NHL Hockey Player News

Allen stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867 SV%) in a winning effort his last time out as the Canadiens moved above .500 with a 7-4 win over St.Louis. The 32-year-old has had a solid start to the season, posting a .909 SV% to go along with his 2.86 GAA and 3-3-0 record. He takes on a surging Minnesota Wild team that is coming off a 4-3 victory over Chicago and has gotten points in five of their last six games (4-1-1).

Blackwell will retreat to the press box for the first time this season after it was announced he will miss Tuesday's game for Chicago as a healthy scratch. In nine games with the Blackhawks, the 29-year-old has two assists and a -2 plus/minus rating while playing 12:03 TOI nightly.

Khaira has been a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks last two games but will find himself back in the lineup Tuesday. The left-winger has one goal and no assists through his seven games this season while playing 12:08 TOI per night.

Stalock allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Blackhawks' 4-3 shootout loss to the Wild on Sunday. The loss brought Stalock's record to 3-2-1 with a 2.95 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He's been terrific so far this season, but the Islanders' offence has been catching fire recently and ranks seventh in the NHL in xGF/60 (3.51) and fifth in GF/gm (3.7).

Sorokin stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) his last time out to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on the road. Sorokin has had an incredibly strong start to the season, posting top-ten numbers with a .933 SV% and 2.21 GAA through six starts. He faces a Chicago Blackhawks team that surprisingly ranks 8th in the NHL in GF/GP (3.44) while somehow ranking 31st in shots on goal (26.1).

Vladar took the loss his last time out stopping 17 of 19 shots (.895 SV%) in relief of Jakob Markstrom in a 6-3 loss over 11 days ago. Tuesday will be only Vladars second start of the 2022-23 season, as he has been used scarcely posting a .896 SV% and .303 GAA in two games. He takes on a much better Seattle Kraken team than a season ago who is coming off a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Thompson was perfect his last time out, collecting his NHL-leading second shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over Anaheim Friday. Thompson has been incredible as he continues his strong Calder campaign, amassing a 4-2-0 record to go along with his .943 SV% (5th in NHL) and 1.69 GAA (4th). He takes on a Capitals team who lost the first game of their current back-to-back yesterday, in a 3-2 shootout to Carolina.

Talbot his missed the entire start of the 2022-23 season after suffering from a rib injury in training camp. Traded from the Wild in the offseason for Filip Gustavsson, Talbot enters his 10th NHL season having 201 career victories and a .915 career SV%.

Murray is the second of the same name to enter the league, with the 24-year-old signing a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars Monday. The undrafted rookie get the call after it was announced Jake Oettinger would be out at least a week due to injury. In five games so far this season with Texas, Murray is 2-2-0 with an impressive .926 SV%.

Ullmark was unbeatable his last time out, shutting out the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 off a 30-save performance. He has been as close to perfect as can be this season, leading the NHL in wins with a 6-0-0 record to go along with his 4th-placed .945 SV% and 5th-placed 1.70 GAA. He takes on a struggling Pittsburgh Penguins team who has last their last four games while only scoring more than one goal once during that time.

Heiskanen has missed the Stars' last three games due to an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. the Kings as well as he continues his recovery. Dallas' star defenseman has two goals and three points through his first six games while posting a +6 plus/minus.

Wedgewood is coming off a tough loss on Saturday vs the Rangers where he allowed four goals on 17 shots (.765 SV%) after getting peppered in relief after Jake Oettinger left in the second period due to injury. Wedgewood is still looking for his first win of 2022-23, posting a 0-2-1 record along with his .880 SV% and 4.29 GAA. He takes on the high-scoring LA Kings who rank sixth in the NHL in GF/GP (3.64) and won their last two games after a victory Monday, as they easily handled the Blues 5-1 in the first of their back-to-back games.

Forsberg made 53 saves on 57 shots in the Senators 5-3 loss to the Panthers on Saturday. It was an outrageously busy night for Forsberg, who kept his team in it until the very end. Ottawa is in the bottom-10 in the NHL in shots against, so he'll be busy most nights. He comes into Tuesday at 3-4-0 with a 3.04 GAA and .913 SV% in seven games.

Stalock allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Blackhawks 4-3 shootout loss to the Wild on Sunday. The loss brought Stalock's record to 3-2-1 with a 2.95 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He's been terrific so far this season but the Islanders' offence has been catching fire recently and ranks seventh in the NHL in xGF/60 (3.51) and fifth in GF/gm (3.7).

Foligno missed the Wild's previous outing due to an upper-body injury and will not dawn Minnesota's jersey yet again Tuesday as he recovers. Through eight games in 2022-23, he has three points (1G/2A) and 11 SOG while collecting 11 PIMs.

Hartman left Sunday's game in Chicago with an apparent shoulder injury after a fight in the second period. The 28-year-old has five points (1G/4A) in nine games to start the year after posting a career-high 34 goals and 65 points in 2021-22.

Carter only managed 4:18 TOI before leaving the Penguins' last contest due to a lower-body injury. The 37-year-old was enjoying a strong start to 2022-23, collecting six points (2G/4A) through his first nine games.

The Penguins currently find themselves on a four-game skid so the news that Kris Letang may miss Tuesday due to illness does not come at a good time whatsoever. Letang has struggled early on in 2022-23, posting a -5 plus/minus rating with only four points (0G/4A) through his first nine games.

Hedman will be a game-time decision for Tampa Tuesday as they take on the Ottawa Senators. If he does miss the game, it will be a massive loss for the Lightning's top defenseman, who has eight points (1G/7A) through the first nine games this season.

Fleury allowed three goals on 26 shots in a win over the Blackhawks on Sunday. Fleury has put his horrendous start to the season behind him, winning three in a row while posting a .927 SV%. Tonight he'll face the Canadiens for the second time in a week--he stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 3-1 win in Montreal last Tuesday.