NHL Hockey Player News

MacDermid played in the last two games but will be replaced by Paul LaDue in the lineup on Saturday.

LaDue was called up from the AHL on Wednesday with Alec Martinez going on IR and will make his season debut on Saturday. LaDue has six points (1G / 5A) in 18 AHL games this season.

Luff played in the last two games and even picked up an assist last night, but Nikolai Prokhorkin will replace him on Saturday.

Prokhorkin was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Matt Luff in the lineup on Saturday. Prokhorkin has two goals and one assist in nine games with the Kings this season.

Dahlstrom has not played since October 29th but will be in the lineup on Saturday because Nathan Beaulieu is out and Dmitry Kulikov was hurt last night. Dahlstrom has no points in 10 games this season.

Kulikov was forced to leave Friday's game early with an upper-body injury and will not play in Los Angeles. With Kulikov out, Carl Dahlstrom will draw back into the Jets' lineup.

McCoshen was acquired from Florida in late-October and is expected to replace Duncan Keith in the lineup on Saturday. McCoshen, who has appeared in 60 career NHL games, has four assists in 13 games with Rockford this season.

Keith was forced to leave Friday's loss to the Avalanche and will not play on Saturday. With Keith out, Ian McCoshen was recalled from Rockford (AHL) and will make his Blackhawks debut. Keith is listed as day-to-day.

Crouse has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will be a game-time decision against the Sharks. Crouse has five goals and three assists in 23 games this season.

With Carl Soderberg out with a lower-body injury, Chaput has been brought up from Tucson and will play in his 168th career NHL games. Chaput has nine goals and three assists (12 points) in 15 AHL games this season.

Soderberg was hurt late in Friday's game and will not be available on Saturday. Following the trade of Eric Comrie (to Detroit) the Coyotes had an open roster spot to call-up Michael Chaput to replace Soderberg in the lineup vs. San Jose.

Raanta allowed two goals on 45 shots in the Coyotes win in Los Angeles last Saturday. He missed the first couple of games this week due to illness but will start Saturday vs. the Sharks. Raanta has been excellent in recent action, winning three of his last four starts while posting a 1.98 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has won four of their last five while scoring 2.60 goals per game.

Brossoit allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets loss to the Blue Jackets last Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Brossoit, who comes into Saturday at 3-1-0 with a. 3.25 GAA and .895 SV% on the road. The Kings are scoring 3.14 goals per game on home-ice this season, so Brossoit doesn't have a lot of spot-start intrigue tonight.

With Craig Anderson on IR and Anders Nilsson starting last night, Hogberg is expected to make his season debut on Saturday. Hogberg was 6-6-0 with a 3.21 GAA and .892 SV% in 14 AHL games at the time of his call-up. Hogberg has gone 0-2-1 with a 4.09 GAA and .884 SV% in his first four career NHL appearances.

Campbell allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Kings loss in Arizona on November 18th. Jonathan Quick started five in a row but Campbell will make his ninth appearance of the season on Saturday. Dating back to the middle of October, Campbell has lost five of his last six starts (1-4-1) while posting a 2.97 GAA and .887 SV%. Tonight he faces a Jets team that has won six of their last seven while scoring 3.57 goals per game.

Hagg played in five straight games but will be replaced by Philippe Myers on Saturday afternoon.

Price allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens' loss to the Devils on Thursday. Price is in the middle of a terrible stretch, losing five in a row (0-4-1) with a 5.34 GAA and .822 SV% and draws a terrible matchup in Boston on Sunday. He struggled in November last year, so maybe seeing the calendar flip to December will be enough for him to figure things out, but this matchup is for only the most desperate of owners.

Rask stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Burins win in Ottawa on Wednesday. With Jaroslav Halak facing the Rangers on Friday, Rask will take on the Canadiens for the second time this season. He has historically struggled with Montreal and allowed five goals on 31 shots in a 5-4 loss in their first meeting. This time around, the Habs come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back and are winless in their last seven.

Myers was a healthy scratch on Friday night but will replace Robert Hagg in the lineup on Saturday afternoon. Myers has three goals, three assists and a plus-9 rating in 13 games this season.

Markstrom allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Canucks win in Washington last Saturday. Markstrom was scheduled to start in Pittsburgh on Wednesday but missed the game due to an illness. He gets back in the crease on Saturday night, looking for his third straight win--he has stopped 77 of 81 shots (.951 SV%) in his previous two outings.