NHL Hockey Player News

Rinne allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Wild's loss to the Lightning on Tuesday. Rinne has not been at his best over the last month, going 1-4-1 with a 4.54 GAA and .850 SV% since November 7th. Despite the struggles, he has a good matchup with the Devils in town. They played last night, they've lost four in a row and are 5-7-0 while scoring 2.08 goals per game on the road this year.

Vasilevskiy surrendered five goals on 21 shots in Tampa Bay's loss to Minnesota on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has struggled in recent outings, going 1-2-1 with a 3.73 GAA and .876 SV% in his last four outings. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has won four of their last five road games (4-0-1) while scoring 3.40 goals per game.

Bernier allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings loss to the Islanders on Monday. Bernier has gone 0-4-1 with a 3.63 GAA and .892 SV% in his last six appearances and draws a terrible assignment with the Penguins in town. Bernier has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.35 GAA and .878 SV% on home-ice but isn't a viable option while the Red Wings can't score.

Domingue was yanked after he allowed five goals on 10 shots in the Devils loss in Buffalo on Monday. Since joining the Devils, Domingue has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.45 GAA and .870 SV%. Tonight he starts in Nashville, where the Predators have surprisingly lost seven of their last eight (1-4-3) while scoring 2.50 goals per game.

Merzlikins allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets' loss to the Islanders last Saturday. Joonas Korpisalo started the last two games but Merzlikins will start tonight in Florida. Merzlikins has not started on home ice this season but has made six road starts, going 0-3-3 with a 3.66 GAA and .884 SV%. The Panthers come in at 7-4-2 while scoring 3.62 goals per game on home-ice.

Murray allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Penguins loss in St. Louis last Saturday. Tristan Jarry has been getting more work because he is playing a lot better than Murray, but Murray gets the call tonight because Jarry went last night vs. Arizona. Murray is 0-2-3 with a 3.99 GAA and .852 SV% in his last six starts but he is a must-start on Saturday against a Red Wings team that has lost 10 straight games.

Mrazek stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Sharks on Thursday. James Reimer has been getting more action as of late but Mrazek will start his second straight game and comes in at 9-3-0 with a 2.31 GAA, .910 SV% and one shutout on home ice. The Wild are heating up but Mrazek is always a solid option in Carolina.

Okposo has missed the last 10 games with a concussion but is set to play Saturday in Vancouver. Okposo, who has just one goal and four assists in 19 games this season, will play on a line with Johan Larsson and Zemgus Girgensons.

Hutton stopped 41 of 43 shots in the Sabres overtime loss in Toronto last Saturday. Linus Ullmark has started four of the last five games but Hutton will start the front-end of the Sabres' back-to-back on Saturday afternoon. Hutton still hasn't won since October 22nd, going 0-5-3 with a 3.75 GAA and .883 SV% in his last eight starts.

Beagle has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but will play Saturday afternoon vs. the Sabres. Beagle, who has just one goal and two assists in 20 games, will be on the fourth line with Micheal Ferland and Tim Schaller.

Ferland has been our since October 30th but will play Saturday afternoon vs. the Sabres. Ferland, who will start on the fourth line with Jay Beagle and Tim Schaller, has one goal and four assists in 12 games this season.

Timashov has played in five straight games but will be replaced by Nic Petan on Saturday. Timashov has six points (2G / 4A) in 21 games while playing just 8:33 ATOI this season.

Demko surrendered two goals on 42 shots in the Canucks win over the Senators on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for Demko, who will start for the 12th time this season on Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old has gone 4-0-1 with a 2.62 GAA and .919 SV% in five home games this season.

Petan was in the AHL for the last two games but was called-up on Friday and will replace Dmytro Timashov in the lineup on Saturday. Petan has just three assists in 13 games with the Maple Leafs this season.

Aberg was called-up on Friday and was immediately moved into the Maple Leafs' top-6 with Andreas Johnsson going on LTIR. Aberg, who leads the Marlies with 24 points in 22 games this season, will skate on a line with Auston Matthews and William Nylander in his debut.

Kylington has played in nine straight games but will be a healthy scratch on Saturday. With Kylington out, Michael Stone will draw back into the lineup.

Stone was a healthy scratch vs the Sabres on Thursday but is expected to replace Oscar Kylington on Saturday night. Stone doesn't provide a lot of offence, having scored just one goal with two assists in 15 games this season.