NHL Hockey Player News

Oettinger stopped 26 of 28 shots (.929 SV%) to pick up his fourth victory in five starts as he beat Nashville his last time out. The 24-year-old has been one of the league's best this season, with his 15-5-3 record, 2.43 GAA and .919 SV%. He will take on the Minnesota Wild, who are red-hot winning seven of their last eight games after a 4-1 win over Winnipeg in their last game.

Delia stopped 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%) as he beat Edmonton to stay undefeated in his last start. The 28-year-old has been great in both of his starts this season, with a 2-0-0 record, 2.33 GAA and .920 SV%. He will take on the Winnipeg Jets, who are looking to snap their current three-game losing skid after a 4-1 loss to Minnesota in their last game.

Luukkonen stopped 41 of 43 shots (.953 SV%) for his fourth win in five starts as he was incredible in beating the Vegas Golden Knights in his last time between the pipes. The 23-year-old has been much better as of late for the Sabres and holds a 5-3-1 record, 3.44 GAA and .891 SV% through nine appearances. He faces the Detroit Red Wings who are on the back end of a back-to-back after a massive 5-4 comeback victory over Pittsburgh yesterday.

Kuemper stopped all 32 of 32 shots for his league-leading third shutout as he beat the New York Rangers in his last start. The 32-year-old has been enjoying a great season yet again in his first year in Washington, with his 10-9-2 record, .920 SV% and 2.40 GAA. He will take on the Ottawa Senators, who snapped a three-game losing skid with a 3-2 Shootout victory over Boston last game.

Clutterbuck missed the Islanders' previous three games due to an upper-body injury but is travelling with the team and is likely to play in the upcoming games. The 35-year-old had just recently become the all-time hits leader in the NHL and has three goals, five points, 14 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus in 26 games prior to the injury.

Varlamov stopped 35 of 37 shots before leaving Saturday's game in Vegas with a lower-body injury and will head to the injured reserve. The Islanders recalled Cory Schneider from the AHL and he is expected to stay with the team until Varlamov is nursed back to full health.

Palmieri has played one game since Nov.21st due to an upper-body injury that has reaggravated itself and has been placed on the injured reserve after playing 10:46 in a game vs. Arizona Friday. The 31-year-old veteran winger has six goals, nine points and 39 SOG through 21 games prior to hitting the shelf again due to injury.

Dadonov was a healthy scratch for the Canadiens' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Thursday. The 33-year-old Russian, has two goals, five assists, 33 SOG and is a -8 plus/minus in 28 games before being held out of the lineup last game.

Gallagher has not played since Nov. 29th due to a lower-body injury but will be a game-time decision Thursday as the Canadiens take on the Panthers. The 30-year-old was having a slow start to his season prior to the injury, with only three goals and five assists with 51 SOG through 22 games.

Montembeault allowed two goals on 39 shots (.949 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak with a win over Arizona in his last start. The 26-year-old has been far and away the better of the two Montreal goaltenders this season, with his 6-3-2 record, 2.89 GAA and .912 SV%. He will face the Florida Panthers, who are looking to snap their current three-game losing skid.