NHL Injuries Report 3/27

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Calgary
Curtis Glencross is doubtful to play Saturday against the Bruins due to a knee injury which was caused by a knee on knee collision.
Christopher Higgins is doubtful to play Saturday against the Bruins as he continues to battle with a foot injury.

Boston
Vladimir Sobotka has been diagnosed with a mild concussion but did take part in practice Friday. He is questionable to play Saturday against the Flames.

Philadelphia
Matt Carle is doubtful for Saturday's game against the Penguins due to a foot injury.

Pittsburgh
Sergei Gonchar missed Wednesday's game due to an illness and is questionable Saturday against the Flyers.
Brent Johnson is available for Saturday's game against the Flyers even though he missed Friday's practice with a foot-related illness.
Evgeni Malkin has been downgraded to doubtful for Saturday's game against the Flyers due to a bruised foot and a tweaked ankle. He was able to skate briefly during Friday's practice.

New York Islanders
Bruno Gervais is questionable to play Saturday against the Blue Jackets due to a groin st.
Dustin Kohn will be out for an indefinite amount of time as he continues to recover from a head injury.

Columbus
Jared Boll could miss the remainder of the season as he suffers from a bruised hand which occurred in a fight.

New Jersey
No injuries reported for this team.

Montreal
No injuries reported for this team.

New York Rangers
Brian Boyleis doubtful for Saturday's game against the Leafs due to a foot injury.
Ryan Callahan is doubtful for Saturday's game against the Leafs due to a leg injury.

Toronto
No injuries reported for this team.

Atlanta
Chris Thorburn continues to battle with a back injury which caused him to miss the last 6 games and is questionable for Saturday against the Hurricanes.
Todd White missed Thursday's game due to an undisclosed injury and is questionable for Saturday against the Hurricanes.

Carolina
Cam Ward is expected to return from tightness and back spasms Monday night when the Hurricanes face the Thrashers on Monday.

Florida
David Booth will be out for an indefinite amount of time after suffering a concussion Thursday night caused by a hard hit to the chest and head from the Canadiens Jaroslav Spacek.
Gregory Campbell will be out for an indefinite amount of time after suffering a broken bone in his foot.

Ottawa
Alexei Kovalev is questionable for Saturday's game against the Panthers due to a lower body injury.
Filip Kuba is doubtful for Saturday's game against the Panthers with an upper body injury.

Tampa bay
Steve Downie left Thursday's game with a knee injury and is questionable for Saturday's game against the Sabres.
Kurtis Foster is doubtful for Saturday's game against the Sabres due to a face injury.
David Hale left Thursday's game with an undisclosed injury and is questionable for Saturday against the Sabres.
Ryan Malone missed Thursday's game as he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery and is questionable for Saturday against the Sabres.
Mattias Ohlund is probable for Saturday's game against the Sabres due to an ankle injury.

Buffalo
Raffi Torres is doubtful for Saturday's game against the Lightning due to an upper body injury.

Detroit
Daniel Cleary hurt his groin during Friday night's game against the Wild. Wings coach Mike Babcock told the media in the post game that Cleary would not be playing Saturday night.

Nashville
Jason Arnott is questionable to play Saturday against the Red Wings as he recovers from a head injury caused by a hard fall to the ice.
Denis Grebeshkov has resumed skating as he recovers from groin surgery but is uncertain of when he will return to the lineup.
Joel Ward is questionable to play Saturday against the Red Wings as he deals with an upper body injury which caused him to miss Thursday's game.

Colorado
Darcy Tucker is eligible to return Saturday against the Coyotes as he comes off a one game suspension for engaging in excessive physical contact in Monday's game.
Ryan Wilson is questionable to play Saturday against the Coyotes as he deals with a head injury.
Stephane Yelle is questionable to play Saturday against the Coyotes due to a leg injury which caused him to miss the last two games.
Brandon Yip practiced Wednesday as he nears a return from his shoulder injury and is questionable to play Saturday against the Coyotes.

Phoenix
Robert Lang has missed the last two weeks of action with a lower body injury and is questionable for Saturday against the Avalanche.

Vancouver
Pavol Demitra is questionable to play Thursday against the Sharks due to personal reasons which caused him to miss Wednesday's game.

San Jose
Scott Nichol missed Thursday's game with an upper body injury and is questionable Saturday against the Canucks.

Dallas
Krys Barch suffered a cut on the back of his leg during Thursday's game and is questionable for Saturday against the Kings.

Los Angeles
Matt Greene is questionable to play Saturday against the Stars as he deals with an upper body injury.

Injuries report provided by SBRodds.com

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Kovie's back
by Toronto Sun

Alexei Kovalev is ready to return.
After a one-game hiatus because of a lower body injury, the Senators winger will return to the lineup Saturday against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Place. The club hasn't given any indication what was wrong with Kovalev that he was forced to miss the 4-2 win over Buffalo Friday but maintained he has been dealing with the issue for a while.
"I feel fine," said Kovalev moments ago. "It was just a precaution. I didn't want to make it worse. I didn't feel comfortable before we left for Buffalo. Going into the playoffs I don't want to make it worse and miss the playoffs. You want to make sure you're healthy and you are 100%."
Kovalev's return means Ryan Shannon will be a healthy scratch.
As expected, goalie Brian Elliott is going to make the start for the Senators. He has won three straight and made 41 saves against the Sabres.
The Senators didn't skate Saturday morning. Instead, they held a short meeting.
The club has made a complete turnaround.