NHL Hockey Player News

Rinne will start Friday in Anaheim.

Rinne surrendered four goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss in San Jose on Wednesday. Despite the tough outing, Rinne has been exceptional to start 2017-18, posting a 2.10 GAA and .931 SV% in nine starts. Tonight he will take on a Ducks team that is incredibly banged up right now.

Pekka Rinne
Schneider will start Friday in Edmonton.

Schneider stopped all 37 shots that he faced in the Devils shutout win in Vancouver on Wednesday. Schneider has won six of his first eight starts while posting a 2.84 GAA and .921 SV% and tonight he faces a dangerous Oilers team that has gotten off to a tough start to the season.

Cory Schneider
Schneider is expected to start Friday in Edmonton.

Schneider stopped all 37 shots that he faced in the Devils shutout win in Vancouver on Wednesday. Schneider has won six of his first eight starts while posting a 2.84 GAA and .921 SV% and tonight he faces a dangerous Oilers team that has gotten off to a tough start to the season.

Cory Schneider
Quick leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Kings loss in St. Louis on Monday. The loss had Quick finish the month of October with a 7-2-1 record, 1.89 GAA, .942 SV% and one shutout—firmly placing him among fantasy hockey’s top-3 netminders so far. The Maple Leafs score a ton, but they come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back with Curtis McElhinney between the pipes.

Jonathan Quick
Lundqvist leads the Rangers onto the ice for warmups.

Lundqvist allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Rangers win over Vegas on Tuesday. The final stat line might not look great, but King Henrik was the only reason the Rangers weren’t blown out in the first two periods. Lundqvist finished October with just three wins in 10 tries while posting a 3.21 GAA and .898 SV%. It wasn’t pretty, but there should be better days ahead.

Henrik Lundqvist
Reimer leads the Panthers onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer was pulled after allowing five goals on 19 shots in the Panthers 8-5 loss to the Lightning on Monday. Reimer is not the first goalie to be victimized by the Lightning this season, but he has now lost three of his last four starts while allowing a combined 15 goals on 128 shots (.883 SV%). Things do not get any easier for him tonight with the Blue Jackets in town.

James Reimer
Bobrovsky leads the Blue Jackets onto the ice for warmups.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Bruins on Monday. Bobrovsky has now won three straight while allowing just five goals on 95 shots (.947 SV%). Goalie Bob has won seven of his nine starts while posting a 1.97 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout through the first month of the season.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Rask leads the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.

Rask allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Bruins shootout loss in Columbus on Monday. Rask has won just one of his first six games while posting a 2.93 GAA and .896 SV%, but he has a good chance to make it two tonight against Maxime Lagace and the expansion Golden Knights.

Tuukka Rask
Gudas (upper body) will not play on Thursday.

Gudas exited Wednesday’s game after being hit by Brandon Saad and will not be in the lineup tonight in St. Louis. With Gudas out, the Flyers will dig deeper into the D-man pool, bringing Will O’Neill in to make his NHL debut. Consider Gudas as questionable for Saturday’s game.

Radko Gudas
Rask is expected to start Thursday vs. the Golden Knights.

Rask allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Bruins shootout loss in Columbus on Monday. Rask has won just one of his first six games while posting a 2.93 GAA and .896 SV%, but he has a good chance to make it two tonight against Maxime Lagace and the expansion Golden Knights.

Tuukka Rask
Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the morning skate.

Quick allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Kings loss in St. Louis on Monday. The loss had Quick finish the month of October with a 7-2-1 record, 1.89 GAA, .942 SV% and one shutout—firmly placing him among fantasy hockey’s top-3 netminders so far. The Maple Leafs score a ton, but they come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back with Curtis McElhinney between the pipes.

Jonathan Quick

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What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

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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