NHL Hockey Player News

Ekman-Larsson won't play Tuesday vs. the Oilers which means the Coyotes will lean heavily on Jakob Chychrun and Alex Goligoski for another game. Ekman-Larsson is day-to-day.

Crawford allowed two goals on 42 shots in the Blackhawks shootout win in Arizona on Saturday. Crawford was fantastic and extended his winning streak to three games, stooping an impressive 103 of the 108 shots (.954 SV%) that he faced. He'll look to stay hot vs. a Wild team that has lost six of their last nine (3-5-1) while averaging 3.11 goals per game.

Andersen was forced to leave last night's game after the first period and did not return. Andersen was not on the ice for Tuesday's practice and will not travel to New York for Tuesday's game. Michael Hutchinson will start tomorrow but all-in-all this is pretty good news for Andersen and the Maple Leafs.

Hutchinson allowed three goals on 13 shots after replacing Frederik Andersen as the Maple Leafs blew a 3-1 lead to lose to Florida on Monday. Hutchinson has been better since Christmas, but that's hardly saying much. Over that stretch, he is 3-3-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .886 SV% in six games but is a putrid 1-6-0 with a 4.73 GAA and .861 SV% on the road this year, so there's not much to like about him in New York tonight.

Raanta stopped 42 of 44 shots in Arizona's shootout loss to the Blackhawks on Friday. Even a terrific performance wasn't enough to snap Raanta's losing streak, which was extended to four games. He'll look to get back in the win column tonight vs. the Oilers. He is 5-4-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .930 SV% on home ice this year but was shelled for six goals one 18 shots in two periods in his first start vs. Edmonton.

Rittich allowed six goals on 28 shots in the Flames loss to the Oilers. He was pulled and then reinserted after Cam Talbot was tossed for fighting but the end result was Rittich's worst outing of the season. He'll look to get back in the win column against the Sharks, who have lost five of their last six while scoring just 1.67 goals per game.

Bishop allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Stars win in New Jersey on Saturday. With Anton Khudobin going last night, Bishop will draw the Isles tonight. He has gone 6-4-1 with a 2.87 GAA and .909 SV% on the road this year while the Islanders come in on a three-game home losing streak while being outscored 13-to-9.

Grubauer gave up five goals on 27 shots in Colorado's loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. Grubauer has lost three of his last five starts (2-2-1) while posting a 3.03 GAA and .890 SV%. His opponent on Tuesday is a Sabres team that is 1-3-0 while scoring just 1.50 goals per game in their last four games.

With Frederik Andersen getting hurt last night, Kaskisuo re-joins the Maple Leafs where he and Michael Hutchinson will form their goaltending tandem for the time being. The 26-year-old Finnish netminder has gone 12-7-2 with a 2.67 GAA and .912 SV% in the AHL this season but was shelled for six goals on 38 shots in his NHL debut earlier in the year.

Kuraly was a healthy scratch in Minnesota on Saturday but will replace Joakim Norstrom in the lineup on Tuesday. Kuraly has just one goal and one assist in his last 11 games.

Nordstrom will come out of the lineup tonight vs. the Canucks and will be replaced by Sean Kuraly. He'll miss tomorrow's game in Chicago as well.

Fleury stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win in Nashville on Saturday. It was a much-needed win for the veteran netminder, who had lost five of his previous six starts. He's been solid on the road this year, going 7-4-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .924 SV% in 14 games but has a terrible matchup in Tampa Bay, where the Lightning have won six straight.

Bobrovsky surrendered three goals on 34 shots in the Panthers win in Toronto last night. With Chris Driedger still out, Bobrovsky is expected to face his former team and start for a second straight night. Bobrovsky has won five of his last six (5-1-0) while posting a 2.84 GAA and .914 SV%. In two games vs. the Blue Jackets this season, Bob has gone 1-1 while stopping 57 of the 62 shots (.919 SV%) that he's faced.

Halak stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Bruins win in Minnesota on Saturday. With Tuukka Rask going last night, they'll turn to Halak tonight in Chicago. He is 3-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .925 SV% in his last four starts and has a 2.44 GAA and .921 SV% on the road this year. Chicago really hasn't been very good at home either, losing 10 of their last 16 (6-9-1) while averaging 2.69 goals for and 3.38 goals against per game.

Rask stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Bruins win in Winnipeg last Friday. Rask has not given up more than two goals in a game since Christmas, going 4-0-1 with a 1.78 GAA and .947 SV% in six outings. Tonight he faces a Canucks team on a six-game point streak (5-0-1) while averaging 3.67 goals per game.

Subban has been fighting an illness for a while now and hasn't missed a game so don't expect him to miss tonight's game vs. his former team.

Vatanen missed Monday's morning skate as he recovers from blocking a shot in Saturday's game vs. the Stars and will not play tonight vs. Montreal. With Vatanen out, Mirco Mueller will draw back into the lineup and Colton White was recalled to serve as the seventh defenseman.

Hischier required stitches in his knee midway through Saturday's game vs. the Stars and will not play tonight vs. Montreal. The good news is that the issue likely won't keep Hischier sidelined for very long but he'll miss at least one game. Jack Hughes moves up to the top-line and Joey Anderson makes his season debut with Hischier out.