NHL Hockey Player News

Arvid Soderblom will start Wednesday vs. the St. Louis Blues.

Soderblom played miraculously his last time out, stopping 39 of 41 shots (.951 SV%) in a 3-2 win over Anaheim. The 23-year-old rookie has played great this season, with a. 2-2-1 record, .931 SV% and 2.60 GAA. He takes on the streaky St. Louis Blues who find themselves on a three-game winning streak after snapping an eight-game losing streak.

Arvid Soderblom
Tyson Jost will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. the Nashville Predators.

Jost will head to the press box yet again Tuesday after being a healthy scratch for the Wilds' last two games. The seven-year veteran has struggled this season, collecting three assists and a -4 plus/minus along with 10 SOG through 11 games played at the bottom of Minnesota's lineup.

Tyson Jost
Nick Cicek will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. Vegas.

Cicek will replace the injured defenseman Radek Simek who was placed on injured reserve Monday. In 10 games with San Jose of the AHL, Cicek has yet to pick up a point but has 10 PIMs and is a -4 plus/minus. He will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. the Vegas Golden Knights.

Nick Cicek
Reimer will start Monday in Vegas.

Reimer stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in his last start winning vs. the Minnesota Wild on the road. The 34-year-old has a 4-5-2 record with a shutout and a 2.88 GAA while posting a .908 SV%. He faces off against the Vegas Golden Knights who rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.69) and lost their last time out to snap a nine-game winning streak.

James Reimer
Riley Sheahan was recalled from Rochester (AHL) Tuesday and will slot directly into the lineup.

Sheehan will make his season debut Tuesday after being recalled from Rochester of the AHL. In six games with the Sabres' minor-league affiliate, the 31-year-old veteran has three assists and is a +3 plus/minus prior to his call-up. He currently sits on 194 points (74G/120A) through 635 career NHL games played.

Riley Sheahan
Brandon Duhaime will draw back into the Minnesota Wild lineup Tuesday.

Duhaime has not played since Nov. 1 due to being a healthy scratch but will draw back into the Wild's lineup Tuesday as they take on the Nashville Predators. The 25-year-old bruiser has been solid in his first ten games, picking up two goals and three points while also having 18 SOG and 14 PIMs while averaging only 9:01 ATOI.

Brandon Duhaime
Fleury will start Monday in Nashville.

Fleury was perfect in his last start, stopping all 28 of 28 shots in a 1-0 win over Seattle. The 37-year-old's season has been very up and down as he has a 6-3-1 record along with a .905 SV% and 2.87 GAA. He draws a great matchup against the Nashville Predators who rank 29th in the NHL in goals per game (2.6) and 26th in shots per game (29.4).

Marc-Andre Fleury
Yakov Trenin (day-to-day, lower body) will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Minnesota.

Trenin was forced to miss the Predator's previous game with a lower-body injury but will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's game vs. the Wild. The 25-year-old has a goal and four points with a -1 plus/minus through 14 games played this season while averaging 14:15 TOI per night.

Yakov Trenin
Dennis Gilbert has been recalled from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).

This will be Gilbert's second spell with the Flames after getting a short two-game showing earlier in the year where he picked up zero points and five PIMs. Through eight games with the Wranglers (AHL) he had yet to pick up a point but was a -2 plus/minus prior to his promotion.

Dennis Gilbert
Zach Werenski was placed on the injured reserve retroactive to 11/12.

This is a huge blow for the Blue Jackets, who also lost Nick Blankenburg long-term last week. Jake Bean replaced Werenski on the top power-play after he left the game and figures to be a key figure on their blueline moving forward. Werenski should make a full recovery and be back in time for next year's training camp.

Zach Werenski
Jake Oettinger will likely start Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay.

Oettinger was his usual dominant self in his last start, stopping 37 of 38 goals (.974 SV%) in a victory over Philadelphia. The 23-year-old has been incredible this year leading all goaltenders in the NHL in both GAA (1.80) and SV% (.938 SV%) while posting a 6-2-0 record. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning who are 13th in the NHL in goals per game (3.27) and coming off a 6-3 win over Washington Sunday.

Jake Oettinger
Martin was the first goalie off of the ice at the Canucks morning skate.

Martin allowed three goals on 34 shots (.912 SV%) as he lost to Toronto 3-2 on Saturday but finds himself back in Vancouver's crease Tuesday vs. Buffalo. Martin has been starting to take starts from Thatcher Demko due to his 3-1-1 record and .902 SV%. He faces off against the Buffalo Sabres who find themselves in the middle of a five-game losing streak.

Spencer Martin
Filip Hallander is a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Toronto (illness).

Hallander missed the Penguins' previous game due to an illness but is a game-time decision for Tuesday's matchup vs. Toronto. In two games with Pittsburgh, he has no points while averaging 9:58 TOI. Prior to his promotion last week, the young centre in Wilkes-Barre (AHL) had four goals and nine points in 10 games while playing strong defensively with a +7 plus/minus.

Filip Hallander
Pierre-Olivier Joseph will be a game-time decision Tuesday (lower-body)

Joseph has not played in the last two games for Pittsburgh after leaving their game last week vs. Washinton due to a lower-body injury after playing just 6:41 TOI. He is a game-time decision Tuesday and will make a welcome addition to the lineup as he has four assists through 12 games with a +5 plus/minus rating and six PIMs while averaging 14:09 ATOI.

Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Henri Jokiharju will return to the Sabres lineup Tuesday vs. the Canucks.

Jokiharju has not played since October 20th vs. Calgary where he left early in the game after sustaining a facial fracture injury. The 23-year-old defenseman will be a welcome addition to the Sabres' blueline when he returns as expected either Tuesday or Wednesday after being cleared Monday. Through four games in 2022-23 prior to the injury, he was a +3 plus/minus with one assist and one SOG.

Henri Jokiharju
Maxime Lajoie has been reassigned to the Chicago Wolves (AHL)

Lajoie will return to Chicago (AHL) after getting a one-game showing against Chicago where he picked up one shot across 17 shifts and 13:51 TOI. He returns to Chicago where he had four assists in his first 10 games prior to the call-up and send-down.

Maxime Lajoie
Vanecek is in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.

Vanecek had to leave his previous start vs. Ottawa after stopping 18 of 21 shots (.857 SV%) and will return to the crease Tuesday vs. Montreal. He has enjoyed a very strong season, posting a 6-1-0 record with a 2.33 GAA and .909 SV%. He faces off against Montreal who has won three straight games after taking a 5-4 win over Pittsburgh Saturday.

Vitek Vanecek

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