NHL Hockey Player News

Vrbata was not on the ice for the Canucks morning skate and will sit for a second straight game tonight. He remains day-to-day, monitor his status leading up to Friday’s game vs. the Coyotes.

Miller allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Canucks loss to the Kings on Saturday. After taking Sunday off, Miller will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Senators. After one bad start there is no reason to panic, he has won 10 of 12 with a 2.42 GAA and .913 SV%, get him in your lineup tonight.

Volchenkov was suspended for his hit on Flames rookie Michael Ferland on October 31st. Ferland suffered a concussion on the play and still is not back. He will be paired with Seth Jones tonight.

Foligno has been out since November 1st and he has missed four games with a shoulder injury. He will be back in on a line with Cody McCormick and Chris Stewart. He has two goals and one assist this season.

Palmieri, who has not played this season because of a high-ankle sprain, was in practice on Tuesday and took part in line rushes with William Karlsson and Andrew Cogliano, which is a good sign that he will make his season debut tomorrow.

Beauchemin missed Sunday’s game and it now sounds like he is going to miss a few more games with a viral infection. We will wait for official word from the Ducks after the testing results come in.

Perry, who has missed the last three games, was placed on IR on Sunday and it now sounds like he is going to miss a few more games with a viral infection. We will wait for official word from the Ducks after the testing results come in.

Fleury allowed a single goal on 21 shots in the Penguins 6-1 blowout of the Sabres. It was Men vs. Boys on Saturday, but that won’t be the case in The Big Apple on Tuesday. Fleury is scorching hot as of last—he has won six in a row while posting a 1.15 GAA and .955 SV%. Do yourself a favour and don’t even think about benching him.

Bennett, 22, had five assists in two games in his brief conditioning stint with WBS. The oft-injured Bennett has worked his way back from a knee injury suffered in training camp. Now that he is back, the goal will be to stay healthy for an extended period of time. There is a good chance he ends up on the second line with Evgeni Malkin and Pascal Dupuis, which would make him a nice pickup in standard leagues.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 33 shots in Thursday’s loss to the Predators. Lehtonen is struggling right now—Thursday marked his fifth straight loss; he has posted a 3.20 GAA and .889 SV% over that span. He will look to climb back into the win column tonight on the road in Arizona.

Killorn continues to progress, but still is not ready to play tonight vs. the Blackhawks. He is hoping to return to the lineup on Thursday.

Gonchar, 40, has an annual cap-hit of $5 million (per nhlnumbers.com) and has just one point this season. He has only appeared in the three most recent games for the Stars and shipping him out for the much cheaper Moen, suggests that this was a salary dump and that the Stars have something else up their sleeves.

Rinne allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Predators win over the Blues on Saturday. Rinne has won three in a row and four of the last five while posting a 1.81 GAA and .939 SV%. He has been hard to beat through his first 12 starts having posted a 9-2-1 record. Tonight he takes on an Edmonton team who have won two in a row, but sit at 6-8-1 on the year.

Fasth allowed a single goal on 21 shots in the Oilers 3-1 win over the Rangers on Sunday. Fasth has picked up back-to-back wins while allowing just three goals on 52 shots (.942 SV%). He draws a tough matchup tonight against an upstart Predators team who sit at 9-3-2 on the year.

Price allowed a single goal on 31 shots in the Habs’ 4-1 win over the Wild on Saturday. The win snapped a three game losing streak for Price, who will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the visiting Jets. Price has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.71 GAA and .915 SV% at the Bell Centre this season.

Bishop stopped 17 of 20 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Red Wings on Sunday. Bishop has been stellar to start the season, getting off to a 9-1-1 start with a 2.44 GAA and .910 SV%. With a super talented offence in front of him, he should continue to rack up the wins at a pretty frequent pace.

Smith stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Coyotes 1-0 loss to the Islanders on Saturday. Smith had won each of his previous two starts, but despite the loss it was another strong showing for Smith in what has been a rough start to the year. Tonight, he faces a Dallas team who have lost seven in a row.

“He is getting closer,” said head coach Todd Richards after Bobrovsky practiced with the team on Monday. There is hope that he could return for this weekends games, but it remains to be seen if he will be available.

Parise will miss his third straight game with a concussion, which means he won’t get to face his former team tonight in New Jersey. He skated again this morning which is obviously a good sign. Monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game vs. the Sabres.

Krejci’s lingering hip pain will keep him in Boston this week as the team travels to Toronto and Montreal on Wednesday and Thursday. Chris Kelly will remain in the top-6 with Krejci out. The next game he could be back for would be Saturday, at home vs. the Hurricanes.