NHL Hockey Player News

Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Lightning's win over the Red Wings last Friday. Vasilevskiy has won four consecutive games while stopping 94 of the 101 shots (.931 SV%) that he's faced. Tonight he'll face a Nashville team that has dropped four of their last five games coming into Tuesday.

Saros allowed five goals on 24 shots in the Predators loss in Florida last Thursday. Pekka Rinne started the last two games but Saros will start the second-half of their back-to-back vs. the Lightning. Saros has lost four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 18 goals on 123 shots (.854 SV%).

Lankinen allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Hurricanes last Thursday. Lankinen has allowed a combined seven goals in his last two starts, moving his GAA to 2.32 with a .928 SV% through eight starts. Tonight he'll face a Stars team that has opened the season at 5-2-2 while ranking third in the NHL in Goals per game (3.67).

Lankinen allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Hurricanes last Thursday. Lankinen has allowed a combined seven goals in his last two starts, moving his GAA to 2.32 with a .928 SV% through eight starts. Tonight he'll face a Stars team that has opened the season at 5-2-2 while ranking third in the NHL in Goals per game (3.67).

Greiss allowed one goal on 37 shots to earn his first win as a Red Wings in Florida on Sunday. Greiss has played decent behind a bad team, posting a 3.03 GAA and .903 SV% in nine appearances. Despite beating the Panthers a few days ago, this is not a good matchup for the veteran netminder.

Hogberg allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Senators loss in Edmonton last Tuesday. Hogberg has been lit up all season, posting a 4.54 GAA and .844 SV% in three starts and a relief appearance. Another matchup vs. Edmonton means he should remain on the waiver wire.

After seven games in Columbus, Koivu announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday. "I haven't been able to get to the level of play that I need to be true to myself and fair to my teammates, so the time is right for me to retire from hockey," Koivu said in a statement. Koivu retires with 711 points (206G / 505A) in 1035 career NHL games.

Georgiev allowed five goals on 38 shots in the Rangers loss to the Penguins on January 30th. Since opening the season with a shutout, Georgiev has lost three straight while allowing a combined 12 goals on 82 shots (.854 SV%). Tonight he'll face a Bruins team that has won seven of their last eight (7-0-1) while averaging 4.00 goals for and just 2.38 goals against.

The Predators cited "baby reasons" for why he missed Monday's game but he is expected to be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Expect Ekholm to replace Jared Tinordi on the blueline.

Glendening left Sunday's game in Florida and will miss tonight's rematch. With Glendening out, Anthony Mantha (healthy scratch) should be back in.

Oettinger allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Stars loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Despite the loss and Anton Khudobin being available tonight, Oettinger will make his second straight start. So far this season, he has stopped 86 of the 94 shots (.915 SV%) that he's faced. With a quality matchup vs. the Blackhawks again, he's a worthwhile early-week spot-start option.