NHL Hockey Player News

Borowiecki has been in and out of the Senators lineup recently because of suspensions, but tonight he will sit due to an upper-body injury.

Tanev has missed the last five games with a hip issue that he suffered while blocking a shot in Vegas on October 24th. Tanev will likely log huge minutes while Alex Edler is out, which is nothing new for the Canucks blueliner, who was already playing nearly 22 minutes per night this season.

Pacioretty has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury that he suffered vs.the Lightning on October 26th. Pacioretty will be back on a line with Erik Haula and Alex Tuch. He has just two goals in 10 games, but it is not for a lack of trying—the winger has 26 shots on goal, so that 7.7 SH% should improve closer to his career mark of 11.0%.

Koskinen allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Oilers win in Detroit on Saturday. Koskinen has been impressive and could carve out a larger role if he continues to play well. So far, he is 3-0-0 with a 2.02 GAA, .935 SV% and one shutout in his first three starts with Edmonton.

Anderson allowed four goals on 45 shots in the Senators loss to the Lightning on Sunday. Anderson has struggled lately, going 1-3-2 with a 4.37 GAA and 898 SV% in his last six starts—he has faced 42.7 shots/60 in those games. Things won’t get any easier tonight with the Devils in town—New Jersey is averaging the 11th most goals per game (3.25) in the NHL.

Johnson stopped all five shots that he faced in relief on October 27th. Tonight will be just his second start of the season and first since October 14th. Johnson has allowed a combined six goals on 47 shots (.872 SV%) so far this season. He’ll be bust tonight against Hurricanes team that is averaging a league-best 41.8 shots per game .

Nielsen skated on Monday and Tuesday, but has not cleared concussion protocol ahead of tonight’s game vs. Vancouver. Nielsen is hopeful that he will return Friday vs. the Rangers.

Boeser is dealing with a groin injury and will come out of the Canucks lineup in Detroit. Boeser is day-to-day and will be replaced by Jake Virtanen on the top-line. Monitor his status heading into Thursday’s game in Boston.

Fleury stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back for Fleury, who allowed five goals in his previous outing. He draws a tough matchup in Toronto on Tuesday and comes in at 2-3-0 with a 2.81 GAA, .890 SV% and one shutout on the road this season.

Harrington has not played over 10 minutes in three of his last four games and will be replaced by Dean Kukan tonight vs. the Stars.

Kukan has been a healthy scratch for the the last six games, but will play for the first time since October 23rd. Kukan has no points and is averaging 12:13 TOI/GM in five games this season. Kukan replaces Scott Harrington.

Sedlak has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Oliver Bjorkstrand in the lineup on Tuesday. Sedlak has just one assist and is averaging 8:25 TOI/GM in 10 games this season.

Bjorkstrand played just 5:33 TOI in Sunday’s game in Anaheim and will come out of the lineup tonight. Lukas Sedlak will replace him on the fourth line.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Blue Jackets loss in Los Angeles on Saturday. In his last four starts, Bobrovsky is 1-3-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .904 SV%. Tonight he faces a Stars team that is 3-0-1 in their last four games, but come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Vasilevskiy made 34 saves on 35 shots in the Lightning’s win in Montreal on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has been absolutely outstanding this season and comes in having won four of his last five starts while posting a 1.80 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout. He is also 4-2-0 with a 1.99 GAA and .935 SV% on home-ice and the Lightning will host an Oilers team that played last night.

Andersen stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs shutout win in Pittsburgh on Saturday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Andersen, who has won three of his last five while posting a 1.62 GAA, .946 SV% and one shutout. The 29-year-old is surprisingly 2-5-0 in seven starts at Scotiabank Arena this season.

Howard allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 win over the Devils last Thursday. Jonathan Bernier gave him a breather on Saturday, so look for Howard to start vs. the Canucks tonight. After starting the season 0-2-2 with a 3.99 GAA and .883 SV%, Howie is now 3-3-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .929 SV% in his last six outings.

Price surrendered four goals on 36 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Antti Niemi started the front-end of the Habs back-to-back last night in Brooklyn, so Price will start tonight vs. the Rangers. The 31-year-old is 2-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA, .930 SV% and one shutout on the road this season.

Pickard allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Flyers loss in San Jose on Saturday. With Michal Neuvirth on IR and Brian Elliott getting hurt in Sunday’s practice, Pickard will start his second straight game. The Coyotes are on-fire and Pickard has a 4.51 GAA and .851 SV% this season, so he is not an ideal spot-start option.