NHL Hockey Player News

Moulson will miss his third consecutive game with an illness. He is not being tested for mumps, it is believed that he is just dealing with the flu.

Gionta left Sunday’s game with a head injury following a massive hit from Matt Bartkowski. There is no word on how long Gionta is expected to be out, but he will not play tonight.

Robidas served as a healthy scratch on Sunday, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. his former team. Robidas has five assists and a plus-12 rating in 32 games this season.

Potter did not play in a game during his recall. He heads back to Adirondack where he has five assists in 19 games this season.

Bordeleau made his season debut on December 20th and suffered a fractured kneecap that will cause him to miss at least two months.

Hutchinson stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Jets win over the Bruins on Friday. Hutchinson has won three of his last four starts with a 2.01 GAA and .928 SV%. He draws a tough start vs. Chicago, but in his first start vs. the Hawks he posted a 33-save shutout in October.

Comeau suffered an undisclosed injury in the Penguins shootout loss to the Panthers last night. Original reports are that Comeau’s injury is fairly serious and he could miss an extended period of time. The Penguins are expected to recall a forward from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Hendricks will be held out of tonight’s game vs. the Coyotes because an illness. Luke Gazdic will get back into the lineup with Hendricks out.

Mason’s injury is not considered serious, but he has already been ruled out of Saturday’s game in Nashville. While he will not play on Saturday, the Flyers are hopeful that he will skate that day and best case scenario is that he will be back on Monday in Arizona.

Richards skated this morning and is “close to returning” but he will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. Richards is considered day-to-day and could be back on Saturday in Colorado.

Neuvirth gave up five goals on 36 shots in the Sabres loss to the Jets last Tuesday. In his first start vs. the Red Wings, he made 36 saves in a 3-2 shootout win, but he has struggled mightily on the road this season—Neuvirth is 1-5-0 with a 3.68 GAA and .891 SV% away from home.

Jordan served as a healthy scratch on Sunday, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Devils. Jordan has averaged 15:09 TOI including 1:35 per game on the power-play, but he has yet to record a point in 12 games with the Hurricanes.

After missing six games with a lower-body injury, Semin returned on Sunday only to get injured again. His terrible season continues as he sits tonight in New Jersey. Brendan Woods will make his NHL debut in Semin’s spot.

Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Hurricanes 1-0 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. Despite the strong outing, Khudobin is still searching for his first win of the season. He enters play at 0-8-2 with a 2.91 GAA and .900 SV%. He makes a for an OK spot-start option tonight against the Devils who rank 27th in the NHL in scoring.

Price gave up a single goal on 25 shots in the Canadiens win over the Senators on Saturday. He has been victorious in four of his last five starts with a 1.41 GAA and .949 SV%. He is as hot as they come right now, but he draws a tough matchup as he gets set to take on the Islanders on the road.

Crawford allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. It was a decent return to the crease for Crawford, who will start tonight vs. Winnipeg. Crawford is 5-2-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .924 SV% at United Center this season.

Granlund missed Saturday’s game with an illness, but he will be back in tonight vs. the Flyers. He will skate in his regular spot on the top-line with Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek. He has not scored a goal in eight games and has just 13 points (3G / 10A) in 30 games this season.

Scrivens made 40 saves on 45 shots in the Oilers 6-5 shootout loss to the Stars on Sunday. The Oilers are trying to get Scrivens in a groove, so he will go again tonight, despite taking the loss in five straight starts. Over that span he has posted a 2.95 GAA and .901 SV%.

Emery made 21 saves on 25 shots in the Flyers 7-4 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Emery was not at his best, but it was good enough as the offence lit Jonathan Bernier up. After sitting Sunday out, he will be back between the pipes vs. a Minnesota team who have lost five of their last seven while giving up 4.00 goals per game.