NHL Hockey Player News

Dubinsky is expected to be out for “a little while” with a lower-body injury that he suffered in Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Berube is expected to serve as Joonas Korpisalo’s backup on Thursday because Sergei Bobrovsky will not be with the team tonight. Berube has gone 11-10-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .899 SV% in 24 AHL games this season.

“There are certain expectations and values that we have established for our players that define our culture,” said Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen. “An incident occurred in which Sergei failed to meet those expectations and values, so we made the decision that he would not be with the team for tonight’s game. This is an internal matter and we will have no further comment at this time.”

Rinne stopped all 18 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win in Toronto on Monday. It was a surprisingly easy night against one of the NHL’s best offences and Rinne’s best game in nearly one month. Tonight he gets the Blackhawks, who he is 1-1-0 with a 2.05 GA and .930 SV% against in two meetings this season.

Rinne stopped all 18 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win in Toronto on Monday. It was a surprisingly easy night against one of the NHL’s best offences and Rinne’s best game in nearly one month. Tonight he gets the Blackhawks, who he is 1-1-0 with a 2.05 GA and .930 SV% against in two meetings this season.

Rakell skated on the top line in Tuesday’s practice and was activated from IR ahead of Wednesday’s game. Rakell will take warmups and will return to the lineup barring a setback.

Khudobin stopped 36 of 37 shots in the Stars win over the Capitals last Friday. Khudobin has been outstanding in his last two starts, stopping 85 of the last 86 shots (.988 SV%) that he has faced. The 32-year-old comes into Thursday’s game at 3-5-2 with a 2.73 GAA, .922 SV% and one shutout on the road.

Rakell has missed the last 13 games with an ankle injury but is set to return to the Ducks lineup on Wednesday. Rakell has been limited by a 5.7 shooting percentage, resulting in just five goals and 15 assists (20 points) in 30 games this season.

Mahura has split his campaign between the AHL and NHL. Mahura has nine points (1G / 8A) in 14 games with San Diego and five points (1G / 4A) in 17 games with Anaheim.

Street has just three goals and two assists in 21 games while serving as a fourth liner with the Ducks this season. He heads back to the AHL, where he had 65 points (21G / 44A) in 73 games with Grand Rapids last season.

Brossoit stopped all 40 shots that he faced in the Jets 1-0 shutout win in Vancouver on December 22nd. Brossoit has won five consecutive games, while allowing 13 goals on 178 shots (.927 SV%). Brossoit falls four games short of being a qualified starter right now, but would rank first in the NHL in GAA (2.11) and SV% (.939) if he did qualify. He is a must-start vs. the Red Wings.

Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 41 shots in the Jets win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Hellebuyck has won two straight and three of his last four games while allowing a combined 11 goals on 124 shots (.911 SV%). Tonight he takes on the Wild for the third time this season—Hellebuyck has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .919 SV% in the first two meetings.

Kylington played just 6:28 TOI on Monday and will come out of the lineup on Wednesday, being replaced by Dalton Prout vs. the Avalanche.

Prout has been a healthy scratch for nine games but will replace Oliver Kylington on Wednesday. Prout has no points and has played just 9:39 TOI/gm in six games this season.

Rittich allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Flames win in Chicago on Monday. Rittich has won three straight while allowing a combined 10 goals on 102 shots (.902 SV%). Tonight he takes on an Avalanche team that played last night—he allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 3-2 overtime win in Colorado in his first start against them (Oct.13).

Green has missed the last 13 games with a lower-body injury but is a possibility to return on Saturday. The Red Wings have gone 2-8-3 in those 13 games without their No.1 defenseman.

Hutchinson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Predators on Monday. Hutchinson has gone 1-2-0 while allowing a combined eight goals on 94 shots (.915 SV%). Tonight he will meet a Devils squad that has won four of their last seven (4-3-0) and 11-4-4 on home-ice.