NHL Hockey Player News

Hammond stopped all 17 shots that he faced after replacing the injured Craig Anderson in the Senators shootout loss to the Blues on Tuesday. Hammond went on a crazy run at this time last season, but that seems unlikely this year. The 28-year-old has gone 3-6-3 with a 2.98 GAA and .903 SV% this season and draws a rough matchup tonight with the Lightning in town—Tampa Bay has won seven straight.

Lundqvist stopped 36 of 38 shots in the Rangers win in Dallas on Saturday. Antti Raanta started Monday, so Lundqvist will go tonight in Pittsburgh. King Henrik has won three of his last four while posting a 1.74 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Penguins, Lundqvist turned aside all 34 shots that he faced in 3-0 shutout win.

Lehner allowed two goals on 41 shots in the Sabres OT loss to the Oilers on Tuesday. Lehner has lost four in a row (0-3-1) while posting a 2.25 GAA and .934 SV%. Lehner hasn’t won much, but only because of a lack goal support. Tonight he gets the call against a Flames team that has lost six in a row while being outscored 22-12.

Neuvirth allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Flyers win over the Flames on Monday. Neuvirth has won three in a row while posting a 2.33 GAA and .921 SV%. Tonight he faces the Oilers, who have won two in a row, but that’s following a seven-game losing streak. Neuvirth is 9-2-2 with a 2.02 GAA and .932 SV% on home ice.

Rask stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Bruins win over the Flames on Tuesday. Rask has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.00 GAA and .940 SV%. Tonight he faces the Blackhawks, who have won four of their last six, including a 5-2 blowout win over the Red Wings last night. Being on a back-to-back makes it a slightly better matchup for Rask, but still not ideal.

Hiller allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Flames loss in Philadelphia on Monday. Joni Ortio started on Tuesday, but Hiller will go tonight in Buffalo. Hiller has lost five of his last six starts while posting an ugly 4.32 GAA and .860 SV%. Hiller has struggled mightily recently but draws a solid matchup vs. the Sabres—Buffalo has lost four of their last five.

Scrivens allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Canadiens loss in Colorado on February 17th. Scrivens has gone 3-5-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .901 SV% in nine starts with the Habs. He draws a tough matchup vs. his former team in Los Angeles, who have won four of their last five, but have averaged just 2.00 goals per game over that span.

Condon allowed six goals on 36 shots in the Canadiens 6-2 loss to the Sharks on Monday. Despite the blowout defeat, Condon will get the call again tonight, which will mark his sixth consecutive start. He has won three of the previous five while posting a 2.52 GAA and .924 SV%. He draws a terrible matchup in Anaheim where the Ducks have rattled of eight consecutive wins.

Schneider allowed two goals on 18 shots in the Devils loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Schneider has lost three in a row while posting a 3.90 GAA and .862 SV%. In his first start against the Stars, Schneider stopped 29 of 31 shots in the Devils 3-2 OT win back in January. Dallas has lost seven of their last eight games.

Kinkaid allowed there goals on 13 shots after replacing Cory Schneider in the Devils loss in Columbus on February 25th. Kinkaid has gone 1-3-1 with a 3.07 GAA and .896 SV% on the road this season. Kinkaid played well in his first start against the Predators, but Nashville comes in having won five in a row while averaging 3.60 goals per game.

Pickard stopped 15 of 16 shots after replacing an ineffective Semyon Varlamov in Colorado’s loss to the Wild on Tuesday. Pickard has landed the Avalanche backup gig with a 5-4-1 record, 2.62 GAA, .918 SV% and two shutouts. He has a tough matchup with the Atlantic Division leading Panthers in town—Florida is 1-1-1 to start their five-game road trip.

Gibson allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Ducks win over the Kings on Sunday. Gibson has won three in a row while posting a 2.00 GAA and .919 SV%. Along with Frederik Andersen, the Ducks possess a very strong duo in goal, but it will be Gibson who faces the Canadiens tonight. Gibson is 10-5-1 with a 1.91 GAA and .926 SV% at the Honda Center this season.