NHL Hockey Player News

Sedin was injured after being hit behind the net by Marc Methot. Daniel appeared to have suffered a thigh injury. Sedin's availability for Tuesday's game is unknown at this time.

Smith allowed two goals on 29 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Jets on Thursday. Smith was given the second night of the back-to-back off, but is expected to face the new-look Blues tonight. Ryan Miller is undefeated against the Coyotes in his career, so Smith will need to bring his A-game tonight.

Selleck, 26, is a 6-foot-2, 208 lbs. winger who has three goals and four assists (7 points) with 93 PIMs in 42 games with the San Antonio Rampage.

Mancari, 28, is a 6-foot-4, 208 lbw. winger who was drafted 207th overall in 2004. Mancari has nine goals and 22 assists (31 points) with a plus-13 rating in 44 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL).

Lundqvist stopped 27 of 31 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Flyers last night. He will draw both starts of the back-to-back set as he takes on the Bruins tonight. He has lost both starts against Boston this season while posting a 2.55 GAA and .900 SV%.

Bishop allowed two goals on 41 shots in a 4-2 win over the Stars yesterday. He will be back in goal tonight when the Lightning travel to Colorado. Bishop is second in the NHL in wins (29) and SV% (.933) and then third in GAA (2.00). He is a must-start in all formats, he will look to move to 2-0-0 against the Avs tonight.

Bolland will miss his 48th straight game on Monday. He is nearing a return, but is not quite ready to get back into game action. His next chance to return is Wednesday in New York.

Kuemper stopped 30 of 31 shots in a win over the Canucks on Friday. He has won four straight games while allowing just four goals and posting a .962 SV%. One of Kuemper's five losses this season came on Feb. 1 he allowed four goals on 32 shots in a 4-3 OT loss.

With Erik Johnson returning from a two-game suspension, someone has to take a seat on the Avalanche blueline. Benoit has one goal and two assists with a plus-3 rating in his last 10 games.

Varlamov stopped 40 of 42 shots in a victory over the Coyotes on Friday. After a disappointing Olympic performance on home soil, Varly returned in a big way against Phoenix. Varlamov sits at 29-11-5 with a 2.47 GAA and .925 SV% on the season and will take on the Lightning's 11th ranked offence tonight.

Anderson allowed five goals on 33 shots in a loss to the Bruins before the break. He will make his first start after the Olympics tonight at BC Place vs. the Canucks. Anderson who is 19-12-8 with a 3.09 GAA and .908 SV% this season, was yanked in his first start against Vancouver.

Thomas surrendered five tallies on 32 shots it a 5-4 loss to the Capitals on Thursday. Thomas has struggled recently allowing 35 goals in his last 10 starts. 3.50 GA per game is not exactly what you should be looking for in a fantasy backstop. He has a strong matchup against an Islanders team who was blown out by the Devils on Saturday.

Nilsson, who was recalled on Saturday, stopped 15 of 16 shots after replacing Evgeni Nabokov in Saturday's 6-1 loss to New Jersey. Nilsson has gone 7-1-0 in his last eight games with Bridgeport (AHL) and is 1-2-2 with a 3.45 GAA and .883 SV% with the Islanders. He draws a strong spot-start matchup vs. Panthers, but without John Tavares, Islanders goalies become tough trust.

Stalock stopped 27 of 30 shots in a victory over the Flyers on Thursday. After Antti Niemi suffered a loss to the Sabres on Friday, the Sharks will go back to Stalock this afternoon. He has started five of the Sharks last 11 games as he has clearly become more than just a back-up this season. Stalock is 9-4-0 with a 1.77 GAA and .935 SV% this season.

Despite not playing after being a game-time decision on Saturday, Erat will play this afternoon vs. the Flyers.

Holland was a minus-1 with a two shots in 11:47 in Saturday's loss to the Canadiens.

Billins was called up as insurance for the Oilers game on Saturday, however he served as a healthy scratch so he will return to Abbotsford.

Mason stopped 33 of 35 shots in a victory over the Rangers yesterday. It was a great bounce-back game for Mason, who was yanked in a blowout loss on Thursday. He will face Braden Holtby who also registered a win on Saturday afternoon.

Koivu was reportedly close to playing this week, but never ended up playing. Skating on a regular line this morning suggests that Koivu will be back in the lineup on Monday night vs. Calgary.

Ennis missed the last two games with a lower-body injury that he suffered in Tuesday's win over the Hurricanes. He will return to his regular spot on the top line with Matt Moulson and Drew Stafford.