NHL Hockey Player News

Fleury gave up three goals on 26 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Capitals on Tuesday. Fleury has been great since the middle of November, going 7-1-0 with a 1.99 GAA, .932 SV% and two shutouts. He is a must-start tonight against a struggling Blackhawks team that comes in on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Fleury made 21 saves in an 8-3 win in his first start vs. Chicago.

Markstrom allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Canucks loss to the Golden Knights last Thursday. Markstrom will make his first start in a week and comes in at 1-6-2 with a 3.35 GAA and .897 SV% in his last nine starts. He draws a tough matchup even though the Predators are banged up—he is 5-4-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .903 SV% on home-ice.

Stalock allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Wild’s win over the Jets on November 23rd. Tonight he gets the front-end of the Wild’s back-to-back in Alberta agains the Pacific-leading Calgary Flames, who are 8-3-2 on home-ice this season. Stalock is 2-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .920 SV% on the road.

Wilson was hurt on a hit from Vegas forward Ryan Reaves on Tuesday and will come out of the lineup with a concussion on Thursday. Andre Burakovsky will move up to the top-line with Wilson out.

Copley allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Capitals win in New York on November 24th. Copley hasn’t played much when Braden Holtby is healthy but he’ll get a chance tonight in a non-back-to-back situation. Copley is 4-2-0 with a 2.88 GAA and .900 SV% in seven starts on the road this season.

Greiss allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Islanders loss to the Jets on Tuesday. With Robin Lehner still banged up, look for Greiss to start tonight in Pittsburgh. The 32-year-old has appeared in two games against the Penguins this season, ultimately stopping 41 of the 44 shots (.932 SV%) that he has faced.

Quick gave up two goals on 20 shots in the Kings 2-1 loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. Quick has been solid since returning from a knee injury, stopping 83 of the 88 shots (.943 SV%) that he has faced. He is a great option against a Devils team that has lost six in a row (0-3-3) and are an ugly 5-12-5 in 22 games since starting 4-0-0.

Smith all owed three goals on 16 shots after replacing David Rittich in the Flames 9-6 win in Columbus on Tuesday. Smith has suddenly rattled off four straight wins, allowing a combined seven goals on 83 shots (.916 SV%). With David Rittich struggling on Tuesday, a strong performance tonight could go a long way in Smith re-claiming the No.1 job in Calgary.

Smith stopped all 16 shots that he faced after replacing David Rittich in the Flames 9-6 win in Columbus on Tuesday. Suddenly Smith is playing well, having recorded four consecutive wins while stopping 79 of the last 83 shots (.952 SV%) that he has faced. Smith will get a chance to try and re-claim the stats as the Flames’ No.1 tonight as he tries to stay hot against the Wild.

Lashoff has picked up three assists in 17 AHL games this season and has been recalled from the AHL to serve as an extra defenseman on Thursday. If he ends up playing in Toronto, Lashoff would replace Luke Witkowski.

Carlsson, 21, has picked up seven points (1G / 6A) in 18 games with Cleveland this season. The 2015 first-round pick (No.29 overall) has just three assists in 17 career NHL games.

Grubauer allowed three goals on 25 shots in Colorado’s win over the Penguins last Wednesday. Grubauer is on a personal three-game winning streak, stopping 89 of the 96 shots (.927 SV%) that he has faced. After a rough start to his Avalanche career, Grubauer has settled in and makes for a decent spot-start option in Florida.

Wagner has been in the lineup for the last eight games but will be replaced by Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson on Thursday.

Forsbacka-Karlsson was recently recalled and will play his 10th NHL game of the season tonight. Forsbacka-Karlsson has two goals in his first nine games and four points (1G / 3A) in 10 AHL contests.

Smith, 24, was a fourth-round pick in 2012 and has recorded 20 points (11G / 9A) in 77 career NHL games with Dallas. Smith is a good skater who is a good two-way forward that will help solidify the Bruins bottom-6.

Bernier allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Red Wings’ 2-0 loss to Colorado last Sunday. Bernier has played pretty well in his last five appearances (four starts), going 2-2-0 while allowing just 12 gaols on 155 shots (.923 SV%). As solid as he has been, he should be left on the bench tonight in Toronto.