NHL Hockey Player News

Lessio recorded his first career NHL goal in the Coyotes final game before the All Star break. He has one goal and one assist with a minus-3 rating in nine games to this point.

Granlund has been sidelined since December 27th, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Edmonton. After a great sophomore season, 2014-15 has not gone Granlund’s way. He has just 15 points (4G / 11A) in 32 games so far.

Hiller allowed one goal on 15 shots after replacing Joni Ortio in the Flames final game before the All Star break. He has yet to pick up a win in January, going 0-3-0 with a 3.81 GAA and .867 SV%. With Ortio still in the minors following the break, Hiller will look to reassert himself atop the depth chart with a win over the Sabres tonight.

Price allowed one goal on 37 shots in a 2-1 win over the Predators before the All Star break. He has gone 4-1-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .934 SV% in January. Price is t-4th in Wins (24), fifth in GAA (2.15) and SV% (.929). Tonight he will face the Stars and their fourth ranked offence (3.09 G/PG).

Gionta has been out since December 21st, but will be back in the lineup on Tuesday in Calgary. Gionta was back on a line with Torrey Mitchell and Brian Flynn. He has four goals and seven assists in 34 games.

Shore had one assist in three games with the Kings before the All Star break. The Kings placed Mike Richards on waivers this morning which suggests that Shore’s call-up will be permanent this time around. He has 42 points (20G / 22A) in 38 games with Manchester this season.

Ellis will join the Sabres for his second recall of the 2014-15 season after appearing in four NHL games leading up to the All-Star break. In parts of nine NHL seasons with the Sabres, Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings, Ellis has appeared in 321 games and recorded 47 points (20G / 27A).

Hackett who began the season on injured reserve with the Sabres, returns to Buffalo after joining the Americans before the AHL All-Star break in January for his first three starts of the season, going 1-2-0 with a 3.10 GAA and .886 SV%. He has been recalled because Michal Neuvirth is out with a lower-body injury.

Neuvirth will miss at least one-week with a lower-body injury. With Neuvirth out, Matt Hackett has been recalled and will share the crease with Jhonas Enroth.

Perreault has missed the last two games with an arm injury that he suffered on January 16th vs. the Blackhawks. His return to practice this afternoon suggests that he could play on Tuesday. Monitor his status during Tuesday’s morning skate.

Jokipakka, 23, has five assists in 19 games with the Stars this season. While in Texas he has registered five points (3G / 2A) in 17 games.

Oleksiak, 22, has one goal and seven assists (8 points) in 31 games with Dallas this season. With Trevor Daley sidelined, Oleksiak will likely get an full-time opportunity on the Stars blue line.

Rinaldo has a history of suspensions, which clearly played a role in the length of his suspension. He is not eligible to return until February 17th vs. the Blue Jackets.

Everberg had one assist in four games with the Avalanche before the All Star break. Overall, he has one goal and four assists in 23 games this season.

Berra was with Lake Erie on a conditioning stint, where he went 3-1-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .914 SV% in five games. He will serve as Semyon Varlamov’s backup—he is 2-2-1 with a 3.57 GAA and .882 SV% with the Avalanche this season.

Kuemper missed seven games with a lower-body injury, but returned in a relief role in Minnesota’s final game before the All Star break. Kuemper will play a few games with Iowa, before returning to the Wild, where he will split time with Devan Dubnyk and Niklas Backstrom.

Phaneuf suffered an apparent hand injury in the Maple Leafs final game before the All Star break in Ottawa. Reports are that Phaneuf aggravated a hand injury in a fight with Eric Staal on Monday and then made it worse while fighting Milan Michalek on Wednesday. With Phaneuf out, the Maple Leafs recalled Petter Granberg.

Johnson rarely had been participating in practice recently and it was apparent he was was banged up. Monday's announcement filled in the blanks. He will be out until at least the middle of February, but could be out until mid-March.

Letang missed last Wednesday’s game with a head injury that he suffered on Tuesday vs. the Flyers. He was back at practice on Monday and said he thinks he will be back in the lineup tomorrow after practice went “really well” today.

Malkin is not expected to skate over the next few days, so he is expected to miss at least the next two games. The Penguins said they won’t have too much information on Malkin’s injury until he starts skating, but when that will happen remains unclear at this point.