NHL Hockey Player News

Raanta stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Coyotes shootout loss to the Rangers last Saturday. Raanta has played much better as of late, going 2-1-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .930 SV% in his last four games. Raanta has won just two of 12 games on home ice this season despite posting a .920 SV%.

Talbot allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Oilers loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Talbot has lost three straight while posting a 4.20 GAA and .861 SV%. It has been a trouble season for Talbot and the Oilers but they have a solid matchup tonight in Arizona—the 30-year-old stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first start vs. the Coyotes.

Rittich allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Flames loss in San Jose on December 28th. Rittich hasn’t played a lot, but has played well in his first five appearances with the Flames—he is 3-1-1 with a 2.04 GAA and .924 S%. Tonight he takes on a Panthers team that has won six of their last nine games.

Glass allowed five goals on 43 shots in the Blackhawks loss to Vegas last Friday. Anton Forsberg went on to start the last two games, but Glass will get back between the pipes tonight vs. the Jets. Since being recalled, the 32-year-old has gone 2-1-1 with a 3.51 GAA and .908 SV% in four starts.

Glass allowed five goals on 43 shots in the Blackhawks loss to Vegas last Friday. Anton Forsberg went on to start the last two games, but Glass will get back between the pipes tonight vs. the Jets. Since being recalled, the 32-year-old has gone 2-1-1 with a 3.51 GAA and .908 SV% in four starts.

Ullmark was outstanding in his season debut on Thursday, turning away 44 of 45 shots in the Sabres win over the Blue Jackets. Ullmark is viewed as the Sabres goalie of the future but will go back to Rochester during the Sabres’ bye week and could return after the break. Ullmark could see an extended run with the Sabres if they elect to trade Robin Lehner like they are rumoured to.

Guhle had one assist while averaging 16:58 TOI/GM in two games during his call-up. He is returning to the AHL simply for the Sabres bye week but he appeared to make a case to return to the big club after their break, especially with Zach Bogosian out for at least one month.

Goulbourne, 23, played in his first two NHL games before the Flyers break and returns as they get set to return to action on Saturday. Goulbourne isn’t a huge point producer but will be an effective fourth liner for Philadelphia—he has just 10 points (6G / 4A) in 34 games with the Phantoms this season.

Tanev missed the last two games after taking a puck to the mouth in Toronto last Saturday. Tanev has missed a lot of time due to injuries this season but provides a big boost to the Canucks blueline when he’s in. However, he doesn’t boast the best offensive numbers, having scoring just two goals with four assist in 27 games this season.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Canucks loss in Washington on Tuesday. Markstrom has just one win in his last four starts but it isn’t for a lack of trying—he has posted a solid .919 SV% in those games while facing an average of 35 shots per game. The road has been hard on Markstom this year—he enters Friday at 4-5-3 with a 2.94 GAA and .897 SV% in 13 road appearances this season.

Burakovsky was expected to be in the lineup last night but was a late scratch due to an illness. The Capitals elected to keep him back in Washington for Friday’s game, recalling Travis Boyd from Hershey (AHL) to serve as their reserve forward.

Boyd has been recalled to serve as an extra forward in case something happens to one of the Capitals regular forwards prior to Friday’s game in Carolina. Boyd has 27 points (8G / 19A) in 37 games with the Capitals this season.

DeSmith has played 80 minutes with the Penguins this season, stopped 20 of the 24 shots (.833 SV%) that he faced. During his time with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton he has gone 12-5-1 with a 2.53 GAA and .915 SV%. DeSmith’s recall suggests that something is up with Matt Murray or Tristan Jarry.

Kukan, 24, was selected to play in his first AHL All-Star Classic this season after collecting one goal and 12 assists (13 points) in 28 games with Cleveland. He did not appear in an NHL games during his call-up.

Dalpe was called up and expected to play on Thursday but with Alexander Wennberg (back) returning to the lineup he served as a healthy scratch yet again. Dalpe has three goals and seven assists (10 points) in 14 games with the Monsters.

Hedman had to be helped off of the ice after suffering a lower-body injury in a knee-on-knee collision with Garnet Hathaway. Coach Jon Cooper said that the severity of Hedman’s injury wouldn’t be known until they can conduct tests on Friday. Hedman was unable to put weight on his leg, so it looks like it could force him to miss some time.