NHL Hockey Player News

There is no word whether or not Lazar is battling an injury or if he is a healthy scratch. Lazar will be replaced by Phil Varone.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Lightning’s loss in New York on Tuesday. The 21-year-old has gone 11-9-0 with a 2.70 GAA and .913 SV% on the year. Tonight he will face a Canadiens team that has lost six of their last 10 games coming into tonight’s game vs.the Lighting.

Okposo’s wife is expecting this afternoon, so Okposo may sit in Saturday’s game vs. the Sabres. Monitor Okposo’s status as puck-drop nears.

The Islanders have already clinched a playoff berth, so Zidlicky will rest in the season finale. Adam Pelech has been recalled to take his spot in the lineup.

The Islanders have already clinched a playoff berth, so Hickey will rest in the season finale. Ryan Pulock will draw back in for Hickey.

The Islanders have already clinched a playoff berth, so Martin will rest in the season finale. Alan Quine has been recalled to take his spot in the lineup.

The Islanders have already clinched a playoff berth, so Clutterbuck will rest in the season finale. Bracken Kearns has been recalled to take his spot in the lineup.

Gibson allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Islanders win in Washington on Tuesday. Thomas Greiss got the call on Thursday, but they’ll go back to Gibson vs. the Sabres. He had a strong year going in the AHL and just collected a W over the NHL’s top team, so he could be a decent value option vs. Buffalo. However, the Islanders are going to be without some key members of their team.

Dubnyk allowed three goals on 20 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Sharks on Tuesday. While Dubnyk will get the start vs. the Flames, he is not expected to play the entire game and will be replaced by Darcy Kuemper whenever he is pulled. Dubnyk has lost four straight while allowing at least three goals in each of those starts.

Jones allowed five goals on 26 shots in the Sharks loss to the Jets on Thursday. Jones has lost four of his last five starts while posting a 2.84 GAA and .886 SV%. Tonight he will face the Coyotes for the fourth time this season—he has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.34 GAA and a .941 SV% in the first three meetings of the season.

Bogosian suffered a lower-body injury in the Sabres loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday. Bogosian is expected to be replaced by Casey Nelson.

Sparks allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Maple Leafs loss vs. the Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Sparks has lost four straight starts while posting a 3.59 GAA and .875 SV%. Sparks has struggled since returning from injury and comes into play tonight with a 6-8-1 record, 2.95 GAA and .893 SV% in the first 16 games of his NHL career.

Bobrovsky allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Blue Jackets win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Bobrovsky, who is 14-19-1 with a 2.72 GAA and .909 SV% on the year. Tonight he makes his first start vs. the Blackhawks, who have won five of their last seven while averaging 3.71 goals per game.

Keith will serve the fifth game of his six-game suspension and is not eligible to return until Game 2 of the Blackhawks’ first round playoff series.

Anisimov’s injury is not deemed to be serious, but he will be held out for a second straight game on Saturday. He is expected to be ready to go for the playoffs, but that has not been confirmed.

Shaw will miss his fourth consecutive game with an undisclosed injury. There is no word on what is ailing Shaw, so it’s hard to saw when he is expected to be back. He is day-to-day and his status for Game 1 of the playoffs remains unclear.

Hossa will miss his third consecutive games with a knee injury that he suffered on Sunday. Hossa remains day-to-day and is questionable for the start of the playoffs.

Neuvirth has been sidelined with a knee injury since March 16th, but backed-up Steve Mason on Thursday. This leaves the Flyers in a bit of a difficult spot. Who to start in a must-win game on Saturday? Steve Mason has played very well with Neuvirth out, but is coming off of a loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Expect Neuvirth to start either Saturday or Sunday though.

Zalewski, 23, has only appeared in two NHL games this season, registering a single assist. He has spent the majority of the year in Utica, where he has 30 points (14G / 16A) in 55 games.

Fabbri has missed the last four games with an ankle injury, but will return to the lineup in the season finale on Saturday. Fabbri has enjoyed a lot of success this season, registering 18 goals and 19 assists (37 points) in 71 games.