NHL Hockey Player News

Bergeron has been out since February 25th and will miss at least two more games with a fractured right foot. Monitor Bergeron’s status heading into Friday’s game in Dallas.

Rinne allowed just two goals on 34 shots in the Predators win in Arizona last Thursday. Rinne is on a 10-game winning streak, posting a 1.80 GAA, .945 SV% and two shutouts. The 35-year-old is the front-runner for the Vezina Trophy and a must-start in Buffalo tonight.

Rask stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Bruins shutout win in Tampa Bay on Saturday. Rask is riding a six game winning streak despite allowing a combined 17 goals on 174 shots (.902 SV%). Rask has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .900 SV% vs. the Blue Jackets this season.

Niemi allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Penguins on Thursday. Niemi has gone 1-1-2 with a 2.45 GAA and .938 SV% in four starts in March. Tonight he will make his 16th appearance with the Canadiens, having gone 5-3-4 with a 2.43 GAA and .930 SV% since joining Montreal.

Seeler was a healthy scratch in Arizona on Saturday but is expected to draw back in tonight vs. the Kings. Seeler has just two assists with a plus-6 and 11 PIMS in 13 games with the Wild this season.

Jones traveled to Boston but will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. Jones could be ready to go when the Blue Jackets get to New York for Tuesday’s game against the Rangers. Monitor his status tomorrow.

Korpisalo allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Avalanche on March 8th. Sergei Bobrovsky hast started the last four games but Korpisalo will start the front-end of the back-to-back tonight in Boston. Korpisalo is an ugly 1-5-0 with a 4.21 GAA and .872 SV% in six starts on the road this season.

Dubnyk stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Wild’s win in Arizona on Saturday. The win snapped a brief two-game lost streak for Dubnyk, who is now 4-3-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .899 SV% in March. He allowed four goals on 27 shots in a 5-2 loss in his first start vs. the Kings this season.

Lindgren has gone 4-8-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .908 SV% in 14 games with the Canadiens and returns to Laval where he is 8-14-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .891 SV%. Lindgren’s return to the AHL suggests that Carey Price (concussion) will at least dress as Antti Niemi’s backup on Monday.

Petrovic has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but it looks like he’ll be back in tonight in Montreal. Petrovic doesn’t bring a lot off offence to the table, having picked up just 11 points (1G / 10A) in 56 games this season.

Ullmark was outstanding in his season debut back on January 11th. Ullmark, who is the Sabres goalie of the future, stopped 44 of 45 shots in a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets and tonight he will make his second NHL start of 2018. The 24-year-old has gone 20-11-4 with a 2.44 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts in 42 games with Rochester (AHL) this season.

Ullmark was outstanding in his season debut back on January 11th. Ullmark, who is the Sabres goalie of the future, stopped 44 of 45 shots in a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets and tonight he will make his second NHL start of 2018. The 24-year-old has gone 20-11-4 with a 2.44 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts in 42 games with Rochester (AHL) this season.

Andersen missed the last two games with an upper-body injury but will be available for tomorrow’s game against the Lightning. Andersen should start but comes in having gone 1-2-1 while allowing a combined 18 goals on 151 shots (.881 SV%) in his last five appearances. He is also 1-1-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .929 SV% against the Lightning this season.

Sparks, 24, served as Curtis McElhinney’s backup while Frederik Andersen was hurt, but he returns to the Marlies where he has gone 24-8-1 with a 1.78 GAA and .936 SV% this season. Sparks’ return to the AHL means that Andersen will be back in Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

O’Brien has just one assist in nine games with Ottawa so he returns to Belleville, where he had 28 points (13G / 15A) in 55 games prior to being called up. Filip Chlapik has been recalled to take O’Brien’s spot on the roster.

Chlapik, 20, has 30 points (10G / 20A) in 50 games with Belleville this season and has picked up two assists in 10 games with Ottawa. Chlapik will likely draw into the Senators lineup on Tuesday.

Ben Bishop suffered another lower-body injury on Sunday and he will miss at least the next two weeks, so McKenna returns as Lehtonen's backup. The Stars are fighting for their playoff lives, so McKenna likely won’t see any action. He is 15-9-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .907 SV% in 30 games with Texas this season.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 20 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Stars loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. With Bishop hurt again, Lehtonen will be the Stars’ No.1 down the stretch. The 34-year-old veterans gone 1-4-2 with a 2.93 GAA and .898 SV% in five starts and two relief appearances during a tough March for the Stars’ netminders.

Raffl was hurt in the Flyers win over the Capitals on Sunday, logging just 6:40 TOI. The Flyers announced on Monday morning that Raffl will miss two weeks, which will cost him at least six games.

Donato, 21, just wrapped up his third year at Harvard University where he collected 26 goals and 17 assists (43 points) in just 29 games. The Bruins are really banged up, so Donato could be thrust into a key role right from the get-go. The Boston native was a second round pick (No. 56 overall) in 2014.