NHL Hockey Player News

Trouba missed the morning skate for an unspecified reason, but head coach Paul Maurice said he expects Trouba to play, but he is considered a game-time decision.

Holtby allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Capitals’ win in Montreal on Monday. Holtby has now won three straight games while stopping 81 of 82 shots (.988 SV%). Holtby has been rolling, so tonight he will make his sixth straight start and his third start vs. the Penguins. Holtby is 1-0-1 with a 1.44 GAA and .946 SV% in his first two starts vs. Pittsburgh.

Hellebuyck stopped all 28 shots in the Jets’ shutout win over the Flames on Monday. Hellebuyck has won four of his six starts while posting a 2.52 GAA, .923 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will make his sixth straight start and comes in with a 10-5-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .924 SV% on home-ice this season.

Oshie missed Monday’s game in Montreal, but will play tonight vs. the Penguins. Oshie has played well recently, scoring three goals with two assists (five points) in his last five games. He will skate on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.

As expected, Hamonic will be held out of tonight’s game vs. the Panthers. Adam Pelech will replace Hamonic on the Islanders’ top pairing with Nick Leddy. Head coach Jack Capuano said that Hamonic is likely to “miss a couple of games,” so don’t expect him to play on Friday or Saturday either.

Carey was recalled prior to Monday’s game in case Tom Wilson couldn’t play, with Wilson playing, Carey sat out as a healthy scratch and was returned to the AHL on Tuesday.

O’Brien played just 6:08 TOI in his season debut on Monday, but it looks like T.J. Oshie is ready to play on Wednesday, so O’Brien returns to Hershey.

Greiss allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Islanders’ shootout loss in Arizona last Saturday. Greiss will start his fourth straight game and comes in at 1-0-2 with a 1.58 GAA and .958 SV% since Jaroslav Halak was sent to Bridgeport (AHL). Tonight he faces the 18-16-8 Panthers and has gone 6-3-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .912 SV%.

Jarry served as the Penguins backup for the last two games, but Matt Murray (lower-body) is set to return to the lineup tonight in Washington, so Jarry heads back to the AHL, where he is 14-5-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .921 SV% this season.

Warsofsky, 26, has had a really strong season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, scoring seven goals with 21 assists (28 points) in 24 games. He has failed to pick-up a point in four games with the Penguins and has been recalled because Kris Letang, Trevor Daley and Chad Ruhwedel are all sick on the Penguins’ blueline.

Mrazek allowed three goals on 20 shots after replacing Jared Coreau in the Red Wings’ loss in San Jose on Saturday. Mrazek has not recorded a win since December 17th, going 0-4-0 with a 3.75 GAA and.852 SV% since then. He’ll be in tough tonight in Chicago—Mrazek is 4-5-1 with a 3.13 GAA and .900 SV% on the road this season and the Blackhawks are one of the best home teams in the league.

Rask stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Bruins’ shutout win in Florida on Saturday. Zane McIntyre started on Sunday, so they’ll come back to Rask tonight in St. Louis. Rask has won three of his last five starts while turning aside 126 of 135 shots (.933 SV%). He allowed three goals on 27 shots in a 4-2 loss in his first start vs. the Blues.

Ward turned aside 32 of 35 shots in the Hurricanes overtime win over the Bruins on Sunday. Ward continues to play well in the Hurricanes crease and is expected to start for the 17th consecutive game tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. The 32-year-old is 10-3-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .928 SV% on home-ice but the Blue Jackets are a dangerous opponent.

Gibson allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Ducks’ loss to Minnesota on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Gibson, who is now 3-1-0 with a 1.72 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout in January. Tonight he faces the Stars for the third time—he is 0-2-0 with a 4.97 GAA and .795 SV% in the first two meetings.

Niemi stopped the only shot he faced to record the win after replaced Kari Lehtonen last night in Los Angeles. It was Niemi’s fifth relief appearance of the season, but tonight will be his 18th start. Niemi has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .944 SV% in his first two starts against the Ducks this season.

Jones allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Sharks’ win over the Red Wings on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Jones, who will make his fifth straight start tonight in Edmonton. Jones stopped 16 of 18 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first start against the Oilers. With that said, he is just 9-8-1 in 18 starts on the road this season.

Benn will miss his fourth consecutive game with a foot injury, but head coach Lindy Ruff said Benn is at about 80 percent and he’ll know when he’s ready and when he’s ready he will play. Monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game vs. the Red Wings.

Getzlaf has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but took part in the morning skate and will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Stars. Monitor his status when pre-game warmups start at 9:30 p.m. ET, but it looks like he should draw back in.