NHL Hockey Player News

Danforth suffered the upper-body injury in Columbus' 6-3 loss over Pittsburgh Saturday. He was not in the lineup for their 5-1 victory against the New York Rangers on Sunday. He is expected to miss approximately six months as he recovers from surgery for a torn labrum. It is very unfortunate news as the 29-year-old was enjoying a nice start to the season as he had two goals and three points off 10 shots in six games played for the Blue Jackets.

The Blues announced that they've signed Pitlick to a one-year deal and placed Pavel Buchnevich (undisclosed) on IR to make room for him. Pitlick had one goal and four assists (five points) in 39 games with the Flames and Canadiens last season.

Buchnevich has not played since the Blues season opener on October 15th where he had a strong first game, collecting a goal and an assist to go along with a +3 plus/minus rating. The Blues confirmed Tuesday he was placed on the injured reserve due to a lower-body injury. The Blues will hope to have their star winger back sooner rather than later as he has 78 points (31G/47A) in 74 career games with St.Louis.

Markstrom stopped 25 of 27 shots (.926 SV%) in an impressive 3-2 overtime victory over Carolina his last time out. He has struggled so far in 2022-23 despite having an undefeated record (3-0-0) as he has a .882 SV% and 2.93 GAA. They will face the Pittsburgh Penguins team who are coming off their first regulation loss Monday as they were doubled down by the Oilers 6-3.

Head coach Jared Bednar confirmed Tuesday morning that Devon Toews would return to the Avalanche lineup after missing the last two games due to an undisclosed injury. Through four games so far this season, he has three assists with four SOG while averaging 21:03 TOI.

Georgiev returns to New York for a revenge game after winning his last outing Sunday off a strong 33-save effort (.943 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs netminder has yet to lose in regulation (3-0-1) in his brief Colorado career while producing an average .908 SV% and 2.75 GAA for the 3-2-1 Avalanche. They will head to New York to take on a Rangers team that lost 5-1 to Columbus their last time out but loves to get pucks on net as they rank seventh in the NHL in SOG (35.3).

van Riemsdyk suffered a hand injury in the first period of Sunday's loss to the Sharks, and it will require surgery. The Flyers did not release a timetable for van Riemsdyk's return. Expect Owen Tippett (upper-body) to replace him in the lineup on Thursday.

Georgiev returns to New York for a revenge game after winning his last outing Sunday off a strong 33-save effort (.943 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs netminder has yet to lose in regulation (3-0-1) in his brief Colorado career while producing an average .908 SV% and 2.75 GAA for the 3-2-1 Avalanche. They will head to New York to take on a Rangers team that lost 5-1 to Columbus their last time out but loves to get pucks on net as they rank seventh in the NHL in SOG (35.3).

Carlo suffered a concussion when the Bruins played the Arizona Coyotes on October 15th. Through his two games played in 2022-23, he has zero points and four PIMs. The Bruins will be very happy to see his return as they look to continue their winning ways.

Greer missed the Bruins' previous 4-3 loss but will draw back into Boston's lineup Tuesday. He has been a fan favourite early on in his Bruins career, scoring three goals and five points through his first five games to start the 2022-23 season.

With A.J. Greer entering the lineup Jakub Lauko will be the odd man out on the Bruins' offensive unit Tuesday. Through the first four games of 2022-23, Lauko has one assist and is a +1 rating.

Zboril will be a healthy scratch for the first time in 2022-23 as Brandon Carlo (concussion) returns to the Bruins' lineup Tuesday. The 2015 Bruins first-round pick (13th overall) has yet to collect a point through six games to start the season and is still without his first career goal 60 games into his NHL career.

Ullmark will get the nod for the third straight game after leading the Bruins to victory his last time out with his weakest effort of the year in a 24 save (.889 SVS%) 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild. It seems as if Ullmark has taken the starting job between the Bruins' pipes for the time being after starting the season undefeated (4-0-0) while posting an impressive .929 SV% and 2.23 GAA. He receives the tough task of taking on the 4-1-1 Dallas Stars who are coming off their first regulation loss Monday after dropping their game 4-2 to Ottawa.

Boqvist has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but he will replace Nick Blankenburg in the lineup on Tuesday. Boqvist has no points while averaging 16:47 TOI/gm in his first three games of the season.

It will be a second straight start for Tarasov after he got his first career win in a 30-save (.968 SV%) 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers last time out. He brings his .912 SV% and high 3.33 GAA into his fourth start of the season. The Blue Jackets draw the easier task of the 1-4-0 Arizona Coyotes, who rank last in the NHL in SOG (24.0) and 28th in GF/GP (2.6).

Laine missed the last six games with an elbow injury he suffered on opening night. Laine scored a goal on two shots in 7:49 TOI in his season debut, and he'll be back on a line with Johnny Gaudreau and Boone Jenner vs. the Coyotes.

Allen will be looking for a bounce-back effort after dropping his previous outing 5-2 while stopping only 25 of 30 shots (.833 SV%) in his worst start of the early season. He and his 2-2-0 record will host Minnesota Tuesday, as the netminder hopes to build off his early .913 SV% and 2.77 GAA. Minnesota has struggled this season (1-3-1) and is also coming off a loss as they dropped their last outing 4-3 in overtime to the Boston Bruins. They currently rank last in the NHL in GA/GP with 5.4 GAA per game.

The Red Wings' goalie carousel continues Tuesday as Alex Nedeljkovic takes the crease after losing his last outing in overtime, 4-3 while facing 29 shots (.862 SV%). He backed up Ville Husso in the Wings' previous game where they beat the Ducks 5-1. Detroit will host New Jersey on their second game of their back-to-back Tuesday after they had their worst loss of the season Monday, dropping a 6-3 contest to Washington.

It will be a second straight start for Tarasov after he got his first career win in a 30-save (.968 SV%) 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers last time out. He brings his .912 SV% and high 3.33 GAA into his fourth start of the season. The Blue Jackets draw the easier task of the 1-4-0 Arizona Coyotes who rank last in the NHL in SOG (24.0) and 28th in GF/GP (2.6).

The Red Wings' goalie carousel continues Tuesday as Alex Nedeljkovic takes the crease after losing his last outing in overtime, 4-3 while facing 29 shots (.862 SV%). He backed up Ville Husso in the Wings' previous game where they beat the Ducks 5-1. Detroit will host New Jersey on their second game of their back-to-back Tuesday after they had their worst loss of the season Monday, dropping a 6-3 contest to Washington.