NHL Hockey Player News

Neal has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury,but he took part in yesterday’s morning skate, so monitor a potential return on Saturday.

Subban has been out since December 15th with what is believed to be a herniated disc, but took part in Thursday’s optional practice. When the Predators placed Subban on IR on January 1st, they said he would miss two more weeks, but we’ve reached that point already, so it looks like it will be closer to three weeks.

Ward allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Hurricanes’ win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Ward has started the last 17 games for the Hurricanes, going 10-5-2 with a 2.41 GAA and .909 SV%. Tonight he will face the Sabres for the second time this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.96 GAA and .957 SV% in the first two.

Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets’ win over the Flyers on Sunday. Bobrovsky was held out of the lineup on Tuesday, but is expected to be back in the crease tonight in Tampa Bay. Bobrovsky has faced the Lightning twice already—he went 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .927 SV% in the first two meetings.

Budaj allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Kings loss to the Stars on Monday. It was an ugly outing for Budaj, who saw his three-game winning streak snapped in the process. Tonight he will make his 36th appearance of the season and his second against the Blues. Budaj allowed one goal on 25 shots in a 1-0 loss in his first start against St. Louis.

Niemi allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Stars’ loss in Anaheim on Tuesday. Niemi has had an up-and-down season, but Tuesday was one of his best performances of the season and it resulted in a loss. Tonight he faces a struggling Red Wings team on home ice, where he is 7-3-2 with a 2.15 GAA and .932 SV% on the year.

Rask gave up three goals on 17 shots but still walked away with the win in St. Louis on Tuesday. Rask has won four of his last six games with a 2.01 GAA, .921 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he’ll face the Predators in Nashville—Rask has gone 13-4-3 with a 1.83 GAA and .934 SV% in 20 starts on the road in 2016-17.

Miller allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Canucks’ overtime loss in Nashville on Tuesday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Miller, who is now 2-6-1 with a 3.25 GAA and .903 SV% on the road this season. He draws a nice matchup tonight in Philadelphia—the Flyers come in having lost nine of their last 11 games (2-6-3).

Stollery has nine assists in 33 games with Albany. Stollery will make his Devils debut tonight in Edmonton. He previously appeared in 12 NHL games with the Avalanche and failed to record a point.

Coleman, 25, was a third round pick in 2011 (75th overall) and registered 13 goals and 10 assists (23 points) in 34 games with Albany this season. He will make his NHL debut tonight in Edmonton.

Rinne made 29 saves on 30 shots in the Predators win over the Canucks on Tuesday. Rinne has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.69 GAA and .946 SV% in four January starts and tonight he’ll make his 33rd start of the season. He comes into tonight with a 10-4-4 with a 2.13 GAA and .923 SV% in 18 starts at Bridgestone Arena this season.

Allen was yanked after he gave up three goals on 11 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. Allen has now lost four of his last five starts, being pulled twice and allowing a combined 14 goals on 107 shots (.869 SV%). Tonight he will take on the Kings for the second time this season, he posted a 27-save shutout in his first start vs. L.A.

Gibson stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Ducks’ shutout win over the Stars on Tuesday. Gibson has been unreal in his last seven starts, going 5-1-1 with a 1.54 GAA, .952 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he is a must-start against the NHL’s worst team. The Avalanche have lost five of six and sit 12 games under .500.

The Coyotes sent Dauphin to the AHL because they had five straight days off, but he is back and should be in the lineup on Friday. Dauphin has three points (2G / 1A) in 21 games with Arizona and 11 points (5G / 6A) in 11 games with Tucson.

The Coyotes sent Perlini to the AHL because they had five straight days off, but he is back and should be in the lineup on Friday. Perlini has four goals and one assist in 15 games with the Coyotes and 19 points (14G / 5A) in 17 games with Tucson.

Buchnevich had one goal and one assist in three games during his conditioning stint with Hartford. Buchnevich returns to the Rangers with eight points (4G / 4A) in 10 games this season.

Budaj allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Kings loss to the Stars on Monday. It was an ugly outing for Budaj, who saw his three-game winning streak snapped in the process. Tonight he will make his 36th appearance of the season and his second against the Blues. Budaj allowed one goal on 25 shots in a 1-0 loss in his first start against St. Louis.

Talbot allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Oilers’ loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. Talbot has gone 2-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .899 SV% in January and one of those wins game in New Jersey last Saturday. He’ll face the Devils again tonight, he stopped 19 of 20 shots in a 2-1 OT win one the weekend.