NHL Hockey Player News

Pekka Rinne(G)|FA
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Rinne will start against the Sharks on Thursday.

Rinne stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Predators’ 5-2 win over the Senators on Monday. He’s won three of his last four starts, posting a .926 SV% over that span. Tonight he’ll go for his 300th career win in a tough home matchup against the Sharks.

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Brooks Bratten 2018-02-23T00:40:22.162Z
Pekka Rinne
Braden Holtby(G)|FA
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Holtby will start against the Panthers on Thursday.

Holtby turned in another disappointing effort on Tuesday, allowing four goals on just 19 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Lightning. He is currently enduring one of the worst stretches of his season, going winless in his last four starts with 19 goals against and an .848 SV%. He’ll look to get back on track tonight in a decent matchup against the Panthers.

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Ted Starkey 2018-02-23T00:04:44.497Z
Braden Holtby
Craig Anderson(G)|OTT
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Anderson will start against the Lightning on Thursday.

Anderson stopped 36 of 41 shots in the Senators’ 5-2 loss to the Rangers on Monday. He’ll return to the crease tonight after conceding last night’s start to backup Mike Condon. He draws potentially the worst matchup on the slate tonight with his team, on the tail-end of a back-to-back, playing host to the Lightning.

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@Senators 2018-02-22T22:46:29.722Z
Craig Anderson
Antti Niemi(G)|FA
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Niemi will start against the Rangers on Thursday.

Niemi was lit up for three goals on six shots in a 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights on Saturday. He now sports an unappealing 4.18 GAA and .880 SV% on the season. Despite his poor play, Niemi could be in line for an increased workload in the interim, as the Habs announced today Carey Price is out indefinitely with a concussion. He draws a pretty good matchup at home tonight against the Rangers.

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Stu Cowan 2018-02-22T22:53:25.529Z
Antti Niemi
Jon Gillies(G)|CBJ
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Gillies will start against the Coyotes on Thursday.

Gillies is set to make just his second career start and first of the season for the Flames. In two appearances so far for the Flames this season, he has allowed five goals on just 27 shots (.815 SV%). In 31 games with Stockton (AHL) Gillies has a 14-12-2 record and a .915 SV%. He draws a solid matchup tonight against the Coyotes.

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@NHLFlames 2018-02-22T19:45:24.779Z
Jon Gillies
Antti Raanta(G)|FA
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Raanta will start against the Flames on Thursday.

Raanta continued his hot run of play on Saturday, stopping all 40 shots he faced in a 1-0 win over the Oilers. He now boasts a .964 SV% over his last five appearances. Raanta is expected to retain his starting job despite the recent acquisition of Darcy Kuemper. He draws another challenging matchup tonight at home against the Flames.

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Dave Vest 2018-02-22T18:52:05.716Z
Antti Raanta

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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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