NHL Hockey Player News

Ward allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Hurricanes loss in Washington on Tuesday. Today Ward will make his third start of the season against the Flyers—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .958 SV% in the first two meetings. So far this season he is 13-8-4 with a 1.89 GAA and .925 SV% at home.

Rinne allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Predators loss to Canucks on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Rinne, who will be making his fourth start of season against the Stars tonight. In their first three meetings, Rinne has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.66 GAA and .932 SV%.

Bishop made 32 saves on 34 shots in the Lightning’s OT loss to the Senators on Thurday. He has now dropped three of his last four starts while posting a 3.13 GAA and .884 SV% in the process. He will make his third start of the year vs the Panthers—he has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .872 SV% in the first two.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers win in Minnesota on Thursday. He has won two in a row while stopping 58 of 62 shots (.936 SV%). Lundqvist has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.96 GAA and a .922 SV% in his first two starts against the Devils this season.

Holtby gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Capitals win over the Canadiens on Thursday. He has won three straight games while posting a 2.59 GAA and .896 SV%. Tonight he will look to keep his success against the Senators going—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .969 SV% in their first two meetings.

Hammond made 28 saves on 29 shots in the Senators OT win over the Lightning on Thursday. Since returning to the crease after a brief absence, Hammond has topped 44 of 46 shots (.956 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he starts vs. the Capitals, who have won their last three games while scoring a combined 13 goals.

Rask allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Bruins 3-2 win over the Red Wings on Thursday. He has won four consecutive starts while posting a 1.47 GAA and .953 SV%. He comes into tonight at 1-1-1 with a 3.24 GAA and .886 SV% vs. the Maple Leafs this season. However, he makes for a great option tonight because the Leafs are terrible now.

Luongo made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Panthers blowout win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. Tonight will be his third start against the Lightning this season. He is still search for his first win, having gone 0-1-1 with a 3.51 GAA and .877 SV% in the first two meetings. He has played well at home though, winning four of his last five.

Halak gave up three goals on 39 shots in the Islanders loss in Columbus on Thursday. He has lost two of three while allowing a combined 10 goals on 101 shots (.909 SV%). The Islanders are slumping, but Halak makes for a great start tonight vs. a bad Sabres team who are on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Schneider allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Devils loss in Columbus on Tuesday. Keith Kinkaid got the win last night, but Schneider will be between the pipes tonight in New York. Schneider has lost his last five starts while posting a 2.64 GAA and .908 SV% over that span. He has gone 0-1-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .885 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Rangers.

Lehtonen was pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots in the Stars 5-3 loss to the Flames on Monday. Lehtonen will make his fifth start of the season against the Blues—he has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .907 SV% in the first two meetings. Lehtonen comes in with a 15-10-8 record at home this year.

Bennett, 18, had 11 goals and 13 assists (24 points) in 11 games with Kingston this season. He also had three assists in four games during the OHL postseason. Bennett missed the majority of the year with a shoulder injury.