NHL Hockey Player News

Zucker was having a great bounce season with six goals, 20 points, 67 SOG and a +6 plus/minus through 27 games but has been out since Dec. 12th due to an undisclosed injury. It marked the fifth straight season where Zucker was forced to miss a chunk of games due to injury, so a return is great news for the Penguins.

Jarry stopped 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%) for his sixth straight win with a victory over Florida in his last start. The 27-year-old has been sensational this season, with his 14-3-3 record, 2.63 GA and .921 SV%. He will face the red-hot New York Rangers, who will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Smith will head back to the AHL for the first time since 2013 after clearing waivers Monday. He will head to Providence (AHL) after putting up a goal, three assists, 23 SOG and six PIMs while averaging a career-low 9:53 TOI across 18 games.

Murray stopped 17 of 19 shots (.895 SV%) as he snapped a two-game winning streak in a loss to the New York Rangers in his last start. The 28-year-old has been having the best season of his eight year career in his first in Toronto, with his 7-2-2 record, 2.46 GAA and .924 SV%. He will face the surging Tampa Bay Lightning, who are in the middle of a five-game winning streak.

Foudy has been a healthy scratch for the previous two games but will draw back into the lineup after it was announced that Yegor Chinakhov would be out indefinitely. The 2018 1st round pick (18th overall) has failed to produce so far this season, with only three assists, seven SOG and a -10 plus/minus through 15 games this season.

Tarasov allowed only one goal on 33 shots (.970 SV%) but still managed to pick up his fourth straight loss in a hard-fought defeat to the Dallas Stars in his last start. The Blue Jackets' third goalie has been their best netminder by a mile, with his .915 SV%, 3.03 GAA and 2-6-1 record. He will take on the Philadelphia Flyers, who have lost five of their last six games after a 6-3 defeat to the Rangers in their last game.

Gross will head back to Milwaukee (AHL) after a very productive stint with the Predators that saw him pick up his first three career goals, with 20 SOG and a -3 plus/minus while playing 18:49 ATOI nightly in 10 games while playing as Roman Josi's defensive partner. He heads back to Milwaukee, where he had two goals, nine assists and five PIMs in 13 games prior to his previous promotion.

Greaves has a 5-3-4 record, .887 SV% and 4.09 GAA in 11 starts with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and will be called up to the Blue Jackets for a second time this season. He failed to see any action in his last call up, but if he does this time around he will be making his NHL debut.

Marzlikins has been having a nightmarish season to date, with his 4-8-0 record, 4.68 GAA and .864 SV% and will now be forced to miss some time due to an illness that is keeping him out of the lineup Tuesday. Jet Greaves has been recalled to backup the Blue Jackets in relief in the meantime.

Chinakhov only managed one shift (0:37 TOI) in the Blue Jackets game Monday and will now head to the injured reserve with an ankle injury as he is out indefinitely. The 2020 1st round pick (21st overall) had been having his most productive season to date, with four goals, nine assists, 44 SOG and 10 PIMs through 30 games prior to the injury.

Hart allowed four goals on 33 shots (.879 SV%) in a loss to the New York Rangers in his previous start between the pipes. The 24-year-old has been the lone bright spot in an otherwise horrific Flyers season, with his 9-9-6 record, 2.82 GAA and .913 SV%. He draws the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday, who are looking to snap a four-game losing skid.

Murray stopped 17 of 19 shots (.895 SV%) as he snapped a two-game winning streak in a loss to the New York Rangers in his last start. The 28-year-old has been having the best season of his eight year career in his first in Toronto, with his 7-2-2 record, 2.46 GAA and .924 SV%. He will face the surging Tampa Bay Lightning, who are in the middle of a five-game winning streak.

Kochetkov stopped 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) for his fourth straight win in his last start as he beat the Pittsburgh Penguins. The rookie netminder has been a revelation for the Hurricanes in his first season, with his 9-1-4 record, 2.01 GAA and .923 SV%. He will face the New Jersey Devils, who are on a bit of a slide, having lost their last five games.

Wheeler had nine goals, 17 assists, 66 SOG and 20 PIMs in 29 games prior to it being announced Tuesday that he would miss up to a month due to groin surgery. He will be hoping to return sooner rather than later after missing 17 games in the 2021-22 season.

Holm has been recalled Tuesday to back up David Rittich after having an impressive start to his season in Manitoba (AHL) with a 7-3-2 record, 2.55 GAA, and .923 SV%. If he does see any NHL action it will be his NHL debut.

Chytil collected one goal and one assist in 4:48 TOI before exiting Sunday's game in Chicago with an upper-body injury. After Chytil left, Barclay Goodrow moved to centre, and Vitaly Kravtsov moved up the lineup, look for that to remain if he can't go Tuesday.

Martin allowed five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) as he picked up his second loss in three games with a defeat to the Winnipeg Jets in his last start. The 27-year-old has an impressive 9-4-1 record despite having a mediocre .889 SV% and 3.50 GAA. He will face the St. Louis Blues, who have won their last three games after a 5-2 victory over Calgary their last time out.