NHL Hockey Player News

Domingue allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes loss in San Jose on Saturday. Domingue is 1-3-1 with a 3.36 GAA and .890 SV% in five starts since the All-Star break. Tonight he faces a Canadiens team that has gone 1-5-1 in their last seven games on the road—Montreal has averaged 2.57 goals per game over that span.

Niemi was yanked in his last start after he allowed three goals on 11 shots in the Stars loss to the Blackhawks on February 6th. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Niemi, who is 20-10-5 with a 2.52 GAA and .908 SV% on the year. In his first start vs. the Predators, he stopped 33 of 34 shots in a 5-1 win.

Reimer allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Vancouver on Saturday. Reimer has gone 3-2-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .888 SV% since the All-Star break. Reimer has played well despite having an ugly roster in front of him. He is a risky start against a Blackhawks team that won 4-1 in their first meeting.

Hutton stopped all 22 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Panthers on Saturday. Hutton has won three in a row while posting a 0.33 GAA, .987 SV% and two shutouts. With his recent stretch of strong play, he will get a rare second consecutive start. He draws a rough matchup vs. a Stars team that has won three in a row.

Darling stopped all 14 shots that he faced after replacing Corey Crawford in the Blackhawks loss to the Stars last Thursday. Darling has only started 11 games, going 5-4-2 with a 2.48 GAA and .915 SV% on the season. He’ll make his second start vs. the Maple Leafs—he stopped 28 shots in a 4-1 win in their first meeting.

Howard allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Red Wings loss in Florida on February 4th. Howard has not recorded a win since December 3rd, having lost his last eight starts (0-5-3) while posting a 3.93 GAA and .885 SV%. Howard comes in at 2-3-3 with a 3.34 GAA and .897 SV% on the road this season.

Montoya allowed two goals on 15 shots after replacing Roberto Luongo in the Panthers loss to the Blues on Friday. Montoya is 1-2-0 with a 2.66 GAA and .917 SV% since the All-Star break and comes in at 2-2-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .919 SV% on home ice this season. For a Monday spot-start, there are better matchups than the Penguins.

Greiss stopped all three shots that he faced after replacing Jaroslav Halak in the Islanders loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Greiss has won four in a row while posting a 2.50 GAA and .918 SV%. He has yet to face the Red Wings this season but is 9-3-2 with a2.18 GAA and .928 SV% on home ice.

Gibson suffered an upper-body injury on Saturday, but is not expected to be out longterm. The Ducks have recalled Anton Khudobin from San Diego (AHL) likely to backup Frederik Andersen on Monday.

With John Gibson out due to an upper-body injury, Khudobin has been recalled to backup Frederik Andersen on Monday. Khudobin has posted a 7-6-1 record with a 2.69 GAA and .907 SV% in 14 games with San Diego.

Hiller allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Flames loss in Arizona on Friday. With Karri Ramo sidelined, Hiller will remain in net this afternoon vs. the Ducks. Hiller is 3-1-0 with a 2.56 GAA and .930 SV% in his last four outings and comes in with a 1-2-0 record, 3.43 GAA and .889 SV% in three starts vs. Anaheim since joining the Flames.

Markstrom stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Canucks win in Colorado last Tuesday. Ryan Miller started the last two games, but Markstrom will go tonight vs. the Wild. Markstrom has won four consecutive games while posting a 1.71 GAA and .945 SV%. Markstrom draws a great matchup vs. a Wild team that fired their coach on Saturday and come in on an eight-game losing streak.

Lundqvist stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Rangers shutout win over the Penguins on Wednesday. Lundqvist has won four in a row while posting a 1.23 GAA and .954 SV%. Lundqvist has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.85 GAA and .946 SV% in three starts against the Flyers this season.