NHL Hockey Player News

Luongo made 28 saves on 29 shots in the Panthers’ overtime win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Luongo was outstanding in the win, giving him eight on the season. Luongo has two straight wins, while allowing just three goals on 54 shots (.944 SV%). Tonight he draws a tough matchup in St. Louis. Bobby Lu has gone 2-3-2 with a 2.51 GAA and .920 SV% on the road this season.

Smith allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Coyotes’ win over the Flames last Friday. Anders Lindback started on Saturday, but the Coyotes will go back to Smith tonight in Nashville. Smith comes in riding a three game winning streak, he has posted a 1.63 GAA and .944 SV% over that span. Tonight he will take on a Nashville team who has lost five of their last six.

Dubnyk allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Jets last Friday. Darcy Kuemper gave him a breather on Saturday, but Dubnyk will get right back in the cage tonight in Chicago. Dubnyk was 4-5-1 with a 2.51 GAA, .918 SV% and two shutouts in November. He has previously faced the Blackhawks this season, he allowed four goals on 29 shots in a 5-4 win back in late October.

Mason stopped all 24 shots that he faced to post his first shutout of the season on Sunday in New York. The win snapped a four-game slide for Mason, who finished the month of November with a 2-4-2 record, 2.34 GAA and .920 SV%. There were high expectations after a great 2014-15 season, but Mason has struggled most of the year and tonight he will face the 12-6-5 Senators, who has averaged 4.40 goals in their last five games.

Ullmark was pulled after he allowed three goals on eight shots in the Sabres’ loss to the Predators last Wednesday. After winning four of his first six starts, Ullmark has lost four consecutive starts while posting a 2.58 GAA and .901 SV%. Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that has gone 4-2-3 while averaging 2.44 goals per game in their last nine games.

Crawford allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Blackhawks’ overtime win in Anaheim last Friday. Scott Darling started in Saturday, so Crawford will be back in goal tonight vs. Minnesota. Crawford has won four out of his last five while posting a 2.81 GAA and .901 SV%—the Blackhawks have scored 19 goals in front of him over that span. With that kind of team in front of him, he should make for a good start at home tonight.

It doesn’t appear as if the Canadiens trust Tokarski, which is why he has swapped places with Zach Fucale in advance of Tuesday’s game vs. Columbus. With Fucale now with Montreal, Tokarski become’s St. John’s starter—he has gone 2-2-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .891 SV% in six AHL games this season.

Fucale, a second round pick (36th overall) in 2013, has played very well in his first season in the AHL. The 20-year-old has gone 7-2-2 with a 3.12 GAA and .907 SV% in 12 games with St. John’s and gets a chance to be in the NHL while Carey Price is out. Montreal doesn’t have a back-to-back until next Wednesday—Thursday, so don’t expect to see Fucale until then.

Pateryn has not registered a point in seven games this season. He played 14:57 on Saturday, but will come out of the lineup tonight in favour of Alexei Emelin.

Emelin was a healthy scratch for the las two games, but will replace Greg Pateryn in the lineup tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Emelin has two assists in 18 games this season.

Condon allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Canadiens’ overtime loss to the Devils on Saturday. With Price out for the next six weeks, attention turns to Condon again. He has gone 2-2-2 with a 3.05 GAA and .879 SV% in his last six starts. Tonight he faces a Blue Jackets team that has won 6-3-0 in their last nine while averaging 2.44 goals per game.