NHL Hockey Player News

Methot hasn't played a game since January 4th, and has no points in just 16 games for the Stars this season. He is expected to take Julius Honka's spot in the lineup.

Gardiner left the Leafs' game on Wednesday early and missed the morning skate on Friday. Babcock said after practice he expects Gardiner to play tomorrow, but you'll want to monitor the situation after their morning skate tomorrow to be sure.

Neuvirth stopped just 32 of 36 shots in the Flyers’ 5-4 shootout loss to the Devils on Tuesday. Neuvirth (2.61 GAA/.911 SV%) has been a serviceable back-up this season, and should see a starter’s workload for the next five to six weeks while Brian Elliot nurses a core muscle injury. He draws a mediocre matchup tonight against the Blue Jackets.

Roussel has 14 points (5G/9A) in 49 games for the Stars this season. Gemel Smith is expected to take his spot in the lineup.

The Sens did a bit of roster shuffling this morning, activating Dumont while sending down Colin White in favour of Max McCormick. Dumont has just two points in 21 games with the Senators this season.

Bobrovsky was great against the Islanders on Tuesday, stopping 29 of 30 shots en route to a 4-1 victory. That makes back-to-back strong performances for Bobrovsky, who was fresh off a 34-save effort in the Jackets’ 6-1 win over the Devils. He’s poised to keep it going in a favourable matchup tonight against the Flyers.

Nilsson stopped all 20 shots he faced in relief of Jacob Markstrom last night vs. the Panthers. Nilsson has struggled this season, posting a 3.39 GAA and a .906 SV%, and remarkably hasn’t won a game since November 30th against Nashville. He draws an awful matchup tonight as the Canucks are on a back-to-back in San Jose, who are expected to experiment with Brent Burns on their top forward line.

Rinne turned aside 28 of 31 shots in the Predators’ 4-3 overtime victory over the Blues on Tuesday night. Rinne has won five of his last six starts, posting a .928 SV% in that span. He draws a challenging home matchup tonight against the Flames.

Quick got lit up for four goals on just 20 shots in the Kings 7-3 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Quick has won just two of his last nine starts and has lost some playing time to backup Darcy Kuemper. It’s unlikely to get any better for Quick against the Penguins tonight, who lead the league in goals scored since the turn of the calendar year.

Murray stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Penguins’ 6-3 victory over the Senators on Tuesday. The Penguins don’t need Murray to play particularly well right now; they’ve scored 4.42 goals per game over their last seven. In that same seven-game stretch, Murray has gone 5-0-1 with a mediocre .916 SV%. He and the Penguins draw a tough matchup tonight in the Kings.

Darling last played February 9th against the Canucks, where he stopped 21 of 22 shots en route to a 4-2 Hurricanes victory. Darling’s struggles are well-documented this year, and with Cam Ward playing well of late, he’s in a battle for playing time. He’ll want to make a good on a relatively strong matchup tonight against the Devils.