NHL Hockey Player News

Dubnyk and his wife are expecting their second child any day now, so the plan is for him to start tonight as long as his wife doesn't go into labor. Dubnyk stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the 1-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Dubnyk has won two in a row while turning aside 58 of the last 59 shots (.983 SV%) that he’s faced.

Ward allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes loss in New York on Monday. Ward has had a tough go recently, losing two in a row while allowing a combined seven goals on 36 shots (.806 SV%). Ward has gone 4-2-3 with a 2.53 GAA and .899 SV% on home ice this season. Tonight he should be avoided with the 19-5-3 Canadiens in town.

Sparks allowed six goals on 35 shots in the Maple Leafs 6-1 loss to the Jets on Wednesday. After an impressive NHL debut, Sparks struggled in his second start. With James Reimer out with an injury, it will be Sparks again tonight. Tonight he will start against a Blues team that has been struggling—St. Louis has lost three of four while averaging just 2.00 goals per game.

Mason allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Flyers win in Ottawa on Tuesday. After losing four in a row, Mason has responded with back-to-back wins and draws a strong home matchup on Saturday. The Blue Jackets have lost three in a row while scoring just one goal in each loss. Mason has gone 1-3-3 with a 2.64 GAA and .919 SV% in seven home starts.

Quick made 15 saves on 16 shots in the Kings win over Vancouver on Tuesday. Quick has won two in a row and three out of the last four while posting an impressive 1.21 GAA and .951 SV%. He was the first goalie off at Friday’s practice, so it looks like he will start this afternoon vs. the Penguins. Quick has gone 8-5-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .913 SV% in 13 starts at STAPLES Center this season.

Ward allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes loss in New York on Monday. Ward has had a tough go recently, losing two in a row while allowing a combined seven goals on 36 shots (.806 SV%). Ward has gone 4-2-3 with a 2.53 GAA and .899 SV% on home ice this season. Tonight he should be avoided with the 19-5-3 Canadiens in town.

Dziurzynski has 11 points (5G / 6A) in 20 games with Binghamton this season. He is expected to make his season debut tonight vs. the physical Islanders team.

Di Giuseppe has scored six goals with eight assists (14 points) in 20 games with Charlotte this season. On Saturday he will make his NHL debut on the Hurricanes second line with Victor Rask and Jeff Skinner.

McGinn scored two goals with one assist in 12 games with the Hurricanes earlier in the season. While in the AHL, he has collected six goals and one assist in 10 games. He is expected to skate on the top line with Eric Staal and Elias Lindholm in Saturday’s game vs. the Canadiens.

Slavin was only sent down for one game and the Hurricanes must like what Slavin brought to the team versus what Ryan Murphy did on Thursday. Savin had one assist in six games with the Hurricanes before he was sent down.

Murphy only played one game during his call-up. He was a minus-1 with two shots in 19:06 of ice time, but will head back to Charlotte, with Jaccob Slavin coming up.

O’Reilly has registered three goals and 11 assists (14 points) in 21 games with Rochester this season. He could make his Sabres’ debut on Sunday and it would be the first NHL game he plays on a team with his brother Ryan O’Reilly.

Letang is battling an undisclosed injury and he is questionable for Saturday’s afternoon game in Los Angeles. Thankfully for the Penguins, they could be getting Olli Maatta back. Monitor Letang’s status as the 4:00 pm ET puck-drop approaches.

Dubnyk stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the 1-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Dubnyk has won two in a row while turning aside 58 of the last 59 shots (.983 SV%) that he’s faced. Dubnyk now leads the NHL with four shutouts, he is also second in Wins (13) despite being 21st in SV% (.916) and 22nd in GAA (2.36). He will start tonight as long as his wife isn’t giving birth.

Johansson left the team’s afternoon practice in Winnipeg early, and Coach Barry Trotz said he would be a game-time decision for Saturday’s contest against the Jets. Stanislav Galiev skated in Johansson’s place on the second line, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that’s how Washington’s lineup will look if Johansson misses the game.

Bibeau, 21, has gone 6-3-0 with a 3.64 GAA and .869 SV% in 10 games with the Marlies this season. With James Reimer day-to-day with an injury and Jonathan Bernier in the minors on a conditioning stint, Bibeau has been recalled to serve as Garret Sparks backup for at least Saturday’s game.