DEFENSEMEN: Mike Commodore, Jan Hejda, Fedor Tyutin, Marc Methot, Christian Backman, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen.

FIRST LINE: Kristian Huselius, Derick Brassard, Rick Nash.

SECOND LINE: Fredrik Modin, R.J. Umberger, Jake Voracek.

THIRD LINE: Jason Chimera, Michael Peca, Raffi Torres.

FOURTH LINE: Jared Boll, Manny Malhotra, Derek Dorsett.

PLAYER NOTES:

--LW Rick Nash had his five-game goal streak snapped Wednesday vs. Phoenix. His longest career streak is a six-gamer from Dec. 30, 2005, to Jan. 11, 2006.

--RW Jiri Novotny or RW Andrew Murray figures to get more playing time with RW Derek Dorsett out indefinitely with a broken finger. Novotny has been a healthy scratch in six of the last nine games; Murray has been scratched in four of the last five.

--D Kris Russell was recalled from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. He had been demoted in late October.

MEDICAL WATCH:

--D Rostislav Klesla is out until mid-December with a high ankle sprain.

--RW Derek Dorsett is out indefinitely with a broken finger.