NHL Hockey Player News

Andersen stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs’ shutout win over the Flames on Monday. Andersen has mostly struggled in January, going 5-2-2 with a 3.08 GAA and .902 SV%, but Monday was his second shutout of the season. Tonight he faces the Red Wings for the second time this season—he allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 5-4 OT win in the Centennial Classic.

Talbot allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Oilers’ shootout loss to Nashville on Friday night. Laurent Brossoit started on Saturday, so Talbot will be back between the pipes tonight in Anaheim. The 29-year-old has gone 1–1-0 with a 2.92 GAA and .900 SV% in two starts against the Ducks this season.

Hutton stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Blues shutout win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Jake Allen was scheduled to make return to the crease tonight, but Hutton’s performance in Pittsburgh was so good that head coach Ken Hitchcock is rewarding him with another start tonight in Minnesota. Hutton comes in at 4-2-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .916 SV% in January.

Kossila, 23, signed with the Ducks as an undrafted free agent and has collected 27 points (9G / 18A) in 33 games with San Diego. Kossila could make his NHL debut Wednesday vs. the Oilers.

Ducks' head coach Randy Carlyle never reveals his starting netminder and with John Gibson ailing and the Ducks not holding a morning skate, it's impossible to get a read on who will go tonight. He called Gibson a game-time decision, so it looks like we will have to wait until warmups to find out who starts for the Ducks.

Strait, 29, has collected five assists in 27 games with Manitoba this season and could make his Jets’ debut on Thursday. Strait has 27 points (6G / 21A) in 182 career NHL games with the Penguins and Islanders.

Perreault was hurt in the Jets’ loss to the Ducks on Monday. He was slashed by Corey Perry and is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury. His move to IR was simply a formality in order to make room for them to recall Brian Strait.

Silfverberg will miss his third consecutive game with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Thursday. Tonight is the Ducks’ final game before the All-Star break, so sitting out tonight affords Silfverberg an additional five days of rest.

Darling stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Blackhawks’ shutout win in Boston last Friday. Darling carries an impressive 12-4-2 record as the Blackhawks’ backup and enters Thursday with a 1.98 GAA and .938 SV% on home ice this season. He is a strong spot-start option vs. a Jets team that has lost six of eight.

Hornqvist is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, which suggests that he won’t play in the final game before the All-Star break on Thursday. Monitor his status prior to tomorrow’s game in Boston. The Penguins will already be without Evgeni Malkin, so missing Hornqvist as well would be a huge blow.

Malkin will miss tomorrow’s game and will be held out of the All-Star game. Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said that Malkin will be re-evaluated and the Penguins should offer a more detailed timetable when they know more.

There were rumblings that Barkov could miss the rest of the 2016-17 season, but it seems like if he can avoid surgery he will return at some point this season. Barkov was having a great year, scoring nine goals with 18 assists (27 points) in 36 games and it appears as if he is still at least two weeks away from returning to the lineup.

Petrovic has been out since November 15th because of an ankle injury, but the 24-year-old is set to return to the lineup on Thursday. Petrovic scored one goal with four helpers in 16 games earlier in the season and should replace Jakub Kindl on the blueline.

Bjugstad has missed the last nine games with a groin injury, but will return to centre the Panthers’ fourth line on Thursday. Bjugstad has had a tough season, posting just two points (1G / 1A) in 21 games so far. His production has fallen off immensely since his breakout 2014-15 campaign.

Luongo gave up three goals on 42 shots in the Panthers’ overtime loss in Arizona on Monday. Bobby Lu has now lost four in a row while allowing a combined 13 goals on 143 shots (.909 SV%). Tonight he will take on the Lightning for the second time this season—he stopped 34 of 35 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start vs. Tampa Bay back in November.