NHL Hockey Player News

Parise has been dealing with a nagging lower-body injury, but will play on Monday vs. the Red Wings. Parise has been held pointless with a minus-4 rating in his last three games.

Girardi missed the last five games with a crack in his knee cap. The veteran blueliner has nine points (2G / 7A) in 31 games this season.

Klein has not played since November 30th because of an oblique issue, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Nashville to face his former team. Klein has three goals, three assists and a plus-11 rating in 25 games this season.

Rinne allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Predators loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Rinne is expected to make his ninth consecutive start tonight, which will be his 12th in December—he has gone 4-5-2 with a 2.39 GAA and .909 SV% so far this month. Rinne would face a Rangers team on home ice, where he is 11-4-3 this season.

Barberio spent the first three seasons of his NHL career in Tampa Bay, but tonight he will face his former team in a Montreal Canadiens uniform. He had 20 points (2G / 18A) in 26 games with St. John’s (AHL) when he was called up.

Pateryn has been a healthy scratch for the last seven games, but will replace Alexei Emelin tonight. Pateryn has no points in eight games this season or 28 career NHL games.

Emelin was a minus-3 and played just 15:32 in Saturday’s loss in Washington. It was a rough night for Emelin, who will come out of the lineup in favour of Greg Pateryn.

Carlson sustained a minor lower-body injury on Saturday and is listed as a game-time decision for Monday’s game. Carlson’s iron man streak is in jeopardy of coming to an end—he has appeared in 412 consecutive games. Puck-drop is at 7 p.m, so monitor his status when warmups get underway at 6:30 p.m.

Glendening missed the Red Wings’ morning skate due to an illness and is listed as questionable for tonight’s game. Glendening has just two goals on the season, so he can’t be counted on in fantasy circles.

Larkin missed Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury, but he skated on the Red Wings’ top line and top power play in the morning skate and is expected to be in the lineup tonight. Larkin has goals in each of his last two games and continues to lead the NHL in plus-minus (+21).

Lazar will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury, but it is not believed to be a serious injury. Lazar is considered day-to-day.

Luongo allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Panthers win over the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Luongo has won five straight games while posting an impressive 1.55 GAA and .936 SV%. The Panthers have caught fire recently and now sit atop the Atlantic Division. Tonight Luongo will face his hometown team, who is 11-14-4 with a 2.54 GAA and .919 SV% against in his career.

Fisher has been out with a lower-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Rangers. Fisher will centre the Predators second line with Colin Wilson and Viktor Arvidsson on his wings. He has seven points (5G / 2A) in 24 games this season.

Krug missed Sunday’s game with an undisclosed injury, but his injury is not serious and he could be back in the lineup as soon as Tuesday. Monitor Krug’s status during tomorrow’s morning skate.

Krejci suffered an upper-body injury on Sunday and will miss at least a couple of weeks. With Krejci out, Ryan Spooner will shift to the second line and makes for an interesting waiver wire pickup for the next couple of weeks.

Holtby stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Capitals win over the Canadiens on Saturday. Holtby must be listening to DJ Khaled because all he does is win. He is 7-0-1 with a 1.85 GAA and .943 SV% in December and sits at 22-4-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .932 SV% on the season. Holtby is fantasy hockey’s best netminder and he is a must-start vs. the Sabres.

Kuemper allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Wild’s win over Montreal last Tuesday. With Devan Dubnyk dealing with an arm injury, Kuemper will get the nod against the Red Wings. Kuemper has won three in a row while posting a 1.00 GAA, .963 SV% and one shutout. He will face a Red Wings team that is ninth in the NHL in scoring on the road—averaging 2.62 goals per game.

Raanta has missed the last three games with a concussion that he sustained when he was hit in the mask with a slapshot on December 17th. He will backup Lundqvist tonight in Nashville.

Tangradi leads the Grand Rapids Griffins in goals with 13 to go along with nine assists (22 points) in 24 games this season. The 26-year-old has almost as many goals as he did last year (14) in half the amount of games. He is with the Red Wings on their road trip and could make his Wings’ debut on Monday or Tuesday.

Dubnyk was in the starter’s crease this morning but is dealing with an arm injury and will not start tonight against Detroit. With Dubnyk nicked up, Darcy Kuemper will get the call.