NHL Hockey Player News

Rask allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Bruins win over the Senators on Saturday. Rask has not lost in regulation in his last 11 starts, going 10-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he faces a Blue Jackets team that comes in on the tail-end of a back-to-back and are 5-5-0 while averaging just 2.00 goals for per game in 10 games since trading for Matt Duchene.

Rittich allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Flames win over the Golden Knights on Sunday. The win snapped a brief two game losing skid for Rittich, who is 3-2-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .908 SV% in his last five starts. Rittich’s play has dropped off a bit recently, but he is a must-start on home-ice vs. a Devils team that lost six in a row (0-5-1).

Bernier allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings loss in Tampa Bay on Saturday. Bernier has not registered a win since February 2nd, going 0-4-3 with a 3.49 GAA and .893 SV% in his last nine appearances (six starts, three relief). The Canadiens have destroyed the Red Wings this season and Bernier has replaced Jimmy Howard twice—he has allowed four goals on 27 shots (.852 SV%) in those two relief appearances.

Aston-Reese will not play on Tuesday with what is believed to be a hip issue. Teddy Blueger will move up and skate on the second-line with a Joseph Blandisi replacing him on the fourth-line.

Tatar missed Friday’s game in Anaheim but will play against his former team tonight. Tatar has been held off of the scoresheet in his last three games but has 22 goals and 26 assists (48 points) in 67 games this season.

Reilly was a minus-1 in 18:03 TOI in last Friday’s blowout loss in Anaheim and will be replaced by Brett Kulak tonight vs. the Red Wings.

Kulak was a healthy scratch in Anaheim but will replace Mike Reilly in the lineup vs. the Red Wings. Kulak has three goals and seven assists (10 points) in 44 games this season.

Ullmark was pulled after he allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Sabres loss to the Oilers last Monday. Ullmark is now 1-5-0 with a 4.22 GAA and .881 SV% in his last six appearances. In his first start against the Stars, Ullmark stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 1-0 shutout loss (Jan.30).

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Jets 3-1 loss in Washington on Sunday. Hellebuyck has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .919 SV% in his last four starts and will face the Sharks for the third time this season—he is 1-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .927 SV% in the first two meetings of the year.

Holtby stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Capitals shutout win over the Devils last Friday. Holtby is riding a five-game winning streak, posting a 1.58 GAA, .935 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces the Penguins for the fourth time this season—he is 1-1-1 with a 3.35 GAA and .912 SV% in the first three.

Larkin has missed the last three games with a neck issue and will likely miss at least one more week. With Larkin out, Andreas Athanasiou will continue to centre the Red Wings top line.

Murray allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Penguins win over the Bruins on Sunday. Murray has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.59 GAA, .953 SV% and one shutout in his last five starts. Tonight he makes his third start against the Capitals—he is 2-0-0 with a 3.46 GAA and .897 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.

With Antti Niemi struggling mightily as of late, Lindgren comes up as a third goalie and could give Carey Price some rest down the stretch. The 25-year-old has gone 11-14-1 with a 2.94 GAA and 884 SV% in the AHL this season and is 7-8-2 with a 2.78 GAA and .914 SV% in 17 career NHL appearances.

With Lee Stempniak being sent back to Providence on Monday, the Bruins needed to add another forward to the roster before Tuesday’s game. Frederic will likely slide into the lineup as the third line centre with Charlie Coyle moving up to play the wing on the second line. Frederic has not recorded a point in 11 NHL games this season but has 20 (11G / 9A) in 45 AHL contests.

The initial X-rays on Grzelcyk’s arm injury came back negative but he will go back to Boston for further tests and will not play vs. the Blue Jackets. Steven Kampfer is expected to replace him on the third pairing.

Georgiev stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Rangers loss in Dallas last Tuesday. Henrik Lundqvist started the last two games but it looks like Georgiev will get back in the crease tonight in Edmonton. The young netminder is winless in his last three games despite stopping 94 of the 101 shots (.931 SV%) that he has faced.