Injury Report:
Ed Jovanovski had surgery on his hand two weeks ago, is currently skating, and expected back in March. Scottie Upshall had hernia surgery last week and is expected back at the end of March.Jacob Markstrom had knee surgery and is expected to return next week. Dmitry Kulikov had knee surgery two weeks ago, and is out until March. Jack Skille was put back on the injured list with a shoulder problem but may return any time. Marco Sturm had knee surgery this past Monday and is expected to be out until March. Jose Theodore is back and may start tonight.
Starting Lineup:
Forwards:
Tomas Fleischmann - Stephen Weiss - Kris Versteeg
Sean Bergenheim - Marcel Goc - Mikael Samuelsson
Mike Santorelli - Shawn Matthias - Tomas Kopecky
Matt Bradley - John Madden - Krys Barch
Defensemen:
Brian Campbell - Eric Gudbranson
Jason Garrison - Mike Weaver
Tyson Strachan - Keaton Ellerby
Goalie:
Scott Clemmensen will probably start the game. He's enjoyed some success against his former team, sporting a 3-0-0 record and a 2.36 GAA, along with a .930 save percentage. Jose Theodore is available. Injury Report:
Starting Lineup:
Forwards:
Zach Parise - Patrik Elias - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Dainus Zubrus - David Clarkson
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Adam Henrique - Steve Bernier
Eric Boulton - Jacob Josefson - Cam Janssen
Defenseman:
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne
Anton Volchenkov - Matt Taormina
Kurtis Foster - Bryce Salvadore
Goalie:
Martin Brodeur has been confirmed as the starter.