NHL Hockey Player News

Enstrom has missed the las three games with a lower-body injury, but could be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Oilers. Monitor his status during the morning skate.

After missing Monday’s practice, Little was back at Jets practice on Tuesday and coach Maurice confirmed that Little will be in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Oilers. Little has three goals and one assist in his last four games, giving him 15 points (8G / 7A) in 25 games on the year.

Varlamov stopped 23 of 25 shots in a win over the Devils in his last start back on November 15th. The Avs went 3-3-0 in the six games that Varly missed, but he will be back between the pipes tonight in Calgary. He is 4-5-4 with a 2.95 GAA and .918 SV% this season, but the Avs are playing better of late, making him an interesting buy-low candidate.

Suter missed Tuesday’s practice with an illness, but head coach Mike Yeo fully expects Suter to be in the lineup vs. Montreal. Monitor his status during the Wild’s morning skate.

Tennyson got into one game during his recall. He played 20:15 and recorded one shot and a minus-1 rating.

Pickard had a great stint with the Avalanche, winning three games in three starts and two relief appearances, while posting a 1.99 GAA and .936 SV%. With Semyon Varlamov set to return on Thursday, the Avalanche had to send Pickard back to the AHL.

Enroth stopped 41 of 44 shots in the Sabres win over the Canadiens. Enroth led Buffalo to back-to-back wins over Montreal and he has now won four of his last five with a 1.69 GAA and .952 SV%. He has been hot as of late, but draws a rough matchup vs. the NHL’s highest scoring team.

Quick gave up three tallies on 24 shots in the Kings’ 4-1 loss to the Blackhawks on Saturday. It has been tough sledding for Quick owners in the last week and a half. He has allowed eight goals on 47 shots (.830 SV%) and saw his backup Martin Jones get back-to-back starts last week. Quick draws a tough matchup vs. the visiting Bruins.

Kuemper gave up four goals on 45 shots in the Wild’s 5-4 OT win over the Stars on Friday. After a superb October, Kuemper went 5-5-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .900 SV% in 10 starts in November. Tonight, he makes his second start vs. Montreal—he made 27 saves in a 4-1 loss to the Habs on November 8th.

Letestu tallied three goals and two assists for five points in nine games before being sidelined in late-October. The 29-year-old has registered 54 goals and 65 assists (119 points) and 53 penalty minutes in 273 career NHL games. He is expected to be out until mid-January.

Seabrook did not take part in the Blackhawks’ morning skate because of and undisclosed injury. Monitor his status during Wednesday’s morning skate.

Crawford did not skate this morning because of a lower-body injury. The ailment will keep him out of the crease tomorrow, which means Antti Raanta will get the call. Crawford will be evaluated today and a more detailed injury report should be released in the next 24 hours.

Raanta will make his first start since October 25th. He was in-line to get a start on November 22nd, but got sick and couldn’t play. In three starts this season he is 1-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .933 SV%, but draws a very difficult matchup vs. a Blues team who are 7-2-1 in their last 10.

Brodeur started practicing with the Blues last Friday and has obviously impressed enough to earn a one-year deal. Brodeur could get a start on the Blues current road-trip. The 42-year-old goaltender is one of the greatest in NHL history but it will be weird to see him in anything other than Red and Black. He went 19-14-6 with a 2.51 GAA, .901 SV% with three shutouts with the Devils last season. His contract is believed to have performance bonuses.

Gomez had two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 46 games with the Panthers last season. His last four seasons have been a struggle, but he returns to the team who he started his NHL career with. He is expected to centre the top-line with Patrik Elias and Jaromir Jagr.

Henrique missed Saturday’s game, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Penguins. With Henrique back in the lineup and Scott Gomez signing with the team yesterday, Michael Ryder will be the Devils’ healthy scratch.

Miller allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Canucks 5-3 loss to the Red Wings on Sunday. Miller had recorded back-to-back shutouts and four straight wins prior to Sunday, but he will get a chance to bounce-back right away tonight in Washington. Miller is 1-0 vs. the Caps and 8-3-0 with a 2.60 GAA and .912 SV% on the road.

Ryan will miss his second game with a fractured finger, but there is some silver lining here for Ryan owners. A severe fractured finger could have sidelined Ryan for weeks, but his presence on the ice the last two days suggests that he won’t be sidelined for long.

Bennett will miss his fourth consecutive game with a lower-body injury that he suffered on November 24th. The Penguins have yet to release a timetable for Bennett’s return, but this afternoon they have moved him to IR to make roster room.

Miller allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Canucks 5-3 loss to the Red Wings on Sunday. Miller had recorded back-to-back shutouts and four straight wins prior to Sunday, but it looks like he will get a chance to bounce-back right away tonight in Washington. Miller is 1-0 vs. the Caps and 8-3-0 with a 2.60 GAA and .912 SV% on the road.