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Found November 13, 2009 on Puck Daddy:
PLAYERS: Josh Harding,  Vesa Toskala,  Michael Nylander
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild,  Washington Capitals,  Chicago Blackhawks,  Toronto Maple Leafs

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Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Preview: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. EST. The Caps are 3-1-0 without Alex Ovechkin(notes), and they'll be without him against the Wild, who are on a little 4-1-1 streak. With Josh Harding(notes) starting, we are deprived of the Battle of the Backstroms. Watch The Game Live Via Hockey Night on Y! Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. EST. Vesa Toskala(notes) gets a start tonight, with Ron Wilson declaring: "He's not our backup goalie, he's the starting goalie tonight." But honestly: Why would you care about anything but Miss Illinois USA 2009 hitting her first hockey puck tonight?Check out the Y! Sports scores and schedule page for previews of the other three games tonight. Evening Reading• Sad news: Mike Murphy(notes), the NHL's vice-president ...
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