NHL Hockey Player News

After being scratched for three in a row, Polak played in the last two but will come back out tonight vs. the Senators. Connor Carrick will draw back in for Polak.

Carrick was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Roman Polak in the lineup tonight. Carrick, who will skate with Travis Dermott, has just seven points (3G / 4A) in 34 games this season.

Forsberg was suspended for the last three games but will be back on the top-line tonight in Montreal. After returning from injury, Forsberg picked up one goal and three assists in two games before getting suspended. On the year he has 16 goals and 22 assists (38 points) in just 39 games.

Rinne allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Predators shootout loss in Toronto on Wednesday. Rinne was great but Frederik Andersen was just a little bit better, so Rinne had his winning streak snapped at eight. The veteran made 27 saves in a 3-2 shootout win in his first start vs. the Canadiens.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Canucks on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has won five of his last six starts while posting a 2.29 GAA, .938 SV% and one shutout. He has not faced the Kings yet this year, but is an impressive 17-3-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .915 SV% in 22 games at Amalie Arena.

Eller was set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason but signs a five-year extension for the exact same cap-hit he already had ($3.5M). Eller has enjoyed the best offensive season of his career to-date, as he’s on-pace for a career-high in goals (17), assists (26) and points (43) after picking up 11 goals and 17 assists (28 points) in his first 53 games of 2017-18.

Andersen allowed two goals on 46 shots in the Maple Leafs shootout win over the Predators on Wednesday. It was an outstanding performance from Andersen, who has stopped 157 of the last 167 shots (.940 SV%) that he has faced in his last five starts. Andersen comes into Saturday’s meeting with Ottawa at 1-2-0 with a 4.08 GAA and .857 SV% vs. the Senators this season.

Zatkoff served as Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup with Joonas Korpisalo getting some time in Cleveland this week. Zatkoff has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .874 SV% in four games with Cleveland since coming over from the Kings.

Korpisalo has regularly made the trip to Cleveland this season to stay sharp when Sergei Bobrovsky is starting in Columbus. The 23-year-old has gone 2-4-1 with a 2.15 GAA and .928 SV% in seven starts with the Monsters and is 5-5-0 with a 2.97 GAA and .910 SV% in 11 games with Columbus.

Sekera had to leave Friday’s game in Anaheim after playing just 3:30 TOI. He was forced to leave after taking a puck up high and is questionable for Saturday’s game in San Jose. If he can’t play, expect Yohann Auvitu to replace him on the blueline.

Caggiula needed some repairs after taking a puck up high during Friday’s game in Anaheim. Head coach Todd McLellan called the winger questionable but expect him to be replaced by Mike Cammalleri if he can’t play.

Comeau missed Friday’s practice with an upper-body injury and might miss Saturday’s game in Carolina. Comeau’s enjoyed a nice year in Colorado, collecting 22 points (10G / 12A) in 53 games but has just one goal in his last seven contests.

Gibson stopped all 25 shots that he faced before leaving the Ducks win in Boston on January 30th with a lower-body injury. Gibson went on to miss the last four games, but is expected to start tonight vs. the Oilers. Gibson will be returning against an Oilers team that is still trying to keep their season alive—he stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss to Edmonton on January 4th.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Canucks loss in Florida on Tuesday. With Anders Nilsson going last night, Markstrom is expected to draw back into the crease tonight. He has lost three of his last five starts but has gone 5-1-0 in his career against the Hurricanes. He might have a chance at a W tonight with Scott Darling in the opposite crease.

Quick allowed five goals on 36 shots in the Kings loss in Nashville on February 1st. Quick has allowed a combined 10 goals in his last two starts and has lost seven of his last eight starts while posting a 3.84 GAA and .874 SV%. The 32-year-old will look to get back on track tonight in Florida—he is 11-10-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .916 SV% on the road this season.