NHL Hockey Player News

Hutton allowed one goal on 44 shots in the Sabres win over the Rangers on Saturday. It was a great outing for Hutton, who was so-so in his Sabres debut on Thursday. As good as Hutton was on Saturday and last season, he’s going to be in tough this afternoon with the Golden Knights in town.

Over the last three seasons with the Capitals, Grubauer had a 2.25 GAA and .923 SV% in 63 starts and 18 relief appearances as Braden Holtby’s backup. This summer he was dealt to the Avalanche, where he’s expected to split time with Semyon Varlamov. The Avalanche have won their first two games of the season, but have not been the same team on the road.

Jones allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Sharks win in Los Angeles on Friday. It was a nice bounce-back effort for Jones, who struggled vs. the Ducks in the season opener. On a short Monday-slate, Jones makes for one of the safer options against a sub-par Islanders team.

Mayfield was a healthy scratch in the first two games of the season but will draw in for Luca Sbisa this afternoon. Mayfield is a physical defenseman who is coming off of a career-high 12 points (2G / 10A) in 47 games last year.

Sbisa had one assist, a minus-1 rating and two PIMS in the first two games of the season. The Islanders will try to get all of their bodies into the lineup early in the year, so Scott Mayfield will replace Sbisa this afternoon.

Fritz sat during the first game of the season, played in the second and will sit again in the third game. Tom Kuhnhackl will draw into the lineup for Fritz.

Kuhnhackl was a healthy scratch during the first two games of the season, but will make his debut this afternoon vs. the Sharks. Kuhnhackl has just 39 career points (11G / 28A) in 168 games with the Penguins.

Dzingel left Sunday’s practice early and his status for Monday’s game is up in the air. Monitor his status when the Senators hit the ice for warmups at 12:30pm ET. He is projected to play with Matt Duchene and rookie Brady Tkachuk if he is able to play.

Tkachuk missed the first two games of the season with a mild groin injury, but will be on the Senators first-line with Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel this afternoon. This summer’s No.4 overall pick had 31 points (8G / 23A) in 40 games at Boston University last year.

Nordstrom appeared in the first two games of the season, averaging 14:22 TOI and registering three shots. He will be replaced by Chris Wagner this afternoon and Anders Bjork will remain in the bottom-6.

Wagner played 13:10 TOI in the Bruins season debut but was a healthy scratch in their second game. Wagner will be re-inserted for Joakim Nordstrom.

During his three seasons with the Sabres, Lehner posted a 2.77 GAA and .916 SV% in 133 games. Lehner saw a ton of rubber in Buffalo and that won’t change behind an Islanders team that allowed the most shots on goal last season. He draws a rough matchup in his Islanders debut with a loaded Sharks team in town.

Condon appeared in 31 games for the Senators last season, going 5-17-5 with a 3.25 GAA and .902 SV%. It was a rough year for the Senators No.2 netminder, who will be making his first start of the year this afternoon. He was 0-2-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .897 SV% in two starts against Boston a year ago.

Rask was yanked after allowing five goals on 19 shots in the Bruins blowout loss in Washington on opening night. After sitting and watching Jaroslav Halak in the Bruins second-game, Rask will get the call against the Senators this afternoon. Rask was 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA, .959 SV% and one shutout vs. Ottawa last year.

Kronwall did not travel to California, so he will mis this third straight game to start the season. The Red Wings will continue to play three rookies on their blueline with Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson, Mike Green and Trevor Daley all out.