NHL Hockey Player News

Lack gets the nod for the Canucks.

Lack stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 2-1 win over the Blues on Friday. It was a great game for Lack after he had lost his four previous starts, allowing a combined 15 goals. (3, 4, 4, 4). He will face the Kings in Los Angeles tonight, he is 5-2-1 with a 2.17 GAA and .922 SV% on the road this season.

Eddie Lack
Lundqvist will be between the pipes on Tuesday.

Lundqvist stopped 37 of 38 shots in a 4-1 win over the Flyers on Sunday. Don't look now, but Lundqvist has won three straight while only allowing five goals and posting a .951 SV%. On Tuesday he faces the Lightning, he is 1-1-0 with a 4.20 GAA and .887 SV% against this season.

Henrik Lundqvist
Price gets the nod on Tuesday.

Price stopped 19 of 20 shots in a 2-1 OT win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. That is back-to-back wins while allowing just one goal in each contest for Price as he moved to 3-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .912 SV% in January. On Tuesday he will faced the Devils for the second time this year, the first time he allowed two goals on 30 shots in a 3-2 win on December 2.

Carey Price
Gibbons (lower-body) is out one week.

Gibbons was injured on Saturday and did not return. With Gibbons and Pascal Dupuis both out, someone else will move up and skate with Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz. There is no word who that will be, but whoever it is certainly gets a temporary spike in fantasy value.

Brian Gibbons
Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings' morning skate; he is expected to start.

Quick allowed three goals on 26 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. He is 2-1-1 with a 1.73 GAA and .925 SV% in four January starts. Tonight he takes on the Canucks, he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .963 SV% versus Vancouver this season.

Jonathan Quick
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Canucks have reassigned Frank Corrado to Utica (AHL).

Corrado, 20, has appeared in six games with the Canucks this season, registering a plus-1 rating. He also recorded five points (2G / 3A) and 20 penalty minutes in 29 games with the Comets this season. He return to the AHL means that Alexander Edler is ready to return to the Canucks lineup tonight.

Frank Corrado
Smith will start for the Coyotes.

Smith allowed one goal on seven shots after replacing Thomas Greiss on Saturday. It has been tough sledding for Smith lately, he has not recorded a win since December 21, a span of six straight losses. The Olympian is 15-11-8 with a 2.89 GAA and .910 SV% this season. He draws a good matchup against a struggling Jets team who are playing their first game under new head coach Paul Maurice.

Mike Smith
Bishop (wrist) will serve as Anders Linback's backup tonight and likely start on Tuesday.

Bishop missed the last four games with a sprained wrist but is ready to be activated from IR and dress tonight. Bishop has become one of fantasy's elite backstops this season, monitor his status tomorrow and get him in your lineup if he starts.

Ben Bishop
The Hurricanes have activated forward Jiri Tlusty (appendectomy) from injured reserve.

Tlusty, 25, has missed Carolina’s last eight games after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on December 24. He has scored six goals and earned four assists (10 points) in 36 games this season. Tlusty is in his seventh professional season and his fifth with the Hurricanes. He has scored 63 goals and earned 59 assists (122 points) in 313 career NHL regular-season games with Toronto and Carolina.

Jiri Tlusty
Lindback gets the start for the Lightning.

Lindback stopped 35 of 38 shots in a win over the Flyers on Saturday. Lindback made a number of huge saves in what was one of his best performances of the season. He will make his fifth consecutive start tonight in Columbus. Lindback is 3-6-0 with a 3.20 GAA and .882 SV% on the road.

Anders Lindback
Staal (lower-body) will return to the Hurricanes lineup tonight.

Staal missed the last four games, but will return tonight against the Flames. He will skate on the top line with Jeff Skinner and Alex Semin. He enters play with 35 points (10G / 25A) in 42 games this season.

Eric Staal
Pavelec gets the call for the Jets.

Pavelec allowed six goals on 26 shots in a 6-3 loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. He has only one win ins his last 12 starts and has become a fantasy afterthought at this point. On his current six games losing streak he has allowed 24 goals while posting an ugly .838 SV%. Could a switch in head coach help Pav's game? We'll see, but for now leave him on your bench.

Ondrej Pavelec
Ramo starts for the Flames.

Ramo allowed five goals on 29 shots in a 5-0 loss to the Blues on Thursday. The Flames have struggled mightily to score goals as of late which hinders the Flames' goaltenders fantasy value. Tonight Ramo will face the Hurricanes for the second time this season, in their first meeting he stopped 29 of 30 shots in a 2-1 OT win.

Karri Ramo

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