NHL Hockey Player News

Jarry will start Monday vs. the Flames.

Jarry allowed one goal on 37 shots in the Penguins win over the Devils last Friday. The terrific effort has earned Jarry a second straight start. He has played extremely well all season-long, posting a 1.80 GAA and .945 SV% in five starts. On Monday, he will face a Flames team that has lost six of their last seven while averaging just 1.14(!) goals per game.

Tristan Jarry
Letang (lower-body) has been activated from IR and will play on Monday.

Letang has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury that he suffered on November 4th, but was back at practice on Sunday and was activated from IR this afternoon. Letang will likely replace Zach Trotman on the blueline and skate with Brian Dumoulin and take over as the quarterback on PP1.

Kris Letang
The Blues have reassigned Klim Kostin to San Antonio (AHL).

Kostin tallied a single goal in four games with St. Louis during his call-up but was set to be a healthy scratch on Monday night. The Blues want Kostin playing, so he heads back to the AHL, where he has eight points (3G / 5A) in 14 games.

Klim Kostin
Allen will start Monday in Nashville.

Allen gave up three goals on 39 shots in the Blues' loss in Columbus on November 15th. Jordan Binnington started the last four games but they'll get Allen a game on Monday night. The 29-year-old is 3-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .904 SV% in four road games this season and the Predators have surprisingly lost five in a row while scoring just 2.40 goals per game at home.

Jake Allen
Rittich will start Monday in Pittsburgh.

Rittich stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Flames shootout win in Philadelphia on Saturday. It was an outstanding outing for Rittich, who has gone 5-3-1 with a 2.72 GAA, .912 SV% and one shutout in his last nine starts. Without Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have averaged 3.33 goals per game but are 2-1-3 in those six games.

David Rittich
Greiss will start Monday in Anaheim.

Greiss allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Islanders' overtime win over the Penguins last Thursday. Greiss has not lost since October 11th, winning eight in a row while posting a 1.96 GAA and .936 SV%. The Islanders' goalie rotation will remain intact tonight with Greiss facing the Ducks. Anaheim has lost eight of their last nine (1-5-3) while scoring 2.67 goals per game.

Thomas Greiss
The Bruins have recalled Jack Studnicka from Providence (AHL).

Studnicka, 20, was a second-round pick in 2017 and has recorded nine goals and nine assists (18 points) in 21 AHL games this season. With Patrice Bergeron out for at least the next two games, Studnicka could get an opportunity to make his NHL debut on Tuesday.

Jack Studnicka
Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Quick gave up two goals on 18 shots in the Kings 3-2 loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Quick, who has a 1.81 GAA and .927 SV% in his last five starts. The Sharks will be without Tomas Hertl but have won eight of their last nine (8-1-0) while scoring 3.67 goals per game.

Jonathan Quick
Jones will start Monday in Los Angeles.

Jones allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Sharks win over the Islanders on Saturday. Jones has won seven of his last eight starts while posting a 2.81 GAA and .892 SV%. The Kings come in have won five of their last six home games, scoring 3.50 goals per game.

Martin Jones
The NHL has suspended Alexander Kerfoot for boarding Erik Johnson on Saturday.

Kerfoot hit his former teammate from behind in Saturday's game and has been suspended for the last two games of the Maple Leafs road-trip. With Kerfoot out, Dmytro Timashov will likely draw back into the lineup on Wednesday.

Alex Kerfoot
Subban will likely start Monday in Dallas.

Subban surrendered four goals on 25 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Los Angeles on November 16th. Subban is still searching for his first win of the season after starting 0-3-2, including 0-3-1 with a 3.30 GAA and .884 SV% on the road. Leave him on free agency against a Stars team that has gone 10-0-1 while scoring 3.91 goals per game in their last 11 games.

Malcolm Subban
Brodie will be a game-time decision on Monday.

Brodie skated on the top-pair with Mark Giordano at the Flames morning skate and head coach Bill Peters called him a game-time decision for Monday's game. Brodie has missed the last five games after collapsing at practice on November 14th, but all signs are pointing towards him returning to the lineup tonight.

T.J. Brodie
Allen was the first goalie off of the ice at the Blues morning skate.

Allen gave up three goals on 39 shots in the Blues' loss in Columbus on November 15th. Jordan Binnington started the last four games but they'll get Allen a game on Monday night. The 29-year-old is 3-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .904 SV% in four road games this season and the Predators have surprisingly lost five in a row while scoring just 2.40 goals per game at home.

Jake Allen

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