NHL Hockey Player News

Baertschi missed Monday’s game with an illness but will be back in tomorrow for Devin Setoguchi.

Fowler missed Sunday’s game against the Canucks but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Kings. Fowler has one goal and eight assists in 15 games this season.

Hiller gave up four goals on 31 shots in the Flames loss to the Hurricanes on Monday. After a great start to the year, Hiller number have expectedly taken a tumble as off late. He carries a 7-4-1 record with a 2.24 GAA and .925 SV% to start the year. He should make for a good start at home vs. the Coyotes.

Murray underwent another MRI that revealed no structural damage to the knee, but he remains out of the lineup for the next little bit. The week-to-week tag means there will not be daily updates on Murray until he gets closer to 100 percent.

Spurgeon has missed the last five games with a shoulder injury that he suffered on October 30th against the Sharks. There is no word on who will come out of the lineup to make room for Spurgeon, but we will likely find out during tomorrow’s morning skate.

Parise has not quite progressed how the Wild thought he would and he will likely sit for the fourth straight game. It is a shame, because a contest vs. the Sabres would have been the perfect way to ease him back into the lineup. Monitor his status in the morning skate.

Johnson left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return. This is actually positive news for the 24-year-old, who has 18 points (5G / 13A) in 16 games this season. He is questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. the Sharks.

Briere has served as a healthy scratch for the last seven games, so they will get him back into the lineup tomorrow vs. the Rangers. He will replace Dennis Everberg and is expected to skate in the bottom-6

Schenn was injured in the Flyers win over the Avs on Saturday and was given a two-week timetable to return. He was on the ice prior to the Flyers practice on Tuesday and is ahead of schedule in his return.

MacDonald was expected to start skating on his own on Tuesday, but he still was not back on the ice on Wednesday. MacDonald may have suffered a setback, but GM Ron Hextall noted today that they’ll have MacDonald back in the blue line in 10 days or so. He has been sidelined since October 22nd.

Pirri will miss at least the next two games with a lingering concussion, but his status beyond that remains unknown. He remains day-to-day.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 22 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Devils on Tuesday. He has lost each of his last three starts while allowed nine goals on 74 shots (.878 SV%) but should be able to get back on track tomorrow vs. the Sabres. Get him in your lineup and don't look back.

Andersen stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Ducks shootout loss to the Canucks on Sunday. Andersen continues to dazzle in the Ducks goal and with John Gibson sidelined for the next month or so, he will get a ton of starts. He will make his third consecutive tonight at home vs. the Kings—he is 3-1-2 with a 1.46 GAA and .949 SV% at home.

Varlamov allowed six goals on 46 shots in the Avs' loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Varly but Patrick Roy will give him a chance to bounce back right away on Thursday vs. the Rangers. He has a 3.05 GAA and .918 SV% in 11 games this season.

Fowler is taking part in line rushes at the Ducks’ game day skate this afternoon. He missed Sunday’s game vs. the Canucks but it appears as if he will be back in tonight vs. the Kings.

Bobrovsky increased his workload in Wednesday’s practice as he tries to get ready to return in Friday’s game vs. his former team out in Philadelphia. Continue to monitor his progression over the next few days.

Grosenick, 25, has never appeared in an NHL game, but has gone 7-2-1 with a 2.73 GAA and .908 SV% in 10 games with Worcester this season. Last year was his first full pro season and he went 18-14-0. He will backup Antti Niemi for the foreseeable future while Alex Stalock (undisclosed) is out.

Stalock, who was scheduled to start on Tuesday must have suffered an injury in warmups, which is why Antti Niemi ended up getting the call in goal. With Stalock to IR, the Sharks have recalled Troy Grosenick from Worcester (AHL).

Boyle was back in practice again on Wednesday and practiced on the top pair with Marc Staal as well as taking part in power-play drills, both good signs that he will be in the lineup when the Rangers take on the Avalanche.

Hertl picked up one assist with a plus-1 rating and three shots in the Sharks’ 4-1 loss to the Panthers last night. He was moved up to the first line prior to yesterday’s game, but only played 13:38 which means he was likely bumped down midway through the contest. He is back on the third line this morning, so expect him to stay there to start Thursday’s game in Tampa Bay.