NHL Hockey Player News

Zepp will start Saturday afternoon vs. Nashville.

Zepp allowed four goals on 20 shots in the Flyers loss on Long Island in his last NHL outing. Overall he has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.92 GAA and .889 SV% with Philly this season. He has a terrible matchup this afternoon with the Predators in town.

Robert Zepp
Johnson starts Saturday vs. the Capitals.

Johnson allowed a single goal on 38 shots in the Islanders 4-1 win over Carolina on Tuesday. With a back-to-back today and tomorrow, Johnson will go this afternoon with Jaroslav Halak likely for Sunday. Johnson allowed four goals on 26 shots in a 5-2 loss in his first start against the Capitals.

Chad Johnson
Price will start Saturday vs. Columbus.

Price allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Canadiens 3-2 shootout loss to the Panthers on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streat, but that won’t deter the Habs from going back to the best goalie in the NHL tonight vs. Columbus. He has gone 5-1-1 with a 1.39 GAA and .943 SV% in February.

Carey Price
Miller will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery.

Miller was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder and will undergo surgery that will end to 2014-15 campaign for the Bruins defenseman. This will open up a permanent spot for Matt Bartkowski on the Boston blue line.

Kevan Miller
Krejci left Friday's game with a lower-body injury and did not return.

Krejci crashed to this ice while trying to hit Alex Steen on Friday night. He limped off of the ice to the dressing room and did not return. He will travel with the team to Chicago, but there is no word on if he will play on Sunday. Expect an update in the next 24 hours.

David Krejci
Kinkaid starts in game two of the Devils back-to-back.

Kinkaid allowed six goals on 44 shots in the Devils loss in Montreal on February 7th. Overall, Kinkaid is 2-4-3 with a 2.76 GAA and .910 SV% on the season. Tonight he will take on the NHL’s 27th ranked offence who ate also be on the tail-end of a back-to-back set.

Keith Kinkaid
McElhinney starts for seventh time in eight games.

McElhinney made 29 saves on 30 shots in the Blue Jackets 2-1 win over the Penguins on Thursday. He has won three in a row and five of his last six starts while posting a 2.00 GAA and .943 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Habs in Montreal—McElhinney has gone 6-4-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .929 SV% on the road.

Curtis McElhinney
Hutchinson gets the nod in Toronto on Saturday.

Hutchinson gave up four goals on 22 shots in the Jets 5-4 shootout win over the Oilers on Monday. He has won three straight games, despite allowing nine goals on 81 shots (.889 SV%). Tonight he takes on a Maple Leafs team who have been dreadful as of late. The Leafs have lost 15 of 16, so Hutchinson makes for a strong fantasy start.

Michael Hutchinson
Niemi starts Saturday's Stadium Series game.

Niemi gave up two goals on 39 shots in the Sharks win in Dallas on Thursday. Niemi has gone 3-3-2 with a 3.10 GAA and .907 SV% on February. Tonight he will face a Kings team, who he is 2-1-0 with a 1.69 GAA and .945 SV% against this season—but an outdoor game brings an entirely different game.

Antti Niemi
Skapski will make his NHL debut in Buffalo.

Skapski, 20, has gone 12-7-3 with a 2.38 GAA and .914 SV% in 24 starts with Hartford (AHL) this season. This is his first pro season and tonight he draws a great matchup in Buffalo. He is not available on DraftKings, but might make for a strong spot-start.

Mackenzie Skapski
Neuvirth starts on back-to-back nights.

Neuvirth made 36 saves on 38 shots in the Sabres win in Philadelphia last night. Despite a busy workload, he will start again tonight against the visiting Rangers. He has gone 1-2-1 with a 1.93 GAA and .940 SV%. All three losses have been one-goal losses.

Michal Neuvirth
Petry (upper-body) will not be in the lineup on Friday.

Petry was in the morning skate, but will be held out of tonight’s game vs. Wild. Petry is in contract talks with the Oilers, but has also been the subject of trade talks, so the Oilers won’t want risk Petry injuring himself further.

Jeff Petry
Scrivens will start in goal vs. the Wild.

Scrivens allowed three goals on 41 shots in the Oilers 4-3 shootout win over the Bruins on Wednesday. Scrivens has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.47 GAA and .907 SV% in his last four starts. Tonight he will face a Wild team who have won seven of nine in February.

Ben Scrivens
Gibson will make his fourth straight start for the Ducks.

Gibson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Ducks loss to the Lightning on Wednesday. He has allowed a combined nine goals on 60 shots (.850 SV%) in his last two starts. In four starts on the road this season, Gibson has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.65 GAA and .925 SV%.

John Gibson
Subban will make his NHL debut in St. Louis.

Subban, 21, has gone 10-10-3 with a 2.47 GAA and .920 SV% with Providence (AHL) this season. He was expected to make his NHL debut on Wednesday, but I guess the Bruins really wanted to test him. Rather than start him vs. the 29th placed team, he starts his NHL career vs. the 4th ranked team.

Malcolm Subban

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