NHL Hockey Player News

Rask made 36 saves on 37 shots in the Bruins win over the Islanders on Sunday. The win snapped an ugly two-game losing streak where Rask allowed a combined eight goals. His overall numbers (3.22 GAA / .891 SV%) are still ugly and not where you would like them to be, but he draws a solid matchup tonight with Colorado in town.

Ullmark stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Sabres win over of the Canucks on Saturday. He has won three of four while posting a 2.10 GAA and .934 SV%. Ullmark will face a Panthers team coming off of a win after losing five in a row.

Lehtonen made 21 saves on 22 shots in the Stars win in Detroit on Sunday. Despite winning three in a row, the Stars elected to start Antti Niemi on Tuesday (he lost), but they will turn to Lehtonen tonight with the Jets in town. During his three-game winning streak Lehtonen has registered a 1.67 GAA and .946 SV%. Winnipeg comes in having lost three straight.

Miller allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Canucks loss in New Jersey on Sunday. Jacob Markstrom started on Tuesday, so expect the Canucks to go back to Miller tonight in Ottawa. He comes in having lost his last three starts while allowing a combined 10 goals on 73 shots (.863 SV%). Tonight he will face an Ottawa team that is 8th in the NHL in scoring.

Halak allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Islanders loss to the Bruins on Sunday. Thomas Greiss got the nod on Tuesday so it is no surprise to see Halak going tonight in Los Angeles. Halak has lost three of his last four despite posting a 1.98 GAA and .912 SV%. Tonight he will go up against a Kings team that has alternated wins and losses in their last six.

Ward allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Hurricanes loss in New York on Tuesday. The Hurricanes couldn’t beat Henrik Lundqvist, so there wasn’t much Ward could do. Overall, Ward is 5-6-0 with a 2.45 GAA and .904 SV% this season, but draws a tough matchup vs. the Wild tonight. Ward is 2-2-0 at home.

Dubnyk allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Wild’s win over the Jets on Tuesday. Dubnyk has won back-to-back games and four of his last six. Tonight Dubnyk will start in Carolina—he has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .878 SV% on the road this season. Despite his road struggles, this matchup should be one to target.

Enroth stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Kings shutout win in St. Louis on November 3rd. Enroth has been great in two starts with the Kings—he has allowed a single goal on 64 shots (.984 SV%) en route to a 2-0 start. Tonight he faces an Islanders team that has lost five of seven.

Rinne was shelled for five goals on 26 shots in the Predators 7-5 win over the Senators on Tuesday. Rinne has had a difficult time recently—Rinne has allowed a combined 15 goals on 112 shots (.866 SV%) in his last four starts. Rinne’s recent struggles could be brought to a halt tonight with the Maple Leafs in town.

Slepyshev had one assist in 10 games with the Oilers earlier in the season, but has not registered a point in three games since being sent to Bakersfield. Tonight he will replace Benoit Pouliot (illness) in the lineup.

Tlusty failed to record a point in three games since returning to the lineup. Tonight he will be a healthy scratch after being a minus-2 in his last two games.

Pouliot will be held out of the lineup because of an illness and will be replaced by Anton Slepyshev. He is listed as day-to-day.

Nilsson allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Oilers overtime win in Anaheim last night. Despite the back-to-back, Edmonton will go with Nilsson again tonight in Arizona. Nilsson has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .912 SV% in six starts this season. He will face a Coyotes team that has won three of four and sits at 8-6-1 on the season.

Smith allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Coyotes win in Los Angeles on Tuesday. It was a nice outing for Smith after a couple of blunders last week. Smith is terribly inconsistent which makes him very hard to trust. He draws a solid match tonight with the 6-10-0 Oilers in town—Smith has gone 2-2-0 with a 4.06 GAA and .882 SV% at home this season.

Mitchell missed the last four games with an oblique injury, but he will be back in the lineup tonight in Boston. Mitchell is expected to replace Ben Street in the lineup. Mitchell has four goals in 11 games this season.

Boyes has failed to record a point in his last four games and will take a seat tonight in Nashville. Boyes has one goal and five assists in 13 games this season.

Winnik missed Tuesday’s game in Dallas, but he will replace Brad Boyes in the lineup tonight in Nashville. Winnik, who will skate on the third line, has six points (2G / 4A) in 14 games this season.