Coach Mike Babcock said that defenseman Brett Lebda will likely be a healthy scratch again, Saturday, but that he's still very much in the blue-line mix.

So why the healthy scratch?

"Minus-9," said Babcock. "Let's make this clear ... Lebs has been outstanding for us for three years. Hasn't gone as good (this year). (He) gets a little reminder here. He's a real good player, a very important part of our team. It's important that his confidence doesn't suffer any from this. He just gets reminded how hard it is and how much fun it is to play. Sometimes we all need to be reminded. That's why I got married. My wife reminds me every day."