NHL Hockey Player News

Connor Hellebuyck(G)|WPG
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Hellebuyck will start Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Hellebuyck made 24 saves on 27 shots in the Jets’ 4-3 win over the Wild last Friday. Hellebuyck has won all four of his starts while turning aside 119 of 127 shots (.937 SV%) that he has faced. Hellebuyck will look to continue his winning ways against a Penguins team that comes in at 6-3-1 while averaging 3.20 goals for per game.

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Scott Billeck 2017-10-26T09:44:27.000Z
Connor Hellebuyck
John Gibson(G)|DET
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Gibson will start Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Gibson stopped 49 of 51 shots in the Ducks 6-2 win over the Canadiens last Friday. It was an real busy night for Gibson, but he’ll start again tonight thanks to getting the weekend off. After a tough start to the season, Gibson has now won two of his last five with an impressive 2.12 GAA and .947 SV%. However, he draws a tough test tonight in Philadelphia.

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Kyle Shohara 2017-10-24T13:01:55.000Z
John Gibson
Anders Nilsson(G)|FA
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Nilsson will start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Nilsson was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots in the Canucks’ loss in Boston last Thursday. It was a completely different outcome than his first start of the season (32-save shutout) but he will get another shot tonight in Minnesota. The Wild have been banged up this season, but still rank fourth in the NHL in scoring (3.67 GF/PG).

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@Canucks 2017-10-24T13:07:10.000Z
Anders Nilsson
Jimmy Howard(G)|FA
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Howard will start Tuesday in Buffalo.

Howard allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Red Wings’ loss to Vancouver on Sunday. Detroit didn’t really show up in this one and left Howard out to dry for the most part. After start the season with three straight wins, Howard has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 67 shots (.851 SV%). However, he has excellent career numbers vs. the Sabres.

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Dana Wakiji 2017-10-24T12:06:24.000Z
Jimmy Howard
Andrei Vasilevskiy(G)|TBL
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Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday in Carolina.

Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Penguins on Saturday. Vasievskiy has been excellent this season, winning seven of his first eight starts (including six straight) while posting a 2.38 GAA, .933 SV% and one shutout. He will face a Carolina team that has started the season at 3-2-1 with 2.67 goals for per game.

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Bryan Burns 2017-10-24T13:05:25.000Z
Andrei Vasilevskiy
John Gibson(G)|DET
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Gibson is expected to start Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Gibson stopped 49 of 51 shots in the Ducks 6-2 win over the Canadiens last Friday. It was an real busy night for Gibson, but he’ll start again tonight thanks to getting the weekend off. After a tough start to the season, Gibson has now won two of his last five with an impressive 2.12 GAA and .947 SV%. However, he draws a tough test tonight in Philadelphia.

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Eric Stephens 2017-10-24T13:02:06.000Z
John Gibson
Taylor Leier(LW)|FA
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Leier (undisclosed) will return to the Flyers’ lineup on Tuesday.

Leier missed Saturday’s game vs. Edmonton, but will draw back into the lineup tonight vs. Anaheim. Leier has had a slow start to the season, picking up just one assist in 11:57 TOI/GM through seven contests. He is expected to replace Matt Read in the lineup.

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Sam Carchidi 2017-10-24T11:35:59.000Z
Taylor Leier
Mikael Granlund(C)|ANA
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Granlund (groin) will return to the Wild lineup on Tuesday.

Granlund has been sidelined by a groin injury since the season opener, but will draw back in tonight vs. Vancouver after a five-game absence. Granlund, the Wild’s leading scorer last season, will be back on a line with Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker.

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Michael Russo 2017-10-24T11:34:17.000Z
Mikael Granlund
Jimmy Howard(G)|FA
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Howard is in the starter's crease at the morning skate.

Howard allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Red Wings’ loss to Vancouver on Sunday. Detroit didn’t really show up in this one and left Howard out to dry for the most part. After start the season with three straight wins, Howard has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 67 shots (.851 SV%). However, he has excellent career numbers vs. the Sabres.

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Dana Wakiji 2017-10-24T12:06:34.000Z
Jimmy Howard
Louis Domingue(G)|FA
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Domingue will be in goal against the Islanders on Tuesday.

Domingue allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Coyotes’ loss to Chicago on Saturday. Domingue is still searching for his first win of the season, having posted an ugly 4.22 GAA and .868 SV% in his first five appearances of the season. He’ll have an opportunity tonight vs. an Islanders team that is tied for 18th in the NHL in scoring (2.88 GF/PG).

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Dave Vest 2017-10-24T12:00:03.000Z
Louis Domingue
Devan Dubnyk(G)|FA
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Dubnyk gets the nod Tuesday vs. Vancouver.

Dubnyk allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Wild’s loss in Winnipeg last Friday. He was given the following night off in Calgary, but will get back between the pipes tonight vs. the Canucks. Dubnyk has a 3.80 GAA and .888 SV% through four starts, but should start to have an easier time with the Wild getting healthier each day.

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Jessi Pierce 2017-10-24T12:03:25.000Z
Devan Dubnyk
Robin Lehner(G)|VGK
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Lehner will be between the pipes on Tuesday.

Lehner allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Sabres’ win in Boston on Saturday. Statistically, it wasn’t the best outing for Lehner, but it was enough to earn him his first win of the season. He will look to build off of Saturday’s performance tonight when the Sabres host a Red Wings team that lost all four of their games last week.

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Paul Hamilton 2017-10-24T11:02:36.000Z
Robin Lehner
Brian Elliott(G)|TBL
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Elliott will start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.

Elliott stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Flyers’ win over Edmonton on Saturday. Despite Michal Neuvirth leading the NHL in SV%, the strong performance earned the 32-year-old netminder another start tonight. So far, he is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .936 SV% at the Wells Fargo Center and made 21 saves in a 3-2 overtime win in Anaheim on October 7th.

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Bill Meltzer 2017-10-24T10:52:06.000Z
Brian Elliott

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