NHL Hockey Player News

Voracek suffered a lower-body injury and will sit on Saturday, but the severity of the injury is unknown at this point. There are reports that Voracek was seen wearing a boot, which isn’t great news, but the Flyers are expected to provide a full update on Monday.

Lundstrom, 23, should not be confused with Hall of Fame defenseman Niklas Lidstrom. He was a fifth round pick (132nd overall) in 2011 and has split his season between the AHL and ECHL. He has gone 8-3-0 with a 2.92 GAA and .929 SV% with Elmira (ECHL) and 1-1-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .901 SV% with Chicago (AHL).

Nilsson, 25, was 10-12-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .901 SV% in 26 games with the Oilers and 2-0-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .935 SV% with Bakersfield (AHL) this season. With Brian Elliott on the shelf with a lower-body injury, the Blues needed to add an NHL-ready goalie to support Jake Allen until Elliott is set to return.

Lundqvist allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Rangers win in St. Louis on Thursday. Lundqvist has won seven of his last 10 starts while posting a 1.79 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight will be his second start vs. the high-scoring Stars—he allowed two goals on 23 shots in a 6-2 win in the first meeting, but is sub-.500 on the road this season.

Hutchinson allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets win in Dallas on Thursday. Hutchinson will start his third game in the Jets last four—he has allowed a combined six goals on (.903 SV%). Hutchinson will face a Penguins team that has won seven of their last nine on home ice.

Domingue allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Coyotes loss in Florida on Thursday. He has lost his last four starts while posting an ugly 3.48 GAA and .900 SV%. Today will be his fifth start in eight days and he will take on a Flyers team that has won three of five and rank 24th in the NHL in scoring (2.43 G/PG).

Danault, 23, was the 26th overall pick in 2011 and has appeared in 30 of his 33 career NHL games this season, collecting one goal and fourth assists. The centre is a Quebec native heading home.

Fleischmann, 31, is a pending unrestricted free agent, so the Blackhawks have acquired him as a rental winger, who will likely play on their third line. The veteran winger has 10 goals and 10 assists (20 points) in 57 games this season and is expected to make his Blackhawks’ debut on Saturday.

Weise, 27, is a pending unrestricted free agent and the Canadiens playoff hopes are slim, so they’ve moved him to a contender. Weise is having a career-year, having posted 14 goals and 12 assists (26 points) in 56 games with Montreal.

Dubnyk will get the night off for “maintenance” reasons, which means that Niklas Backstrom will dress as Darcu Kuemper’s backup. The Wild are back in action on Sunday, so monitor Dubnyk’s status leading up to their meeting with the Panthers.

Scuderi, 37, has been traded twice this season. He was acquired by the Blackhawks earlier in the season as a part of the Trevor Daley trade, but didn’t have a point in 17 games with Chicago. He heads to Los Angeles to provide depth on the blueline, but should play a larger role with the Kings than he did with the Hawks.

Ehrhoff, 33, has been acquired by the Blackhawks to provide depth on the blueline. He has not been the same player since having concussion issues with the Penguins last season. He had 10 points (2G / 8A) in 40 games with the Kings and three assists in five games with Ontario (AHL) this season. He has offensive ability, but likely won’t play a large enough role in Chicago to be a fantasy contributor.