NHL Hockey Player News

Bobrovsky will sit out Thursday’s game vs. the Panthers, so look for Joonas Korpisalo to start. Monitor Bobrovsky’s status leading into Saturday’s game in Carolina.

Arvidsson missed three games with a lower-body injury before returning last Saturday, when he suffered a broken thumb. Arvidsson will be out until at least late-December, which means Kevin Fiala and Colton Sissons will continue to see expanded roles. Top prospects Elli Tolvanen could be called up to fill-in for Arvidsson.

Elliott allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Flyers loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Elliott, who is now 3-4-0 with a 2.76 GAA, .911 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season. In his first start vs. New Jersey, Elliott stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 5-2 win in mid-October.

Chychrun made his season debut on Tuesday but is already out of the lineup with a new injury. Chychrun is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, making him questionable for Saturday’s game vs. the Bruins as well.

Kuemper was yanked after allowing five goals on 17 shots in the Coyotes loss in Detroit on Tuesday. Kuemper has had a really tough time in his last five games, allowing a combined 19 goals on 152 shots (.875 SV%). With Kuemper’s struggles and the Predators in town, he’s best left on the bench tonight.

The Rangers did not hold a morning skate on Thursday, but Zuccarello practiced on Wednesday and is expected to play on vs. the Islanders. Zuccarello has missed the last three games and has 10 points (3G / 7A) in 15 games this season.

With Anders Nilsson hurt and Jacob Markstrom fatigued, Bachman will make his first NHL start tonight in Minnesota. Bachman struggled mightily in the AHL before being called-up, going 1-4-0 with a 4.23 GAA and .865 SV% in Utica. Keep Bachman on the waiver wire tonight.

Chara left the game late in the first period and did not return. Chara was hurt when he tried to hit Carl Soderberg and his knee appeared to twist awkwardly. The Bruins recalled Connor Clifton from Providence (AHL), which suggests that Chara is going to miss some time.

The Bruins blueline continues to take hits, with Zdeno Chara sustaining what looked to be a serious injury on Wednesday. Clifton could make his NHL debut on Friday after picking up just four assists in 14 games with Providence.

Pelech was scratched on Tuesday, but will be replace Adam Pelech tonight vs. the Rangers. Pelech has five points (1G / 4A) in 15 games this season.

Sbisa replaced Adam Pelech on Tuesday, but will come back out of the lineup on Thursday. Pelech will draw back in.

Stralman is expected to miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury, but is getting closer to a return. Erik Cernak will likely remain in the Lightning lineup with Stralman out.

Bayreuther has picked up five points (2G / 3A) in seven games with Texas this season. Bayreuther will draw into the Stars lineup on Friday after sending Ben Gleason to Texas following their last game. This would be Bayreuther’s NHL debut.

Vasilevskiy is out indefinitely with an injury that he suffered in Wednesday’s practice. Vasilevskiy has returned to Tampa Bay to be re-evaluated and the Lightning should provide a detailed timetable after that. Louis Domingue is expected to start on Thursday and could see a heavy workload while Vasilevskiy is out.

Hischier will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. The second-year centre remains day-to-day and questionable for the Devils back-to-back vs. Detroit (Saturday) and in Carolina (Sunday) this weekend.

Kinkaid allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Devils win over the Penguins on Tuesday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Kinkaid, who is now 7-5-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .911 SV% this season. In his first start against the Flyers, Kinkaid allowed three goals on 19 shots in a 5-2 loss on October 20th.

Parise is battling an illness, so his status for Thursday’s game vs. the Canucks is up in the air. Monitor Parise’s status as the Wild hit the ice for warmups at 7:30pm ET.

Luongo stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Panthers win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Luongo has won four straight games with a 1.51 GAA and .951 SV% since returning from injury and will look to make it five in a row tonight in Columbus. The Blue Jackets are tied for ninth in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.22 GF/pg).

Crosby will not be available on Thursday, but the Penguins announced that his upper-body injury is not a concussion. Head coach Mike Sullivan thinks that Crosby will probably be out for a week, meaning he will probably miss at least Saturday’s game in Ottawa.