NHL Hockey Player News

Kuemper (lower-body) will serve as Devan Dubnyk’s backup on Tuesday.

Kuemper has not dressed since January 2nd because of a lower-body injury. He will dress tonight, but is also expected to be assigned to Iowa for a conditioning stint during the All Star break. He will have to battle with Dubnyk for playing time after the break.

Darcy Kuemper
Greiss will start Tuesday vs. the Flyers.

Greiss allowed one goal on 14 shots after replacing Marc-Andre Fleury in Sunday’s loss to the Rangers. He comes into tonight at 4-2-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .919 SV% in eight starts this season. He will face a banged up Flyers team who have lost three of four.

Thomas Greiss
Dubnyk will start in Detroit on Tuesday.

Dubnyk allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Wild’s 3-1 loss to the Blue Jackets last night. Despite the loss, he will start in both games of the back-to-back with the Wild in Detroit tonight. He is 2-1-0 with a 1.35 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout in three starts since being traded to Minnesota.

Devan Dubnyk
Hutton will face Price and the Habs on Tuesday.

Hutton was yanked after giving up three goals on four shots in the Predators loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. It was an ugly night, but there were some funny bounces and Hutton was not to blame. He will get a chance to bounce back tonight, but it won’t be easy as he gets set to take on the Canadiens in Montreal.

Carter Hutton
Coach Desjardins said there is a “good chance” Miller will play tonight.

Miller allowed a single goal on 24 shots in the Canucks win in Florida last night. Despite the back-to-back, it looks like Miller will start again tonight, in the Canucks last game before the All Star break. He has won three in a row while posting a 0.33 GAA, .988 SV% and two shutouts. He is as hot as they come, but does have a scary matchup tonight in Tampa Bay.

Ryan Miller
Lehtonen was the first goalie off of the ice for the Stars.

Lehtonen turned aside 38 of 41 shots in the Stars 6-3 win over the Blackhawks on Sunday. He has been under siege as of late, but has made 66 saves on 73 shots (.904 SV%) in winning efforts in his last two starts. Dallas is not good defensively, which will hurt Lehtonen’s numbers, but he continues to rack up wins.

Kari Lehtonen
Mrazek will start for the Red Wings on Tuesday.

Mrazek was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the Red Wings 6-4 win over the Sabres on Sunday. Despite the rough outing, the Red Wings will go back to Mrazek tonight vs. Minnesota. Mrazek is 4-1-0 with a 2.29 GAA and .914 SV% in his last five starts.

Petr Mrazek
Price (upper-body) will be able to start on Tuesday vs. Nashville.

Price missed Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury, but will return to the crease tonight vs. the Predators. He allowed two goals on 16 shots in a win over the Blue Jackets in his last start. He comes in at 13-5-1 with a 2.16 GAA and .928 SV% at the Bell Centre this season.

Carey Price
Wingels suffered an undisclosed injury on Monday and will be out “for a while.”

Wingels, who had appeared in all 47 games so far this season, was injury on a slash in the third period of last night’s loss to the Devils. There is no word on the nature or severity of the injury, but expect a more detailed report to come in the coming days.

Tommy Wingels
Fasth will start in Washington.

Fasth stopped 35 of 37 shots that he faced in the Oilers shootout win over the Panthers on Saturday. It was one of Fasth’s best games this season, which earned him a second straight start tonight in Washington. Despite the strong outing, we would like to see some consistency out of Fasth before he can be trusted in fantasy circles.

Viktor Fasth
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Maple Leafs have recalled Stuart Percy from Toronto (AHL).

Percy, 21, had three assists in eight games with the Maple Leafs earlier in the season. With Toronto struggling mightily as of late, they recall Percy to provide a change of pace on the blue line.

Stuart Percy
Holtby will start vs. Edmonton.

Holtby allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Capitals 4-3 loss to the Predators last Friday. He had his consecutive games started streak snapped on Saturday, but will be back in goal tonight vs. the Oilers. He is 6-1-1 with a 2.01 GAA and .934 SV% in 2015.

Braden Holtby
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Maple Leafs have reassigned Troy Bodie to Toronto (AHL).

Bodie did not record a point and had five penalty minutes in five games with the Maple Leafs during his recall. With the Marlies he has five goals and two assists in 32 games.

Troy Bodie
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Hurricanes have assigned Ryan Murphy to Charlotte (AHL).

The Hurricanes played their final game before the All Star break on Monday, so they have sent Murphy back so he can participate in the AHL All Star weekend. Since being recalled in late December, he has four assists with a plus-1 rating in 10 games. Expect him to be recalled after the All Star break.

Ryan Murphy

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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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