Perry (illness) will play tonight.
Perry was a gametime decision, but will be in the lineup. This is good news for the Ducks who will be without Ryan Getzlaf. Perry is fourth in the NHL with 11 goals and sixth with 22 points.
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Perry (illness) is not skating at the Ducks morning skate.
Ryan Getzlaf missed the last two games and could be out again tonight, so if Perry can't go the Ducks will be without their two leading scorers. Consider him a game-time decision.
Call up / Send down
The Minnesota Wild have reassigned Darcy Kuemper to Iowa (AHL).
Kuemper allowed three goals on seven shots before being pulled on Tuesday.
Goalie Start
Kuemper will start for WIld.
Josh Harding started last night vs. Buffalo so it will be Kuemper who faces the Maple Leafs this evening. Tonight will be his fourth career start, he is 1-2-0 with a 2.08 GAA and .916 SV% in his previous three starts
Goalie Start
Kuemper should get the start for the Wild.
Josh Harding started last night vs. Buffalo so it will probably be Kuemper who faces the Maple Leafs this evening. Tonight would be his fourth career start, he is 1-2-0 with a 2.08 GAA and .916 SV% in his previous three starts.
Call up / Send down
The Minnesota Wild have recalled Darcy Kuemper.
Niklas Backstrom is out with a knee injury so Kuemper gets called up to backup Josh Harding. The WIld have back-to-back games tonight and tomorrow, so Kuemper could get the start tomorrow.
Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler has been suspended for 3 games for his hit on Sharks forward Tomas Hertl.
Edler will be eligible to return next Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety Friday for an incident against the San Jose Sharks Thursday night.
At approximately 19:46 of the second period, Edler collied with Sharks forward Tomas Hertl near the Vancouver bench, resulting in Hertl losing his helmet. There was no penalty called on the play and Hertl skated a regular shift in the third period.
Call up / Send down
The Minnesota Wild have recalled goaltender Darcy Kuemper from the Iowa Wild (AHL) with goaltender Niklas Backstrom day-to-day after suffering a knee injury Tuesday in Nashville.
Kuemper appeared in two preseason games with the Wild this year and stopped all 18 shots faced in 47:12 of action. The 23-year-old went 1-2-0 with a 2.08 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .916 save percentage (SV%)in six regular season games (three starts) with Minnesota last season.
The Sabres' Joel Armia, one of the former first-round picks competing for a roster spot, has a broken hand and is out indefinitely.
The right winger took a slash during Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Columbus and was unable to finish the game. X-rays revealed the break, coach Ron Rolston said today. It hasn't been determined whether Armia will need surgery or if the injury will heal on its own.
Corey Perry nursing upper-body injury after getting hurt in practice. Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau said he would have played tonight but they're using caution.
Call up / Send down
Minnesota Wild has recalled goaltender Darcy Kuemper from the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Kuemper has been recalled because goaltender Niklas Backstrom left warmups in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals with a lower-body injury. Kuemper went 1-2-0 with a 2.08 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .916 save percentage (SV%) in six games (three starts) with Minnesota this season.
Looks like Edler, Garrison, Hamhuis may be rested tonight. All three still on ice.
Edler will be a healthy scratch tonight. The Canucks are in the playoffs so they are resting their star players.
Call up / Send down
Darcy Kuemper will be reassigned
Kuemper hadn't started a game since March 1.
Alex Edler returns after serving two game suspension.
Cam Barker will sit tonight and Keith Ballard will play left wing again. Get Edler back in your lineup.
Call up / Send down
Wild have recalled Darcy Kuemper from Houston.
With B2B games next weekend Wild want two goalies and Matt Hackett hasn't played in awhile. Darcy Kuemper was recalled to take his place and will likely get a start on either Friday or Saturday of next week.
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler has been suspended two games for charging into Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith.
The play happened during Thursday's 2-1 Vancouver victory over the Coyotes.Edler was assessed a five-minute major after running into Smith behind the net late in the second period. Smith was injured on the play and finished the period but wasn't back in net for the third. He was replaced by Jason Labarbera. Edler will miss games on Saturday at Los Angeles and Sunday at Colorado. He is eligible to return on Tuesday when the Canucks host the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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TSN 2013-03-23T10:49:09.000Z
Line Change
The Ducks will be even deeper and stronger Friday, when former league MVP Corey Perry returns from his four-game suspension for elbowing Minnesota's Jason Zucker in the head on March 12.
It will be Perry's first game since signing an eight-year, $69 million extension. Perry has nine goals and 15 assists in 25 games this season.
Disciplinary hearing today for VAN's Alex Edler for hitting PHX G Mike Smith last night.
Edler's hearing is on the phone which means the max suspension he faces is five games.
Corey Perry's 8 year deal with ANA is $8.625M AAV.
Perry will remain in Anaheim for the next eight years along with Ryan Getzlaf. The two have inked eight year deals this season for very similar money. Perry gets $69 million over eight years, while Getzlaf gets $66 million. Perry has 214 goals and 239 assists for a total of 453 points in 555 career NHL games, all of which have been with the Ducks.
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