NHL Hockey Player News

Desjardins will not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Coyotes because he and his wife are expecting the birth of their child. He will be replaced by Tyler Kennedy.

Kennedy has been out since December 6th, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. Arizona. He will take Andrew Desjardins place in the lineup, because Desjardins is with his wife awaiting the birth of their child.

Niemi allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Sharks loss to the Rangers on Saturday. He has lost three of his last four while allowing a combined 15 goals on 98 shots (.847 SV%). Despite a stretch of poor performances, Niemi draws a nice matchup to help get him back on track tonight.

Luongo stopped 31 of 33 shots in the Panthers 4-2 win over the Oilers on Sunday. Since the calendar flipped to 2015, Luongo has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.64 GAA and .949 SV%. He is having an incredible year for a 35-year-old. He sits at 17-7-7 with a 2.23 GAA, .927 SV% and has the Panthers sitting just outside of the playoffs.

Samuelsson, 23, was acquired from the Penguins in the Rob Klinkhammer trade in early December. The 2009 second-round pick has registered one goal and two assist in 16 games with Portland and has a total of seven points (1G / 6A) in 38 AHL games this season. He could make his Coyotes debut tonight vs. San Jose.

Gormley is dealing with a lower-body injury and will be held out of tonight’s game. The injury is not believed to be serious, he is listed as day-to-day.

Michalek missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but will return tonight vs. the Sharks. Brandon Gormley, who is dealing with a lower-body injury will come out of the lineup.

Hanzal will miss his fourth straight game when the Coyotes take on the Sharks tonight. His placement on IR makes room for the Coyotes to recall Philip Samuelsson, but Hanzal is eligible to be activated whenever he is healthy.

Scrivens surrendered four goals on 27 shots in the Oilers 4-2 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. Scrivens is enjoying the best stretch of games of the season and he has been strong going 2-1-1 with a 2.21 GAA and .917 SV% since the calendar turned over to 2015. Avoid him tonight in St. Louis though.

Colaiacovo has not played since November 19th, but will be back in the lineup tomorrow because the Flyers will be without Braydon Coburn and Nicklas Grossmann. Colaiacovo will be paired with Luke Schenn.

Coburn broke his left foot in the season opener and he re-injured the same foot last night vs. the Lightning. The four-week timetable suggests that he may have broken it again. Either way, look for Carlo Colaiacovo to be in the lineup on Wednesday.

Rinne made 36 saves on 37 shots in the Predators 3-1 win over the Wild on Saturday. Rinne has been ridiculous all year long and his winning streak has hit five, while posting a 2.60 GAA and .907 SV% over that stretch. In his first start against the Canucks he made 26 saves in a 3-1 win.

Luongo stopped 31 of 33 shots in the Panthers 4-2 win over the Oilers on Sunday. Since the calendar flipped to 2015, Luongo has gone 3-0-0 with a 1.64 GAA and .949 SV%. He is having an incredible year for a 35-year-old. He sits at 17-7-7 with a 2.23 GAA, .927 SV% and has the Panthers sitting just outside of the playoffs.

Dubnyk gave up six tallies on 31 shot attempts in the Coyotes loss in Dallas on New Years Eve. Mike Smith started the last four games, but Dubnyk will be in the game tonight vs. the Sharks. He was 4-3-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .914 SV% in December—Dubnyk made 40 saves in a 4-3 shootout win in his first start vs. San Jose.

The Canucks said on Monday that Miller would get the start on Tuesday, but he must still be fighting the illness that kept him from starting on Saturday. Eddie Lack will get the nod and Miller is expected to serve as his backup.

Lack stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Canucks 1-0 loss to the Flames on Saturday. Ryan Miller was scheduled to start tonight, but he must still be feeling under the weather, so Lack will get his third start in the last four games. He is 1-10 with a 1.51 GAA and .935 SV% in the previous two outings.

Little has missed several skates as of late as he continues to nurse a nagging injury, but it will not keep him out of the lineup tonight. He has been on fire as of late, registering eight goals and 10 assists (18 points) in his last 17 games.

Barkov has missed the last two games with an illness, but is expected to be back in tonight vs. the Jets. Barkov has just three goals and five assists in 29 games this season. Brandon Pirri will come out of the lineup to make room for Barkov.

Hedman was injured in the Lightning’s loss last night and will not play tonight vs. the Bruins. He will be replaced by Nikita Nesterov on the blue line and Anton Stralman will take his spot on the Lightning’s top power-play unit. Monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game vs. Edmonton.

Johnson was injured in the Lightning’s loss last night and will not play tonight vs. the Bruins. He will be replaced by Vladislav Namestnikov, who was recalled this morning. Monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game vs. Edmonton.