NHL Hockey Player News

Smith allowed three goals on 18 shots before being ejected from the Oilers win in Calgary last Saturday. Smith has won six of his last seven starts (6-0-1) while posting a 2.68 GAA and .917 SV%. He's gone 5-4-2 with a 3.37 GAA and .884 SV% in 13 home games (11 starts) this season.

Saros allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Predators win in Calgary on Thursday. Saros has won three straight while posting a 2.32 GAA and .934 SV% and will make his third straight start tonight in Edmonton. The 24-year-old netminder has gone 7-4-3 with a 3.15 GAA and .905 SV% on the road this year.

Merzlikins stopped all 16 shots that he faced inn last night's shutout win over the Red Wings. Yet another shutout for Merzlikins, who is 8-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA, .967 SV% and five shutouts in his last eight starts. Even with a rough matchup with the Avalanche in town, Merzlikins is too hot to fade right now.

Hagg was a healthy scratch on Thursday but will replace Shayne Gostisbehere (undisclosed) in the lineup in Washington. Hagg has picked up one goal with eight assists (nine points) in 34 games this season.

Gostisbehere returned to the lineup on Thursday but left Friday's practice in frustration and will not play on Saturday. Robert Hagg will be back in the Flyers lineup to replace him.

Jarry allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Penguins win over the Flyers on January 31st. He watched Matt Murray start the last two games but will start tonight in Florida. Jarry is 6-5-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .919 SV% on the road this season and gave up three goals on 34 shots in a 4-1 win in his only start against Florida.

Nylander was a surprise scratch last night and did not travel to Montreal for Saturday's game. With Nylander out on Friday, Andreas Johnsson moved up to the first line and Zach Hyman saw time on the top power-play unit.

Campbell allowed four goals on 30 shots in the overtime win in his Maple Leafs debut last night. It was good enough and that's all he'll need on most nights with his new team thanks to their high octane offence. He'll start on back-to-back nights and gets set to face a Montreal team that has won six of their last eight while scoring 3.63 goals per game.

Bobrovsky was pulled after he allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Panthers loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday. This loss wasn't on Bobrovsky, the Panthers were absolutely dominated by Vegas the entire game. Tonight he'll see the Penguins for the second time this season--he stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 4-2 win vs. Pittsburgh back in late-October.

Raanta was scheduled to start this afternoon in Boston but was a late scratch, so Adin HIll will end up getting the nod for Arizona.

Antti Raanta was scheduled to start this afternoon but was a late-scratch, so Hill will start in Boston. In his last start, Hill gave up three goals on 37 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Kings. Overall, he is 1-2-0 with a 1.88 GAA and .937 SV% on the road this season.

Shesterkin allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Rangers win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Shesterkin's NHL career is off to a good start, winning four of his first five starts while posting a 2.61 GAA and .922 SV%. Tonight he faces a Kings team that has lost nine of their last 10 (1-8-1) while scoring just 1.80 goals per game.

Halak allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Bruins win in Chicago on Wednesday. Halak has played very well as of late, winning three in a row while giving up just four goals on 77 shots (.948 SV%). Halak has not faced the Red Wings this season but is 7-4-3 with a 2.33 GAA and .923 SV% on the road and is an obvious must-start in Detroit.