NHL Hockey Player News

Blunden was called up incase Cedric Paquette was unable to play on Tuesday, but Paquette was good to go, so Blunden has been reassigned to Syracuse.

Dupuis missed the last two games after being taken to the hospital for testing last Friday. All tests came back negative so Dupuis is good to go tonight vs. the Canadiens. Dupuis has one goal in six games and tonight he will play on a line with Sidney Crosby and Beau Bennett.

Fleury allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Penguins loss in Calgary on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Fleury, who sits at 7-5-0 with a 1.93 GAA and .933 SV% on the season. Tonight Fleury will go up against a Montreal team that he lost to back on October 10th. Fleury has posted a 3-2-0 record, 2.01 GAA and .926 SV% at home.

Mashinter has recorded four goals and three assists in 12 games with Rockford this season. Mashinter has failed to record a point in 23 career NHL games. He could make his season debut on Thursday.

Drewiske did not appear in a game during his call up and his return to the AHL suggests that Yevgeny Medvedev is likely close to returning from injury.

Condon allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Canadiens win over the Bruins on Saturday. With Carey Price out, Condon has been unreal, going 4-0-1 with a 1.60 GAA and .937 SV%. Price is expected to miss another week, so Condon is expected to start both games this week. Tonight he will face a Penguins team that has won six of seven while averaging 2.86 goals per game.

Quick allowed one goal on 19 shots in the Kings win over Florida on Saturday. Quick will make his third straight start tonight vs. the Coyotes. Quick has won seven of his first 12 outings while posting a 2.24 GAA and .917 SV% this season. In his first start vs. Arizona, Quick allowed four goals on 22 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Paquette was listed as questionable but will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Sabres. Paquette has just one goal and one assists in seven games this season.

Beagle left the morning skate with an injury, but he will play tonight in Detroit. Beagle has two goals and two assists in 13 games this season.

Tanev missed Sunday’s game in New Jersey with an undisclosed injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in Columbus. Alex Biega will become a healthy scratch with Tanev back in.

Ward allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Senators on Saturday. It looks like he will make his second straight start and will man the goal for the fourth time in five games tonight in New York. He has a solid 2.40 GAA and .907 SV% this season, but makes for a risky start vs. the Rangers.

Bailey served as a healthy scratch on Sunday, but he will return to the lineup tonight in San Jose. Bailey will skate on the Islanders second line and comes in with three goals and three assists in 14 games this season.

Greiss allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Islanders loss to Buffalo on November 1st. Jaroslav Halak started the last three games but the Isles elected to go with Greiss tonight in San Jose. It is a bit surprising to see him start tonight, considering the Islanders have a back-to-back on Thursday and Friday. Greiss may be a worthwhile pick up because of his potential for two starts this week.

Reimer allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Washington on Saturday. Reimer has gone 1-1-2 with a 1.96 GAA and .939 SV% in his last four starts. Losing three of four is never a good thing, but Reimer has done his part. He stopped 43 of 44 shots in a 4-1 win over Dallas eight days ago, but the chances of that happening again are limited.

Pavelec allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Jets 3-0 loss to the Flyers on Saturday. Despite the loss, Pavelec has played very well as of late—he has gone 2-3-0 while posting an impressive 1.97 GAA and .922 SV% in his last four starts plus one relief appearance. Tonight he will take on a Wild team that is sixth in the NHL in scoring, averaging 2.92 goals per game.

Dubnyk stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win over the Lightning on Saturday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Dubnyk and moved him to 8-3-1 with a 2.41 GAA and .907 SV% on the season. He makes for a strong start tonight vs. the visiting Winnipeg Jets—Dubnyk has gone 6-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .924 SV% at home this season.

After spending two games with the Bruins, Khokhlachev was reassigned to Providence last Friday and suffered a hand injury that will require surgery over the weekend. Khokhlachev will miss at least one month.

Goldobin has one goal and one assist in five games with the Sharks this season. Despite being benched in the third period of Sunday’s AHL game, Goldobin was still recalled prior to Tuesday’s game vs. the Islanders. There is no word wether he will be in the lineup tonight.

Vermette has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but he took part i the gameday skate and is officially listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s contest in Los Angeles. Monitor his status in pre-game warmups.