NHL Hockey Player News

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 17 shots after replacing Ben Bishop (back) in the Stars 5-2 loss to the Predators on Tuesday. Bishop did not travel with the team to St. Louis, so Lehtonen will be the Stars No.1 option in the short-term. In his first start against the Blues, Lehtonen allowed four goals on 21 shots in a 4-2 loss.

Price allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to St. Louis on Tuesday. The loss snapped five-game winning streak for Price, who has a 1.67 GAA, .946 SV% and one shutout in six games since returning from a lower-body injury. Tonight he will face a Flames team that is on a three-game losing streak and are on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Rask allowed one goal on 11 shots after replacing Anton Khudobin in the Bruins’ 5-3 loss to the Predators on Monday. After a four-game break, Rask has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout in his last three starts. Tonight he will take on the 7-18-5 Coyotes, who have lost four of their last five games.

Reimer allowed three goals on 19 shots after replacing the injured Roberto Luongo in the Panthers’ shootout loss to the Islanders on Monday. With Luongo expected to miss at least one month, Reimer becomes the No.1 in Florida and comes into Thursday with a 3.67 GAA and .892 SV% in 14 appearances this season. He will be in tough against his hometown team, who come in ranked fifth in the NHL in scoring (3.35 GF/PG).

Forsberg allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Blackhawks 3-1 loss to the Kings on Sunday. Since taking over for Corey Crawford, Forsberg has stopped 54 of 57 shots () but has yet to record a win. The 25-year-old has gone 1-2-2 with a 3.67 GAA and .898 SV% on the road this season.

Smith allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Flames loss to the Flyers on Monday. After shutting out the Coyotes last Thursday, Smith has lost two in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 48 shots (.792 SV%). In his first start against the Maple Leafs, Smith allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Elliott allowed two goals on 45 shots in the Flyers win in Calgary on Monday. Elliott was excellent against his former team, ending the Flyers 10-game losing streak. He will look to win his second game in a row and eighth on the season against an Oilers team that has lost five of their last nine games.

Roberto Luongo was hurt in the Panthers shootout loss to the Islanders on Monday, so Sateri has been called up to serve as the Panthers’ No.2 behind James Reimer. The 27-year-old has gone 5-6-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .906 SV% in 12 games with the Thunderbirds this season.

Bozak miss Saturday’s game in Vancouver with an illness, but is expected to be back between James van Riemsdyk and Mitch Marner tonight vs. the Flames. Bozak has had a slow year so far, collecting just four goals and seven assists (11 points) in 27 contests.

Andersen allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Vancouver on Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Andersen, who will make his 25th start of the season tonight vs. the Flames. He faced the Flames last Tuesday, stopping 19 of 20 shots in a 4-1 win.