NHL Hockey Player News

Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Lightning’s win in Toronto last Monday. Vasilevskiy has won three straight starts while posting a 2.27 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has won four of five—Vasilevskiy has gone 5-4-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.

Sissons, 22, has one goal and one assist in 19 games with the Predators this season. He has picked up 19 points (8G / 11A) in 38 games with Milwaukee and will be in the lineup on Tuesday with Paul Gaustad out.

Woods, 23, appeared in two NHL games last season but has spent the entire year with Charlotte. Woods has picked up 15 points (8G / 7A) in 48 AHL games this season.

Mason stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Flyers’ shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. It was a great return to the crease for Mason, who will start again tonight vs. the Lightning. Tampa Bay comes in red-hot, having won nine in a row while averaging 3.78 goals per game.

Davidson left the game after a collision with Jets’ defenseman Dustin Byfuglien. He was spotted being helped down the dressing room hallway in a wheelchair, which suggests that the injury is of the serious variety. Expect an update prior to Tuesday’s game.

Johnson stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Sabres win in San Jose on February 26th. Robin Lehner has been starting the vast majority of recent games, but Johnson comes in having won his last two starts while stopping 50 of 55 shots (.909 SV%). Tonight, he faces the Maple Leafs for the second time this season. He allowed one goal on 24 shots in a shootout win over Toronto in mid-October.

Michalek has broken two fingers this season, the second one has kept him sidelined since January 22nd. Tonight he will make his Maple Leafs debut vs. the Sabres. The 31-year-old has 10 points (6G / 4A) in 32 games this season.

Sparks allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Wild last Thursday. Sparks has played well in two starts since the Maple Leafs traded James Reimer—he has stopped 46 of 50 shots (.920 SV%). Tonight he faces a Buffalo team that has fallen on hard times, losing five of their last seven contests.

Schneider suffered the injury when he got his leg tangled up with the post during Friday’s loss in Dallas. Schneider will be re-evaluated in two weeks, which means he will likely miss more than two weeks. With Schneider out, the Devils turn to Keith Kinkaid as their No. 1 option.

Dubnyk allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Wild’s win over the Sabres yesterday. Even with starting on Saturday the Wild will go back to Dubnyk tonight. He’ll be making his fifth consecutive start and comes in on a four-game winning streak, posting a 1.71 GAA and .933 SV% over that span.

Rozsival was a healthy scratch in the last two games, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings. Rozsival has one goal and five assists in 37 games this season. Christian Ehrhoff will come out of the lineup to make room for the veteran blueliner.

Because the Red Wings didn’t have a morning skate, the news on Datsyuk’s illness came late. With Datsyuk out, Dylan Larkin will move to the top-line and Teemu Pulkkinen will draw into the lineup. Datsyuk is day-to-day and should return be able to return on Tuesday in Columbus.

Lehtonen stopped 18 of 20 shots in the Stars win over the Devils on Friday. Lehtonen is now 17-8-1 with a 2.89 GAA and .906 SV% on the season, which includes a 9-3-1 record on the road. He draws a favourable matchup tonight vs. a Senators team that is coming off of a tough win over the Maple Leafs last night.

Schultz has been a healthy scratch for the first three games since being acquired from Edmonton. He has had a tough season, posting just 10 points (3G / 7A) with a minus-22 rating in 45 games with Edmonton. He will replace Derrick Pouliot on Sunday.

Lehtonen stopped 18 of 20 shots in the Stars win over the Devils on Friday. Lehtonen is now 17-8-1 with a 2.89 GAA and .906 SV% on the season, which includes a 9-3-1 record on the road. He draws a favourable matchup tonight vs. a Senators team that is coming off of a tough win over the Maple Leafs last night.