NHL Hockey Player News

Pelech has one goal and four assists in 15 games this season. He was a minus-2 in Florida on Saturday and will be replaced by Luca Sbisa tonight vs. the Canucks.

Sbisa has not played since October 17th, but will replace Adam Pelech tonight vs. the Canucks. Sbisa has just one assist in three games this season.

Wilson has already missed the first 16 games of the season, so he is eligible to return tonight in Minnesota. Wilson had a career-high 14 goals, 21 assists and 35 points in 78 games last season.

Dubnyk allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Wild’s win in St. Louis on Sunday. Dubnyk has been exceptional through 13 starts, posting a 2.14 GAA and .933 SV%. Dubnyk also has not lost in regulation (4-0-2) on home-ice and should record a win tonight with Pheonix Copley starting for the Capitals.

Rask missed the last few games because of a personal leave of absence, but was back on the ice for Tuesday’s practice. Rask may sit out Wednesday’s game in Colorado, but should start either Friday in Dallas or Saturday in Arizona.

Kinkaid surrendered six goals on 32 shots in the Devils 6-1 loss to the Maple Leafs last Friday. In his last five appearances, Kinkaid has gone 1-3-0 while allowing a combined 18 goals on 157 shots (.885 SV%). The only win came against the Penguins on November 5th, when he stopped 35 of 36 shots in a 5-1 win.

Hutton allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Sabres win over the Canucks on Saturday. Hutton has been inconsistent for the Sabres so far this season, but has played much better recently. In his last six starts, Hutton has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .916 SV%. Tonight he faces a Lightning team that ranks first in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.65 GF/PG) through 17 games.

Greiss allowed three gaols on 35 shots in the Islanders loss to Montreal on November 5th. Greiss has played well when called upon this season, going 4-2-1 with a 1.98 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout. He draws a quality matchup on Tuesday against Canucks team that has lost three of four and come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Hischier was forced to leave Sunday’s game with an upper-body injury and will not play against the Penguins. The Devils have not provided an update on the severity of Hischier’s injury, but he will be replace by Pavel Zacha tonight.

Cernak has seven points (2G / 5A) in nine games with the Crunch this season. The 21-year-old defenseman has been called up because Anton Stralman is out with an upper-body injury.

Boyle was forced to leave Sunday’s game in Winnipeg following a big collision with Dustin Byuflien. Pavel Zacha was recalled to replace Boyle on the Devils active roster.

Zacha struggled to start the season with New Jersey, failing to pick up a point in his first 10 games. Since being sent to Binghamton, the former No.6 overall pick had five assists in four games. Zacha has been brought back up because Brian Boyle has landed on IR.

Zykov has been a healthy scratch for the last three games so he will head to Charlotte to get some playing time. Zykov can spend up to two weeks with Charlotte, but can’t actually be assigned to the AHL without passing through waivers. The 23-year-old has three assists in 13 games with Carolina this season. He had 54 points (33G / 21A) in 633 games with Charlotte last year.

Goligoski will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury that he suffered in Philadelphia last Thursday. Goligoski remains day-to-day and questionable to return Thursday vs. the Predators.

Kuemper allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Coyotes win in Washington on Sunday. Kuemper played great in his third start in four nights and is now 2-2-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .922 SV% in five starts on the road this season. Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that was slow out of the gates, but have won six of their last seven games.

Rinne allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Predators win in Colorado last Wednesday. Since returning to the Predators crease, Rinne has gone 3-0-0 while stopping 92 of 94 shots (.979 SV%). He makes for a great option against a Ducks team that has lost nine of their last 11.

Saad missed the morning skate and was listed as a game-time decision, but is not on the ice for warmups. Saad will sit out for a second straight game.

Rinne allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Predators win in Colorado last Wednesday. Since returning to the Predators crease, Rinne has gone 3-0-0 while stopping 92 of 94 shots (.979 SV%). He makes for a great option against a Ducks team that has lost nine of their last 11.

Kase missed the first 18 games of the season but is expected to play Monday vs. the Predators. Kase skated on the Ducks second line with Ryan Kesler and Nick Ritchie on Sunday and should make his debut there. The 23-year-old had 20 goals and 18 assists (38 points) in 66 games with the Ducks last season.