NHL Hockey Player News

Chiarot has been out of the lineup since February 21st, but will be back in tonight vs. Minnesota. Chiarot will replace Tobias Enstrom, who is out with an upper-body injury.

Enstrom was did not take part in the Jets morning skate and will be held out of the lineup tonight. He is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will be replaced by Ben Chiarot.

Bortuzzo will not be in the lineup on Tuesday, which suggests that Carl Gunnarsson will be back in the lineup. Bortuzzo is listed as day-to-day.

Allen made 38 saves on 39 shots in the Blues win in Chicago on Sunday. Allen has been excellent recently, winning three in a row while posting a 1.33 GAA and .952 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Jets team who are fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive. Allen has gone 11-3-1 with a 2.29 GAA and .900 SV% in 16 appearances at home.

Ferraro, 23, has registered 27 goals and 15 assists (42 points) in 70 games with Grand Rapids this season. His recall could be to give Mike Babcock another offensive option with Justin Abdelkader (hand) out, or it could be because Pavel Datsyuk was banged up in Sunday’s loss to the Capitals.

Enroth allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Stars win in Nashville on Saturday. It was his first win since March 5th and just his second win with the Stars. Tonight Enroth who will face a Sharks team who have won four of their last six contests.

Varlamov allowed four goals on 42 shots in the Avs win over the Predators on Tuesday. Varalamov was limited to 56 starts entering today because of injury. He has gone 27-20-8 with a 2.57 GAA and .921 SV%. Tonight will be his third starts against the Blackhawks this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA and .988 SV% in the first two.

Berra allowed two goals on 37 shots in Colorado’s win in Anaheim last Friday. Berra has gone 2-2-0 with a 1.85 GAA and .944 SV% in his last four outings. Tonight he will try to play spoiler against a Jets team who are battling for a playoff spot. Winnipeg has won three in a row while outscoring their opponents 8-4.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Avs loss in Los Angeles on Saturday. Tonight Varlamov will make his fourth start of the season against the Predators—he comes in having lost five of his last six and sits 1-1-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .912 SV% in his first three starts against Nashville.

Johnson still is not ready to be back in the lineup and with only three games left in the season, he is running out of opportunities to return.

Bachman allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Oilers win in Colorado on March 30th. He missed the last three games after there was a death in his family, but he will likely be back in tonight vs. the Kings. Bachman has won his last two games while stopping 58 of 59 shots (.983 SV%). Tonight he will take on an L.A team still fighting for a playoff spot—the Kings are 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

Nugent-Hopkins is in danger of missing his second straight game with a lower-body injury. Monitor his status in the morning skate, but it doesn’t look like he will be available vs. the Kings.

Stalock allowed one goal on 20 shots in the Sharks win over the Avalanche on Wednesday. He has won two of his last three games with a 1.77 GAA and .918 SV%. Tonight he will make his ninth start of the season at home—he has gone 5-3-0 with a 1.83 GAA and .922 SV% in the first eight starts.

Hannan will miss his third consecutive game with a facial injury and he remains day-to-day.

Vlasic will miss his fifth straight games with a lower-body injury. He remains day-to-day and could return on Thursday in Edmonton.

Hertl missed the morning skate on Monday and is not expected to be in the lineup tonight. Bryan Lerg has been recalled and could be making his NHL debut with Hertl out.

Stalock allowed one goal on 20 shots in the Sharks win over the Avalanche on Wednesday. He has won two of his last three games with a 1.77 GAA and .918 SV%. Tonight he will make his ninth start of the season at home—he has gone 5-3-0 with a 1.83 GAA and .922 SV% in the first eight starts.

Lerg leads the Worcester Sharks with 41 points (13G / 28A) in 66 games at the AHL level. He has never played in an NHL game before.

Abdelkader missed Sunday’s game after injuring his hand in the Red Wings shootout win over the Wild on Saturday. It sounds like he will not play on Tuesday, but GM Ken Holland believes Abdelkader will be back on Thursday.

Dubnyk made 20 saves on 22 shots in the Wild’s shootout loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Shockingly Dubnyk has lost two in a row for the first time since his third and fourth game with the Wild (Jan 19/20). He has not faced the Jets this season, but he has gone 12-6-1 with a 2.00 GAA and .921 SV% in 19 starts at home with Minny.