NHL Hockey Player News

The Flyers have activated Brian Elliott (lower-body) from IR.

Elliott has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but he has been activated and is expected to start on Tuesday. The Flyers lost all four games without Elliott, who heads into Tuesday at 10-6-4 with a 2.63 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Brian Elliott
Scheifele (upper-body) will not play Tuesday; could return on Friday.

Scheifele was on the ice for Monday’s practice but is not quite ready to play tomorrow. Scheifele appears to be on track to play Friday vs. St. Louis. Monitor the Jets’ No.1 centre’s status as the week progresses.

Mark Scheifele
Hendricks is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Hendricks lasted just a couple of shifts before losing Saturday’s game vs. the Avalanche with an upper-body injury. Hendricks will miss at least Tuesday’s game but could be ready for Friday’s game.

Matt Hendricks
Tanev is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

Tanev is dealing with an upper-body injury and is not going to play Tuesday and could miss a couple of weeks. There’s no word when Tanev suffered the injury but a call-up from Manitoba (AHL) is likely to be announced before tomorrow’s game.

Brandon Tanev
Lowry is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Lowry missed Saturday’s game with a re-aggravated upper-body injury and won’t be ready to play on Tuesday. Lowry is among a handful of Jets forwards that won’t be available, so a call-up should be coming up from Manitoba (AHL).

Adam Lowry
Rantanen (undisclosed) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Sharks.

Rantanen is “banged up” so his status for Tuesday’s game is up in the air. Keep an eye on Rantanen’s status during tomorrow’s morning skate, but Colin Wilson is expected to skate with Alexander Kerfoot and Gabriel Landeskog if Ratanen can’t play.

Mikko Rantanen
Bernier will start on Tuesday vs. the Sharks.

Bernier allowed three goals on 32 shots in Colorado’s win in Edmonton last Thursday. Semyon Varlamov returned to the crease in a loss in Winnipeg on Saturday, so Bernier will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Sharks. Bernier stopped 45 of 48 shots in a 5-3 win in his first start against the Sharks in mid-January.

Jonathan Bernier
Jeff Glass will start on Tuesday vs. Calgary.

Glass surrendered four goals on 39 shots in the Blackhawks overtime loss in Calgary on Saturday. Glass has gone 0-2-2 while allowing 15 goals on 143 shots (.895 SV%) in his last five appearances. Tonight he will see the Flames yet again—he is 0-0-2 with a 3.95 GAA and .897 SV% in their first two meetings.

Jeff Glass
Lundqvist was in the starter's net at the Rangers morning skate.

Lundqvist allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Rangers loss in Nashville on Saturday. The last few weeks have been a disaster for Lundqvist, who has been pulled twice while losing five in a row with a 4.46 GAA and .857 SV%. Tonight he faces one of the best home teams in the NHL and comes in at 6-9-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .918 SV% on the road.

Henrik Lundqvist
Vasilevskiy was first off the ice at Tampa Bay's morning skate.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Lightning’s win in Vancouver on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has won four in a row while posting a 1.75 GAA, .955 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a poor Oilers team in Edmonton—Vasilevskiy is 15-6-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .943 SV% on the road this year.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Staal (cervical strain) will not play against Dallas on Monday.

Staal was slammed into the boards by Alexei Emelin on Saturday after left the game and did not return. Unlike his teammate Jimmy Vesey, Staal was not ruled out for tonight's game until this morning, which bodes well for his chances of playing Wednesday. Monitor his status accordingly.

Marc Staal
Talbot will start vs. the Lightning on Monday.

Talbot (illness) is back in the crease tonight after missing Thursday's game against Colorado. Talbot has had his ups and downs of late; he's won three of his last five but failed to finish the game in both losses. He draws a terrible matchup tonight against Tampa Bay, the league's highest scoring team.

Cam Talbot
Gibson (lower-body) took part in Monday’s morning skate but isn’t expected to dress in Toronto.

Gibson will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury, leaving the starting duties to Ryan Miller. However, Gibson’s availability for the skate is a good sign that he might be available for Tuesday’s game in Buffalo.

John Gibson
Andersen will start Monday vs. the Ducks.

Andersen allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Boston on Saturday. Despite the loss, Andersen has played well as of late, winning three of his last five while stopping 126 of 137 shots (.920 SV%) with one shutout. Tonight he will face his former team for the second time this season—he stopped 28 of 29 shots in a 3-1 win in Anaheim in early-November.

Frederik Andersen
Kinkaid will start in Ottawa on Tuesday.

Kinkaid allowed one goal on 16 shots in the Devils win over the Penguins on Saturday. Since returning from injury, Kinkaid has won three in a row while posting a 1.67 GAA and .928 SV%. The 28-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .889 SV% in his two appearances against the Senators this season.

Keith Kinkaid
Ward will start Tuesday against the Flyers.

Ward allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Sharks on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Ward, who is 11-5-1 in his last 17 starts, dating back to mid-December. With Scott Darling looking completely lost whenever he takes to the net, Ward will continue to start tonight vs. the Flyers.

Cam Ward
Khudobin will start Wednesday in New York.

Khudobin allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Bruins loss to the Ducks on January 30th. Tuukka Rask has started six of the last seven games, but Khudobin will start the tail-end of their back-to-back tonight in New York. The 31-year-old netminder has ben really good this season—he is 6-1-2 with a 2.02 GAA and .938 SV% on the road this season.

Anton Khudobin

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