NHL Hockey Player News

Hellebuyck will start Wednesday in Calgary.

Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Jets win in Vancouver on Monday. Hellebuyck has won four straight games while posting a 2.00 GAA and .933 SV% and is now 9-5-1 with a 2.74 GAA and .913 SV% on the season. Tonight he takes on a Flames team that is 10th in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.29 GF/pg).

Connor Hellebuyck
Kuemper will start Wednesday vs. the Golden Knights.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Bruins on Saturday. With Antti Raanta still out, Kuemper will make his seventh consecutive start tonight. Kuemper is 2-3-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .912 SV% in his previous six starts. Kuemper has been solid this season, including a 2-2-0 record, 2.03 GAA and .938 SV% on home-ice.

Darcy Kuemper
Luongo is expected to start Wednesday in Tampa Bay.

Luongo gave up four goals on 24 shots in the Panthers loss in New York on Saturday. Luongo had his four-game winning streak snapped last Thursday and has now lost two in a row while allowing 10 goals on 60 shots (.833 SV%). In his first start vs. the Lightning, Bobby Lu stopped all 13 shots that he faced before leaving the game with an injury.

Roberto Luongo
Rittich will start Wednesday vs. the Jets.

Rittich surrendered two goals on 22 shots in the Flames blowout win over the Golden Knights on Monday. The win extended Rittich’s winning streak to five games, stopping 105 of 113 shots (.929 SV%) with one shutout over that span. Rittich has impressed the season, but has difficult matchup tonight with the Jets in town.

David Rittich
Miller (hand) will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.

Miller has missed the last 13 games with a hand injury, but is expected to play Wednesday in Detroit. Miller is officially listed as a game-time decision, so Jakub Zboril will dress for warmups as a precaution.

Kevan Miller
Allen will start Wednesday in Nashville.

Allen stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Blues 2-0 loss to the Kings on Monday. Allen has had his fair share of struggles so far this season, but has allowed just three goals on 78 shots (.962 SV%) in his last three starts. Allen’s play is improving, but he has a terrible matchup tonight in Nashville.

Jake Allen
Price will start Wednesday in New Jersey.

Price allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens overtime loss to the Capitals on Monday. The loss moved Price to 3-2-2 with a 3.97 GAA and .887 SV% in seven starts in November. Tonight he takes on a Devils team that has lost five of their last seven (2-4-1) while averaging just 2.29 goals per game.

Carey Price
Lyon will start Wednesday in Buffalo.

Lyon will make his first NHL start of the season tonight in Buffalo. He was 2-2-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .910 SV% in four starts with Lehigh Valley (AHL) before being called-up. Lyon is 4-2-1 with a 2.75 GAA and .905 SV% in 11 career NHL appearances.

Alex Lyon
Crawford will start Wednesday in Washington.

Crawford stopped 39 of 40 shots in the Blackhawks win over the Wild on Sunday. Crawford rediscovered his game last week, impressively stopping 98 of the 100 shots (.980 SV%) he faced in his three starts. The 33-year-old has been inconsistent this season and has really struggled on the road—1-4-0 with a 3.69 GAA and .892 SV% in five games.

Corey Crawford
Rinne is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Blues.

Rinne allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Predators win over the Lightning on Monday. Since returning from injury, Rinne has gone 5-1-1 with a 1.42 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout in his last seven starts. Tonight he faces a Blues team that just fired Mike Yeo in a building where Rinne is 5-1-0 this season.

Pekka Rinne
Berglund (upper-body) will not play on Wednesday.

Berglund was not on the ice for the Sabres morning skate and will come out of the lineup vs. the Flyers. With Berglund out, Evan Rodrigues will draw back into the lineup. Berglund will be evaluated later today.

Patrik Berglund

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What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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