NHL Hockey Player News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Price surrendered six goals on 45 shots in the Canadiens loss in Anaheim last Friday. It has been an absolutely disastrous start to the season for Price, who owns a 3.94 GAA and .881 SV% through seven starts. Obviously those are the worst numbers of Price’s career, but it can’t all be pinned on him. The Canadiens are in disarray right now and buying-low on the former Vezina winner might not be a bad idea.

Seidenberg played 14:12 TOI on Saturday, but will be replaced by Scott Mayfield in the lineup tonight vs. Arizona. Seidenberg has appeared in just tow games so far this season, recorded one shot, three hits and three blocked shots.

Pulock got into the lineup for the last two games, but averaged just 9:03 TOI per game. He did pick up one assist, but will be replaced by Nikolay Kulemin tonight as the Islanders go back to 12 forwards and six defensemen.

Mayfield missed Saturday’s game vs. San Jose, but will replace Dennis Seidenberg in the lineup tonight. Mayfield is averaging just 16:32 TOI/GM on the Islanders blueline and has picked up just one assist in six games, so look elsewhere in season-long leagues and daily contests.