NHL Hockey Player News

Nylander missed today’s practice, but the Maple Leafs are off until Thursday, so expect him to be fine and ready to go against New Jersey.

Pitlick has missed the last games but is expected to replace Remi Elie in the lineup tonight. Pitlick has registered two goals and two assists in his first 14 games of the season.

Methot will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury that he suffered November 6th vs. the Jets. The Stars have plenty of blueline depth so this injury shouldn’t affect them too much. He has no fantasy relevance has he’s failed to pick up a point with just 13 shots in 15 games this season.

Lehtonen allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Stars win over the Sabres on November 4th. Ben Bishop started five of the last six games, but Lehtonen will go tonight in Florida after Bishop started last night’s loss in Carolina. Lehtonen has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.39 GAA and.909 SV% on the road this season.

Bishop stopped 14 of 14 shots in the Stars shutout win over the Islanders on Friday. It was about as easy as a shutout gets in the NHL and was Bishop’s seventh win of the season and just his second in his last six games. Tonight he faces the Hurricanes for the second time this season—he stopped 36 of 39 shots in a 4-3 win in the first meeting.

With Mathieu Perreault set to return in the near future, Lemieux returns to Manitoba where he has registered three goals and two assists (five points) in four games this season. The 21-year-old had one goal in seven games during his call-up.

Scandella was absent from Monday’s practice session as the Sabres’ blueline woes continue. He is questionable for Tuesday’s game so monitor his status during the morning skate.

Krejci has been out with a back injury since October 19th, but it looks like he may return during the Bruins’ California road-trip. Despite travelling to Anaheim with the team, Krejci remains questionable for Tuesday’s game.

Bjork was “nicked up” Saturday vs. Toronto and is doubtful for Tuesday’s game in Anaheim. The Bruins didn’t rule Bjork out, but it seems unlikely that he will join the team in Anaheim and could miss the entire road-trip.

Just because Marchand didn’t initially travel to Anaheim doesn’t mean he won’t play on Tuesday but it makes it very unlikely. Marchand hasn’t officially been ruled out vs. the Ducks, but it seems doubtful that he will play in either of the next two games (Tuesday/Wednesday) and could very well miss the entire road-trip.

Despite being held off of the ice on Monday, the Panthers expect their star winger to be in the lineup against Dallas. If Huberdeau does play, make sure he is active in your leagues because he comes in with five goals and 14 assists (19 points) in 16 games this year.

Elliott allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Flyers’ loss to Minnesota on Saturday. Elliott was out duelled by Devan Dubnyk, who he will go head-to-head against again tonight in Minnesota. Elliott has stopped 64 of 66 shots (.970 SV%) in his last two starts and comes into Tuesday at 3-2-0 with a 3.02 GAA and .902 SV% on the road.

Darling allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Hurricanes’ overtime loss to Chicago on Saturday. Darling has now lost three of his last four starts despite posting a solid 2.15 GAA and .918 SV% over that stretch. Tonight he will try and record win No.5 of the season against a Dallas team that scored four goals on 26 shots in a 4-3 win over Darling and the Hurricanes in late-October.

Harpur was a minus-1 with one blocked shot during two games during the Senators Global Series in Sweden. With Mark Borowiecki ready to return to the lineup on Thursday, Harpur returns to Belleville where he has no points and 13 PIMS in three games.

Rodewald failed to record a point while averaging 7:18 TOI/GM in four games with the Senators. With Bobby Ryan ready to return on Thursday, Rodewald returns to Belleville where he has three goals and one assist in five games this season.

Paul registered two shots in just 6:09 TOI in his season debut vs. the Avalanche on Saturday, but returns to Belleville where he has five assists in 11 games so far this season.

Borowiecki has missed the last five games with an illness, but is expected to play on Thursday. Borowiecki will likely serve as the Senators seventh defenseman vs. the Penguins and has just two points (1G / 1A) in nine games this season.

Ryan has missed the last eight games with a broken finger but is expected to play Thursday vs. the Penguins after being activated from IR on Monday. Ryan is expected to return on a line with Matt Duchene and has registered six assists in eight games so far this season.

The Flyers are heading out on a two-game road trip and both Andrew MacDonald and Samuel Morin still injured, Alt will serve as the Flyers seventh defenseman during the brief trip. The 26-year-old has no points in four games with the Flyers and six points (2G / 4A) in 11 AHL games this season.

Darling allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Hurricanes’ overtime loss to Chicago on Saturday. Darling has now lost three of his last four starts despite posting a solid 2.15 GAA and .918 SV% over that stretch. Tonight he will try and record win No.5 of the season against a Dallas team that scored four goals on 26 shots in a 4-3 win over Darling and the Hurricanes in late-October.