2 0,-280/6 Pit./U
12/8/2001 Pit. 6 Atl. 3 0,-300/5.5 Pit./O

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (43-24-10-3) AT BUFFALO SABRES (37-32-7-4), 8 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

(Sports Network) - The Buffalo Sabres try to keep their playoff hopes alive tonight when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to HSBC Arena.

The Sabres have 85 points and are just three behind the New York Islanders for the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference. However, there is little margin for error, as both teams have just two games remaining.

On Wednesday, Jochen Hecht scored a pair of goals and set up two others, as the Sabres spoiled what may have been the last game of Mark Messier's career with a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Daniel Briere and Dmitri Kalinin also scored for the Sabres, who have won two straight and are 5-0-1 in their last six. Martin Biron made 37 saves in the triumph.

The Sabres visit Montreal on Saturday night to close the regular season.

Meanwhile, Toronto has already clinched a playoff berth, but is still fighting for position. The Maple Leafs have 99 points and are currently fifth in the East -- one behind Ottawa and one ahead of New Jersey. All three teams have two games remaining.

On Monday, Gary Roberts was credited with the go-ahead goal early in the third period and he added an assist to lead Toronto to a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Air Canada Centre.

Ed Belfour stopped 23 shots for Toronto, while Alexander Mogilny posted a goal and an assist. The Maples Leafs improved to 2-0-1 in their last three and 4-1-1 in their last six.

The Maple Leafs close their regular season with a crucial matchup in Ottawa on Saturday night.

Buffalo is 3-1-1 against the Maple Leafs this year and 5-2-1 in the last eight matchups. Toronto is also just 2-8-2 in its last 12 trips to Buffalo.

RECENT TRENDS
? TOR is 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games.
? Over is 6-3-1 in TOR's last 10 on the road.
? Over is 6-0-1 in the last seven meetings.
? BUF is 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings.
? BUF is 5-1 ATS in their last six overall.
? Over is 8-2-2 in BUF's last 12 home games.

Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
3/15/2004 Buf. 5 Tor. 6 0.5,-135/5.5 Tor./O
3/6/2004 Tor. 1 Buf. 5 -0.5,-180/5.5 Buf./O
2/14/2004 Tor. 4 Buf. 6 -0.5,-160/5 Buf./O
1/3/2004 Tor. 3 Buf. 3 -0.5,-180/5 Buf./O
10/30/2003 Buf. 5 Tor. 3 0.5,-150/5 Buf./O
3/22/2003 Tor. 3 Buf. 2 -0.5,-200/5 Tor./P
3/6/2003 Buf. 4 Tor. 2 0.5,-110/5 Buf./O
1/24/2003 Buf. 4 Tor. 0 0.5,-140/5 Buf./U
11/30/2002 Tor. 3 Buf. 1 -0.5,-170/5 Tor./U
11/15/2002 Buf. 2 Tor. 3 -0.5,125/5.5 Tor./U

DALLAS STARS (40-25-13-2) AT MINNESOTA WILD (28-29-20-3), 8 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------------------

(Sports Network) - The Dallas Stars continue their push for playoff seeding tonight when they visit the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.

The Stars have 95 points and are fifth in the Western Conference standings. They are just two behind Colorado with two games remaining for both teams.

On Wednesday, the Stars dropped a 3-1 decision to the Edmonton Oilers at American Airlines Center. Radek Dvorak and Ryan Smyth scored in the second period to lead Edmonton.

Pierre Turgeon scored for the Stars, who suffered their third straight loss. The setback clinched the Pacific Division title for San Jose.

Ron Tugnutt stopped 20 shots for Dallas, which also had a 17-game home unbeaten streak snapped (13-0-4-0). The Stars hadn't lost at home since a 4-2 setback to Colorado on January 10.

The Stars close out the regular season with Sunday's home tilt against Chicago.

The Wild are coming off a victory over the Avalanche on Wednesday night. Marc Chouinard's second goal of the night 53 seconds into overtime lifted Minnesota to the 5-4 win at Xcel Energy Center.

Alexandre Daigle had two goals and an assist for the Wild, who have won three of their last four games. Pierre-Marc Bouchard also scored and Dwayne Roloson made 25 saves as Minnesota ended a two-game slide versus Colorado.

The Wild posted their first win in 24 overtime chances this season.

Minnesota, which has been eliminated from playoff contention, finishes the season Sunday against St. Louis.

The Stars have won all three meetings with Minnesota this season and are 8-4-1 in the last 13 matchups. Dallas has also won four of its previous six tests in Minnesota.

RECENT TRENDS
? DAL has won the last three meetings ATS.
? DAL is 16-7 ATS in their last 23 as a fav.
? Under is 10-3 in DAL's last 13 overall.
? The last three meetings have played under.
? MIN is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 overall.
? Over is 4-1-1 in MIN's last six home games.

Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
2/27/2004 Dal. 3 Min. 1 -0.5,-170/4.5 Dal./U
11/26/2003 Min. 1 Dal. 3 -0.5,130/4.5 Dal./U
10/19/2003 Dal. 3 Min. 1 -0.5,-220/5 Dal./U
3/21/2003 Dal. 2 Min. 3 -0.5,-150/4.5 Min./O
3/12/2003 Min. 4 Dal. 2 0.5,-135/5 Min./O
11/27/2002 Dal. 5 Min. 0 -0.5,-160/5 Dal./P
10/17/2002 Min. 3 Dal. 1 0.5,-115/5 Min./U
4/10/2002 Dal. 4 Min. 4 0,-280/5 P/O
3/8/2002 Dal. 3 Min. 5 0,-280/5 Min./O
1/13/2002 Min. 1 Dal. 3 0,115/5 Dal./U
 
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CALGARY FLAMES (41-29-7-3) AT LOS ANGELES KINGS (28-28-16-8), 10:30 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Sports Network) - The Calgary Flames continue to jostle for playoff positioning tonight when they visit the struggling Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center.

The Flames picked up a huge 1-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes Wednesday night at the Saddledome.

Jarome Iginla scored the game's only goal -- his 40th of the season -- as Calgary clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 1996. The Flames are three points behind the Dallas for fifth place in the Western Conference. Both teams have two games remaining.

Iginla also reached the 40-goal mark back in the 2001-02 season, when he notched a career-high 52 markers. He is currently tied with Columbus' Rick Nash for the NHL goal-scoring lead.

Miikka Kiprusoff made 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season in the win. Kiprusoff backstopped Calgary to the postseason with eight saves in the first period, five in the second and 14 in the third period. He now has seven career shutouts.

The Flames have won six straight versus the Coyotes and swept the season series, 4-0. Calgary hadn't swept the season series with Phoenix since the 1993-94 campaign, when the Coyotes were the Winnipeg Jets.

Calgary closes the regular season in Anaheim on Sunday.

The Kings have little to play for at this point after being eliminated from postseason contention. It showed Wednesday night, as they fell 3-0 to the San Jose Sharks.

Los Angeles has lost nine in a row (0-8-0-1). The Kings have also dropped five straight home games and suffered their seventh shutout of the season.

Roman Cechmanek finished with 22 saves in the losing effort.

The Kings honored Luc Robitaille, who became the NHL's all-time leading scorer among left wings, with a pre-game ceremony.

LA will finish up its season with a road contest versus the Sharks on Sunday. The Kings are one defeat short of tying the franchise record of 10 straight, set during the 1983-84 season.

Calgary is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings with the Kings, but has dropped four of its last six games in Los Angeles.

RECENT TRENDS
? CAL is 6-3 ATS in the last nine meetings.
? CAL is 26-15 ATS playing with one day of rest.
? CAL is 5-1 ATS in their last six road games.
? The last three meetings have played over.
? LA is 3-13 ATS in their last 16 overall.
? Under is 5-1 in LA's last six overall.

Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
3/27/2004 Cal. 3 LA 2 -0.5,-150/4.5 Cal./O
2/3/2004 Cal. 4 LA 4 -0.5,-115/4.5 LA/O
1/20/2004 LA 4 Cal. 1 -0.5,-110/4.5 LA/O
4/4/2003 Cal. 2 LA 1 -0.5,100/5 Cal./U
3/18/2003 LA 1 Cal. 4 -0.5,-125/5 Cal./P
2/13/2003 LA 4 Cal. 2 -0.5,-130/5 LA/O
1/18/2003 Cal. 2 LA 1 -0.5,115/5 Cal./U
3/30/2002 Cal. 5 LA 3 0,135/5 Cal./O
12/3/2001 LA 0 Cal. 2 0,-115/5 Cal./U
11/20/2001 Cal. 5 LA 5 0,-240/5 P/O

VANCOUVER CANUCKS (41-24-10-5) AT SAN JOSE SHARKS (42-20-12-6), 10:30 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks continue their fight for the Northwest Division title tonight when they visit the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.

Vancouver pulled even with the Avalanche for the division lead Wednesday night, as it tallied a 2-1 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at the Pond. The Canucks own the tiebreaker over the Avalanche with two more victories, but both teams have a pair of games remaining.

Sami Salo scored the game-winning goal with 21 seconds remaining in the contest to lift the Canucks to the win. Markus Naslund scored Vancouver's other tally in the contest.

Brendan Morrison assisted on both goals, while Dan Cloutier earned the win by stopping 22 shots as the Canucks won their fourth straight overall.

The Canucks snapped a two-game road losing streak with the win and improved to 21-11-35 away from Vancouver this season.

Vancouver will close out its regular-season with a home test against Edmonton on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Sharks locked up the Pacific Division title and the second seed in the Western Conference with a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night at the Staples Center.

Evgeni Nabokov made 22 saves for his ninth shutout of the season to lead San Jose to the win. Nabokov is 30-19-8 between the pipes on the year. Nabokov stopped five shots in the first period and four in the second, then turned aside 13 shots in the third to preserve his 26th career shutout.

Alyn McCauley scored twice to lead the offensive attack for the Sharks. McCauley and Niko Dimitrakos scored goals just 29 seconds apart midway through the second period, while Alexander Korolyuk and Nils Ekman each had two assists in the victory

San Jose has posted a franchise-best 102 points this season. The Sharks have won five straight and are 9-1-1 in their last 11 games overall.

The Sharks close out the regular season Sunday with a home game against the Kings.

RECENT TRENDS
? VAN is 4-0 ATS in their last four overall.
? Under is 9-5-2 in VAN's last 16 as a dog.
? Under is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings.
? SJ is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
? SJ is 24-6 ATS in their last 30 home games.
? Over is 14-6-2 in SJ's last 22 overall.

Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
2/26/2004 Van. 3 SJ 2 -0.5,-105/5 Van./P
1/15/2004 SJ 3 Van. 1 0.5,-130/5 SJ/U
1/5/2004 Van. 1 SJ 2 -0.5,-135/5 SJ/U
2/27/2003 Van. 2 SJ 3 -0.5,-160/5.5 SJ/U
1/11/2003 SJ 3 Van. 0 0.5,-150/5.5 SJ/U
10/21/2002 SJ 2 Van. 5 -0.5,-105/5.5 Van./O
10/12/2002 Van. 5 SJ 3 -0.5,-105/5.5 Van./O
3/10/2002 Van. 4 SJ 7 0,-125/5 SJ/O
3/9/2002 SJ 2 Van. 0 0,-185/5 SJ/U
12/8/2001 Van. 3 SJ 5 0,105/5 SJ/O
 
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Joe Thornton, Boston Bruins - Thornton left Thursday's game against the Capitals in the third period with what the team calls an "upper body" injury, reports the Boston Globe. Though we have no idea what it is that Thornton actually injured, coach Mike Sullivan said that the injury isn't serious and Thornton will "ice it down" and be fine. For what it's worth, the Boston Herald speculates that it's a rib injury.

***** Rafalski, New Jersey Devils - Rafalski participated in his first full practice yesterday since breaking his leg and said that he felt good, reports the Newark Star-Ledger. Though he is practically healthy, Rafalski's conditioning is not up to speed just yet so he considers himself doubtful for both the Devils' remaining two games. Coach Pat Burns, however, would like to see Rafalski suit up for the season finale but that will ultimately depend on Rafalski's conditioning. He will be back for the playoffs for sure though so he is a fine choice in post-season pools.

Mikael Renberg, Toronto Maple Leafs - Renberg is ready to return to the Maple Leafs lineup for Friday's game against the Sabres, reports the Toronto Star. He had been sidelined with a hamstring injury and will probably skate on a line with Mats Sundin and Gary Roberts if yesterday's practice is any indication. Alexander Mogilny will shifts down to play with Ron Francis and Chad Kilger while the other lines will see Joe Nieuwendyk with Nik Antropov and Alexei Ponikarovsky, and Robert Reichel with Tie Domi and Fitzgerald.

Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars - Zubov skated again yesterday as he recovers from a charleyhorse but won't play in Friday's game against the Wild, reports the Dallas Morning News. There is a good chance that Zubov will play Sunday in the season finale against the Blackhawks.

Jason Arnott, Dallas Stars - Arnott did not go on the ice yesterday as he rests his sore groin, reports the Dallas Morning News. He will obviously not play Friday against the Wild and this time appears to be doubtful for Sunday's game against the Blackhawks.





Pasi Nurminen, Atlanta Thrashers - Nurminen is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Penguins, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Roman Turek, Calgary Flames - Turek is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Kings, reports the Calgary Herald.

Kevin Weekes, Carolina Hurricanes - Weekes is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Islanders, reports the Raleigh News-Observer.

David Aebischer, Colorado Avalanche - Aebischer is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Blue Jackets, reports the Denver Post.

Cristobal Huet, Los Angeles Kings - Huet is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Flames, reports the LA Daily News. Roman Cechmanek, suffering from a slight finger injury, is expected to get the nod Sunday against the Sharks.

Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild - Fernandez is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Stars, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The Wild's alternating goalie rotation continues.

Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders - DiPietro is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Hurricanes, reports the Raleigh News-Observer.

Martin Prusek, Ottawa Senators - Prusek is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Flyers, reports the official Senators website.

Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Pittsburgh Penguins - Aubin is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Thrashers, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Vesa Toskala, San Jose Sharks - Toskala is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Canucks, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Evgeni Nabokov will start Sunday against the Kings.

Ed Belfour, Toronto Maple Leafs - Belfour is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Sabres, reports the Toronto Sun. The Leafs still have a lot to play for so it's very possible Belfour will start again tomorrow against the Senators.

Martin Biron, Buffalo Sabres - Biron is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Maple Leafs.

Marc Denis, Columbus Blue Jackets - Denis is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Avalanche.

Ron Tugnutt, Dallas Stars - Tugnutt is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Wild. Marty Turco will be eligible to return from his suspension for Sunday's game against the Blackhawks.

Robert Esche, Philadelphia Flyers - Esche is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Senators.

Dan Cloutier, Vancouver Canucks - Cloutier is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Sharks.

Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils - Just for the record, Brodeur told the Newark Star-Ledger that he expects and hopes to start both games against the Bruins this weekend. The best fantasy goalie in the league simply doesn't get tired and assured the media that he'd be ready to go for the start of the playoffs despite the heavy workload this season.

Sean Burke, Philadelphia Flyers - Burke played his best game of the year for the Flyers last night, stopping all 24 shots in a 2-0 victory over the Canadiens. With Robert Esche struggling in each of his last two games, Burke's performance has created somewhat of a goalie controversy in Philadelphia in regard to who the playoff starter will be. Despite the latest turn of events, the job is still surely Esche's to lose but it's safe to say that he'll be on a shorter leash than previously anticipated.
 
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