NHL Hockey Player News

Connor Hellebuyck(G)|WPG
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Hellebuyck will likely start Thursday in Los Angeles.

Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Jets’ loss to Minnesota on Sunday. Despite Michael Hutchinson getting the win on Tuesday, it looks like Hellebuyck will go again tonight in Los Angeles. The 23-year-old stopped 27 of 29 shots in a 3-2 shootout win in his first start vs. the Kings.

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Ken Wiebe 2017-03-23T22:02:06.000Z
Connor Hellebuyck
Mike Smith(G)|EDM
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Smith will start Thursday in Florida.

Smith allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Coyotes’ loss in Nashville on Monday. Louis Domingue started on Tuesday, so they’ll come back to Smith tonight in Florida. He is riding a three-game losing streak, having posted a 2.97 GAA and .913 SV% over that span. He made 23 saves in a 3-2 OT win in his first game vs. Florida.

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Dave Vest 2017-03-23T14:18:40.000Z
Mike Smith
Ryan Miller(G)|
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Miller will likely start Thursday in St. Louis.

Miller surrendered four goals on 44 shots in the Canucks’ win in Chicago on Tuesday. It was an impressive way to snap a five-game losing streak for Miller, who will face the Blues for the first time this season. He is an ugly 5-11-2 with a 3.12 GAA And .910 SV% on the road this season and the Blues come in playing well.

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Lou Korac 2017-03-23T15:19:16.000Z
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Ben Bishop(G)|BUF
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Bishop was the first goalie off of the ice.

Bishop allowed two goals on 16 shots after replacing Jonathan Quick in the Kings’ loss in Calgary on Sunday. Bishop is 0-2-2 with a 2.60 GAA and .899 SV% in four games since being acquired by the Kings before the trade deadline. Tonight he will take on a Jets team that has won three in a row.

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Jon Rosen 2017-03-23T22:01:15.000Z
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Kari Lehtonen(G)|FA
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Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice.

Lehtonen stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Stars’ shutout win vs. San Jose on Monday. It was an excellent outing for Lehtonen, who will be looking to record his first win of the season vs. the Blackhawks tonight. He is 0-2-1 with a 3.65 GAA and .884 SV% in the first three meetings vs. Chicago.

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Mike Heika 2017-03-23T20:06:05.000Z
Kari Lehtonen
Steve Mason(G)|FA
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Mason will start Thursday in Minnesota.

Mason allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Flyers’ loss in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Mason has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.51 GAA and .913 SV% in nine March starts and tonight he will face the Wild for the second time. He didn’t start the last meeting, but stopped 19 of 20 shots after coming in in relief and led the Flyers to a 3-2 win.

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Sam Carchidi 2017-03-23T15:09:10.000Z
Steve Mason
Chad Johnson(G)|FA
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Johnson will start Thursday in Nashville.

Johnson gave up four goals on 31 shots in the Flames’ loss to the Bruins on March 15th. He will give Brian Elliott a breather tonight in Nashville and it will be his second start of the season vs. the Predators. Johnson is 9-5-1 with a 2.12 GAA and .929 SV% on the road and allowed four goals in a loss in his first start vs. Nashville.

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Roger Millions 2017-03-23T15:03:30.000Z
Chad Johnson
Keith Kinkaid(G)|FA
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Kinkaid will start Thursday in Toronto.

Kinkaid allowed five goals on 42 shots in the Devils’ loss in Pittsburgh last Friday. Kinkaid has been seeing more playing time as of late and will go again tonight in Toronto. The 27-year-old has gone 6-6-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .932 SV% on the road this season and will be in tough against a high-scoring Leafs squad.

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Andrew Gross 2017-03-23T13:56:35.000Z
Keith Kinkaid
Matt Murray(G)|SEA
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Murray will start Thursday in Ottawa.

Murray allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Penguins win in Buffalo on Tuesday. Murray has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.61 GAA and .917 SV% and tonight he will see the Senators for the third time this season. The 22-year-old has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.23 GAA And .902 SV% against Ottawa this season and is 13-7-1 on the road.

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Sam Wener 2017-03-23T14:05:10.000Z
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James Reimer(G)|FA
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Reimer will start Thursday vs. the Coyotes.

Reimer allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Panthers’ loss in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Reto Berra gave him a break on Tuesday, so Reimer will be back in goal tonight vs. the Coyotes. Reimer has gone 2-6-1 with a 3.13 GAA and .911 SV% in March, but draws a great matchup tonight vs. the Coyotes.

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Steve Goldstein 2017-03-23T14:15:38.000Z
James Reimer

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