NHL Hockey Player News

Andersen will start Tuesday in Dallas.

Andersen gave up four goals on 23 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Senators on Saturday. He was given Sunday night off, so will be back between the pipes tonight in Dallas. The Stars have had a great start to the season, so Andersen is a risky start on the road—he was 15-13-3 with a 3.00 GAA and .910 SV% in 31 starts on the road last year.

Frederik Andersen
Smith will start Tuesday in Nashville.

Smith allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Flames win over the Canucks on Saturday. Smith faced Vancouver in his first two starts of the season, allowing a combined eight goals on 42 shots (.810 SV%). It has been a rough start to the season for Smith, who is a risky start in Nashville—the Predators are 2-0-0 while scoring seven goals in their first two games.

Mike Smith
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Kings.

Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Jets 5-1 loss in Dallas on Saturday. It was a completely different result from his first start of the season, when he stopped 41 of 42 shots in a win in St. Louis. Tonight he will make his first start on home-ice, where he was 30-5-2 with a 2.31 GAA, .921 SV% and four shutouts last year.

Connor Hellebuyck
Anderson will start Wednesday vs. the Flyers.

Anderson allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Senators win in Toronto on Saturday. The veteran netminder stole this one for Ottawa and will get back between the pipes tonight after getting Monday afternoon off. Anderson will face the Flyers, who are 1-2-0 while averaging 3.00 goals per game so far.

Craig Anderson
Eakin (lower-body) has been cleared for contact.

Eakin landed on injured reserve to open the season but was back on the ice in a regular jersey for Tuesday’s practice. This is the next step in Eakin’s return to the Golden Knights lineup, but he remains questionable for Wednesday and Thursday’s back-to-back.

Cody Eakin
The Coyotes have sent Barrett Hayton to Sault Ste. Marie (OHL).

Hayton, 18, was the No.5 overall pick in this summer’s draft and made the Coyotes out of training camp but did not appear in either of their first two games. Hayton returns to the OHL, where he had 21 goals and 39 assists (60 points) in 63 games with the Greyhounds.

Barrett Hayton
Bishop will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Bishop allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Stars win over the Jets on Saturday. Bishop is off to an excellent start to the season, going 2-0-0 while allowing just one goal on 63 shots (.984 SV%) in his first two starts. Despite a great start, Bishop runs into a brutal matchup tonight with the Maple Leafs in town—they’re averaging 4.33 goals for per game so far.

Ben Bishop
Markstrom will start Tuesday in Carolina.

Markstrom allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Canucks loss in Calgary on Saturday. Markstrom faced the Flames in his first two starts of the season, allowing a combined seven goals on 70 shots (.900 SV%). Tonight he faces a Hurricanes team that is 2-0-1 and averaging 4.00 goals per game so far.

Jacob Markstrom
Murray has been diagnosed with a concussion and will not practice on Tuesday.

The Penguins do not play until Thursday, but it seems unlikely that Murray will be available after being diagnosed with a concussion. The Penguins are expected to provide an update on their goalie’s status following Tuesday’s practice session.

Matt Murray
Elliott is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Sharks.

Elliott allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Flyers loss in Colorado on Saturday. The veteran has allowed six goals on 59 shots (.898 SV%) in his first two starts and will play his third straight game tonight vs. the Sharks. San Jose loaded up this offseason, but they’ve averaged just 1.67 goals per game in their first three games of the season.

Brian Elliott
McElhinney will start Tuesday vs. the Canucks.

McElhinney was picked up off of waivers off of Toronto with Scott Darling out to start the season. In his first start with the Hurricanes, McElhinney turned aside 31 of 32 shots in the Hurricanes win in Columbus. With Petr Mrazek struggling in his first couple of starts, McElhinney will get his second start against a Canucks team that has scored nine goals in their first two games.

Curtis McElhinney
Fleury is expected to draw into the Hurricanes lineup on Tuesday.

Fleury spent most of his time with the Hurricanes last year, picking up eight assists in 67 games. The former No.7 overall pick has posted strong offensive numbers at lower-levels but will be limited in Carolina because of their depth on the blueline.

Haydn Fleury

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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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