NHL Hockey Player News

Komarov was not on the ice for the game day skate and will miss his fourth consecutive game. His timetable fora return remains unknown.

Mike Weaver has a concussion and Bryan Allen has the fu so Beaulieu is back with the Habs and will play on Tuesday. He has two assists in 14 games with Montreal and recorded four points (2G / 2A) in eight games while in Hamilton. He will skate with Tom Gilbert.

Allen, who missed Monday’s practice with the flu, is not on the ice for the morning skate, so don’t expect him to be in the lineup tonight. Nathan Beaulieu will enter the lineup and skate with Tom Gilbert. Allen is day-to-day.

Enroth surrendered five goals on 35 shots in the Sabres’ 5-0 loss to the Lightning on Thursday. The Sabres were dominated the second time around vs. Tampa Bay, but Enroth did all he could. He will be in tough again tonight with the defending Cup Champs in the building.

Bishop gave up three goals on 20 shots in the Bolts’ 3-1 loss to Columbus on Saturday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Bishop, who sits at 16-4-2 with a 2.24 GAA and .916 SV% on the year. Tonight the Lightning welcome the Capitals to Amalie Arena, where Bishop is 11-2-1 with a 2.00 GAA and .924 SV% this season.

Bobrovsky stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Blue Jackets 3-1 victory over the Lightning on Saturday. Bob has been great as of late, winning each of his last three starts while posting a 1.62 GAA and .956 SV%. Tonight he faces his former team for the second time this year—he made 33 saves in a 4-2 loss the first time around.

Bernier made 44 saves on 46 shots in the Leafs 5-2 win over the Canucks on Saturday. He was spotted a 4-0 win, but Bernier held down the fort while the Canucks attempted a furious comeback. Tonight, he gets the Flames at home, where he is 8-6-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .910 SV%.

Vincour had one assist and a minus-1 rating in seven games during his recall. He averaged just 7:10 TOI.

Sgarbossa had one assist and 10 PIMS in three games with the Avalanche during his recall.

Morin, who has been a healthy scratch for the last eight games, has recently voiced his displeasure with his lack of playing time. He told the Hawks to either play him or trade him and right now it looks like they will do neither as he heads back to the AHL.

Carey, 26, has six goals and seven assists (13 points) in 21 games with Lake Erie this season. He had no points in 12 games with Colorado last season .

With Semyon Varlamov out with a groin injury again, Pickard is back and in-line to start on Tuesday. During his last recall, he won three games with a 1.99 GAA and .936 SV% in three starts and two relief appearances. He becomes the Avs’ temporary starter but has an rough matchup tonight with the Predators in town.

Cormier, 24, has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 17 games with St. John’s this season. He has totalled one goal and four assists in 49 career NHL games. He could make his season debut tonight with Evander Kane suspended.

Kane hit Clayton Stoner from behind on Sunday and was given a game misconduct. On Monday the league decided to suspend Kane for two games for the illegal hit from behind. He will miss Tuesday and Thursday’s games but is eligible to return on Saturday vs. the Ducks.

Luongo stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Panthers win over the Sabres on Saturday. Luongo ranks 8th in SV% (.925 SV%) and 14th in the NHL in GAA (2.37) through 20 starts this season. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Martin Brodeur in St. Louis. Bobby Lu is 4-2-4 with a 2.51 GAA and .925 SV% on the road this season.

We won't know until the end of warmups, whether or not Staal will play. But in a quiet night in the NHL you can probably activate him and not miss out on other players if he doesn't play.

Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Penguins win over the Senators on Saturday. Fleury has won four of his last five with a 1.98 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist, Fleury has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .894 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Rangers.

Luongo stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Panthers win over the Sabres on Saturday. Luongo ranks 8th in SV% (.925 SV%) and 14th in the NHL in GAA (2.37) through 20 starts this season. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Martin Brodeur in St. Louis. Bobby Lu is 4-2-4 with a 2.51 GAA and .925 SV% on the road this season.

Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Penguins win over the Senators on Saturday. Fleury has won four of his last five with a 1.98 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist, Fleury has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .894 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Rangers.

Weaver suffered the concussion on Saturday in Dallas. He played just 1:33 before retiring to the dressing room for the evening. Expect Bryan Allen to be in the lineup for Weaver on Tuesday.