NHL Hockey Player News

Jordan, 24, has one goal and two assists in 19 games with the Hurricanes this season. There is no word whether he will play on Saturday in New Jersey.

Schilling likely will not play on Saturday, he is expected to serve as the Capitals seventh defenseman unless someone gets banged up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bobrovsky will skate tomorrow morning, but will be scratched. Coach Todd Richards is hopeful that Bob will be back in the lineup next week.

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.

Lindholm missed Wednesday’s game against the Lightning, but said that he needed some rest. He will be back in the lineup tonight in Calgary. Lindholm will be paired with Francois Beauchemin. He has 25 points (5G / 20A) and a plus-14 rating in 55 games this season.

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.

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%.

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.

Luongo allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Panthers 3-2 shootout win over the Canadiens on Thursday. He has won two in a row while stopping 64 of 68 shots (.941 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight it looks like he will face a Senators team who he made 22 saves against in 1-0 loss back in October.

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.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Avs 4-1 loss to the Kings on Wednesday. It has been an up and down month for Varlamov, who is 3-5-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .906 SV% in February. He has a tough matchup in Chicago, but the last time he faced the Hawks, he posted a 54-save shutout so who knows what to expect.

Elliott was pulled after he allowed three goals on six shots in the Blues 4-1 loss to the Stars on Tuesday. It was a terrible outing for Elliott, who will start the second game of the Blues back-to-back on Saturday. It is a rough matchup with the Penguins in town, but Elliott is 10-4-1 with a 2.11 GAA and .923 SV% at home.

Granlund, 21, has five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 33 games with the Flames this season. Tonight he will centre the Flames third line with Curtis Glencross and Mason Raymond on the wings.