NHL Hockey Player News

The Red Wings have recalled Austin Czarnik from Grand Rapids (AHL).

Czarnik had 14 goals, 23 assists, eight PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 43 games with Grand Rapids (AHL) and has been recalled Friday to Detroit. He returns to the Red Wings, where he collected two goals and an assist across 15 games earlier in the year.

Austin Czarnik
Quick led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.

Quick stopped 27 of 30 shots (.900 SV%) for his fourth-straight victory and to stay undefeated as a Golden Knight as he beat Philadelphia last start. The 37-year-old has been a revelation since being acquired by Vegas at the trade deadline from Columbus, posting a 4-0-0 record, 2.22 GAA and .930 SV%. He will face the Calgary Flames, who have lost two of their last three games but are second in the NHL in shots per game (35.7).

Jonathan Quick
Thomas Chabot is on the ice for the Ottawa Senators' warmups Thursday (undisclosed).

Chabot missed the Senators' previous game due to an undisclosed injury and took warmups Thursday vs. Colorado after being a game-time decision. The 26-year-old has nine goals, 27 assists, 158 SOG, 50 PIMs and a -13 plus/minus through 61 games played prior to the injury.

Thomas Chabot
Mads Sogaard will start Thursday vs. Colorado.

Sogaard allowed five goals on 32 shots (.844 SV%) for his second straight defeat as he was downed by the Edmonton Oilers in his last start. The 22-year-old will be relied upon heavily through the final month of hockey and will hope to improve his 5-3-1 record, 3.28 GAA and .888 SV%. He will face the Colorado Avalanche, who are coming off a tight 2-1 victory over Toronto on Wednesday.

Mads Sogaard
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday in New Jersey.

Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) and snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over New Jersey in his last start. The 28-year-old hit the 30-win mark for a sixth-straight season, as he has a 30-17-4 record, 2.67 GAA and .914 SV%. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who snapped a three-game winning streak with a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay last game.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Steven Stamkos will likely return to Tampa Bay's lineup Thursday (lower body).

Stamkos missed the Lightning's previous game with a lower-body injury but will return to Tampa Bay's lineup Thursday. The 33-year-old has 27 goals, 39 assists, 208 SOG, 36 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 67 games this season prior to his injury.

Steven Stamkos
Samuel Montembeault will start Thursday vs. Florida.

Montembeault stopped 39 of 43 shots (.907 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak as he beat Pittsburgh in his previous start. The 26-year-old has been the better of the two Canadien goalies this season, with his 13-13-3 record, 3.31 GAA and .905 SV%. He will take on the Florida Panthers, who snapped a three-game winning streak with a 5-4 overtime loss to Winnipeg last game.

Sam Montembeault
Yegor Sharangovich is expected to draw back into the Devils' lineup Thursday.

Sharangovich has been a healthy scratch for Devils' previous six games but will draw back into the lineup Thursday as a replacement for Miles Wood (undisclosed). The 24-year-old has 12 goals, 15 assists, 105 SOG, 14 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 61 games this season.

Yegor Sharangovich
Shesterkin will start Thursday vs. the Penguins.

Shesterkin allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) to pick up his third-straight victory as he beat Washington in his previous start. The 27-year-old 2022 Vezina Trophy winner will not be repeating the award this season, but still has a respectable 30-11-7 record, 2.64 GAA and .910 SV%. He takes on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost their previous game 6-4 vs. Montreal but are fifth in the NHL in shots per game (34.0).

Igor Shesterkin
Hyman (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.

Hyman missed the Oilers' previous game due to an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision Thursday as Edmonton takes on Dallas. The 30-year-old is having an incredible season, with 29 goals, 43 assists, 239 SOG, 37 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 66 games this season.

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In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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