KINGS AT VANCOUVER.Face-off: 7:30 p.m., General Motors Place. TV/Radio: Fox Sports West; XTRA-AM (690). Kings (26-38-9) update: Any combination of Calgary wins and Kings losses totaling five will eliminate them from the playoffs. Byron Dafoe, who will have arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on his right knee after the season, is expected to start in goal, but forward Roman Vopat and defenseman Doug Zmolek won't play tonight. Vopat suffered a concussion when San Jose's Dody Wood punched him Saturday. Zmolek, who had an irregular heartbeat electrically corrected twice in a two-week period, is awaiting test results on his heart. Doctors cleared him to play, but coach Larry Robinson is being cautious. Steve McKenna, a 6-foot-8, 247-pound left wing, was recalled from minor-league Phoenix and will make his NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there debut. McKenna isn't a brawler like injured enforcer Matt Johnson but will add a much-needed physical presence. Canucks (30-39-4) update: They will be without Pavel Bure (whiplash whiplash n. a common neck and/or back injury suffered in automobile accidents (particularly from being hit from the rear) in which the head and/or upper back is snapped back and forth suddenly and violently by the impact. ), Trevor Linden (torn rib cartilage) and David Roberts (hip flexor/groin) but could have Sergei Nemchinov in uniform for the first time since being acquired from the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). . He's missed seven games with a rib muscle injury. Jyrki Lumme, who missed three games with a Charley horse charley horse /char·ley horse/ (chahr´le hors) soreness and stiffness in a muscle, especially the quadriceps, due to overstrain or contusion. char·ley horse n. , returned Saturday against Tampa Bay. |
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