NHL Hockey Player News

Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots in the Red Wings' win in Montreal on Saturday. Bernier was absolutely brilliant and earned back-to-back wins for the first time since November 10th/12th. As scary as it might be to start the Red Wings goalie right now, the matchup looks OK. Columbus has lost seven of their last eight road games (1-4-3) while scoring just 2.00 goals per game and they played last night, so the struggling Elvis Merzlikins will be between the pipes for them.

Michael Dal Colle was injured over the weekend, so it looks like Kuhnhackl will replace him in the lineup on Tuesday. Kuhnhackl, who had no points in six NHL games before getting demoted, had two assists in four AHL games.

Gibbons has basically split his time between the Hurricanes and Checkers this season. The veteran winger has no points in 13 NHL games but is near a point-per-game with 13 points (3G / 10A) in 14 AHL games.

Eriksson Ek missed Sunday's game in Chicago with an upper-body injury that he suffered Saturday vs. the Flyers. With Eriksson Ek going on IR, the Wild have recalled Luke Johnson and Nico Sturm from Iowa (AHL).

Kahkonen's first taste of the NHL went pretty well. He went 3-1-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .916 SV% but his return to the AHL suggests that Devan Dubnyk could be available on Tuesday. Kahkonen has gone 7-2-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .909 SV% in the AHL this year.

Sturm has been called up on several occasions this season but has yet to appear in a game with the Wild in 2019-20. The 24-year-old centre could make his season debut this week with Joel Eriksson Ek going on IR.

Johnson was originally a fifth-round pick of the Blackhawks back in 2013 but signed with the Wild this past July. The 25-year-old has 15 games of NHL experience and seven points (3G / 4A) in 10 AHL games with Iowa this season.

Rust missed Monday's practice with an illness and is listed as a game-time decision for Tuesday's game in Calgary. The Penguins have been skipping morning skates this season, so don't expect to get an update on his status until two hours before puck-drop.

Malkin missed the last two games with an illness but was back at practice on Monday and is expected to play Tuesday in Calgary. Since Sidney Crosby got hurt, Malkin is tied for ninth in the NHL with 21 points (6G / 15A) in 14 games.

Mahura played in three of the last four games with the Ducks but swaps spots with Jacob Larsson. The 21-year-old blueliner has four points (1G / 3A) in 11 NHL games and two assists in 10 AHL games in 2019-20.

Larsson was sent back to the AHL in late-November and has just three points (1G / 2A) in 25 games with the Ducks this season. The 22-year-old defensemen picked up two points (1G / 1A) in five AHL games during his demotion.

Carrick appeared in two games with the Ducks last week, picking up one assist and four shots while playing 13:07 ATOI. He has 10 goals and six assists (16 points) in 18 AHL games this season.

Brisebois did not appear in an NHL game during his call-up. He swaps spots with Jalen Chatfield and returns to Utica, where he has three goals and eight assists (11 points) in 26 games.

Chatfield was recently sent back to the Canucks but swaps spots with Guillaume Brisebois again. Chatfield has never appeared in an NHL game in his career and has just one assist in 20 AHL games this season.

Koskinen allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Oilers loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Koskinen has had a rough go as of late, losing three of his last four (1-3-0) while posting a 3.70 GAA and .883 SV%. Tonight he faces a Stars team that has been fantastic in Dallas--they are 10-1-1 while scoring 3.50 goals per game in their last 12 home games.

Ekholm missed Saturday's game vs. Dallas with an illness but it looks like he will play tonight in New York. Ekholm, who will replace Matt Irwin on the blueline, has four goals and 11 assists (15 points) in 30 games this season.

Saros gave up four goals on 32 shots in the Predators loss in Buffalo last Thursday. Saros has lost three of his last four starts (1-2-1) while posting a 3.00 GAA and .896 SV%. Tonight he faces a Rangers team that has alternated wins and losses in their last 10 games (5-3-2) while scoring 2.90 goals per game. Saros is 2-4-1 with a 3.40 GAA and .891 SV% on the road.

Nygard missed Saturday's game vs. the Maple Leafs but is expected to be back on a line with Connor McDavid tonight in Dallas. Nygard has spent much of the season in Edmonton's bottom-6 but brings plenty of speed to the left side with McDavid and Zack Kassian. He has one goal and two assists in his last four games.

Dowling drew into the lineup on Saturday because Mattias Janmark was dealing with an upper-body injury, but Janmark is back tonight which will make Dowling a healthy scratch for the fourth time in five games.