Pre-Game Report

Here are some news and notes heading into tonight’s games:

• Here are the Hurricanes’ projected lines for tonight’s game versus Atlanta.
• Jared Boll (hip) is going to dress for tonight’s game against Nashville.
• Jay McKee will be in the line up tonight for the Blues.
• Mikael Samuelsson (groin) will miss tonight’s game for Detroit.
• Valtteri Filppula (groin) is going to play tonight.
• James Sheppard, Mark Parrish, Matt Foy and Petteri Nummelin are all scratches for tonight’s game versus Vancouver.
• J.S. Gigure will start against the Sharks at home.

For Illegal Curve, I’m Richard Pollock.