NHL Hockey Player News

Nikolaj Ehlers will play Monday vs. the New York Rangers (undisclosed).

Ehlers left the Jets' previous game Sunday after just 12:41 and was originally a game-time decision Monday, but will now play. The 27-year-old has four goals, 20 points, 66 SOG and four PIMs across 20 games played this season.

Nikolaj Ehlers
Logan Stanley will draw back into the Jets' lineup Monday vs. the New York Rangers.

Stanley has been a healthy scratch for the Jets' previous three games but will draw back into the lineup Monday vs. the New York Rangers. The 24-year-old has an assist, eight SOG, 13 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 11 games played this season.

Logan Stanley
Sam Gagner will draw back into the Jets' lineup Monday vs. the New York Rangers.

Gagner was a healthy scratch for the Jets' game last night but will draw back into the lineup as Cole Perfetti deals with an undisclosed injury. The 33-year-old has eight goals, six assists, 74 SOG, eight PIM and a -3 plus/minus through 44 games played this season.

Sam Gagner
Cole Perfetti is out of the lineup Monday vs. the New York Rangers with an upper-body injury.

Perfetti has eight goals, 22 assists, 90 SOG, 16 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 51 games played but will miss the Jets' game Monday vs. the New York Rangers with an upper-body injury. Sam Gagner will replace him in Winnipeg's lineup.

Cole Perfetti
Connor Hellebuyck will start Monday vs. the New York Rangers.

Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 28 shots (.893 SV%) and snapped a two-game winning streak as he was beaten by New Jersey in his previous start. The 29-year-old has been one of the league's best netminders this season, with his 25-16-1 record, 2.43 GAA and.924 SV%. He takes on the New York Rangers, who just had a seven-game winning streak snapped with a 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary last game.

Connor Hellebuyck
Dustin Tokarski has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

Tokarski was 1-2-0 with a .897 SV% and 3.44 GAA but has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) with the activation of Tristan Jarry off the injured reserve. He heads back to the minors, where he was 9-7-4 with a 2.31 GAA and .920 SV% prior to his promotion.

Dustin Tokarski
Michael Hutchinson has been recalled from the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).

Hutchinson has a 1-5-1 record, .897 SV% and 2.74 GAA with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) but has been recalled by Vegas for the first time Monday. Hutchinson has previously played in 137 NHL games, with a 55-55-15 record, 2.79 GAA and .905 SV%.

Michael Hutchinson
Travis Sanheim will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. Calgary.

Sanheim has four goals, 12 assists, 80 SOG, 34 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 57 games this season but will be a surprising healthy scratch Monday vs. Calgary. Olle Lycksell will take his spot in the Flyers' lineup as they go back to six defensemen for this game.

Travis Sanheim
Jaycob Megna will draw back into the Krakens' lineup Monday vs. San Jose.

Megna has been a healthy scratch for Seattle's previous six games but will draw back into the lineup Monday as they take on his old team, the San Jose Sharks. The 30-year-old has a goal, 11 assists, 49 SOG, 21 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 49 games played this season between San Jose and Seattle.

Jaycob Megna
Soucy is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Monday in San Jose (healthy scratch).

Soucy has two goals, eight assists, 63 SOG, 41 PIMs and a +14 plus/minus through 56 games this season but will miss Monday's game vs. San Jose as he is a healthy scratch. It is the first game this season where the 28-year-old has sat.

Carson Soucy
Stone (lower-body) will not play Monday vs. the Flyers.

Stone has five goals, five assists, 86 SOG, 35 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 46 games but will miss Monday's game vs. Philadelphia with a lower-body injury. Dennis Gilbert will be taking his spot in the Flames' lineup.

Michael Stone
Jacob Markstrom will start Monday vs. Philadelphia.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 20 shots (.900 SV%) for his second win in three games as he beat the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 33-year-old continues to have a nightmarish season, with his 15-13-7 record, 2.90 GAA and .891 SV%. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who have lost their last four-straight games and are 27th in the NHL in goals per game (2.67).

Jacob Markstrom
Jones will start Monday afternoon in San Jose.

Jones allowed five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was defeated by the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 33-year-old has been losing starts as of late to Phillipp Grubauer but still has a 23-9-3 record, 2.92 GAA and .891 SV%. He will face the San Jose Sharks, who are in the midst of a three-game losing skid and are 23rd in the NHL in goals per game (2.96).

Martin Jones
Kaut will make his Sharks debut on Monday.

Kaut had a goal, five assists, eight PIMs and a +1 plus/minus with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) since being dealt from Colorado weeks ago and has been recalled by the San Jose Sharks for the first time Monday with the intention to draw into the Sharks' lineup for the first time. In 27 games with the Colorado Avalanche before the deal, he had a goal, two assists, and 24 SOG.

Martin Kaut
Meier (upper-body) will not play Monday vs. the Kraken.

Meier is the Sharks' main trade piece coming into the March 3rd deadline and will sit Monday vs. Seattle due to an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old has 31 goals, 52 points, 255 SOG, 25 PIMs and a -19 plus/minus through 57 games with the Sharks this season.

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