NHL Hockey Player News

Jurco has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but he is expected to be in the lineup on Thursday. Jurco has one goal and two assists in 17 games this season.

Miller has missed the last 14 games with a broken jaw, but was activated from IR on Tuesday and should be in the lineup on Thursday. With Miller back, the Red Wings had to send Tomas Nosek back to Grand Rapids. Miller has one goal and one assist in 26 games this season.

Hellebuyck made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Jets victory in San Jose on Saturday. Michael Hutchinson started the second game of the back-to-back, but they’ll go back to Hellebuyck tonight in Nashville. Hellebuyck has won three of his last four games while posting an impressive 1.26 GAA, .955 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he starts vs. a Predators team that hast lost three of their last five.

Dubnyk gave up two goals on 29 shots in the Wild’s loss in Florida on Sunday. He lost both games of Minnesota’s back-to-back, while allowing a combined four goals on 59 shots (.932 SV%). Tonight he will start against the Blue Jackets for the second time this season—he stopped 27 of 29 shots in a 3-2 win in the first meeting back in October.

Luongo stopped 40 shots in the Panthers shutout win over the Rangers on Saturday. Luongo has been ridiculous lately, winning seven straight games while posting a 1.26 GAA, .954 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he will face the Sabres for the third time this season—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .889 SV% in the first two meetings.

Ramo stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Flames’ shutout win in Colorado on Saturday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Ramo, who is 5-4-0 with a 1.80 GAA and .932 SV% during his nine-straight starts. Tonight he faces the Lightning for the second time this season—he allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 3-1 loss in mid-November.

Niemi allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Stars loss in New Jersey on Saturday. Kari Lehtonen starts on Sunday, but it looks like they’ll go back to Niemi tonight in New York. Niemi is 5-4-4 with a 2.51 GAA and .914 SV% on the road this season—and tonight he faces a Rangers team that is fourth in the NHL in scoring on home ice (3.15 G/PG).

Crawford stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Blackhawks shutout win over the Senators on Sunday. It was Crawford’s league leading sixth shutout of the year, he also ranks third in Wins (20) and 11th in both GAA (2.24) and SV% (.925). However, Crawford has struggled on the road this season—he is 7-5-1 with a 3.23 GAA and .893 SV% in cities not named Chicago.

Crawford stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Blackhawks shutout win over the Senators on Sunday. It was Crawford’s league leading sixth shutout of the year, he also ranks third in Wins (20) and 11th in both GAA (2.24) and SV% (.925). However, Crawford has struggled on the road this season—he is 7-5-1 with a 3.23 GAA and .893 SV% in cities not named Chicago.

Kreider was listed as doubtful for Tuesday’s game but he has officially been ruled out. With Kreider out, Jayson Megna has been recalled and is expected to make his Rangers debut tonight. Rangers’ head coach Alain Vigneault is hopeful that Kreider will be back in the lineup on Saturday.

Ullmark made 31 saves on 33 shots in the Sabres loss to the Islanders last Thursday. Ullmark has not recorded a win since December 12th and comes into play at 5-9-2 with a 2.57 GAA and .914 SV% on the year. Tonight he faces a Panthers team that has won nine straight games—he made 36 saves in a 3-2 over Florida in mid-November.

Kemppainen has been out with an undisclosed injury since December 7th, but it looks like the 27-year-old will be back in the lineup on Tuesday. He has one goal and two assists in 24 games this season.

Fleury allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Penguins win over the Islanders in his return to the Penguins crease on Saturday. Getting Fleury back will be a huge boost for the Penguins, who will take on the Blackhawks tonight. Fleury has gone 1-1-1 in his last three games on home ice and 8-5-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .919 SV% overall at the CONSOL Energy Center.

Neuvirth allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Flyers loss in Los Angeles on Saturday. He played well, but his teammates could only get one past Jonathan Quick at the other end. Neuvirth earned a second straight start and will face the Habs on home ice, where he is 5-1-1 with a 1.61 GAA and .949 SV% this season—Montreal is tied for fourth in the NHL with 3.00 goals per game on the road.

Lundqvist allowed there goals on 20 shots in the Rangers loss in Florida on Saturday. Everyone is losing to the Panthers right now, but it is alarming that Lundqvist continues to struggle—he has given up three-plus goals in five of his last seven outings. Things certainly don’t get any easier tonight with the Stars in town.

Di Giuseppe suffered a concussion in the second period of Saturday’s game after getting tangled up and taken into the boards by Eric Nostrum. With DI Giuseppe out, Brock McGinn has been recalled and took his spot in the lineup on Monday.

Neuvirth allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Flyers loss in Los Angeles on Saturday. He played well, but his teammates could only get one past Jonathan Quick at the other end. Neuvirth earned a second straight start and will face the Habs on home ice, where he is 5-1-1 with a 1.61 GAA and .949 SV% this season—Montreal is tied for fourth in the NHL with 3.00 goals per game on the road.