NHL Hockey Player News

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) for his first loss in four starts as he was defeated by Vegas the Lightnings' previous contest. The 28-year-old has led the NHL in wins for each of the last five seasons and is back on pace to potentially do so again with his 26-14-1 record, 2.56 GAA and .918 SV%. He will take on the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the midst of a five-game losing skid after a 4-3 overtime loss to Florida last game.

Binnington allowed four goals on 33 shots (.879 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Colorado in his last start. The 29-year-old has not played well this season but still continues to see the majority of starts, which has led to his 21-19-3 record, 3.27 GAA and .893 SV%. He takes on the scorching-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who have won 10 of their last 11 contests after a 4-1 win over Washington last game.

Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) for his fourth win in five starts as he beat Washington in his previous start. The 33-year-old has improved his numbers as of late, which has led to a 13-4-0 record, 2.52 GAA and .903 SV%. He will take on the St. Louis Blues, who lost their last two games and are 28th in the NHL in shots per game (28.9).

Kuemper allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was defeated by Carolina in his previous start. The 32-year-old has played well despite his losing record in his first season in Washington, with his 16-17-4 record, 2.67 GAA and .914 SV%. He will face the surprisingly hot Detroit Red Wings, who just snapped a five-game winning streak with a 4-2 loss vs. Seattle last game.

Vanecek stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his 12th win in 13 games as he beat Pittsburgh in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been incredible in his first season in New Jersey, with his 24-5-3 record, 2.30 GAA and .917 SV%. He will take on the Montreal Canadiens, who have lost their last two games and are 29th in the NHL in goals per game (2.63).

Annunen played great in his only start of the season with the Avalanche, stopping 19 of 20 shots (.950 SV%) for his first win of the season against St. Louis. With Colorado not playing until Friday, he has been reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) for the time being.

Scandella has not played yet this season due to a hip injury but was activated Monday and is available to play Tuesday. The 32-year-old defenseman had three goals, 11 assists, 76 SOG, 18 PIMs and a +17 plus/minus across 70 games in 2021-22.

Konecny left the Flyers' previous game vs. Calgary after 12:40 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will now be forced to miss Tuesday's game against the Oilers. The 25-year-old leads all Flyers players with 27 goals, 54 points and a -10 plus/minus through 52 games played this season.

Jonsson-Fjallby has three goals, one assist and two PIMs across four games played with the Manitoba Moose (AHL) but will head back to Winnipeg where he has spent majority of the season. In 45 games with the Jets this season, the 25-year-old has four goals, 11 points and 51 SOG.

Perfetti has eight goals, 22 assists, 90 SOG, 16 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 51 games played but will now be placed on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Sam Gagner will replace him in Winnipeg's lineup for the time being.

Schmid was 10-6-3 with a 2.53 GAA and .908 SV% with the Utica Comet (AHL) and has been recalled Tuesday. Mackenzie Blackwood tweaked something in the Devils' morning skate so Schmid will backup Vitek Vanecek on Tuesday.

Blackwood has an 8-5-2 record, 3.04 GAA and .900 SV% this season and will miss Tuesday's game after suffering an undisclosed injury int he team's morning skate. Akira Schmid has been called up to take his place for the time being.

Protas had three goals, seven assists, 55 SOG. and six PIMs through 43 games with the Capitals but has been reassigned to the Hershey Bears (AHL) on Tuesday. He returns to Hershey, where he had two goals and five points across eight games played earlier in the year.

Hart allowed four goals on 21 shots (.810 SV%) for his third straight loss as he was defeated by Vancouver in his previous start. The 24-year-old has gotten little help despite his strong play this season, leading to a 16-17-9 record, 2.88 GAA and .910 SV%. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers, who are in the middle of a four-game losing skid after their 6-5 overtime loss to Colorado last game.