NHL Hockey Player News

Sogaard allowed five goals on 32 shots (.844 SV%) for his second straight defeat as he was downed by the Edmonton Oilers in his last start. The 22-year-old will be relied upon heavily through the final month of hockey and will hope to improve his 5-3-1 record, 3.28 GAA and .888 SV%. He will face the Colorado Avalanche, who are coming off a tight 2-1 victory over Toronto on Wednesday.

Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) and snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over New Jersey in his last start. The 28-year-old hit the 30-win mark for a sixth-straight season, as he has a 30-17-4 record, 2.67 GAA and .914 SV%. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who snapped a three-game winning streak with a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay last game.

Stamkos missed the Lightning's previous game with a lower-body injury but will return to Tampa Bay's lineup Thursday. The 33-year-old has 27 goals, 39 assists, 208 SOG, 36 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 67 games this season prior to his injury.

Montembeault stopped 39 of 43 shots (.907 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak as he beat Pittsburgh in his previous start. The 26-year-old has been the better of the two Canadien goalies this season, with his 13-13-3 record, 3.31 GAA and .905 SV%. He will take on the Florida Panthers, who snapped a three-game winning streak with a 5-4 overtime loss to Winnipeg last game.

Sharangovich has been a healthy scratch for Devils' previous six games but will draw back into the lineup Thursday as a replacement for Miles Wood (undisclosed). The 24-year-old has 12 goals, 15 assists, 105 SOG, 14 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 61 games this season.

Shesterkin allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) to pick up his third-straight victory as he beat Washington in his previous start. The 27-year-old 2022 Vezina Trophy winner will not be repeating the award this season, but still has a respectable 30-11-7 record, 2.64 GAA and .910 SV%. He takes on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost their previous game 6-4 vs. Montreal but are fifth in the NHL in shots per game (34.0).

Hyman missed the Oilers' previous game due to an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision Thursday as Edmonton takes on Dallas. The 30-year-old is having an incredible season, with 29 goals, 43 assists, 239 SOG, 37 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 66 games this season.

McLeod has 11 goals, 11 assists, 73 SOG, 16 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 55 games this season but is not expected to play Thursday as he deals with an undisclosed injury. The 23-year-old is considered day-to-day until Edmonton provides more of an update on the injury.

With the two-game suspension of Jordan Binnington, Hofer will get his first call-up to St. Louis of the season Thursday from Providence (AHL) on emergency conditions. The 22-year-old had a 22-14-4 record, .920 SV% and 2.50 GAA with Providence prior to his call-up.

Marchment has 12 goals, 19 assists, 148 SOG, 80 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 67 games this season but will now miss 3-4 weeks due to a knee injury. The 27-year-old will hope to return for the playoffs to help Dallas with its Stanley Cup run.

Grubauer allowed four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by Dallas in his previous start. The 31-year-old has had yet another rough season in Seattle, as shown by his 12-12-4 record, 3.04 GAA and .892 SV%. He will take on the plummeting San Jose Sharks, who have lost nine of their last 10 games and are 24th in the NHL in both goals per game (2.9) and shots per game (29.9).

Binnington was ejected after allowing five goals on 24 shots (.792 SV%) and getting a Roughing/Unsportsmanlike Conduct for his penalty against Ryan Hartman of the Minnesota Wild. The 29-year-old will be forced to miss the next two games and has a 22-24-5 record, 3.39 GAA and .892 SV% on the season.

Dostal allowed three goals on 34 shots (.912 SV%) for his fourth loss in five games as he was defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in overtime last start. The 22-year-old has struggled with limited help this season, with his 3-5-2 record, 3.90 GAA and .898 SV%.

Demko allowed two goals on 27 shots (.926 SV%) for his fourth-straight victory as he beat Dallas in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been incredible as of late, which has turned his season numbers around, proven by his 8-11-2 record, 3.41 GAA and .895 SV%. He takes on the Arizona Coyotes, who have surprisingly won four of their last five games after a 4-3 overtime win over Calgary last game.

Tarasov allowed five goals on 32 shots (.844 SV%) to snap a seven-game losing streak as he beat San Jose in his previous start. The 23-year-old has had a tough first NHL season, with his 3-9-1 record, 3.40 GAA and .903 SV%. He will take on the red-hot Los Angeles Kings, who have won six of their last seven games after this 5-2 win over the New York Islanders last game.

Brown left the Coyotes' previous game vs. Calgary after 9:49 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will not play Thursday vs. Vancouver as he is considered day-to-day. The 29-year-old has four goals, three assists, 56 SOG, 58 PIMs and a -14 plus/minus through 60 games played prior to his injury.

Nemeth missed the Coyotes' previous game due to a lower-body injury and will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Vancouver. The 31-year-old has five assists, 51 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 62 games this season.