NHL Hockey Player News
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Johnson will be in goal Friday vs. the Hurricanes.
Johnson stopped all 12 shots that he faced after replacing Linus Ullmark in Wednesday’s loss to Nashville. Johnson has fallen behind Ullmark on the depth chart but he will start tonight vs. the Hurricanes. Johnson has gone 4-7-1 with a 2.58 GAA and a .904 SV% this season.
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Howard will face the Oilers on Friday.
Howard allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 OT win in St. Louis last Saturday. Howard has allowed three goals per game in his last three starts, going 2-1-0 with an .875 SV% over that span. He draws a great matchup tonight with the Oilers in town—Edmonton has lost five of six while averaging 2.33 goals over game.
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Luongo gets the nod on Friday vs. the Islanders.
Luongo allowed two goals on 23 shots after coming in for an injured Al Montoya on Wednesday. The Panthers have lost three in a row behind Luongo’s .904 SV%. Overall, Luongo is 6-8-3 on the season and tonight he will face the Islanders at home, where he is 5-5-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .927 SV% this season.
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Howard is in the starter's crease this morning.
Howard allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 OT win in St. Louis last Saturday. Howard has allowed three goals per game in his last three starts, going 2-1-0 with an .875 SV% over that span. He draws a great matchup tonight with the Oilers in town—Edmonton has lost five of six while averaging 2.33 goals over game.
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Bobrovsky will start in goal on Friday vs. Pittsburgh.
Bobrovsky stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Blue Jackets 2-1 win in New Jersey on Wednesday. Bobrovsky has been great recently, winning five of six with a 1.50 GAA and .948 SV%. After a rough start, Goalie Bob has turned things around and tonight he will face the Penguins for the second time this season—he stopped 28 of 29 in a 2-1 win in the first meeting.
Call up / Send down
The Flyers have sent Taylor Leier to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Call up / Send down
The Flyers have recalled Nick Cousins from Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Cousins, 22, has 18 points (5G / 13A) in 15 games with Lehigh Valley this season. He will make his season debut on Friday, replacing Taylor Leier, who was sent down. He will centre the fourth line with Colin McDonald and Scott Laughton on his wings.
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The Islanders have recalled Ryan Strome from Bridgeport (AHL).
Strome struggled with the Islanders at the start of the season, posting just one goal and four assists in 12 games. After being reassigned, he picked up two goals and two assists in eight games with Bridgeport. Strome will be in the Isles’ lineup on Friday.
The Predators have placed Miikka Salomaki (undisclosed) on injured reserve.
Salomaki hasn’t played in the last three games and has been placed on IR with an undisclosed injury. There is no word on the nature or severity of the injury, but he will remain out of the lineup.
Call up / Send down
The Predators have recalled Colton Sissons from Milwaukee (AHL).
Sissons, 22, had one goal in five games with the Predators before being sent back to the AHL. With Paul Gaustad reportedly banged up again, look for Sissons to be in the lineup on Friday. While with Milwaukee, he had eight points (3G / 5A) in 12 games.
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The Stars have recalled Patrik Nemeth from his conditioning stint with Texas (AHL).
Nemeth had one assist in eight games with Texas during his conditioning stint. Nemeth failed to record a point in two games with Dallas earlier in the year and three assists in 32 career NHL games.
Demers (lower-body) is expected to play on Friday.
Demers missed Tuesday’s game against Ottawa but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Vancouver. Demers comes in with 10 points (4G / 6A) and a plus-6 rating in 19 games this season.
Call up / Send down
The Stars have recalled Jack Campbell from Texas (AHL).
Campbell, 23, has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.80 GAA and .873 SV% in six games with Texas this season. With Kari Lehtonen (upper-body) out, Campbell has been recalled and will back up Antti Niemi on Friday.
The Stars have placed Kari Lehtonen (upper-body) on IR; expected to miss 5-7 days.
Lehtonen was injured on Tuesday in a collision with John Klingberg and will miss 5-7 days with an upper-body injury. With Lehtonen out, the Stars have recalled Jack Campbell and will roll with Antti Niemi on Friday.
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The Canadiens have recalled Christian Thomas from St. John’s (AHL).
With Alex Semin being moved to IR, the Canadiens have recalled Thomas for the first time this season. Thomas has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 18 AHL games this season. Thomas has one goal in 21 career NHL games.
The Canadiens have recalled Dustin Tokarski from St. John’s (AHL).
Tokarski allowed two goals on 13 shots after replacing Mike Condon in his only NHL appearance this season. While in St. John’s, he has gone 2-2-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .891 SV% this season.
Semin has been placed on IR with a lower-body injury; expected to miss one week.
Semin sufferd a lower-body injury in Wednesday's win over the Ranges, but he will miss at least one week, which means that Christian Thomas has been recalled from the AHL.
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