NHL Hockey Player News

Russell left Monday's game in Nashville late in the third period and will be a game-timed decision tonight in Dallas. William Lagesson will replace Russell if he can't play.

Neal has been out since January 29th with an ankle injury but will play tonight in Dallas. There's no word on how the lines will shake out but it seems highly likely that Neal will skate on the top line with Connor McDavid. Neal has 19 goals and 10 assists (29 points) in 50 games this season.

Hurricanes GM Don Waddell addressed the media on Tuesday and said Mrazek is at least one more week with a concussion. The Hurricanes have gone 0-2-1 while giving up 11 goals (3.67 GA/gm) since Mrazek and James Reimer got hurt.

Elliott gave up three goals on 31 shots in the Flyers win in Columbus on February 20th. Carter Hart has started seven of the last eight games but Elliott starts the front-end of their back-to-back tonight in Washington. Elliott is 11-5-2 with a 3.10 GAA and .894 SV% on the road this season.

Samsonov allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Capitals loss in Winnipeg last Thursday. After not losing a game in January, Samsonov did not win a game in February, going 0-4-0 with a 3.86 GAA and .877 SV%. Tonight he faces a Rangers team that has gone 4-7-0 with 2.64 goals per game in their last 11 games at MSG.

Holtby allowed three goals on 40 shots in the Capitals win in Minnesota on Sunday. Holtby is on a three-game winning streak despite allowing three goals in each game, posting a .917 SV% process. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that is on a six-game winning streak and 5-2-0 with 4.43 goals per game in their last seven road games.

Morrissey has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will play tonight vs. the Sabres. Morrissey, who has 29 points (5G / 24A) in 61 games this season, will skate on the top-pair with Dylan DeMelo and second power-play unit.

Laine missed Saturday's game in Edmonton with a lower-body issue but is expected to play tonight vs. the Sabres. Line, who will skate with Cody Eakin and Nikolaj Ehlers, has 11 goals and five assists (16 points) in his last 18 games.

Parayko missed Monday's practice due to illness and will be a game-time decision tonight in New York. Parayko comes into Tuesday's game red-hot, ranking third among defensemen with 12 points (6G 6A) since the start of February (14 games).

Petry missed Monday's practice but travelled to New York and head coach Claude Julien expects him to play vs. the Islanders. Petry has played well recently, scoring two goals with two assists (four points) in his last six games.

Miller will get a rare night off tonight in Winnipeg with Lawrence Pilut replacing him on the Sabres' blueline. Miller has been held pointless with a minus-6 rating in his last six games.

Pilut will replace Colin Miller in the lineup and will suit up for his first NHL game since February 9th. Pilut has no points while playing 16:04 ATOI in 11 NHL games this season.

Khudobin gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Stars loss in St. Louis on Saturday. With Ben Bishop day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Khudobin will make his 25th start of the season tonight. He has been excellent in his last seven starts, going 5-0-2 with a 2.07 GAA and .934 SV%. He draws a tough matchup tonight vs. an Oilers team that is getting healthy and is coming off of an 8-goal performance last night in Nashville.

Polak will come out of the lineup vs. the Oilers with Stephen Johns returning from a three-game absence due to an upper-body injury.

Johns has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will replace Roman Polak vs. the Oilers. Johns has picked up five points (2G / 3A) while averaging 2.7 hits and 1.3 blocked shots in 13 games this season.

Mayhew has played in four straight games, failing to record a point in 14:40 ATOI. He'll come out of the lineup with Luke Kunin (upper-body) returning from a five-game absence.

Kunin has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but is expected to replace Gerald Mayhew in the lineup on Tuesday. It's unclear how the Wild's lines will shake out with this change but Kunin re-enters the lineup with 11 points (4G / 7A) in his last 19 games.

Binnington allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Blues win over the Islanders last Thursday. Binnington is on a five-game winning streak, posting a 1.58 GAA, .928 SV% and two shutouts. The 26-year-old heads into New York at 9-7-2 with a 3.22 GAA and .900 SV% on the road this year--in his first start vs. the Rangers, he allowed two goals on 23 shots in a 5-2 win (Jan.11).

Price allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Rangers on Thursday. Price has had identical results in back-to-back games, giving up a combined eight goals on 68 shots (.882 SV%). After getting Saturday night off, Price will face the Islanders for the second time this season on Tuesday. He made 21 saves in 4-2 win in the first meeting (Dec.3).

Hutton allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Sabres loss in Vegas on Friday. Hutton has lost two straight and three of his last four starts while posting 3.57 GAA and .902 SV%. With no better options, while Linus Ullmark is out, Hutton will start for the ninth time in 11 games. He gets set to face a Jets team that is 5-2-0 while scoring 3.57 goals per game in their last seven home games.