NHL Hockey Player News

Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

Hollowell had a successful first career spell with the Maple Leafs, picking up two assists, four SOG and a +3 plus/minus while averaging just 12:56 TOI through six games. He will head back to the Marlies (AHL) where he had nine assists in 11 games prior to his promotion and demotion.

Mac Hollowell
Matt Murray will start Thursday vs. the New York Rangers.

Murray allowed four goals on 26 shots (.846 SV%) and still picked up his seventh straight win as he defeated Calgary in his previous start. The 28-year-old has enjoyed a resurgent first season in Toronto, with his 7-1-2 record, .926 SV% and 2.50 GAA. He will face the New York Rangers, who will be looking to extend a four-game winning streak.

Matt Murray
Jason Zucker is out week-to-week due to an undisclosed injury.

Zucker was having a great bounce season with six goals, 20 points, 67 SOG and a +6 plus/minus through 27 games but will now be out week-to-week due to an undisclosed injury. This will now mark the fifth straight season where Zucker misses significant time due to injury.

Jason Zucker
Spencer Knight will return Thursday after missing the Panthers' previous game due to illness.

Knight missed the Panthers' previous game due to illness as Alex Lyon replaced him on Florida's bench. He will return to the team Thursday after practising Wednesday. The 21-year-old has been sensational when healthy, with his 8-4-3 record, 2.64 GAA, and .919 SV%.

Spencer Knight
Carter Verhaeghe is feeling better and will be a game-time decision Thursday (undisclosed).

Verhaeghe missed Tuesday's contest due to an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision Thursday after feeling better during practice. The 27-year-old will be a welcome addition back as he leads the Panthers in goals (15) and has 24 points in 29 games played.

Carter Verhaeghe
Anton Lundell is no longer sick but is more than day-to-day due to his upper-body injury.

Lundell has not played since Dec. 1st due to an upper-body injury and illness and it seemed as though he was close to returning but is now considered more than day-to-day. The 21-year-old has four goals, 13 points, 56 SOG and a +9 plus/minus in 24 games prior to missing time.

Anton Lundell
Colin White is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

White has five goals, seven assists, 35 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through 29 games prior to it being announced that he will miss some time due to an undisclosed injury. Health has never been a strong point for White as he has never surpassed more than 71 games played in a season.

Colin White
Chris Tierney is considered out indefinitely after entering concussion protocol Wednesday.

Tierney had just returned from injury playing in only five games before it was announced Wednesday that he will be out indefinitely due to a concussion. The 28-year-old had two goals and an assist with three SOG prior to going down with injury yet again.

Chris Tierney
Max Jones missed Tuesday's contest due to an upper-body injury during warmups.

Jones was a late scratch Tuesday and is considered day-to-day after he was scratched during warmups Tuesday due to an upper-body injury. The 24-year-old has two goals, three assists, 31 PIMs and 39 SOG through 28 games this season prior to missing Tuesday.

Max Jones
Pavel Buchnevich will return to the Blues' lineup Thursday vs. Edmonton (lower body)

Buchnevich missed three games due to a lower-body injury but will draw back into the Blues' lineup Thursday as they take on Edmonton. The 27-year-old has been having a very solid season yet again, with nine goals, and 11 assists through 20 games played with 46 SOG.

Pavel Buchnevich
MacKenzie Weegar will return Wednesday after missing the Flames' previous game (NHL).

Weegar missed the Flames' previous game due to illness but will return Wednesday as they take on the Vancouver Canucks. It has been a rough first season for Weegar in Calgary, who has six assists, 22 PIMs, 50 SOG and is a +3 plus/minus through 28 games this season.

MacKenzie Weegar
Matthew Phillips will be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. the Canucks.

Phillips will head to the press box as a healthy scratch Wednesday after failing to pick up a point in a short two-game showing while also getting two PIMs and one SOG. Phillips had 15 goals and 15 assists in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) prior to his call-up to the Flames.

Matthew Phillips
Elias Lindholm will return to the Flames' lineup after a one-game absence (upper body).

Lindholm missed the Flames' previous game due to an upper-body injury but will return Wednesday as they take on the Vancouver Canucks. Lindholm had a point-per-game last season but has started slowly in 2022-23, with nine goals, 23 points and 67 SOG through his first 28 games prior to the injury.

Elias Lindholm
Jacob Markstrom will start Wednesday vs. the Canucks.

Markstrom stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) but still took the hard-luck loss as he lost to Montreal in overtime in his last start. The 32-year-old has struggled this season, with his 8-7-3 record, 2.81 GAA and .897 SV%. He takes on the Calgary Flames, who have lost three straight games but are fifth in the NHL in shots on goal per game (33.9).

Jacob Markstrom
Jonathan Drouin will be a game-time decision after practising earlier Wednesday (upper body).

Drouin hasn't played since Nov.12th due to an upper-body injury but will likely rejoin the Canadiens' lineup Wednesday after running lines during the morning skate. Prior to his injury, the 27-year-old had four assists, 11 SOG and a -4 plus/minus through 12 games played.

Jonathan Drouin
Tyler Motte will be out a week with an upper-body injury.

Motte left the Senators' last game Monday after just sevens shifts and 6:38 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will be out for at least a week. The 27-year-old had two goals, eight points, and 52 SOG through 28 games prior to the injury and will hope to be back soon with Ottawa also losing Tim Stutzle Wednesday.

Tyler Motte
Tim Stutzle is out for at least a week with a shoulder strain.

It seems good news for Tim Stutzle as it was announced Wednesday that the Senators' star would likely only miss a week due to a should strain that he had picked up in Tuesday's game. The 20-year-old was having a very solid third NHL season prior to the injury, with 10 goals, 27 points, 20 PIMs, 67 SOG and a -9 plus/minus through 28 games this season.

Tim Stützle
Filip Gustavsson will start Wednesday vs. the Detroit Red Wings.

Gustavsson stopped all 35 Vancouver Canuck shots for the first shutout of his three-year career in his last start Saturday. The Wilds' backup netminder has been sensational in his first season in Minnesota, with a 5-4-1 record, his .920 SV% and 2.47 GAA. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have lost three straight and are 23rd in the NHL in goals per game (2.96).

Filip Gustavsson
Elmer Soderblom has been recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL).

Soderblom heads back to the Red Wings for a second time this season after scoring two goals and getting six PIMs with a -5 plus/minus through 13 games to start his career. The towering, 6'8" forward had no points in his two games with Grand Rapids (AHL) prior to his callup.

Elmer Soderblom

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