NHL Hockey Player News

The Lightning have reassigned Jonathan Marchessault to Syracuse (AHL).

Marchessault played 12:33 and recorded one shot with a minus-1 rating in his Lightning debut on Saturday. With Marchessault heading back to Syracuse, expect J.T Brown and/or Alex Killorn to be back in the Lightning lineup on Tuesday. Marchessault has two goals and five assists in six games with the Crunch.

Jonathan Marchessault
Lundqvist will start between the pipes for New York.

Lundqvist allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Rangers' 3-1 loss to the Canadiens on Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for King Henrik, but it is good to see him posting a save percentage above .900 for the fourth straight game after a very difficult stretch to start the season. There are not many better options (if any) that Lundqvist, keep rolling him every night.

Henrik Lundqvist
Rinaldo (upper-body) is expected to return to the Flyers lineup on Tuesday.

Rinaldo missed Saturday's game against the Red Wings with an upper-body injury he suffered on Wednesday vs. the Penguins. He was only expected to miss one game originally and it looks like he will be in for Blair Jones on Tuesday. He has no points with a minus-3 rating and six penalty minutes in seven games.

Zac Rinaldo
Lovejoy is out indefinitely with a broken hand.

Lovejoy broke his hand in a fight with Joe Pavelski in Sunday's penalty filled battle between the Ducks and Sharks. There were 155 penalty minutes handed out last night and despite Lovejoy manhandling Pavelski, he is the one walking away with the injury. Lovejoy was playing 18 minutes a night, so this will hurt the Ducks blueline for likely one month or longer. Marc Fistric will likely be in the lineup on Tuesday.

Ben Lovejoy
Peters leads the Caps onto the ice for warmups.

Peters stopped 20 of 21 shots in a win over the Panthers last Saturday. He has allowed three goals on 37 shots (.919 SV%) in his two outings this season. He has a fairly tough matchup against a Canucks team who are 4-3-0 on the year.

Justin Peters
Niemi is the Sharks confirmed starter.

Niemi allowed five goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Alex Stalock lost to the Sabres last night, so it will be Niemi tonight in Anaheim. He has lost his last two starts while allowing nine goals after starting the season 3-0 with just seven goals against.

Antti Niemi
Kopitar left Sunday's game with an upper-body injury and will not return.

Kopitar played 10:39 and recorded one shot before retiring to the dressing room for the night. Kopitar has had a rough start to the season, so this injury will not make owners happy. Expect an update after the game or on Monday.

Anze Kopitar
Darling starts in goal for the Blackhawks.

Darling, 25, was drafted 153rd overall in 2007 and has had a long journey to get to the NHL. He was in the ECHL has recent as last season but won both of his starts in the AHL this season while posting a 1.44 GAA and .948 SV%. He will make his NHL debut vs. the Senators.

Scott Darling
Darling expected to make his NHL debut on Sunday.

Darling, 25, was drafted 153rd overall in 2007 and has had a long journey to get to the NHL. He was in the ECHL has recent as last season but won both of his starts in the AHL this season while posting a 1.44 GAA and .948 SV%. His NHL debut would come vs. the Senators.

Scott Darling
Bobrovsky leads the Blue Jackets onto the ice for warmups.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 33 shots in a loss to the Ducks on Friday. He has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts, but has allowed more than three goals just once and carries a 2.47 GAA and .920 SV% into today's meeting with the Kings. It is a tough matchup, but Bobrovsky is a must-start.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Dano (undisclosed) will return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Sunday.

Dano missed the last four games with an undisclosed injury, but will be back tonight in Los Angeles. He has one goal and one assist in three games. He will take Alexander Wennberg's spot after he was sent down this morning.

Marko Dano
The Blue Jackets have sent Alexander Wennberg to Springfield (AHL).

Wennberg, 20, appeared in seven games with the Blue Jackets this season, registering his first NHL point (assist) in his NHL debut on October 9 at Buffalo. He recorded 16 goals and five assists for 21 points with eight penalty minutes in 50 games with Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League in 2013-14. The Stockholm, Sweden native was the club’s first pick, 14th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft.

Alex Wennberg
Niemi is expected to be between the pipes for the Sharks.

Niemi allowed five goals on 28 shots in a loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Alex Stalock lost to the Sabres last night, so it looks like it will be Niemi tonight in Anaheim. He has lost his last two starts while allowing nine goals after starting the season 3-0 with just seven goals against.

Antti Niemi

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