NHL Hockey Player News

Klingberg has already missed two games and will miss at least the next two as well. With Klingberg out, the Stars are down three regular defensemen—he is joined by Jordie Benn and Jason Demers.

Ward allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Senators on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Ward, who is 19-15-7 on the season. He faced the Bruins on February 26th and allowed three goals on 21 shots in a 4-1 loss. While he’s had a mostly productive season, Ward has struggled to a 6-8-2 record on the road this year.

Nurse was suspended for three games for instigating a fight with Roman Polak and absolutely pummelling Polak, who appeared unwilling to fight. Polak suffered a broken nose during the tilt, which likely didn’t help Nurse’s case.

Hutchinson allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Jets loss to the Islanders last Thursday. Ondrej Pavelec started the last three games, but the Jets turn to Hutchinson tonight in Detroit. He has lost two in a row while allowing eight goals on 60 shots (.867 SV%). Hutchinson has struggled on the road this season, going 4-10-1 with a 3.11 GAA and .899 SV% in 15 starts away from home.

Miller will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Saturday vs. the Capitals. With Miller out, Joe Morrow will remain in the lineup vs. Carolina.

Driedger, 21, served as Andrew Hammond’s backup while Craig Anderson was sidelined. He returns to Binghamton, where he has gone 14-12-2 with a 2.98 GAA and .903 SV% on the season.

Mrazek was yanked after giving up two goals on five shots in the Red Wings loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Mrazek has lost his last two starts while allowing seven combined goals on 38 shots (.816 SV%). Mrazek’s game has fallen off recently and he’ll look to get back on track tonight vs. the Jets. Mrazek is 11-6-5 with a 2.16 GAA and .920 SV% on home ice this season.

Anderson allowed three goals on 31 shots before leaving his March 1st start with a lower-body injury. He missed the last four games, but will return to the crease tonight in Florida. Anderson has gone 5-1-1 with a 2.54 GAA and .929 SV% in his last seven starts. Anderson has gone 1-1-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .928 SV% in his first three starts vs. the Panthers this season.

Mrazek was yanked after giving up two goals on five shots in the Red Wings loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Mrazek has lost his last two starts while allowing seven combined goals on 38 shots (.816 SV%). Mrazek’s game has fallen off recently and he’ll look to get back on track tonight vs. the Jets. Mrazek is 11-6-5 with a 2.16 GAA and .920 SV% on home ice this season.

Rask allowed four goals on 51 shots in the Burins win in Florida on Monday. Jonas Gustavsson got the nod on Tuesday, so the Bruins will come back to Rask tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Rask has won five of his last seven starts while posting a 2.11 GAA and .939 SV%. One of those wins came against the Hurricanes, who he will face again tonight—he stopped 39 of 40 shots in a 4-1 victory.

Eller is expected to miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury that he suffered last Saturday. With Eller out, look for Lucas Lessio to remain in the lineup. Eller is listed as day-to-day.

Michalek, 22, has gone 6-2-0 with a 2.13 GAA and .931 SV% in eight games with the Iowa Wild this season. In 24 games with Quad City (ECHL), the former sixth round pick was 12-8-4 with a 2.42 GAA and .924 SV%. He will backup Darcy Kuemper tonight with Devan Dubnyk sidelined with an illness.

Dubnyk will sit out Thursday’s game with an illness, so Darcy Kuemper will start and Steve Michalek has been recalled from Iowa. Dubnyk is day-to-day, so monitor his status leading up to Saturday’s game.

Kuemper stopped all 18 shots that he faced after replacing Devan Dubnyk in the Wild’s loss to the Blues on Sunday. With Dubnyk out with an illness, Kuemper will start tonight vs. the Oilers. Kuemper won his first start vs. the Oilers and has gone 3-2-2 with a 2.28 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice this season.

Luongo was pulled after allowing four goals on 16 shots in the Panthers loss to the Bruins on Monday. Luongo has dropped four of his last five starts (1-2-2) with a 3.07 GAA and .893 SV%. Tonight he makes his fourth start of the season vs. the Senators—he has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .914 SV% in the first three meetings.

Gibson stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Ducks shootout loss to the Capitals on Monday. Gibson and Frederik Andersen have been alternating two starts each, so Gibson will go tonight in Colorado. Gibson has gone 4-0-1 with a 1.74 GAA and .932 SV% in his last five starts. He has not faced the Avalanche this season, but has gone 5-3-1 with a 2.38 GAA and .905 SV% on the road.

Greiss stopped all three shots that he faced after replacing an injured Jaroslav Halak in last night’s win over the Penguins. With Halak for at least six weeks, Greiss' run as starter starts tonight in Toronto. He has won his last two starts while stopping 57 of 62 shots (.919 SV%). He is a must-start tonight vs. a Maple Leafs team that has lost six consecutive games.

Domingue allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Coyotes loss in Colorado on Monday. It was another strong outing for Domingue, but he walked away on the wrong end of a 3-1 final. Tonight will be his third start against the Coyotes—Domingue is 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .937 SV% in the first two meetings. He has gone 3-8-1 with a 3.09 GAA and .907 SV% on the road this season.