NHL Hockey Player News

Dubnyk starts Wednesday in Calgary.

Dubnyk allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Wild’s win over the Canucks on Monday. The win snapped a gross nine-game losing streak for Dubnyk, who is now 19-19-5 with a2.38 GAA and .917 SV% on the season. Tonight he starts in Calgary, he is 8-11-3 on 2.66 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this season.

Devan Dubnyk
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Coyotes recalled Niklas Treutle from Springfield (AHL) on Tuesday.

Treutle, 24, has been recalled because Anders Lindback and Mike Smith are out, so he will backup Louis Domingue. Treutle has gone 9-11-5 with a 2.91 GAA and .909 SV% in 26 games with Springfield this season.

Niklas Treutle
Lindback out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.

Lindback suffered an upper-body injury before Tuesday’s game and his season is in jeopardy. The Coyotes have not announced a timetable for his return, but he is not expected to return anytime soon.

Anders Lindback
Ericsson (lower-body) will not play Thursday and is questionable for the weekend.

Ericsson will miss his third consecutive game on Thursday and he is questionable for the Red Wings’ weekend back-to-back as well. With Ericsson and Niklas Kronwall sidelined, Xavier Ouellet will remain in the lineup until one of them is set to return.

Jonathan Ericsson
Faulk (leg) will not travel to Ottawa.

Faulk will miss his fourth straight game with a leg injury. The Hurricanes said they’re being smart with Faulk’s injury, so he will not travel to Ottawa for Thursday’s game. He remains close to returning, but it won’t come until Friday at the earliest when the Hurricanes return home to play the Sharks.

Justin Faulk
Ramo will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL and meniscus damage.

Ramo suffered a knee injury last Thursday in San Jose and it was announced today that he will need surgery to repair meniscus damage and a torn ACL. He is expected to need 6-8 months to recover which leaves the Flames with Jonas Hiller and Joni Ortio as their goaltending tandem.

Karri Ramo
Mrazek starts Thursday vs. the Penguins.

Mrazek gave up five goals on 22 shots in the Red Wings 6-5 win over the Bruins on Sunday afternoon. Jimmy Howard started on Monday, so they’ll go back to Mrazek tonight in Pittsburgh. Mrazek is 4-1-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .915 SV% since the break and 12-5-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .937 SV% on the road this season.

Petr Mrazek
Scuderi has cleared waivers and will report to Rockford (AHL).

Scuderi has no points and a minus-6 rating in 17 games since being acquired from Pittsburgh earlier in the season. With the emergence of Erik Gustafsson and Viktor Svedberg, Scuderi’s services seem to be no longer needed.

Rob Scuderi
Crawford starts Wednesday in New York.

Crawford allowed three goals on 44 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Ducks on Saturday. Crawford has lost three in a row while allowing a combined eight goals on 88 shots (.909 SV%). The Blackhawks have been great on home ice, but not so much on the road—Crawford is 13-7-1 with a 2.78 GAA and .912 SV% in cities not named Chicago this season.

Corey Crawford
McDonagh (concussion) will return to the Rangers lineup on Wednesday.

McDonagh has missed the last four games with a concussion, but will return tonight vs. the Blackhawks. With McDonagh back, Dan Boyle is expected to sit due to the flu. McDonagh will return to his spot on the top pairing with Dan Girardi and on the second power-play.

Ryan McDonagh

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What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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Every season there are several players who have breakout years, establishing themselves as some of the best up-and-coming stars in the league. In the 2024-25 season early breakout candidates have emerged such as Dylan Strome of the Washington Capitals (on-pace for his first 100-point season) and Ivan Barbashev of the Vegas Golden Knights (on-pace for career-high in points).

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