NHL Hockey Player News

Bishop was pulled after he allowed three goals on 15 shots in the Stars loss to Nashville on Tuesday. After missing Thursday’s game in St. Louis with a sore back, Bishop will check back into the crease tonight vs. the Golden Knights. Bishop stopped all 34 shots that he faced in a 3-0 shutout win in Vegas on November 28th.

Andersen stopped 47 of 48 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Flames on Wednesday. Andersen has won four of his last five starts while posting an impressive 2.38 GAA and .935 SV%. Tonight he will make his league leading 26th start of the season and comes into play tied for second in wins (16), tied for 13th in SV% (.922) and tied for 21st in GAA (2.65).

Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Jets loss in Detroit on Tuesday. Hellebuyck got the night off on Thursday, so Hellebuyck will get back between the pipes tonight in Tampa Bay. The 24-year-old has gone 5-3-2 with a 2.72 GAA and .915 SV% on the road this season and Tampa Bay comes in leading the NHL in scoring (3.75 GF/PG).

Brossoit allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Oilers loss to the Flyers on Wednesday. Since Cam Talbot got hurt, Brossoit has allowed a combined 13 goals on 101 shots (.871 SV%) in three starts. He has struggled mightily all season-long and will be in tough tonight as he goes head-to-head with Carey Price in Montreal.

Rask stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Bruins win over the Coyotes on Thursday. After some early-November struggles, Rask has found his groove since returning to the crease, posting a 1.55 GAA, .950 SV% and one shutout in four starts and one relief appearance. The Islanders come in having lost three of their last four, but they are the second highest scoring team in hockey.

Allen stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Blues shutout win over the Stars on Thursday. Allen has rebounded from a three-game losing streak to win two straight while turning away 49 of the last 52 shots (.942 SV%) that he has faced. With Carter Hutton out, Allen may start both games for the Blues this weekend, starting this afternoon against a very beatable Red Wings squad.

Halak allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Islanders overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Despite the loss, Halak remains 3-1-1 with a 2.64 GAA and .918 SV% in his last five starts. He plays behind one of the highest scoring teams in the NHL but they also give up the sixth most shot attempts per game. Wins shouldn’t be hard to come by for Halak, but his splits will likely be middle of the road.

Raanta missed six games with an upper-body injury but was available to be Scott Wedgewood’s backup on Thursday to give him a few extra days of recovery. After returning from injury the first time, Raanta went 4-4-1 with a 2.75 GAA and .915 SV% in 10 games before ending up on IR a second time. He will be in tough against an up-and-down Blue Jackets team that comes in at 18-10-1 and first in the Metropolitan Division.

Barkov suffered the injury midway through Thursday’s win over the Jets but it sounds like a minor injury that will only cost him a game or two. After tonight the Panthers travel to Detroit for a meeting with the Red Wings on Monday, so monitor Barkov’s status during their morning skate in a few days.