NHL Hockey Player News

Colin White will be a game-time decision Monday vs. Boston (undisclosed).

White has five goals, seven assists, 35 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through 29 games prior to his injury announcement that caused him to miss some time (undisclosed). Health has never been a strong point for White as he has never surpassed more than 71 games played in a season.

Colin White
Radko Gudas will be a game-time decision Monday vs. Boston (concussion).

Gudas has not played since Dec. 3rd due to a concussion and has been placed on the injured reserve retroactively to that date to make room for Grigori Denisenko. The 32-year-old bruiser, has two goals, six points, 49 SOG and 39 PIMs in 25 games prior to the injury.

Radko Gudas
Aleksander Barkov will miss Monday's game vs. Boston as he is day-to-day with an injury (lower body).

Barkov has six goals, 16 assists, 82 SOG and a +5 plus/minus through 25 games played but will miss Monday's game vs. Boston as he deals with a lower-body injury. Barkov missed 15 games last season due to injury and will be hoping that he is only day-to-day with this recent development.

Aleksander Barkov
Spencer Knight will start Monday vs. the Boston Bruins.

Knight hasn't played since Dec. 6th due to illness but will draw the start Monday after a 13 day absence. The 21-year-old was playing very well prior to his unfortunate illness, taking majority of the Panthers' starts due to his 8-4-3 record, 2.64 GAA and .919 SV%. He draws a tough comeback start as he takes on the Boston Bruins, who are coming off a 4-2 win over Columbus and hold the leagues best record.

Spencer Knight
Cam Atkinson will undergo neck surgery Wednesday and miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season.

Atkinson had not yet played in 2022-23, and will miss the remainder of the season after it was announced Monday that he would be undergoing neck surgery Wednesday. It is a tough blow for the 33-year-old, who was coming off his best season in three years, with 23 goals, 27 assists, 215 SOG and 10 PIMs in 73 games in his first season in Philadelphia in 2021-22.

Cam Atkinson
Husso will start Monday in Washington.

Husso allowed five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%) as he picked up his third straight loss in a defeat to Ottawa in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been enjoying a nice first season in Detroit, with his 11-6-4 record, .913 SV% and 2.61 GAA. He faces off against the Washington Capitals, who have won six of their last seven games after a 5-2 victory over Toronto in their last game.

Ville Husso
Alex Stalock has been activated from the injured reserve (concussion).

Stalock was enjoying a resurgent comeback season prior to a concussion putting him on the shelf since Nov.1st. The 35-year-old veteran will likely return as the Blackhawks starter, after posting a 3-2-1 record, 2.93 GAA and .914 SV% in seven games prior to his injury.

Alex Stalock
Isaak Phillips has been recalled from Rockford (AHL).

Phillips has been recalled from Rockford (AHL) as a replacement after Jarred Tinordi was placed on the injured reserve Monday (face). Phillips has been having a strong season in the AHL, with three goals, 17 points, 32 PIMs and a +17 plus/minus through 25 games played with Rockford.

Isaak Phillips
Arvid Soderblom has been sent back down to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL).

Soderblom will head back down to Rockford (AHL) after it was announced Monday that Alex Stalock will be returning to the Blackhawks from a concussion. The 23-year-old rookie struggled as he filled in for injuries for the last few months, with a 2-10-2 record, 3.45 GAA and .894 SV% in 15 games with Chicago.

Arvid Soderblom
Jarred Tinordi has been moved to the injured reserve after taking a slapshot high on Sunday (face).

Tinordi will miss an undisclosed amount of time after taking a snapshot to the face in Chicago's previous contest. The 30 year-old was on pace to complete his most amount of games in a season as he has never surpassed 28 games played, and was already at 25 with two goals and five points throughout.

Jarred Tinordi
Nic Dowd will be a game-time decision Monday vs. Detroit (lower body).

Dowd missed the Capitals' previous game due to a lower-body injury and will be a game-time decision Monday vs. Detroit. The 32-year-old has five goals, five assists, 18 PIMs and is a +4 plus/minus through 32 games prior to the injury.

Nic Dowd
Darcy Kuemper has been cleared to dress and will back up the Capitals on Monday (upper body).

Kuemper has missed the Capitals' previous seven games due to an upper-body injury but will return Monday as a backup. The 32-year-old was having a decent first season in Washington prior to the setback, with his 8-9-2 record, 2.56 GAA and .916 SV%.

Darcy Kuemper
Stuart Skinner has been signed to a three-year, $7.8 million contract extension. ($2.6 Mill AAV).

Skinner signs a three-year, $7.8 million contract extension after an incredibly strong start to his season which has saw him take over the Oilers' starting gig. The 24-year-old is 9-8-1 with a 2.83 GAA and .915 SV% through 19 games played in his first full NHL season.

Stuart Skinner
Tommy Novak has been recalled from Milwaukee (AHL).

Novak had been enjoying a fantastic season in Milwaukee (AHL) prior to his call up, ranking 14th in the AHL in points with 11 goals, and 15 assists in 25 games played. Novak has previousy played 27 games in the NHL prior to this season, collecting a goal and seven points while being a -4 plus/minus.

Tommy Novak
Cole Sillinger will miss Monday's game as he is day-to-day with an injury (undisclosed).

Sillinger's second NHL season has not been going as planned, as he has two goals, six points, 41 SOG across 30 GP but will miss his first game of the year Monday due to an undisclosed injury. The 19-year-old entered the season with high hopes after putting up 31 points (16G/15A) in 79 GP in his rookie season last year.

Cole Sillinger
Tarasov will start Monday vs. the Stars.

Tarasov allowed four goals on 39 shots (.897 SV%) to pick up his third straight loss in a defeat to the league leading Boston Bruins in his last start. The 23-year-old has arguably been the Blue Jackets' best net minder this season even though he is only 2-5-1 with a .908 SV% and 3.27 GAA. He will face the Dallas Stars, who are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss but are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.63).

Daniil Tarasov

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