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Colorado Avalanche Brad Stuart, John Mitchell and Patrick Bordeleau are all nearing returns from their respective injuries. All three will travel with the team for the Avalanches upcoming roadtrip and head Patrick Roy said the team was hopeful all three would play at some point on the trip. Denver Post. Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews told members of the media he will tonight against New York Islanders. Toews left Thursday nights game against the Boston Bruins after being hit from behind into the boards by defenceman Dennis Seidenberg. New York Islanders Forward Cory Conacher cleared waivers and was loaned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL on Saturday. - Team Twitter. Ottawa Senators Chris Phillips will be a healthy scratch against the Boston Bruins, Patrick Weircioch replaces him in the lineup. – TSN. Pittsburgh Penguins Placed defenceman Olli Maatta on injured reserve . - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Recalled forward Bobby Farnham and Bryan Rust from the AHL and sent down Jayson Megna. – Shelly Anderson. Team remains awaiting test results to determine whether or not Sidney Crosby has the mumps, but according to multiple reports Crosby tested negative for the illness. San Jose Sharks Defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is expected to be a game-time decision against the Nashville Predators tonight with an upper-body injury. Vlasic did not play Thursday night but returned to practice Friday. If Vlasic can play, he will take the place of Mirco Mueller in the lineup. – San Jose Mercury News. Tampa Bay Lightning Forward Ondrej Palat is doubtful to play against the Washington Capitals tonight with a lower-body injury. Palat took part in individual drills on Friday. He is expected to play at some point on the Lightnings five-game road trip, which begins tonight. - Tampa Bay Times. Toronto Maple Leafs James Reimer tweaked his groin in practice on Friday, but is expected to start on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings. - TSN. Vancouver Canucks Jannik Hansen practiced on a line with the Sedin twins on Friday on the team’s top line, and is expected to play with the pair on Saturday. Radim Vrbata moved to the team’s second line. – Vancouver Sun. Washington Capitals Forward Andre Burakovsky will return to the lineup on Saturday after being a healthy scratch in three straight games. – CSN Washington Braden Holtby will start in net tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. – Team Twitter Winnipeg Jets Activated defenceman Grant Clitsome from injured reserve. - Team Twitter. Frank Ragnow Jersey .C. -- Duke sophomore Rodney Hood is entering the NBA draft. Levine Toilolo Jersey . Not because it was right, but because referees werent allowed to determine it was wrong. http://www.shopdetroitlionsnfl.com/lions...d-black-jersey/. 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"We need to be (among the leagues elite), we talk about it," Lillard said. "But weve got a great supporting cast. We dont have to do it all." Lillard finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Aldridge added 20 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. The Blazers led 54-49 at the half and by as many as 14 points in the third quarter. "Damian and L.A., theyre kind of our go-to guys and they came through tonight," coach Terry Stotts said. DeMarcus Cousins almost singlehandedly carried the Kings with 35 points and nine rebounds. Sacramentos lone win so far this season came in the opener against Denver. Cousins said the loss was about "small things" turning into "big things." "We gotta gang rebound. You just cant depend on the bigs to grab all the rebounds," he said. "A lot of those rebounds go out of our area so weve got to be able to rebound out of our area. Weve got to get some help from the outside because when you dont, they get a lot of second-chance opportunities." Cousins pulled the Kings within 90-84 with a layup in the fourth quarter, but Aldridge countered with a turnaround jumper and six points was the closest Sacramento would get. Aldridge became the first Blazers player to score at least 20 points in each of the teams first five games since Clyde Drexler in 1988. It was the first game of a home-and-away back-to-back between the two teams. The Blazers visit Sacramento on Saturday night. "It will be a different game. Theylll be at home and theyll want to beat us for a little payback," Blazers forward Nic Batum said.dddddddddddd The Blazers went ahead 29-22 in the first quarter. Lillard, last seasons rookie of the year was 3 for 3 from the floor -- all 3-pointers -- for 9 points. Lillard became just the second NBA player to hit three or more 3s in his teams first five games. Former Blazer Damon Stoudamire did it with Toronto in 1996. Mo Williams layup stretched Portlands lead to 37-26. Late in the half, Wesley Matthews hit consecutive 3-pointers to put Portland in front 52-42. Matthews finished with 18 points. Cousins, who had 18 points and six rebounds in the first half, struggled in Sacramentos 105-100 loss at home to the Hawks on Tuesday. Shut down by Atlantas Al Horford, Cousins had 11 points and six rebounds, far off his average of 18.3 points and 9.3 rebounds. Cousins layup got the Kings within 54-53 early in the third quarter, but the Blazers took off on a 12-0 run to take a 68-55 lead midway through the period. The Kings struggled defensively against the Blazers, who had six players in double figures and shot nearly 50 per cent from the floor for the game. "Defensively, we collapsed," first-year Kings coach Michael Malone said. 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