NHL Hockey Player News

Allen was pulled after allowing three goals on five shots in the Blues loss in New York on Thursday. After posting back-to-back shutouts, Allen struggled vs. Lundqvist. Overall Allen is 7-3-0 record, 1.79 GAA and .941 SV% on the season. The first time the Blues and Blackhawks met, Allen replaced Brian Elliott and led the Blues back to a 6-5 OT win.

Schneider allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Devils win in Chicago on Thursday. Schneider has been great this season and his team has done enough in front of him to have the 29-year-old netminder sitting at 8-4-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .924 SV% on the season. Tonight he will take on the 10-6-0 Penguins at home—Schneider is 3-3-1 on Prudential Center ice this season.

Jones was yanked after allowed two goals on three shots in the Sharks 4-2 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. Jones has really struggled as of late, losing three of four while posting a 3.71 GAA and .851 SV%. His overall numbers are still solid, but his recent stretch of games is alarming. Tonight he will face a Red Wings team that has won four of five despite only averaging 2.20 goals per game.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Bob. The 27-year-old netminder has a tough matchup in Pittsburgh tonight—he has gone 4-4-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.

Darling allowed one goals on 13 shots after replacing Corey Crawford in a loss in New Jersey back on November 6th. Darling has registered a 1-2-0 record, 3.11 GAA and .885 SV% this season. He should be a nice Sunday spot-start option with the Flames in town—Calgary is 6-11-1 on the year.

Crawford allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Devils on Thursday. Crawford has struggled in his last four contests, losing three of four while posting a 4.15 GAA and .860 SV%. He will have a tough time getting back on track tonight in St. Louis—he gave up six goals on 29 shots in their first meeting.

Keith has missed the last 10 games with a sprained knee, but will be back in the lineup on Saturday vs. the Blues. Keith will skate alongside Nikals Hjalmarsson—he had two assists in six games this season.

Khudobin stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Ducks shutout win over the Sharks last Saturday. Khudobin has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.80 GAA and .913 SV% in his first four starts with the Ducks. Tonight he will face an Islanders team in flux—New York has lost six of eight while averaging only 1.75 goals per game.

Datsyuk has missed the first five weeks of the season after having ankle surgery this summer, but he is set to return to the lineup tonight vs. the Sharks. Datsyuk will play on the Red Wings’ top line with Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader as well as their top power-play unit. Datsyuk should be activated in all formats.

Emelin was held off of the ice on Friday and is listed as questionable for Saturday’s game vs. Colorado. If Emelin is unable to play look for Jarred Tinordi or Greg Pateryn to play.

Biega served as a healthy scratch on Tuesday after Chris Tanev returned to the lineup. Biega heads back to the AHL where he has one assist in six games this season.

Ramo allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flames loss in Tampa Bay last night. Despite losing two in a row while giving up a combined seven goals, Ramo will start for the second time in as many nights. Ramo has won three of his last six starts while posting a 3.18 GAA and .892 SV%—tonight will mark his seventh consecutive start.

Cowen missed Friday’s practice and the Senators have listed him as questionable for Saturday’s game vs. the Rangers. If Cowen is unfit to play, Patrick Wiercioch would re-enter the lineup.

Anderson allowed seven goals on 38 shots in the Senators 7-5 loss to the Predators on Tuesday. Anderson has seen his GAA balloon up to 3.11 and he has allowed at least three goals in seven of his 11 starts this season. You might want to look elsewhere this afternoon because the Rangers come in winners of their last seven games.

Havlat requested to have his contract terminated for personal reasons and the Blues granted him that request. There is no word on why Havlat wants to leave the team.

Bogosian has missed the first 16 games of the season with a lower-body injury but returned to practice on Friday. Bogosian’s return suggests that Bogosian is nearing a return to the lineup. The Sabres are 8-8-0 so far this season, so getting Bogosian back could push them over the .500 hump.

Sutter missed Thursday’s game with an undisclosed injury and was not at practice this morning either, so his status for Saturday’s game remains up in the air. Monitor his status during Saturday’s morning skate.