NHL Hockey Player News

Hjalmarsson is back in Arizona, so he won’t be in the lineup in Florida on Saturday. Trevor Murphy should make his Coyotes debut in Hjalmarsson’s spot.

Allen allowed just one goal on 20 shots in the Blues win over the Canucks last night. With Carter Hutton (neck) still out, Allen is expected to start again tonight in Columbus. Allen is riding a four-game winning streak while posting a 2.21 GAA and .902 SV%, but runs into a red-hot Blue Jackets team tonight.

Gaborik has actually played well as of late, picking up three goals and two assists in his last five games. Erik Karlsson (personal) will return to the lineup and the Senators will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen with the veteran winger out.

Karlsson has missed the last two games following the death of his son. Despite the tragedy, Karlsson wants to play tonight against the Hurricanes, so he will replace Marian Gaborik as the Senators go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. Karlsson has been hot as of late, picking up 20 points (3G / 17A) in his last 17 games.

Forsberg allowed one goal on nine shots after replacing J-F Berube in the Blackhawks loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Forsberg has not had a good year in his debut season for Chicago, going 9-16-3 with a 3.06 GAA and .905 SV% in 33 appearances. He was shelled in his first start vs. the Islanders, so look elsewhere tonight.

Luongo will not dress vs. the Coyotes, so James Reimer gets the start and Harri Sateri comes up from the AHL to back him up. Luongo is just a little banged up and the Panthers are hopeful that he will be able to start Monday against the Islanders.

Roberto Luongo is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury so Sateri will serve as James Reimer’s backup tonight. It doesn’t look like his stay with the team will be a long one as the Panthers are hopeful that Luongo will be good-to-go early next week.

Dubnyk allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Kings on Monday. After four days off, the Wild will come back with Dubnyk tonight vs. the Predators. Dubnyk has lost three of his last four starts while allowing a combined 13 goals on 110 shots (.882 SV%). The 31-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .918 SV% against Nashville this season.

Reimer allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Panthers win in Ottawa on Tuesday. It was another strong outing for Reimer, who has stopped 79 of 81 shots (.975 SV%) since returning to the crease. With Roberto Luongo a little banged up, Remier will start for the third time in six games tonight vs. the Coyotes.

Grubauer stopped all 39 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shutout win in Detroit on Thursday. After a tough outing in Philadelphia, Grubauer got back on track with his third shutout of the season. He is 4-2-0 with a 1.84 GAA, .940 SV% and two shutouts in March.

Fleury missed Thursday’s game in San Jose but met the team in Colorado and may start against the Avalanche. The 33-year-old has gone 13-4-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .940 SV% on the road so far this season.

Bobrovsky stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Blue Jackets shutout win over the Panthers on Thursday. Bobrovsky has started six of the Blue Jackets’ last seven games, winning all of them with a 1.83 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces the Blues on home-ice, where he is 19-9-2 with a 2.04 GAA and .933 SV% this season.

Howard made 25 saves on 26 shots in the Red Wings 1-0 loss to Washington on Thursday. This loss can’t be pinned on Howard, but he hasn’t been great in March. He has allowed at least three goals in six of his last eight games and has a terrible matchup tonight in Toronto.

Price gave up five goals on 39 shots in the Canadiens loss in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. It was a rough return to the crease for Price, who has had the toughest year of his career in 2018. His first start against Washington was a disaster as he was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots in the first period of a 6-1 loss.

Georgiev allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Rangers loss in Philadelphia on Thursday. After a hot start to his NHL career, Georgiev has now allowed at least three goals in his last four starts. Despite the recent struggles, he remains a pretty good option against a bad Sabres team.

Andersen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Nashville on Thursday. Andersen has gone 2-3-0 with a 4.25 GAA and .868 SV% in is starts this month. Despite a relatively tough month, he is a must-start vs. an awful Red Wings team who have been among the league-worst since the trade deadline.

Wagner was in the lineup for the last three games but is still pointless in eight games since being traded to the Islanders. Ross Johnston will replace him in the lineup tonight vs. Chicago.

Johnston was a healthy scratch on Thursday but will replace Chris Wagner tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Johnston has picked up just six points (3G / 3A) in 17 games this season.

Seidenberg has been in the lineup for the lat two games with Brandon Davidson out and Sebastian Aho in the minors. Davidson (undisclosed) will be back in the lineup to replace the veteran blueliner.