NHL Hockey Player News

Malcolm Subban(G)|FA
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Subban will start Thursday in San Jose.

Subban stopped 22 of 23 shots that he faced after replacing Marc-Andre Fleury in the Golden Knights win over the Canucks on Thursday. It was a nice return to the crease for Subban, who already has a win against the Sharks this season. The 24-year-old has gone 11-3-1 with a 2.55 GAA and .914 SV% this year.

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Sheng Peng 2018-03-22T19:53:44.376Z
Malcolm Subban
Keith Kinkaid(G)|FA
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Kinkaid will start Friday in Pittsburgh.

Kinkaid allowed two goals on 11 shots after replacing Cory Schneider in the Devils loss in San Jose on Tuesday. Kinkaid has been the better of the two goals as of late, so he draws the tough task of starting in Pittsburgh tonight. Kinkaid has beating the Penguins twice this season (2-0-0) while posting a 1.50 GAA and .944 SV%.

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Amanda Stein 2018-03-23T14:13:15.431Z
Keith Kinkaid
Martin Jones(G)|FA
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Jones will start Thursday vs. the Golden Knights.

Jones turned aside 26 of 28 shots in the Sharks win over the Devils on Tuesday. Jones has won four in a row and five of his last six while posting a 2.16 GAA, .917 SV% and one shutout. Jones hasn’t faced the Golden Knights yet this season but is 16-8-2 with a 2.36 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice.

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Paul Gackle 2018-03-22T19:49:58.572Z
Martin Jones
Philipp Grubauer(G)|SEA
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Grubauer will start Thursday in Detroit.

Grubauer allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Capitals loss in Philadelphia on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Grubauer, but he remains a great starting option tonight in Detroit. He is 5-6-3 with a 2.62 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season but the Red Wings are awful.

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Isabelle Khurshudyan 2018-03-22T19:32:30.113Z
Philipp Grubauer
Jean-Francois Berube(G)|FA
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Berube will start Thursday vs. the Canucks.

Berube allowed five gaols on 44 shots in the Blackhawks loss to St. Louis on Sunday. Berube has lost five in a row while allowing a combined 20 goals on 183 shots (.891 SV%). He will look to improve to 3-1-1 on home ice tonight vs. the Canucks—he has a 2.49 GAA and .937 SV% at the United Center.

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Chris Boden 2018-03-22T19:41:56.354Z
Jean-Francois Berube
Semyon Varlamov(G)|NYI
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Varlamov will start Thursday vs. the Kings.

Varlamov stopped 44 of 45 shots in Colorado’s win in Chicago on Tuesday. Varly is riding a five-game winning streak, stopping 182 of the 189 shots (.963 SV%) that he has faced. He stopped 25 of 27 shots that he faced in a 2-1 OT loss in his first start against the Kings this season.

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Adrian Dater 2018-03-22T19:44:10.326Z
Semyon Varlamov
Linus Ullmark(G)|OTT
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Ullmark will start Friday vs. the Canadiens.

Ullmark allowed one goal on 13 shots after replacing Chad Johnson in the Sabres 4-1 loss to the Coyotes on Wednesday. In three NHL appearances this season, Ullmark has posted a 2.40 GAA and .933 SV% and makes for a decent spot-start option tonight vs. the visiting Canadiens—Montreal has lost four in a row and nine of their last 10 (1-7-2).

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@BuffaloSabres 2018-03-23T14:11:51.205Z
Linus Ullmark

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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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