NHL Hockey Player News

Troy Terry will rejoin the Ducks' lineup Wednesday vs. Edmonton (personal).

Terry has missed the Ducks' previous four games due to the birth of his child but is expected to draw back into the lineup Wednesday as Anaheim takes on Edmonton. The 25-year-old has 21 goals, 35 assists, 174 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 66 games prior to his injury.

Troy Terry
Antti Raanta will start Tuesday vs. Ottawa.

Raanta was perfect in his previous start, stopping 14 of 14 shots for his fourth shutout of the season as he blanked Montreal Canadiens in his previous start. The 33-year-old has been very solid when given the call this season, with his 17-2-3 record, 2.22 GAA and .910 SV%. He takes on the Ottawa Senators, who are in the middle of a two-game losing streak and are eighth in the NHL in shots per game (33.2).

Antti Raanta
Adam Henrique is expected to rejoin the Ducks' lineup in one of their next two games (knee).

Henrique has been out since February 21st due to a knee injury but is expected to rejoin the Ducks' lineup either Wednesday in Edmonton or Saturday in Arizona. The 33-year-old has 19 goals, 14 assists, 122 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 57 games before the injury.

Adam Henrique
Yegor Chinakhov has been signed to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension for the 2023-24 season.

Chinakhov has four goals, nine assists, 44 SOG, 10 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 30 games with the Blue Jackets this season and has signed a one-year, contract extension for the 2023-24 season. The 22-year-old was Columbus' 2020 1st-round pick (21st overall).

Yegor Chinakhov
MacKenzie Entwistle will draw back into the Blackhawks' lineup Tuesday vs. Calgary.

Entwistle was a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks' previous game and will draw back into the lineup for Anders Bjork on Tuesday vs. Calgary. The 23-year-old right winger has three goals, six assists, 43 SOG, 14 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 60 games this season.

MacKenzie Entwistle
Jarred Tinordi will return to the Blackhawks' lineup Tuesday vs. Calgary (hip).

Tinordi has missed the Blackhawks' previous three games due to a hip injury but will draw back into Chicago's lineup Tuesday vs. Calgary. The 31-year-old defenseman has two goals, six assists, 31 SOG, 38 PIMs and a -13 plus/minus through 42 games played before the injury.

Jarred Tinordi
Ian Mitchell will draw back into the Blackhawks' lineup Tuesday vs. Calgary.

Mitchell has been a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks' previous three games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Calgary as he replaces Wyatt Kaiser. The 24-year-old has a goal, six assists, 23 SOG, six PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 31 games this season.

Ian Mitchell
Bastian (upper-body) is expected to be back in the Devils lineup on Tuesday.

Bastian has missed the Devils' previous 11 games due to an upper-body injury but is expected to draw back into New Jersey's lineup Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh. The 25-year-old has six goals, six assists, 59 SOG, 31 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 39 games before his injury.

Nathan Bastian
Nikita Zaitsev will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Calgary.

Zaitsev has a goal, six assists, 17 SOG, 20 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 43 games played between Chicago and Ottawa but will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Calgary. The 31-year-old will be replaced by Jarred Tinordi in the Blackhawks lineup.

Nikita Zaitsev
Mrazek will start Tuesday in Calgary.

Mrazek allowed four goals on 28 shots (.857 SV%) for his fourth-straight loss as he was defeated by the St. Louis Blues in his previous start. The 31-year-old has had a horrendous first season in Chicago, with his 8-21-3 record, .895 SV% and 3.63 GAA. He will take on the Calgary Flames, who have won their last four games and are second in the NHL in shots per game (35.6).

Petr Mrazek
Delia was the first goalie off the ice at the Canucks morning skate.

Delia stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Chicago Blackhawks in his previous start. The 28-year-old has struggled when called upon but is still managing to get the win most nights, with his 9-4-2 record, 3.26 GAA and .883 SV%. He will face the Seattle Kraken, who have won three of their last five games and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.51).

Collin Delia
Copley was the first goalie off the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Copley stopped 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) for his fourth-straight win as he beat the Seattle Kraken in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaskan native has won nearly nightly despite his average counting stats, with his 24-4-3 record, 2.67 GAA and .901 SV%. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers, who have won four straight, and nine of their last 10 games.

Pheonix Copley
Alexander Barabanov's 2022-23 season is expected to be over due to a lower-body injury.

Barabanov has been out since March 25th with a lower-body injury and now his season is "likely over" according to head coach David Quinn. It is an unfortunate injury since the 28-year-old was having his best NHL season to date, with 15 goals, 32 assists, 120 SOG, 20 PIMs and a -30 plus/minus through 68 games played before his injury.

Alexander Barabanov
Daniel Gushchin has been recalled from the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and is expected to suit up Tuesday.

Gushchin had 17 goals, 20 assists, 24 PIMs and a -18 plus/minus through 62 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and has been recalled to the Sharks on Tuesday with expectations to jump immediately into the lineup. The 21-year-old has a goal in one game played previously this season with the Sharks.

Daniil Gushchin
Oskar Lindblom will remain out Tuesday vs. Colorado (upper-body).

Lindblom missed the Sharks' previous game with an upper-body injury and was expected to return against Colorado Tuesday, but will now not play as he misses his second game in a row. The 26-year-old had six goals, nine assists, 75 SOG, 18 PIMs and a -16 plus/minus through 73 games this season.

Oskar Lindblom
Scandella (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Scandella left the Blues' previous game after just 10:28 TOI due to a lower-body injury and will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. The 33-year-old had a goal, two points, 17 SOG, six PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 20 games before the injury.

Marco Scandella
Thomas (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Thomas has missed the Blues' previous three games due to an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. The 23-year-old has 17 goals, 46 assists, 101 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 70 games played before his injury.

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