NHL Hockey Player News

Lankinen allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Hurricanes last Thursday. Lankinen has allowed a combined seven goals in his last two starts, moving his GAA to 2.32 with a .928 SV% through eight starts. Tonight he'll face a Stars team that has opened the season at 5-2-2 while ranking third in the NHL in Goals per game (3.67).

Greiss allowed one goal on 37 shots to earn his first win as a Red Wings in Florida on Sunday. Greiss has played decent behind a bad team, posting a 3.03 GAA and .903 SV% in nine appearances. Despite beating the Panthers a few days ago, this is not a good matchup for the veteran netminder.

Hogberg allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Senators loss in Edmonton last Tuesday. Hogberg has been lit up all season, posting a 4.54 GAA and .844 SV% in three starts and a relief appearance. Another matchup vs. Edmonton means he should remain on the waiver wire.

After seven games in Columbus, Koivu announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday. "I haven't been able to get to the level of play that I need to be true to myself and fair to my teammates, so the time is right for me to retire from hockey," Koivu said in a statement. Koivu retires with 711 points (206G / 505A) in 1035 career NHL games.

Georgiev allowed five goals on 38 shots in the Rangers loss to the Penguins on January 30th. Since opening the season with a shutout, Georgiev has lost three straight while allowing a combined 12 goals on 82 shots (.854 SV%). Tonight he'll face a Bruins team that has won seven of their last eight (7-0-1) while averaging 4.00 goals for and just 2.38 goals against.

The Predators cited "baby reasons" for why he missed Monday's game but he is expected to be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Expect Ekholm to replace Jared Tinordi on the blueline.

Glendening left Sunday's game in Florida and will miss tonight's rematch. With Glendening out, Anthony Mantha (healthy scratch) should be back in.

Oettinger allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Stars loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Despite the loss and Anton Khudobin being available tonight, Oettinger will make his second straight start. So far this season, he has stopped 86 of the 94 shots (.915 SV%) that he's faced. With a quality matchup vs. the Blackhawks again, he's a worthwhile early-week spot-start option.

Erik Brannstrom is expected to miss at least one week with an undisclosed injury, so wolfing will be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Wolanin has been out with a lower-body injury since January 27th.

Brannstrom was hurt in Monday's loss to the Oilers and all miss at least one week. With Brannstrom out, Christian Wolanin will draw back into the Senators' lineup in the rematch vs. Edmonton.

Koskinen allowed six goals on 28 shots in the Oilers loss in Calgary on Saturday. Mike Smith made his return to the Oilers crease last night, so Koskinen will start the second-half of the back-to-back with the Senators. Koskinen has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.67 GAA and .882 SV% in his first five starts on the road this season.

17 days after being acquired from the Blue Jackets, Dubois will make his Jets debut on Tuesday. Dubois will start on a line with Kyle Connor and Trevor Lewis and is expected to see PP2 time. Dubois had one goal on seven shots in five games with Columbus before the trade.