NHL Hockey Player News

Heinen was banged up last night in Winnipeg and is expected to be replaced by Anton Blidh on Saturday. Consider Heinen as day-to-day.

Quick allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Kings loss to the Lightning on Wednesday. Jack Campbell started three of the last four games but they will likely turn to Quick tonight vs. the Ducks. He's 8-8-1 on home-ice and stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 2-1 win in his only start against the Ducks in 2020.

Dell allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Sharks win over the Ducks on Monday. Martin Jones started Wednesday but they'll come back to Dell tonight in what is a very, very difficult matchup. The Lightning are 14-2-1 with 3.94 goals per game in their last 17 games.

Smith allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Oilers loss to the Flames on Wednesday. Mikko Koskinen started last night so they'll come back to Smith for another meeting with Calgary. He's 7-5-2 with a 2.61 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this year and has allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) in nearly 90 minutes of hockey vs. the Flames this season.

Price stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Canadiens win in Buffalo on Thursday. Price has gone 5-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA, .952 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Panthers, Price allowed six goals on 34 shots in a 6-5 loss in late-December.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Panthers win in Chicago on January 21st. Bobrovsky went into the bye week on-fire, winning four straight while posting a 2.51 GAA and .922 SV%. He gave up five goals on 43 shots in a 6-5 win in his only start vs. the Canadiens this year.

Sekera was a healthy scratch on Monday, played vs. the Maple Leafs on Wednesday but will come back out of the lineup tonight in New Jersey. Stephen Johns will replace the veteran on the blueline.

After playing his first two games of the season before and after the bye week, Johns was a healthy scratch on Wednesday but will replace Andrej Sekera tonight in New Jersey. He has four shots and two PIMS in his two games this season.

Strome has missed the last seven games with an ankle injury but will play tonight in his third career game back in Arizona since being dealt to the Blackhawks. Strome has picked up 30 points (10G / 20A) in 40 games this season.

Both Demers and Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be game-time decisions tonight vs. the Blackhawks. If neither plays, it would leave the Coyotes without two top-4 defenseman and force them to dress Jordan Oesterle and Kyle Capobianco.

Crawford allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Blackhawks win in Toronto on January 18th. Crawford has won his last two starts while stopping 63 of of the 66 shots (.955 SV%) that he faced. The Blackhawks offence has been hot lately, so he makes for a solid option against a Coyotes team that could be shorthanded.

Richardson has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but could return tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Monitor Richardson's status when the Coyotes hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 pm ET.

Ekman-Larsson was forced to leave Thursday's game vs. the Kings and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Kyle Capobianco was recalled from the AHL and could play if O.E.L can't play on Saturday.

Rittich stopped 31 of 34 shots in the Flames shootout win in Edmonton on Wednesday. He'll get the nod again tonight in another instalment of the Battle of Alberta. He's 9-4-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .909 SV% on home-ice this year and is 2-0 while stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%) in two games against the Oilers this year.