NHL Hockey Player News

Quick stopped 19 of 21 shots in the Kings overtime win over the Red Wings on Thursday. Quick has started to turn things around, winning two in a row while stopping 46 of 49 shots (.939 SV%). Those two games were against the Wild and Red Wings, who rank 26th and 31st in goal-scoring and today he faces a Vegas team that is averaging 2.85 goals per game (19th).

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Lightning's win over the Rangers on Thursday. Vaislevksiy has won two in a row and enters play at 7-4-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .902 SV% on the season. Those are very un-Vasilevskiy-like but he appears to be settling into a groove. Saturday's matchup comes against a Jets team that is struggling to find offence consistently, so make sure Vasilevskiy is active in all formats.

Hudon has played very well in the AHL, scoring nine goals with two assists (11 points) in 17 games this season. Hudon has played over 100 NHL games over the last two seasons but has just 39 points (13G / 26A) in 110 career games. He takes Jonathan Drouin's spot on the roster.

Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Jets loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. The loss moved Hellebuyck to 3-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .942 SV% in five November starts and today he will make his 16th start of the season. He's had a tough time on the road, going 3-2-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .912 SV% in five games.

Drouin was levelled by Alex Ovechkin in Friday's game and did not return after suffering an "upper-body" injury. His move to IR means he'll miss at least one week or three games. Charles Hudon was recalled from Laval (AHL) to take his spot on the roster.

Krebs was selected with the No.17 overall pick in this summer's draft. He tore his Achilles in June and recently started skating with the Golden Knights and inked his entry-level contract on Saturday afternoon. The 18-year-old had 68 points (19G / 49A) in 64 games with the Kootenay Ice (WHL), who he'll likely end up with when he's 100 percent healthy.

Roy has been in the lineup for five straight games and had assists in his last two games but will be replaced by Nicolas Roy in the lineup on Saturday.

Nosek has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Nicolas Roy on the Vegas' fourth line on Saturday afternoon. Nosek has collected three goals and one assist in 17 games this season.

Prout was back in the Sharks lineup on Thursday but suffered an upper-body injury and will be replaced by Mario Ferraro, who is back after missing three games with an undisclosed injury. There is no timetable for Prout's return.

Ferraro has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury but will replace Dalton Prout in the lineup on Saturday. Ferraro has two assists and a minus-6 rating in 17 games this season.

Hertl was forced to leave Thursday's game in Anaheim with a knee injury but it won't cost him any games. This is obviously huge news for the Sharks because Hertl comes in on a five-game goal-scoring streak and has seven goals in his last seven games.

Subban gave up three goals on 19 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Detroit last Sunday. It wasn't a great outing for Subban, who has lost three in a row since returning from injury--allowing a combined nine goals on 95 shots (.905 SV%). He has another solid matchup in Los Angeles but he's a risky start the way he's currently playing.

Bishop stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Stars win in Calgary on Wednesday. Bishop has rattled off three straight wins while allowing just one goal in each game with a .969 SV%. As good as he has been lately, Bishop is 3-3-0 with a .918 SV% on the road and the Oilers are great on home-ice and have won three of their last four.

Dubnyk stopped 27 of 29 shots in the Wild's win over the Coyotes on Thursday. Dubnyk has played splendidly as of late, going 2-2-0 with a 2.49 GAA and .923 SV% in his last four starts. With Dubnyk starting to settle in, the Wild will hand him his fourth straight start on Saturday. He is 3-1-1 with a 3.53 GAA and. 886 SV% in five starts at the Xcel Energy Center this season.