NHL Hockey Player News

Larkin has missed the last three games with a neck issue and will likely miss at least one more week. With Larkin out, Andreas Athanasiou will continue to centre the Red Wings top line.

Murray allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Penguins win over the Bruins on Sunday. Murray has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.59 GAA, .953 SV% and one shutout in his last five starts. Tonight he makes his third start against the Capitals—he is 2-0-0 with a 3.46 GAA and .897 SV% in the first two meetings of the season.

With Antti Niemi struggling mightily as of late, Lindgren comes up as a third goalie and could give Carey Price some rest down the stretch. The 25-year-old has gone 11-14-1 with a 2.94 GAA and 884 SV% in the AHL this season and is 7-8-2 with a 2.78 GAA and .914 SV% in 17 career NHL appearances.

With Lee Stempniak being sent back to Providence on Monday, the Bruins needed to add another forward to the roster before Tuesday’s game. Frederic will likely slide into the lineup as the third line centre with Charlie Coyle moving up to play the wing on the second line. Frederic has not recorded a point in 11 NHL games this season but has 20 (11G / 9A) in 45 AHL contests.

The initial X-rays on Grzelcyk’s arm injury came back negative but he will go back to Boston for further tests and will not play vs. the Blue Jackets. Steven Kampfer is expected to replace him on the third pairing.

Georgiev stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Rangers loss in Dallas last Tuesday. Henrik Lundqvist started the last two games but it looks like Georgiev will get back in the crease tonight in Edmonton. The young netminder is winless in his last three games despite stopping 94 of the 101 shots (.931 SV%) that he has faced.

Price gave up eight goals on 29 shots in the Canadiens blowout loss in Anaheim on Friday. Price is now 5-4-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .903 SV% in his last nine starts. Despite going through a rough patch, Price has an outstanding matchup with the Red Wings in town—he stopped 28 of 29 shots in an 8-1 win in Detroit two weeks ago.

Koskinen allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Oilers win over the Canucks last Thursday. Koskinen missed Saturday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs but is expected to put his four-game winning streak on the line tonight vs. the Rangers—he has a 1.75 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout over that span. The 30-year-old has gone 11-6-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .925 SV% on home-ice this year.

Andersson has been in the last two games but is expected to be scratched in favour of Connor Brickley on Monday. Andersson has just one assist in eight games since being recalled from the AHL.

DeAngelo went on an extended run without being scratched but will come out of the lineup on Monday. DeAngelo has picked up 11 assists in his last 13 games but is expected to be replaced by Frederik Claesson in Edmonton.

Georgiev stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Rangers loss in Dallas last Tuesday. Henrik Lundqvist started the last two games but it looks like Georgiev will get back in the crease tonight in Edmonton. The young netminder is winless in his last three games despite stopping 94 of the 101 shots (.931 SV%) that he has faced.

Hajek is not expected to be in the lineup on Monday after suffering a separated shoulder vs. the Devils on Saturday. Marc Staal will likely replace him on Monday.

Lucic will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury. According to the Oilers, Lucic will practice tomorrow and has a decent chance to play Wednesday vs. the Devils.

Ferland remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will miss his second straight game. Andrei Svechnikov will remain in the Hurricanes top-6 with Ferland sidelined.

Mrazek allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Hurricanes win in Nashville on Saturday. Mrazek is riding a five-game winning streak, posting a 1.99 GAA, .935 SV% and one shutout. Mrazek has been outstanding over the last month and heads into Colorado at 9-7-2 with a 2.64 GAA, .908 SV% and one shutout on the road this year.

Greiss was yanked after allowing five goals on 15 shots in the Islanders 5-2 loss to the Flyers on Saturday. It was a rough outing for Greiss, but with Robin Lehner still out, he will start again on Monday. Greiss is 2-2-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .895 SV% in March and 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA, .967 SV% and one shutout vs. the Blue Jackets this season.

Binnington allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Blues win in Anaheim last Wednesday. Jake Allen started the last two games but they will come back to Binnington tonight vs. Arizona. Binnington has been great this season but has been mediocre in his last five outings—going 3-2-0 with a 2.41 GAA, .902 SV% and one shutout. He posted a 21-save shutout in his first start vs. the Coyotes, who come in on a back-to-back, after losing 7-1 in Chicago last night.