NHL Hockey Player News

Fleury allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Penguins loss in Anaheim on Sunday. Fleury has lost three of his last four (1-2-1) despite posting a solid 2.25 GAA and .935 SV%. Fleury has gone 5-5-1 with a 2.01 GAA and .936 SV% on the road this season and tonight he takes on the Avalanche for the second time this season—he allowed three goals on 31 shots in a 4-3 loss in the first meeting.

Jones was yanked after allowing three goals on 14 shots in the Sharks loss in Calgary last night. Despite the rough outing, the Sharks will go back to Jones tonight in Edmonton. Jones has lost three in a row while posting a 3.39 GAA and .882 SV%. Overall he is 9-3-0 on the road this season and will take on an Oilers team that has won three in a row.

Rask stopped all 17 shots that he faced in the Bruins’ shutout win over the Canucks on Saturday. Rask has gone 4-0-2 with a 1.71 GAA and .941 SV% in his last six starts, but tonight he runs into a Canadiens team that has dominated him in his career. In 21 career games against Montreal, Rask has gone 3-14-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .906 SV%, including a loss this season.

Nilsson allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Oilers win over the Sabres on Sunday. Don’t look now, but Nilsson has won three straight games while posting a 1.62 GAA and .957 SV%. Nilsson has given the Oilers a quality No. 1 goalie option and tonight he will make his sixth consecutive start. Nilsson has gone 5-2-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .915 SV% at home this season.

Gagner has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury, but will travel to St. Louis and could return to the lineup at some point during the road trip. Gagner has five points (2G / 3A) in 18 games this season.

Rask stopped all 17 shots that he faced in the Bruins’ shutout win over the Canucks on Saturday. Rask has gone 4-0-2 with a 1.71 GAA and .941 SV% in his last six starts, but tonight he runs into a Canadiens team that has dominated him in his career. In 21 career games against Montreal, Rask has gone 3-14-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .906 SV%, including a loss this season.

Hayes has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but it looks like he will be back in the lineup tonight in Montreal. After posting 19 goals in 72 games with the Panthers last season, Hayes has just four goals in 24 games in his debut season with the Bruins—that puts him on pace for 12 goals in the same amount of games.

Hanzal missed Tuesday’s game in St. Louis with a lower-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. With Hanzal out, Viktor Tikhonov made his Arizona Coyotes re-debut. Monitor Hanzal’s status leading up to Friday’s game vs. the Wild.

Korpisalo, 21, was the Blue Jackets third round pick (62nd overall) in 2012. Korpisalo has gone 5-4-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .928 SV% in 11 games with Lake Erie and has been recalled because Sergei Bobrovsky was injured in Tuesday’s loss to the Kings. His recall suggests that Bobrovsky won’t be available for Thursday’s game, in which case Korpisalo will likely dress as Curtis McElhinney’s backup.

Bobrovsky was replaced by Curtis McElhinney with 5:35 left to play in the third period. After the game, head coach John Tortorella did not have an update on Bobrovsky and said that he will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. This morning the Blue Jackets recalled Joonas Korpisalo from the AHL, which suggests that Bob may not be available for Thursday’s game in Winnipeg.