NHL Hockey Player News

FIlip Hallander has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on an Emergency Basis.

Hallander has 11 goals, 22 assists, 18 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 40 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and has been recalled on an Emergency Basis to Pittsburgh Thursday. The 22-year-old has yet to pick up his first career NHL point across three games played.

Filip Hallander
Dustin Tokarski has been recalled on an emergency basis from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

Tokarski was 12-11-5 with a 2.47 GAA and .917 SV% with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) and has been recalled Thursday on an Emergency Basis. It has yet to be announced why the 33-year-old has been recalled but he is expected to dress if being recalled.

Dustin Tokarski
Filip Hronek will make his Canucks' debut Thursday (shoulder).

Hronek was traded to the Canucks nearly a month ago and is expected to make his Vancouver debut Thursday as he is recovered from a shoulder injury. The 25-year-old has played very well when healthy this season, with nine goals, 29 assists, 122 SOG, 34 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 60 games this season.

Filip Hronek
Andersen will start Thursday vs. the Rangers.

Andersen stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his third-straight win as he beat the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 33-year-old has been fairly mediocre across an injury-filled season, with his 19-7-0 record, 2.45 GAA and .903 SV%. He will take on the New York Rangers, who snapped a four-game winning streak with a 3-2 loss to Carolina in their last game.

Frederik Andersen
Zach Fucale has been loaned back to the Hershey Bears (AHL).

Fucale did not see any NHL action as he backed up Charlie Lindgren for the last two Capital games while Darcy Kuemper dealt with an upper-body injury and has been loaned back to Hershey (AHL) Thursday. He returns to the Bears, where he is 19-10-2 with a 2.57 GAA and .899 SV% on the season.

Zach Fucale
Comtois will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.

Comtois has eight goals, nine assists, 82 SOG, 74 PIMs and a -14 plus/minus through 57 games played this season but will be a healthy scratch on Thursday. The 24-year-old just passed his single-season career high for games played two games ago.

Maxime Comtois
Saros will start Thursday vs. the Kraken.

Saros allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat the Buffalo Sabres in his last start. The 27-year-old has been the Predators' best player all season, with his 27-19-7 record, 2.76 GAA and .917 SV%. He will face the Seattle Kraken, who have lost four of their last six games but are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.5).

Juuse Saros
Dostal will start Thursday vs. the Jets.

Dostal stopped 38 of 42 shots (.905 SV%) for his second win in three games as he beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in his previous start. The 22-year-old has received little help in his rookie season, leading to his 4-5-1 record, 3.91 GAA and .899 SV%. He will take on the Winnipeg Jets, who won four of their last seven games after a 2-1 victory over Arizona last game.

Lukas Dostal
Thompson will start Thursday in Calgary.

Thompson stopped 23 of 24 shots (.958 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak as he beat Minnesota in his previous start on February 9th. The 26-year-old returns from a lower-body injury and hopes to add to his 20-13-3 record, .914 SV% and 2.66 GAA. He takes on the Calgary Flames, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over Anaheim and are second in the NHL in shots per game (35.5).

Logan Thompson
Simek will draw into the Sharks lineup on Thursday (concussion/foot).

Simek has been out since March 4th due to a concussion and foot injury but will return to the Sharks' lineup Thursday vs. Vancouver. The 30-year-old has a goal, an assist, 37 SOG, 27 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 34 games this season prior to his injury.

Radim Simek
Peterson will make his Sharks debut on Thursday.

Peterson had 14 goals, 18 assists, 26 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 52 games this season with the Texas Stars (AHL) and San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and was will make his Sharks' debut Thursday. The 23-year-old played in one game earlier in the season for the Dallas Stars before being traded to San Jose.

Jacob Peterson
Reimer will start Thursday in Vancouver.

Reimer allowed five goals on 52 shots (.904 SV%) for his third-straight defeat as he picked up the loss vs. Edmonton in his last start. The 35-year-old has struggled mightily this season, posting a 10-17-8 record, 3.30 GAA and .896 SV%. He will face the Vancouver Canucks, who have won seven of their last nine contests and are 12th in the NHL in goals per game (3.3).

James Reimer
Daccord will start Thursday in Nashville.

Daccord stopped 25 of 29 shots (.862 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Dallas Stars his last time between the pipes. The 26-year-old is undefeated so far this season with his 2-0-0 record, 3.94 GAA and .884 SV%. He will face the Nashville Predators, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over Buffalo last game.

Joey Daccord
Gustav Lindstrom will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. St. Louis (undisclosed).

Lindstrom has a goal, six assists, 18 SOG, 12 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 30 games but will be a game-time decision Thursday as he deals with an undisclosed injury. If he is unable to go, Simon Edvinsson will replace him in Detroit's lineup.

Gustav Lindstrom
Joey Daccord was the first goaltender off the ice for Seattle at the morning skate Thursday.

Daccord stopped 25 of 29 shots (.862 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Dallas Stars his last time between the pipes. The 26-year-old is undefeated so far this season with his 2-0-0 record, 3.94 GAA and .884 SV%. He will face the Nashville Predators, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over Buffalo last game.

Joey Daccord

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