NHL Hockey Player News

Hemsky (lower-body) is questionable for Sunday's game.

Hemsky returned to the Stars lineup last night and posted two assists in 13:01 TOI. However, he must have been banged up last night because he is questionable for tonight’s contest. He will be replaced by Brendan Ranford if he can’t go.

Ales Hemsky
Enroth starts Sunday vs. Minnesota.

Enroth stopped all nine shots that he faced after replacing Kari Lehtonen in the Stars 5-2 loss to the Sharks on Thursday. He has made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 SV%) in his first two appearances with Dallas. Tonight he will face a Wild team that he went 0-2-0 with a 6.02 GAA and .840 SV% against while with Buffalo.

Jhonas Enroth
Miller is expected to be back in goal for Vancouver.

Miller surrendered four goals on 34 shots in the Canucks 5-4 win over the Rangers on Thursday. Miller has only started three of the last five games, but will get back in goal tonight on Long Island. Miller has gone 3-4-0 with a 3.40 GAA and .888 SV% in February.

Ryan Miller
Dubnyk will start Sunday vs. the Stars.

Dubnyk stopped al 15 shots that he faced in the Wild’s 4-0 shutout win over the Oilers on Friday. e is now 5-0-0 against Edmonton and has a ridiculous five shutouts in just 16 starts with Minnesota. Dubnyk enters play having won four of five with a 1.80 GAA and .933 SV%.

Devan Dubnyk
Krejci (undisclosed) will not play on Sunday.

Krejci suffered an undisclosed injury on Friday and it will keep him out of tonight’s game against the Blackhawks. With Krejci out, Ryan Spooner was recalled and will centre the Bruins second line. Krejci is traveling with the team, so his injury is not believed to be overly serious.

David Krejci
The Ducks have placed Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers.

With John Gibson winning three of five during his call-up and Frederik Andersen set to return from injury, the Ducks have placed Bryzgalov on waivers in order to activate Andersen from IR. Having gone 1-4-1 with a 4.19 GAA and .847 SV%, we might have seen the last of Bryzgalov in the NHL.

Ilya Bryzgalov
Zepp will start on back-to-back days.

Zepp made 20 saves on 22 shots in the Flyers 3-2 shootout win over the Predators last night. He is 4-1-0 with a 2.73 GAA and .892 SV% this season, but he is a risky start on no rest against a pretty talented Washington squad.

Robert Zepp
Zetterberg left Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Zetterberg played just 11:24 before retiring to the locker room with an upper-body injury. There was no word on how serious the injury is, but the Red Wings will keep their fingers crossed that they don’t lose their captain for an extended period of time. The Wings went on to win 7-6 in OT without Zetty.

Henrik Zetterberg
Gorges (lower-body) will undergo season-ending surgery.

Gorges, who has missed the last four games, will undergo surgery on a lower-body injury that he suffered in mid-February. Gorges wraps up his first season with the Sabres with six assists and a minus-28 rating in 46 games.

Josh Gorges
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Canucks have recalled Nicklas Jensen from Utica (AHL).

Jensen, 21, has not recorded a point in five games with the Canucks this season. He has 20 points (10G / 10A) in 38 games with the Utica Comets. He could be in the lineup tonight with Alex Burrows out.

Nicklas Jensen

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There’s never been more talent scattered across the NHL than there is this season. With living legends like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin still setting records left-and-right, alongside today’s current superstars such as Connor McDavid and Nathan Mackinnon, the level of talent in the NHL is at an all-time high. Along with these established stars, there’s plenty of budding stars emerging every season such as Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Matvei Michkov.

What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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Which NHL players are having breakout or comeback seasons?

Every season there are several players who have breakout years, establishing themselves as some of the best up-and-coming stars in the league. In the 2024-25 season early breakout candidates have emerged such as Dylan Strome of the Washington Capitals (on-pace for his first 100-point season) and Ivan Barbashev of the Vegas Golden Knights (on-pace for career-high in points).

Additionally, nothing beats a comeback story, and that can be said about surging veterans such as Anze Koipitar of the Los Angeles Kings, and Matt Duchene of the Dallas Stars.

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