NHL Hockey Player News

Rielly has been out since January 12th with a fractured foot but is expected to be back in the lineup next week. The Maple Leafs have gone 11-7-2 in 20 games since Rielly got hurt.

With all the injuries to the Maple Leafs’ blueline, Sandin has become a regular in the lineup but will be replaced by Timothy Liljegren on Tuesday. Sandin has picked up just one assist and seven shots while playing just 14:00 ATOI in his last 14 games.

Liljegren was a healthy scratch vs. the Canucks on Saturday but will replace Rasmus Sandin in the lineup in San Jose. Liljegren is expected to be on the third pair and second power-play unit inn his 10th game of the season. He has one assist in the first nine.

Campbell allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Ottawa on February 15th. Frederik Andersen has started the last seven games but Campbell will face the Sharks on Tuesday. He is 3-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .919 SV% in his first four starts with the Maple Leafs. He stopped 22 of 24 shots in a 3-2 OT win in San Jose when he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings.

Bernier stopped 36 of 39 shots in the Red Wings shootout loss in Ottawa on Saturday. Bernier finished the month of February at 3-8-1 with a 2.85 GAA and .911 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Colorado team that is on a six-game winning streak while averaging 2.50 goals for and 1.33 goals against per game.

Jones stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Sharks shutout win over the Penguins on Saturday. Jones is playing terrific right now, having won two straight and three of his last five while posting a 1.40 GAA, .951 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he takes on a Maple Leafs team that has won four of their last five (4-1-0) while scoring 20 goals (4.00 GF/gm).

Lehner allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Sabres last Friday. It was an extremely strong debut for Lehner, who will make his second start tonight vs. the Devils. New Jersey has played well recently, winning four of their last six (4-0-2) but they've scored just 2.50 goals per game in that span.

Karlsson has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury but will play in Toronto on Tuesday. Karlsson has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 56 games this season.

Middleton suffered a lower-body injury vs. the Penguins on Saturday and will miss at least a couple of weeks. Head coach Bob Boughner said that Middleton might be able to return before the end of the regular season.

Burakovsky will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury and head coach Jared Bednar called him "day-to-day." With Burakovsky out, Vladislav Namestnikov is expected to be on the top line with Nathan MacKinnon.

Marino has missed the last 11 games after breaking bones in his cheek on February 6th. Marino skated on the second pair and second power-play unit in Monday's practice and could be back in the lineup on Tuesday.

Dumoulin has been out since November 30th after undergoing surgery to repair lacerated tendons in his left ankle. Dumoulin was back on the top-pair with Kris Letang at Monday's practice and could return to the lineup on Tuesday.

Simon was hurt on a hit from Sharks defenseman Radim Simek on Saturday and will miss at least a couple of weeks with an upper-body injury. Luckily for the Penguins, Nick Bjugstad was at practice on Monday and is expected to return soon.

Georgiev allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Rangers loss in Philadelphia last Friday. Georgiev has won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.64 GAA and .926 SV% and gets set to make his 30th start of the season on Tuesday. Tonight he faces a Blues team that has won seven in a row while averaging 3.71 goals per game.

The Oilers will get Yamamoto back much earlier than his original 2-to-3 week timetable. Yamamoto missed just three games with an ankle injury but will be back on a line with Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

Smith allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Oilers win over the Jets on Saturday. It was a strong finish to February for Smith, who was 6-1-2 with a 2.63 GAA and .916 SV% in the month. Tonight he faces the Predators for the third time this season. He was terrific in the first two meetings, going 2-0-0 while stopping 57 of the 61 shots (.934 SV%) that he faced.

Saros stopped all four shots that he faced after replacing Pekka Rinne in the Predators blowout loss to the Oilers last night. Prior to Monday, Saros had started four straight while going 3-1-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .932 SV%. On Tuesday, Saros will face a Wild team that has gone 5-1-1 while averaging 4.29 goals for and 2.71 goals against in their last seven games.

Rinne allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Predators' loss in Chicago on February 21st. Juuse Saros started the last four games but Rinne gets the nod on the front-end of a back-to-back. Rinne has gone 10-7-3 with a 3.02 GAA, .896 SV% and two shutouts on home ice this season. In his first start vs. the Oilers, Rinne allowed three goals on 31 shots in a 4-2 loss (Jan.14).

Hutchinson will make his first start with the Avalanche after Pavel Francouz started the last seven straight games. Head coach Jared Bednar will use tonight's easy matchup to get Francouz a breather but he should start the remaining three games of the week. Hutchinson struggled with the Maple Leafs, going 4-9-1 with a 3.66 GAA and .886 SV%, but stopped 29 of 30 shots in a 4-1 win in his only start vs. the Red Wings (Dec.21).

Halak allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Bruins win over the Stars last Thursday. Halak is riding a six-game winning streak, posting a solid 2.24 GAA and .916 SV%. Tonight he'll face the Panthers for the second time this season--he stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 4-2 win in Florida back in mid-December.