NHL Hockey Player News

Mrazek allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Red Wings win in Ottawa last Saturday. Mrazek has won two of his last three starts while posting a 2.30 GAA and .920 SV%. Overall he has a 2.67 GAA and .921 SV% and he is a must-start tonight vs. a Maple Leafs team who only has two wins in 12 contests.

Ward allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Lightning last Sunday. Eddie Lack got the nod last night, so Ward will go tonight vs. the Senators. He comes in with a solid 2.44 GAA and. 907 SV% in 10 outings this season and has a great history against the Senators—he has gone 13-7-2 with a 2.38 GAA and .922 SV% vs. Ottawa.

Harrington has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but he will replace Martin Marincin in the lineup tonight vs. Detroit. Harrington has one assists and a minus-1 rating in seven games with the Maple Leafs.

Tlusty has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but he will be back in the lineup on the Devils top six. Tlusty has one goal and two assists in 10 games this season.

Clune has been a healthy scratch for the last two games and has been placed on waivers with Scott Harrington and eventually Jonathan Bernier coming back from IR.

Galiev has been a healthy scratch in the last nine games, but will head to Hershey for a two-week conditioning stint before returning to the Capitals. Galiev had 45 points (25G / 20A) in 67 games with Hershey last season.

McGinn failed to record a point in two games with the Lightning, but served as a healthy scratch last night after the return of Cedric Paquette.

Nesterov has been a healthy scratch in three of the last five games and has failed to record a point in six games with the Lightning this season. Nesterov had 14 points (3G / 11A) in 32 games with Syracuse last season.

Lack surrendered two goals on 19 shots in the Hurricanes’ OT win over the Islanders on October 29th. Tonight will be Lack’s fourth start with the Hurricanes. He has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.61 GAA and .852 SV% in his first three starts and things will not get any easier tonight with the Stars in town. Dallas possesses arguably the strongest offence in the league, so try to avoid Lack tonight.

Reimer allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Jets on Wednesday. Reimer has allowed a combined four goals on 77 shots (.948 SV%) in his last two starts, which have resulted in a win and a loss. Tonight he will face the Red Wings for the second time this season. However, the first time came in a relief effort of Jonathan Bernier—he stopped 12 of 13 in the 4-0 defeat.

Parise suffered the injury after being hit by James Neal while he was engaged with Ryan Ellis along the side boards. Parise got up slowly and it has already been announced that he will not play on Saturday. The nature or severity of the injury has yet to be announced, but the Wild can’t afford to lose Parise for an extended period of time—he currently leads the team in goals with seven.

Rask allowed five goals on 19 shots in the Bruins loss to the Stars on Tuesday. It was a tough outing for Rask, but the Stars are one of the NHL’s top offensive groups. Rask has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.80 GAA and .896 SV%. He has another horrible matchup tonight vs. Washington—the Capitals have averaged 3.27 goals per game through four games.

Bobrovsky made 41 saves on 43 shots in the Blue Jackets win in San Jose on Tuesday. Bobrovksy had easily his best game of the season and he will look to win two in a row tonight in Los Angeles. Bobrovsky has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.55 GAA and .921 SV%.. Bobrovsky has turned things around, but will run into a red-hot Kings team, who has won eight of their last nine.

Hutchinson was pulled after allowing four goals on nine shots in the Jets loss to the Canadiens on Sunday. It was a terrible night for the Jets and Hutchinson, who has otherwise played very well this season. Tonight he comes into play with a 2.51 GAA and .925 SV% and draws a matchup vs. the NHL’s eighth highest scoring team (2.92 G/PG).

Bobrovsky made 41 saves on 43 shots in the Blue Jackets win in San Jose on Tuesday. Bobrovksy had easily his best game of the season and he will look to win two in a row tonight in Los Angeles. Bobrovsky has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.55 GAA and .921 SV%.. Bobrovsky has turned things around, but will run into a red-hot Kings team, who has won eight of their last nine.