NHL Hockey Player News

Talbot allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Oilers loss in Boston on Thursday. The Oilers have lost each of their first two games and Talbot has allowed seven goals on 57 shots (.877 SV%). This afternoon he faces his former team, who he is 0-4-0 with a 3.30 GAA and .895 SV% against in his career.

Lundqvist stopped 41 of 43 shots in the Rangers win over the Sharks on Thursday. Lundqvist has played very well so far this season, allowing just two goals in each of his first three starts while posting a .942 SV%. This afternoon he takes on an Oilers team that has scored just three goals in their first two games.

Elliott allowed goals on 48 shots in the Flyers blowout loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. Elliott had to endure a long night because the Flyers played on Wednesday as well, so they elected to keep Calvin Pickard fresh. Elliott has a 4.70 GAA and .869 SV% in his first three starts of the season.

Allen allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Blues win over the Flames on Thursday. Allen will start the front-end of the Blues’ back-to-back tonight in Chicago. The Blackhawks lit him up for five goals on 30 shots in St. Louis last Saturday, making Allen a risky option during his fourth start of the season.

Gionta will replace Casey Cizikas on the Islanders fourth line on Saturday. Gionta adjust five assists (2G / 3A) in 30 AHL games with Bridgeport last season.

Cizikas was questionable for Saturday’s game but his move to IR means the will be out against the Predators. Cizikas’ move to IR is retroactive to Monday, so it allowed them to sign Stephen Gionta without sending anyone down. He could end up missing jut one game.

Ladd will make his season debut after missing the first three games of the season with an upper-body injury. Ladd will start on a veteran third line with Valtteri Filppula and Leo Komarov.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Vancouver went on to add two empty-net goals, winning the game 4-1. Vasilevskiy has played very well in his first two starts, stopping 66 of the first 69 shots (.957 SV%) that he has faced. The 24-year-old was 3-0-0 with a 1.30 GAA, .959 SV% and two shutouts vs. the Blue Jackets last year.

Saros allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Predators win abasing the Islanders last Saturday. It was a solid start to the season for Saros, who should see close to 30 starts this season and could close in on 20 wins as the Predators No.2. Tonight he faces the Islanders who have started the year at 2-1-0 with 3.00 goals for per game.

DeSmith stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Penguins win over the Golden Knights on Thursday. DeSmith filled in admirably for Matt Murray, who was unavailable due to a concussion. Murray is healthy enough to dress tonight, but they will stick with DeSmith after a great performance versus Vegas.

McElhinney allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Canucks on Tuesday. McElhinney has won each of his first two starts since being claimed off of waivers from Toronto. The veteran has stopped 53 of the 57 shots (.930 SV%) he has faced so far, but remains a risky option tonight in Minnesota.

Konecny left Friday’s practice after being hit by an Ivan Provorov shot, but said that he expects to play this afternoon vs. the Golden Knights. Konecny has just one assist and a minus-4 rating in four games this season.

Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has backed up Joonas Korpisalo twice already this season, but will make his third start of the year tonight in Tampa Bay. Bobrovsky was 0-1-1 while allowing six goals on 57 shots (.895 SV%) in two starts vs. the Lightning last year.

Fleury allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Washington on Wednesday. It has been a tough start to 2018-19 for Fleury, who has a 3.95 GAA and .846 SV% in his first four starts. Today’s start will be his second against the Flyers this year—he was pulled after allowing five goals on 16 shots in the first meeting.