NHL Hockey Player News

Corey Crawford(G)|FA
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Crawford will be in goal on Sunday.

Crawford allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Dallas on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Crawford, who has now gone 7-3-1 with a 1.72 GAA and .944 SV% in the month of December. Crawford will make his 18th home start of the season, where he is an impressive 12-4-1 on the year.

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Tracey Myers 2015-12-27T13:29:57.000Z
Corey Crawford
Thomas Greiss(G)|FA
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Greiss will start on Sunday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Greiss allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Islanders loss in Colorado on December 17th. Jaroslav Halak has started three of the last four games, but will miss tonight’s game due to injury, so Greiss will start vs. the Maple Leafs. Greiss has gone 5-2-2 with a 2.05 GAA and .931 SV% on home ice this season.

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Shannon Hogan 2015-12-27T12:48:05.000Z
Thomas Greiss
Craig Anderson(G)|OTT
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Anderson will start on Sunday vs. the Bruins.

Anderson stopped 39 of 40 shots in the Senators shootout loss in Florida on Tuesday. Anderson has gone 5-4-1 with a 2.64 GAA and .924 SV% in his last 10 games and tonight he will face a Bruins team that is coming off of an ugly loss to the Sabres last night. Anderson comes into play with an 8-3-3 record, 2.44 GAA and .924 SV% on home ice this season.

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Brent Wallace 2015-12-27T11:51:42.000Z
Craig Anderson
Semyon Varlamov(G)|NYI
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Varlamov will start on Sunday vs. the Coyotes.

Varlamov gave up six goals on 21 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Maple Leafs on Monday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Varlamov, who should continue to get a tonne of playing time with Reto Berra sidelined. Varlamov has gone 7-2-0 wit ha 1.66 GAA and .948 SV% in December and tonight he will face the Coyotes for the second time this season.

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Mike Chambers 2015-12-27T14:02:24.000Z
Semyon Varlamov
Jonathan Bernier(G)|NJD
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Bernier will start on Sunday in Brooklyn.

Bernier allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for Bernier, who will start his sixth straight game on Sunday. He will face an Islanders team that is averaging 3.00 goals per game on home ice this season—in contrast, the Maple Leafs are 27th in the NHL in goals on the road.

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Emily Sadler 2015-12-27T12:50:51.000Z
Jonathan Bernier

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Who are the top NHL players to watch this season?

There’s never been more talent scattered across the NHL than there is this season. With living legends like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin still setting records left-and-right, alongside today’s current superstars such as Connor McDavid and Nathan Mackinnon, the level of talent in the NHL is at an all-time high. Along with these established stars, there’s plenty of budding stars emerging every season such as Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Matvei Michkov.

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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