NHL Hockey Player News

Smith was yanked after he allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Canucks on Wednesday. Smith has now allowed a combined eight goals on 86 shots (.907 SV%) since returning on November 16th. Tonight he takes on an Oilers team that has won three in a row.

Mason allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Flyers’ loss in Tampa Bay on Wednesday. Mason has gone 3-3-2 with a 2.70 GAA and .905 SV% in November and this afternoon he will face the Rangers, who are the highest scoring team in the NHL.

Howard allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Red Wings win in Buffalo on Wednesday. Howard snapped three-game personal losing streak and comes into Friday at 3-4-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .926 SV% in seven starts in November. He'll face a Devils team that hasn't lost in regulation on home-ice.

Rinne gave up two goals on 35 shots in the Predators win over the Stars on Wednesday. Rinne has won six of his last seven games, to give him eight wins on the year. Tonight he’ll face the Jets for the first time this season—Rinne is 6-1-1 with a 1.37 GAA and .952 SV% on home ice.

Steen has missed the last four games with an undisclosed injury, but returned to practice on Friday and could be back in the lineup on Saturday. Steen has two goals and eight assists (10 points) in 17 games this season, monitor his status during the Blues’ morning skate.

Palmieri has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings. There is no word who he will replace in the lineup, but he is expected to skate on a line with Michael Cammalleri and Travis Zajac. Palmieri has three goals and four assists (seven points) in 17 games this season.

Kinkaid allowed four goals on 41 shots in the Devils’ loss in San Jose on Monday. Cory Schneider started in the Devils’ OT loss last night, so Kinkaid will go tonight in Pittsburgh. Kinkaid has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.24 GAA and .931 SV% in four starts this season, but draws a rough matchup tonight.

Hellebuyck surrendered two goals on 25 shots in the Jets loss in Minnesota on Wednesday. He has claimed the Jets’ No.1 job and tonight he’ll make his 15th start of the season. Hellebuyck has gone 2-4-0 with a 3.24 GAA and .888 SV% in six starts on the road this season.

Niemi allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Stars’ win vs. Minnesota on Monday. Kari Lehtonen started on Wednesday, but Niemi will go tonight vs. the Canucks. Niemi has gone 4-1-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .932 SV% in six starts and one relief appearance on home ice.

Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 20 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss to the Flames on Wednesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Bob, who goes tonight in Tampa Bay. Bobrovsky has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.11 GAA and .929 SV% in nine games this season.

Lundqvist was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots in the Rangers’ blowout loss to the Penguins on Wednesday. Lundqvist is 5-3-1 with a 2.46 GAA and .919 SV% in November and today he starts in Philadelphia—he has go e 3-3-0 on the road this year.

Jankowski, 22, has picked up 12 points (3G / 9A) in 13 games with Stockton so far this season. The former first round pick (No.21 overall in 2012) has never appeared in an NHL game, but could make his debut this weekend.

Bitteto has one assist in two games during his conditioning stint with Milwaukee. Bitetto has been out since the season opener with an upper-body injury but it looks like he could draw back in on Friday.

Saros has gone 9-1-0 with a 1.59 GAA and .945 SV% in 10 starts with Milwaukee this season. He was excellent in his only NHL start and now return to Nashville to serve as Pekka Rinne’s backup.

Schneider allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Devils’ shootout win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Schneider, who faces the Red Wings on home-ice, where he is unbeaten with a 1.95 GAA and .931 SV% in seven starts this season.

Bishop allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Nashville on Monday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Wednesday, but they’ll go back to Bishop tonight. The 30-year-old is 3-2-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .891 SV% in five starts on home ice.

Scott, 21, has picked up six points (3G / 3A) in 16 games with Cleveland this season. The Canadian forward has been recalled because Matt Calvert was moved to IR and he could make his NHL debut this weekend.

Calvert was hurt on Monday vs. the Avalanche and has been placed on IR retroactive to that day, which means he is not eligible to play until November 29th vs. the Lightning. With Calvert on IR, the Blue Jackets recalled Justin Scott from Cleveland (AHL).