NHL Hockey Player News

Hiller stopped all eight shots that he faced after replacing the injured Karri Ramo in the Flames shootout win last night. With Ramo out, Hiller will start tonight in Arizona with Joni Ortio coming up to back him up. Hiller has won three in a row (including last night) while posting a 1.88 GAA and .949 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Coyotes team that has lost five in a row.

Hiller stopped all eight shots that he faced after replacing the injured Karri Ramo in the Flames shootout win last night. With Ramo out, Hiller will start tonight in Arizona with Joni Ortio coming up to back him up. Hiller has won three in a row (including last night) while posting a 1.88 GAA and .949 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Coyotes team that has lost five in a row.

Domingue allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Canucks on Wednesday. Domingue has lost four in a row (0-3-1) while posting an ugly 4.94 GAA and .853 SV%. Domingue and the Coyotes have struggled as of late and tonight he will face a Flames team that has won three consecutive games.

Ward stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Hurricanes shootout loss to the Canadiens on Sunday. Since returning to the Hurricanes’ crease, Ward has gone 1-0-1 while stopping 66 of 70 shots (.943 SV%). Ward has played well, but draws a rough matchup tonight with the Penguins in town. Sidney Crosby is red-hot and the Pens have won six of their last eight.

Fleury surrendered two goals on 21 shots in the Penguins loss to the Rangers on Wednesday. Fleury has gone 2-2-0 with a 3.73 GAA and .865 SV% since the All-Star break and will start tonight in Carolina. He has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.46 GAA and .930 SV% in two starts against the Hurricanes this season.

Johnson allowed two goals on 22 shots after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. Johnson has not won a game since January 18th and comes in having lost his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 72 shots (.903 SV%). Tonight he will face a Canadiens team that has won three in a row.

Rinne gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Predators loss to the Capitals on Tuesday. Rinne has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 3.28 GAA and .862 SV%. Rinne has gone 7-9-4 on the road this season and draws a scary matchup tonight in Tampa Bay. The Lightning have lost two in a row, but they have won eight straight on home ice.

Johnson allowed two goals on 22 shots after replacing Robin Lehner in the Sabres loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. Johnson has not won a game since January 18th and comes in having lost his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 72 shots (.903 SV%). Tonight he will face a Canadiens team that has won three in a row.

Budaj will start the second game of the Kings’ back-to-back with Jhonas Enroth struggling last night and Jonathan Quick out. The 33-year-old netminder is in his first season with the Kings organization and has played exceptionally well at the AHL level. He was recalled after starting 38 games with Ontario (AHL)—he went 26-9-3 with a 1.58 GAA and .935 SV%.

Elliott allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Blues 2-1 shootout loss to the Jets on Tuesday. Elliott has started the previous 12 games, going 7-3-2 with a 1.67 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout. Elliott is on fire right now but draws a rough matchup tonight in Florida. The Panthers enter playing having gone 6-1-1 while averaging 4.63 goals per game.

Mrazek stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Red Wings win over the Senators on Wednesday. He has won three in a row while stopping 73 of 75 shots (.973 SV%). He comes into play as the NHL’s leader in goals against average (1.94) and save percentage (.934). Tonight will be his third career start vs. the Avalanche—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 0.48 GAA, .980 SV% and one shutout in the first two meetings.

Bishop allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Montreal on Tuesday. He has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .902 SV% since the All-Star break and 6-2-0 in his last eight outings. Tonight he will face a Predators team that has lost three of four—he allowed four goals on 33 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss in their first meeting.

Luongo allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Panthers win over the Sabres on Tuesday. You don’t allow four and win very often, but Tuesday’s victory pushed Luongo to 5-0-1 with a 2.16 GAA and .934 SV% in his last six starts. Bobby Lu is having a fantastic year and he will look to keep things rolling tonight vs. the Blues—he stopped 29 of 30 shots in a 3-1 win in St. Louis back in December.

Raanta allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Rangers loss to the Capitals back on January 17th. He hasn’t played since and has only started nine games this season. Despite a lack of playing time behind Henrik Lundqvist, Raanta has played well when called upon. The 26-year-old has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .909 SV% on the year and will take on a Kings team that lost last night.

Mrazek stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Red Wings win over the Senators on Wednesday. He has won three in a row while stopping 73 of 75 shots (.973 SV%). He comes into play as the NHL’s leader in goals against average (1.94) and save percentage (.934). Tonight will be his third career start vs. the Avalanche—he has gone 1-0-1 with a 0.48 GAA, .980 SV% and one shutout in the first two meetings.