NHL Hockey Player News

Georgiev will start Wednesday vs. the Jets.

Georgiev will man the crease for the Avalanche as they take on the Winnipeg Jets at home Wednesday. Georgiev is starting his second contest in as many games after stopping 36 of 39 shots in a victory over the Wild on Monday. The 26-year-old will hope to keep his undefeated record in tact as he encouragingly takes the crease for the third time this season.

Alexandar Georgiev
Alexandar Georgiev was the first goalie off the ice at the Avalanche's morning skate Wednesday

Georgiev will man the crease for the Avalanche as they take on the Winnipeg Jets at home Wednesday. Georgiev is starting his second contest in as many games after stopping 36 of 39 shots in a victory over the Wild on Monday. The 26-year-old will hope to keep his undefeated record in tact as he encouragingly takes the crease for the third time this season.

Alexandar Georgiev
Filip Král has been recalled from the Marlies

Kral enjoyed a strong preseason before eventually getting sent down to the Toronto Marlies to start the 2022-23 season. With the announcement of Jake Muzzin being placed on the IR, Kral will get his first taste of NHL action in the veteran's absence. The 22-year-old had zero points in his first two games with the Marlies prior to being called up.

Filip Kral
Jake Muzzin was placed on the injured reserve Wednesday

Muzzin will head to the injured reserve after injuring his neck in the Maple Leafs' 4-2 loss to Arizona Monday. It is the third time in four seasons since joining Toronto that Muzzin has missed significant time due to injury. He had one assist with eight SOG through four games before the injury announcement.

Jake Muzzin
Connor Brown is out long-term with a lower-body injury.

Brown misses his first game of the 2022-23 season after it was announced he was placed on the IR with a lower-body injury Wednesday. The 28-year-old has struggled in his first four games as a Capital, collecting just two shots to go along with his zero points and -3 rating to start the season.

Connor Brown
Montour (upper-body) will not play Wednesday vs. The Flyers.

Brandon Montour is set to miss his second game of the early season Wednesday as it was announced he will miss Florida's matchup against Philadelphia with a lower-body injury. This comes as a blow to the blueline as the Panthers just lost Aaron Ekblad for 4-6 Weeks. Montour has a goal on four shots in his first two games in his second season as a member of the Florida Panthers.

Brandon Montour
Ekblad has been placed on LTIR with a lower-body injury.

Ekblad left Monday's game with a lower-body injury and has landed on LTIR, which means he'll miss at least 10 goals or 24 days. The Panthers have yet to provide a timeline on his injury but this is obviously terrible news for a team that was already thin on the blueline.

Aaron Ekblad
Sergei Bobrovsky will start in goal in Florida Wednesday

Bobrovsky will take the crease for his third start of the season Wednesday as the Florida Panthers host the undefeated Philadelphia Flyers at home. The 13-year veteran has played exceptional in the early part of the year, stopping 61 of his first 66 shots on goal while earning a 1-1-0 record. He will be looking for his second victory of the young season after sharing the league lead in wins in 2021-22 (39).

Sergei Bobrovsky
The Avalanche have assigned Ben Meyers to Colorado (AHL).

Meyers scored one goal on two shots while playing just 7:53 ATOI in Colorado's first three games of the season. He'll go to the AHL to give Martin Kaut another shot after Kaut picked up three points (2G / 1A) in his first two AHL games.

Ben Meyers
The Avalanche have recalled Martin Kaut from Colorado (AHL).

Kaut had a strong start to the AHL season, scoring two goals with one assist in his first two games. It earned him yet another NHL promotion, something he's done very little with in the past. He's had NHL stints for three straight seasons, compiling just two goals and one assist in 20 games. Ben Meyers was sent to the AHL to make room for Kaut.

Martin Kaut
Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Saros will get his fourth start of the season as Nashville hosts LA Tuesday. The 27-year-old is coming off consecutive 4-1 losses to the Dallas Stars, where he faced less than 30 SOG in each of the starts. He will look to improve on his ugly .889 SV% with a strong showing in front of his home crowd.

Juuse Saros

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