NHL Hockey Player News

Mason leads the Flyers onto the ice for warmups; he starts.

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.

Steve Mason
Koivu (ankle) is practicing with Dany Heatley and Charlie Coyle this morning.

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.

Mikko Koivu
Enroth starts in Dallas on Monday.

Enroth allowed two goals on 38 shots in a 4-2 win over the Sharks on Friday. If Jaroslav Halak is traded this week as expected, the crease in Buffalo will be all Enroth's. He gets the nod against the 28-22-10 Stars, who sit 12th in the NHL in scoring.

Jhonas Enroth
Mason expected to start for the Flyers.

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.

Steve Mason
Grabovski (ankle) will not play Sunday.

Grabovski will miss his second straight game with a sprained left ankle. The ankle injury has held him to just 2:20 TOI in his last nine games. Monitor his status leading up to Wednesday's clash with the Flyers.

Mikhail Grabovski
Nielsen (hand) has been activated from IR and is expected to play tonight.

Nielsen has missed the last two games with a broken hand that he suffered after being slashed by Erik Johnson before the break. Nielsen is expected to centre the top line with Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo on his wings.

Frans Nielsen
Holtby gets his fifth straight start this afternoon.

Holtby turned aside 36 of 38 shots in a 4-2 win over the Bruins yesterday. Holtby has won four starts in a row while posting a 2.00 GAA and .940 SV%. This afternoon he will take on the Flyers, who are coming off of a big win on Saturday as well.

Braden Holtby
Smith is expected to start in goal for Phoenix.

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.

Mike Smith
Ott will make his Blues debut on Sunday.

Ott will start his career with the St. Louis Blues on the second line with Derek Roy and T.J Oshie. Ott has nine goals, 11 assists (20 points) and a minus-26 rating that is sure to go up on a much better squad.

Steve Ott
Hamonic will be automatically suspended for one-game after receiving and instigator penalty in the final five minutes of Saturday's loss to the Devils.

Hamonic will sit out on Sunday vs. Florida and could potentially be suspended beyond the one game. Hamonic has 10 points (1G /9A) with a minus-4 rating while averaging close to 25 minutes in 49 games this season.

Travis Hamonic
Miller will make his Blues debut on Sunday.

Miller was traded to the Blues along with teammate Steve Ott on Friday. With Jaroslav Halak going the other way, Miller steps-in and becomes the Blues new starter. He is 15-22-3 with a 2.72 GAA and .923 SV% this season, but he receives a huge fantasy boost by being traded to a much better hockey club. He was 2-0-0 with a 1.45 GAA and .961 SV% against Phoenix with the Sabres, so he makes for a great start in his first with St. Louis on Sunday.

Ryan Miller
Lack gets the call vs. the Senators.

Lack stopped 22 of 23 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Wild on Friday. Head coach John Tortorella will reward Lack with his third consecutive start over veteran Roberto Luongo despite Sunday being and the outdoor Heritage Classic. Lack is 1-0-1 with just one goal allowed on 45 shots in his last two starts.

Eddie Lack
Wright (lower-body) has left today's game and will not return.

Wright played just 6:10 before retiring to the dressing room following a collision with Seth Jones. Wright has just two assists in 58 games this season, so is not fantasy relevant.

James Wright
Schneider starts for the Devils on Sunday.

Schneider gave up two goals on 19 shots in a win over the Blue Jackets on Thursday. With Martin Brodeur getting the win on Saturday, the Devils will turn to Schneider in the second game of the back-to-back set. He will take on a strong Sharks team, who are coming off of a disappointing loss to the Sabres on Thursday.

Cory Schneider

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In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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