NHL Hockey Player News

Matthias suffered the injury in Saturday’s loss to the Senators and he will not travel on the Maple Leafs’ upcoming four-game road trip.

Reimer was pulled after allowing three goals on eight shots in the Maple Leafs blowout loss to the Senators on Saturday. Reimer was not given a chance by his teammates and it was a mercy pull by Mike Babcock. Reimer will make his first start of the season vs. the Flames—he has gone 6-5-1 with a 2.26 GAA and .929 SV% on the road this season.

Gibson stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Ducks win in Los Angeles last Thursday. Frederik Andersen got the nod on Saturday, but they’ll go back to Gibson tonight in his hometown. In his first start against the Penguins, he stopped 23 of 24 shots in a 2-1 win. Gibson has gone 4-2-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .918 SV% on the road this season.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout won over the Maple Leafs on January 27th. It was Vasilevskiy’s eighth win and first shutout of the season. He gets the nod tonight in Ottawa with Ben Bishop starting on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.64 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this season.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Rangers win in Philadelphia on Saturday. Lundqvist has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.47 GAA and .897 SV%. Tonight will be his third start against the Devils—he has gone 0-1-1 with a 2.46 GAA and .898 SV% in their first two meetings.

Montoya allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Panthers win over the Capitals last Tuesday. Dating back to December 4th, Montoya has won six of eight starts while only allowing more than two goals once. Tonight he gets the nod in Detroit. Montoya is an impressive 6-1-0 with a 1.81 GAA and .934 SV% on the road this year.

Anderson allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Senators win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was a nice outing from Anderson, who had lost three in a row while giving up a whopping 12 goals. Tonight he will make his 43 start of the season and second vs. the Lightning. In their first meeting, Anderson allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Malkin remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He did not take part on the Penguins morning skate which suggests that he’s not on the verge of returning. Monitor his status league up to Wednesday’s game vs. the Rangers.

With Mike Green out, Kindl will be back in the Red Wings lineup for the first time since December 29th. Kindl has five points (2G / 3A) in 23 games with the Red Wings this season and three points (2G / 1A) in nine games with Grand Rapids (AHL).

Green is dealing with tweaked going and it will keep him out of the lineup on Monday. With Green out, Jakub Kindl will be in the lineup for Detroit. Consider Green as day-to-day.

Fleury was pulled after allowing four goals on 14 shots in the Penguins loss in Tampa Bay on Friday. Jeff Zatkoff started on Saturday, but they’ll go back to Fleury tonight vs. the Ducks. Fleury allowed two goals on 25 shots in a 2-1 loss in his first start vs. Anaheim. Fleury has gone 13-5-2 with a 2.49 GAA and .916 SV% on home ice.

Mrazek stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Red Wings win over the Islanders on Saturday. Mrazek has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout in his last four starts. Tonight he will make his second start of the season vs. Floirida. In the first meeting, he allowed two goals on 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss.

Carey had one goal in two games during his call-up. His return to the AHL suggests that Marcus Johansen could be back in the lineup on Tuesday.

Carrick served as the Capitals seventh defenseman on Saturday and Sunday. His return to the AHL suggests that Brooks Orpik could be back in the Capitals lineup this week.

Warsofsky has been out since January 17th with a concussion, but he return to practice on Monday. There’s no word on when the Penguins expect to get Warsofsky back in the lineup.

Mrazek stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Red Wings win over the Islanders on Saturday. Mrazek has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA, .940 SV% and one shutout in his last four starts. Tonight he will make his second start of the season vs. Floirida. In the first meeting, he allowed two goals on 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss.

McDonagh will not play on Monday after suffering a concussion on Saturday. He suffered the injury when he was punched in the head by Flyers’ forward Wayne Simmonds. With McDonagh out, Dylan McIlrath will return to the lineup. There’s no timetable for McDonagh’s return.

Anderson allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Senators win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was a nice outing from Anderson, who had lost three in a row while giving up a whopping 12 goals. Tonight he will make his 43 start of the season and second vs. the Lightning. In their first meeting, Anderson allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Schneider allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Devils loss to Washington on Saturday. Schneider has gone 5-1-1 with a 1.70 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout in his last seven outings. Tonight he will make his 45th start of the season and his third against the Rangers. The 29-year-old has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.46 GAA and .950 SV% in his first two starts vs. New York.