Afternoon Hits: Roster Notes, Lines and Starting Goalies

Roster Notes …

  • Alain Poupart: Panthers Jaromir Jagr indicated that he won’t play tonight. Coach Gerard Gallant wouldn’t rule him out and called him “very questionable.”
  • Arpon Basu: Alex Semin will be a healthy scratch for the Canadiens again.
  • Leafs PR: Maple Leafs defenseman Scott Harrington is out tonight. He’s day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
  • Bob McKenzie: Leafs Marc Arcobello cleared waivers.
  • Jonas Siegel: Leafs Tyler Bozak and Jake Gardiner will return to the lineup tonight. Rich Clune will replace Brad Boyes.
  • Boston Bruins: Defenseman Kevan Miller is ready to return tonight. Joonas Kemppainen is questionable.
  • Jason Mackey: The Penguins reassigned Kevin Porter to the AHL. Eric Fehr will be in the lineup.

Potential lines and defensive pairing …

  • Rich Hammond: Kings lines: Pearson-Kopitar-Brown Lucic-Carter-Toffoli Gaborik-Shore/Weal-Lewis Clifford-Andreoff-Nolan.
  • Randy Sportak: Flames lines: Gaudreau-Bennett-Frolik, Colborne-Monahan-Hudler, Raymond-Backlund-Jones, Grant-Stajan-Jooris. Bollig scratched.
  • Derek Willis: Flames defensive pairings: Giordano-Brodie Russell-Wideman Engelland-Hamilton.
  • Paul Hendrick: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Kadri-Komarov, Mathias-Holland-Parenteau, Winnik-Bozak-Lupul, Grabner-Froese-Clune Boyes (scratch). Defensive pairings: Gardiner-Phaneuf Hunwick-Rielly Marincin-Polak Harrington(scratch)
  • Erik Erlendsson: Lightning lines: Killorn-Stamkos-Callahan Boyle-Filppula-Killorn Brown-Namestnikov-Marchessault Palat-Nesterov-Kucherov.
  • Chuck Gormley: Capitals lines: Ovi-Kuzy-Oshie, Johansson-Backstrom-Williams, Chimera-Beagle-Wilson, Burakovsky-Laich-Latta. Defensive pairings: Orpik-Carlson Alzner-Niskanen Orlov-Schmidt

Starting goalies …