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Date Player News
4/24/2013 Johan Franzen, RW Franzen wasn't able to finish the game Wednesday.

Analysis: Coach Mike Babcock declined to give details, but hoped he would be healthy enough to play against the Predators.
4/24/2013 Rob Klinkhammer, LW Klinkhammer is dealing with a concussion.

Analysis: It's likely he's done for the season, unless the Coyotes make the playoffs.
4/24/2013 Ryan Whitney, D Whitney is dealing with a lower-body injury.

Analysis: It's uncertain if he's done for the season.
4/24/2013 Derek Morris, D Morris is dealing with a lower-body injury.

Analysis: It's uncertain he will play in the final two games of the season.
4/24/2013 Ray Emery, G Emery left Wednesday's game with a lower-body injury.

Analysis: It's uncertain if he re-aggravated a previous injury or if it was something new.
4/24/2013 Barret Jackman, D St. Louis' 590 The Fan reported that Jackman will miss Thursday's game against Calgary.

Analysis: Jackman suffered a lower-body injury after taking a puck below his ankle while blocking a shot in the Blues' 3-1 win over the Avalanche Tuesday.
4/24/2013 Jason Pominville, RW Pominville is considered day to day after taking an elbow to the face from Los Angeles' Dustin Brown on Tuesday night.

Analysis: There's no word how long Pominville will be out for or if he'll miss any time at all as the Wild don't play again until Thursday, but Brown's hit cost him a two-game suspension.
4/24/2013 Miikka Salomaki, RW The Nashville Predators signed 2011 second-round draft pick Salomaki to a three-year, entry-level contract Wednesday.

Analysis: The 2009-10 Finnish Junior League rookie of the year, Salomaki has spent three seasons with Karpat Oulu of the Finnish Elite League. The left wing had 25 goals, 25 assists and 153 penalty minutes in 122 games. This season, the 5-foot-11, 205-pound Salomaki had 19 points and 44 penalty minutes in 42 games. He also has played for Finland in the last three World Junior Championships.
4/24/2013 Dustin Brown, RW Brown was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for elbowing Minnesota forward Jason Pominville on Tuesday night.

Analysis: The suspension will cost Brown $34,324. He will miss the final two regular-season games.
4/24/2013 Duncan Keith, D Keith says he meant no disrespect to women during an argument with a female radio reporter in Vancouver. Keith, preparing for a game in Edmonton against the Oilers, said Wednesday he was ``fired up'' after Chicago lost 3-1 to the Vancouver Canucks.

Analysis: Reporter Karen Thomson asked him about a possible penalty involving Canucks forward Daniel Sedin. Keith questioned her hockey knowledge and mockingly suggested she might be a candidate to become the NHL's first female referee. Keith says he doesn't like losing and adds he doesn't differentiate between male and female reporters. Thomson said on Twitter she believes the comments were made in the heat of moment and she has moved on.
4/24/2013 Cory Schneider, G Schneider will miss their final regular-season home game on Thursday because of an unspecified injury.

Analysis: The team says Schneider won't play Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks. Vancouver's expected starter in the playoffs is listed as day-to-day.
4/23/2013 Bobby Ryan, LW Ryan was a late scratch from Monday's 3-0 win over Edmonton.

Analysis: The Anaheim Ducks forward has an illness.
4/23/2013 Dave Bolland, C Bolland is once again dealing with a lower-body injury.

Analysis: The Chicago Blackhawks forward's status for the final regular-season games and the playoffs is unknown. Bolland has missed 10 games this season.
4/23/2013 Kimmo Timonen, D Timonen will likely miss the rest of this season.

Analysis: The defenseman has a compression fracture in his right foot.
4/23/2013 Kyle Wellwood, C Wellwood is out for an upper-body injury.

Analysis: His status is unknown for Thursday's regular-season finale against Montreal.
4/23/2013 Matt Calvert, LW Calvert, a valuable forechecker with the Columbus Blue Jackets, has signed a two-year contract extension that will pay him almost $1 million a season through 2014-15.

Analysis: The 23-year-old left wing is currently out with a broken index finger on his right hand and is expected to miss the club's final two regular-season games. He is one of the reasons the Blue Jackets are in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race, entering Tuesday's play in eighth place.
4/23/2013 Niklas Kronwall, D Kronwall had two assists to help Detroit beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Monday night in a matchup of two teams in a logjam for the final two spots in the Western Conference playoffs.

Analysis: The performance ended a season-high, six-game point drought for the Red Wings defenseman, who has five goals and 23 assists this season.
4/23/2013 Johan Franzen, RW Franzen scored twice to help Detroit beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Monday night in a matchup of two teams in a logjam for the final two spots in the Western Conference playoffs.

Analysis: Franzen has five of his 12 goals over the last five games and 10 points in his last 10 contests.
4/23/2013 Jimmy Howard, G Howard had 34 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 Monday night to get two desperately needed points in their push to make the playoffs.

Analysis: Howard has two of his four shutouts in his last four games. The victory was the 128th of his career and tied him with Tim Cheveldae for fifth in franchise history.
4/23/2013 Viktor Fasth, G Fasth made 24 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the Anaheim Ducks clinched the Pacific Division title with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.

Analysis: The rookie from Sweden is 15-5-2 with a 2.10 goals-against average in 24 games this season but had one win in his previous five contests.
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