NHL Hockey Player News

Reilly has played pretty well for the Canadiens this season, but will be replaced by Xavier Ouellet tonight.

Ouellet was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Mike Reilly tonight in Calgary. Ouellet has just three assists while averaging 17:21 TOI/gm in 16 games this season.

Hamhuis has missed the last nine games, but will draw back into the Predators lineup on Thursday. Hamhuis, who has just one assist in seven games this season, will replace P.K. Subban in Arizona.

Subban has already been ruled out of Thursday’s game, but his move to IR means that he will miss at least the next three games. Dan Hamhuis was activated from IR and will take Subban’s spot in the lineup.

Brossoit allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Jets win in Detroit on October 26th. Connor Hellebuyck has started the last six games, but Brossoit will give him a breather tonight vs. the Sabres. Brossoit has been impressive, going 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and .957 SV% in his first three starts with the Jets.

Hertl did not practice on Wednesday and missed Thursday’s morning skate. Head coach Pete DeBoer said that Hertl is day-to-day and will be re-evaluated on Friday. Antti Suomela will move up the lineup with Hertl out.

Watson has served his 18-game suspension and will play Thursday in Arizona. Watson had 19 points (14G / 5A) and 123 PIMS in 76 games a season ago.

Jarnkrok has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but will play tonight in Arizona. Jarnkrok will skate with Kyle Turris and Craig Smith, but has just three goals and two assists in 15 games this season.

Subban was forced to leave Tuesday’s game after playing just 7:07 TOI and will not play tonight in Arizona. With Subban out, Mattias Ekholm should see more power-play time and Dan Hamhuis is expected to make his return to the lineup.

Lundqvist stopped 25 of 26 shots in the Rangers win over the Canucks on Monday. In his last five starts, Lundqvist has gone 4-0-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .933 SV%. Lundqvist has played well this season (.923 SV%), but comes into Thursday’s game at 1-3-2 with a 3.10 GAA and .908 SV% on the road.

Domingue allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Lightning’s 2-1 loss to the Sabres on Tuesday. With Andrei Vasilevskiy on IR, Domingue becomes the Lightning’s No.1 netminder for the foreseeable future. Domingue has a 3.43 GAA and .887 SV% in five games this season, so he’ll need to be a lot better while Vasilevskiy is sidelined.

Jones allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Sharks win over the Predators on Tuesday. The 28-year-old netminder is 4-1-0 despite surrendering a combined 15 goals on 137 shots (.891 SV%) in his last five starts. Jones is 6-1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .907 SV% on home-ice but the Maple Leafs provide a real stiff test tonight.

Rieder was forced to leave Tuesday’s game vs. the Canadiens and will be sidelined until mid-December. Jesse Puljujarvi or Kailer Yamamoto could return to the Oilers with Rieder out for an extended period of time.

Dalpe has been called up because Cam Atkinson will not play Thursday vs. the Panthers. There’s no word whether or not Dalpe will draw into the lineup.

With Sergei Bobrovsky out with an illness, Berube comes up from Cleveland to serve as Joonas Korpislao’s backup vs. the Panthers.

Andersen stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Andersen is red-hot, winning four in a row while turning aside 127 of the 130 shots (.977 SV%) that he has faced. As good as Andersen has been, the Sharks are one of the NHL’s best team and come in ranked 11th in the NHL in goals (3.21 GF/pg).

Korpisalo allowed four goals on 19 shots in the Blue Jackets 5-4 shootout loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Korpisalo has struggled in his last three starts, allowing a combined 10 goals on 56 shots (.821 SV%). With Bobrovsky sick, Korpisalo will make his eight start of the season tonight. The 24-year-old allowed four goals on 41 shots in a 5-4 win in his first start vs. the Panthers.

Bobrovsky will sit out Thursday’s game vs. the Panthers, so look for Joonas Korpisalo to start. Monitor Bobrovsky’s status leading into Saturday’s game in Carolina.

Arvidsson missed three games with a lower-body injury before returning last Saturday, when he suffered a broken thumb. Arvidsson will be out until at least late-December, which means Kevin Fiala and Colton Sissons will continue to see expanded roles. Top prospects Elli Tolvanen could be called up to fill-in for Arvidsson.

Elliott allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Flyers loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Elliott, who is now 3-4-0 with a 2.76 GAA, .911 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season. In his first start vs. New Jersey, Elliott stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 5-2 win in mid-October.