NHL Hockey Player News

Tobias Bjornfot has been recalled from the Ontario Reign (AHL).

Bjornfot has two goals, two assists, four PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 30 games with the Ontario Reign (AHL) and has been recalled for a second time this season by the Kings. In his previous stint with Los Angeles this season, the 21-year-old had one assist through four games.

Tobias Bjornfot
Alex Turcotte has been recalled from Ontario (AHL).

Turcotte has five goals, seven assists, 12 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 19 games with Ontario (AHL) and has been recalled to Los Angeles for the first time this season. The 21-year-old has played in eight career NHL games prior to this season, but has yet to collect a point.

Alex Turcotte
Samuel Fagemo has been recalled from the Ontario Reign (AHL) and will play Thursday.

Fagemo has 12 goals, six assists, four PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 27 games with Ontario (AHL) but has been recalled Thursday. The 22-year-old will step right into the Kings' lineup Thursday and hope to add to his goal and assist that he picked up across three games earlier in the season.

Samuel Fagemo
Vejmelka will start Thursday vs. the Capitals.

Vejmelka allowed two goals on 24 shots (.917 SV%) for his seventh straight loss as he was downed by Winnipeg in his previous start. The 26-year-old has come back down to earth as of late, which has led to his 11-16-4 record, 3.33 GAA and .902 SV%. He will take on Washington, who has lost three of their last four games after a 4-2 loss to Minnesota last game.

Karel Vejmelka
Binnington is expected to start Thursday vs. the Predators.

Binnington stopped 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) picking up his third victory in five games as he beat Ottawa in his previous game. The 29-year-old has played very poorly all season, with his 17-14-3 record, 3.21 GAA and .894 SV%. He will hope to keep improving his numbers, as he takes on Nashville, who has won their last two games but are 27th in the NHL in goals per game (2.73).

Jordan Binnington
Campbell will start Thursday vs. the Lightning.

Campbell stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his fourth straight victory as he beat Seattle in his previous start. The 31-year-old was horrendous to start the season but has picked it up as of late, with his 13-8-1 record, 3.36 GAA and .886 SV%. He draws a tough matchup in the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have won their last five games after a 5-2 win over Vancouver last game.

Jack Campbell
Bobrovsky will start Thursday in Montreal.

Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 37 shots (.865 SV%) as he snapped a two-game winning streak with an overtime loss to Toronto. The 34-year-old has improved his play as of late, but still holds an ugly .897 SV%, 3.25 GAA and 12-13-2 record on the season. He takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have won their last two games but are 29th in the NHL in goals for per game (2.58).

Sergei Bobrovsky
Devin Shore has been loaned to Bakersfield (AHL) for a conditioning stint.

Shore last played on Dec. 31st and has been loaned to Bakersfield (AHL) for a conditioning stint. Shore can stay with Bakersfield for two weeks before he has to be exposed to waivers. He has three assists, 17 SOG and a +2 plus/minus through 29 games prior to the loan.

Devin Shore
Sorokin is expected to start the second half of the Islanders' back-to-back on Thursday.

Sorokin has allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) as he lost to Washington in overtime in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been the Islanders' best player all season, with his 15-14-3 record, 2.30 GAA and .925 SV%. He will face the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost five of their last six games after a 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago last game.

Ilya Sorokin
Luukkonen will start Thursday vs. the Islanders.

Luukkonen allowed three goals on 33 shots (.909 SV%) as he picked up his second defeat in three games as he was downed by Florida in his last start. The 23-year-old netminder has a great record at 10-5-1 but has struggled to stop the puck in general, as shown by his 3.41 GAA and .897 SV%. He faces the New York Islanders, who have been on a tough run as of late, losing six of their last seven games after a 4-1 loss to Boston last game.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Hellebuyck will start Thursday in Toronto.

Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 28 shots (.857 SV%) as he snapped a two-game winning streak with a loss to Montreal in his previous start. The 29-year-old has been one of the league's best goaltenders, with his 22-11-1 record, 2.41 GAA and .924 SV%. He will face the Toronto Maple Leafs, who won their last game 5-4 in overtime and are eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.38).

Connor Hellebuyck
Mrazek will start Thursday in Philadelphia.

Mrazek stopped 30 of 33 shots (.909 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat Buffalo his previous time out. The 30-year-old has had a horrendous first half of the season, with his 4-10-1 record, 4.17 GAA and .877 SV%. He faces the red-hot Philadelphia Flyers, who have won four of their last five games after a 5-2 win over Anaheim in their last game.

Petr Mrazek
Goligoski will draw into the Wild lineup on Thursday.

Goligoski has been a healthy scratch for Minnesota's last four games but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Carolina as he replaces Matthew Dumba (healthy scratch). The 37-year-old has one goal, two assists, 28 SOG and a -1 plus/minus through 17 games played this season.

Alex Goligoski
Dumba will be a healthy scratch Thursday in Carolina.

Dumba has four goals, eight assists, 54 PIMs and 56 SOG through 43 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Carolina. Dumba is expected back in the lineup soon as head coach Dean Evason claimed “I won’t get into specifics, but he knows why he’s sitting out".

Matt Dumba
Fleury will start Thursday in Carolina.

Fleury stopped 27 of 28 shots (.964 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat Arizona in his previous start. The 38-year-old struggled early on, but has improved as of late, with his 14-8-3 record, 2.86 GAA and .905 SV%. He will face the Carolina Hurricanes, who lost their last game 3-2 in a shootout to Vancouver but lead the NHL in shots per game (35.7).

Marc-Andre Fleury
Merzlikins will start Thursday vs. the Ducks.

Merzlikins allowed three goals on 33 shots (.909 SV%) for his fifth loss in six starts as he was defeated by the New York Rangers in his previous game. The 28-year-old has been one of the league's worst goaltenders, with his 5-12-0 record, 4.44 GAA and .869 SV%. He will face the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the middle of a five-game losing skid after a 5-2 loss to Philadelphia last game.

Elvis Merzlikins
Samsonov will start Thursday vs. the Jets.

Samsonov was perfect in relief his previous time out, stopping all 11 of 11 shots as he held the Maple Leafs in the game long enough to pull out an overtime victory over Florida. The 25-year-old has been solid in his first season in blue and white, with a 13-4-1 record, 2.24 GAA and .916 SV%. He will face the Winnipeg Jets, who are first in the Central Division and have won eight of their last 10 games.

Ilya Samsonov

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