NHL Hockey Player News

Buchnevich travelled to Montreal with the team but will not play on Thursday. Buchnevich remains day-to-day and has not been ruled out for Friday's game in Philadelphia.

Lindstrom missed Wednesday's practice and will not play Thursday vs. the Wild. Lindstrom, who is day-to-day, will be replaced by Filip Hronek, who is returning from a head injury.

Fabbri was hurt in a knee-on-knee collision with Jack Hughes on Tuesday and will not play on Thursday. Fabbri was able to avoid serious injury, so consider him as day-to-day. Sam Gagner will make his Red Wings debut to replace Fabbri in the top-6.

Hornek has missed the last four games but will play tonight vs. the Wild. Hronek is expected to be paired with Madison Bowey and should re-claim his spot on the top power-play unit. Hronek has just three assists in his last 14 games.

Maroon was not on the ice for the morning skate and will not play tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Carter Verhaeghe will draw into the lineup to replace Maroon, who should be considered day-to-day.

Coleman is with his wife while they are expecting their first child and it's unclear whether or not he will play on Thursday. Monitor his status when the Lightning hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 pm ET. They will likely dress seven defensemen if Coleman can't play.

Halak was pulled after allowing three goals on eight shots in the Bruins loss in Vancouver on Saturday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Halak, who comes into Thursday's game at 7-2-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .918 SV% on home-ice. As for Dallas, they've won seven of their last nine (7-1-1) while averaging 3.00 goals per game.

Binnington allowed five goals on 30 shots in the Blues win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday. It wasn't his best performance but it was enough to extend his winning streak to four games. The 26-year-old is 19-4-5 with a 2.23 GAA, .919 SV% and three shutouts at the Enterprise Center this season. In his first start vs. the Islanders, Binnington allowed three goals on 32 shots in a 3-2 OT loss.

Bishop was pulled after allowing four goals on 13 shots in the Stars loss to the Blues last Friday. Anton Khudobin started the last two games but Bishop will start tonight in Boston. He is 8-4-2 with a 2.87 GAA, .910 SV% and one shutout on the road this year while the Bruins are 7-1-0 while scoring 3.75 goals per game in their last eight games.

Price allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens overtime loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Price, who will start for the 17th time in 18 games on Thursday. Tonight will be his third start vs. the Rangers this season--he has gone 1-1-0 while allowing seven goals on 64 shots (.891 SV%) in his first two meetings of the season.

Connor Ingram was sent back to Milwaukee (AHL) suggesting that Rinne is ready-to-go. Rinne missed Tuesday's game due to illness but is expected to at least be able to backup on Thursday.

Ingram came up to serve as Juuse Saros' backup on Tuesday but heads back to Milwaukee with Pekka Rinne (illness) ready to dress on Thursday. Ingram is 18-5-5 with a 1.98 GAA and .931 SV% in 30 AHL games this season.

McElhinney allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Lightning's win in Colorado on February 17th. McElhinney is riding a three-game winning streak, posting a 1.31 GAA and .955 SV%. He'll look to stay hot vs. a Chicago team that has gone 2-7-2 while scoring 2.64 goals per game in their last 11 games.

Drouin is being hampered by an ankle issue, so he'll come out of the lineup for Thursday's game vs. the Rangers. Charles Hudon was recalled from Laval (AHL) and will draw in for Drouin.

With Sami Niku and Josh Morrissey both hurt, Nogier could make his season debut on Thursday. The 23-year-old defenseman has one goal, eight assists (nine points) and a minus-15 rating in 55 AHL games this season.

Howard was pulled after he allowed four goals on 16 shots in the Red Wings loss in Pittsburgh on February 16th. Howard is winless in his last 19 starts, going 0-17-2 with a 4.46 GAA and .876 SV%. Tonight he faces a Wild team that has won three of his last four (3-1-0) while averaging 3.75 goals for and 3.50 goals against.

Stephens has split his 2020 campaign between the NHL and AHL, posting five points (2G / 3A) in 33 NHL games and 10 points (5G / 5A) in 24 AHL games. He could draw back into the Lightning lineup on Thursday with Steven Stamkos (undisclosed) out.

Hogberg allowed four goals on 45 shots in the Senators loss in Columbus on Monday. Hogberg has lost three straight (0-2-1) while posting a 4.61 GAA and .874 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has gone 4-1-1 while scoring an impressive 4.33 goals per game in their last six games.

Stamkos left Tuesday's game vs. the Maple Leafs when an old injury popped back up. Stamkos is not on the ice for the morning skate, so don't expect him to play tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Ondrej Palat moved up to the top line after Stamkos left Tuesday's game and Mitchell Stephens was recalled from the AHL on Wednesday.

Markstrom's original timetable was 3-to-4 weeks and that could still be the case. Vancouver will likely release another update after he is re-evaluated in two weeks. Thatcher Demko will be the Canucks' starter until further notice, suggesting he could start the next eight-to-nine games in a row (with two back-to-backs).