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Morning briefing

Print | Comments () Posted by Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff October 24, 2009 10:07 AM

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OTTAWA -- Good morning from Scotiabank Place, where the Bruins will face off against the Senators tonight. Shawn Thornton, out of uniform the last two games because of an undisclosed injury, should be back in the lineup tonight. If that happens, Guillaume Lefebvre will be the healthy scratch.

* Pascal Leclaire (4-2-1, 2.71 GAA, .903 save percentage) has started seven of Ottawa's eight games. Leclaire should be back between the pipes tonight. Tim Thomas, off against Philadelphia on Thursday, should start in goal for the Bruins.

* Ottawa has the second-worst power play in the NHL (12.5 percent). The Bruins have the fifth-worst penalty kill in the league (73.7 percent).

* Tonight will be Mark Recchi's 1,500th NHL game.

* Tim Peel and Brian Pochmara will be the referees. Greg Devorski and Andy McElman will be the linesmen.

tags Guillaume Lefebvre, Mark Recchi, Shawn Thornton, Tim Thomas