NHL Hockey Player News

Jones is the Kings projected starter.

Jones finally looked human last Monday when the Stars tallied four goals on 23 shots to beat the Kings 5-2. It was the first loss of his NHL career and the first time he has allowed more than two goals. He is expected to take on the Blackhawks in Chicago tonight, he is 4-0-0 with a 1.23 GAA and .964 SV% on the road.

Martin Jones
Lack is expected to start for the Canucks.

Lack stopped all 18 shots he faced vs. Calgary last night, to post his second shutout of the season. Lack has been excellent in his first NHL season registering a 7-2-0 record with a 1.74 GAA and .933 SV% in eight starts and 12 appearances. He will likely face the Flyers at home tonight, he is 2-0-0 in Vancouver.

Eddie Lack
Lundqvist starts on Tuesday vs. the Panthers.

Lundqvist made his return to the net on Sunday and stopped 37 of 40 shots in a 4-3 win over the Lightning. He looked sharp after sitting the previous three games. 'King Henrik' draws a solid matchup today when he takes on the Panthers. He is 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .917 SV% in two starts vs. Florida this year.

Henrik Lundqvist
Roberto Luongo out working with Rollie Melanson and looking fine doing crease movement patterns before shots.

Luongo has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury suffered on December 22. He is not expected to be out long-term and could play in one of the Canucks two games this weekend.

Roberto Luongo
Doan (illness) is at Coyotes practice for the first time since falling ill.

Doan has missed the last 10 games with a form of Rocky Mountain Fever. His return appears to be on the horizon, which would be huge for the Coyotes. Doan was on-fire before getting sick and has a total of 12 goals and 23 points in 27 games. Consider him questionable for Tuesday.

Shane Doan
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Wild have recalled Jonathon Blum from Iowa (AHL).

The blueliner has 16 points (3G / 13A) in 29 games in Iowa this season. The Wild signed him as a free agent this summer. Blum collected seven points (1G / 6A) and six penalty minutes in 35 games with the Nashville Predators last season.

Jonathon Blum
Franzen (concussion) skated with the Red WIngs for the first time since being injured.

Franzen will miss his sixth straight game tonight after being concussed on December 15. It is a good sing that he was on the ice this morning, but he seems doubtful to be ready for the Winter Classic.

Johan Franzen
Helm (shoulder) will play tonight in Nashville.

Helm missed the last 11 games with a shoulder injury that he suffered in early December. This is a huge boost for a Red Wings team who are starting to get healthy right before the Winter Classic. We will see if Helm can pick up where he left off, he scored seven goals and had 10 points in 15 games. He will centre the third line with Justin Abdelkader and Tomas Jurco on his wings.

Darren Helm
Howard starts for the Red Wings after missing three weeks with a knee injury.

Howard has not started a game since December 10 because of a knee sprain. He made a speedy recovery and will be in net tonight in Nashville. The first half of the season has not been too kind to Howard. He is 6-8-7 with a 2.66 GAA and .910 SV% in 21 starts. He will take on a Nashville team who he was 3-0-0 with a 1.26 GAA and .952 SV% against last season.

Jimmy Howard
Semin has been moved onto the Hurricanes top-line with Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner.

Semin has a goal and four assists in seven games since returning to the lineup after a concussion. Staal and Skinner have both played well lately as well, so this is a line the should generate some serious offence for the Hurricanes.

Alexander Semin
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The Canucks have recalled defenceman Frank Corrado from the AHL Utica Comets.

Corrado, 20, has recorded five points (2G / 3A) and 20 penalty minutes in 29 games with the Comets this season. The Woodbridge, ON, native made his NHL debut in the 2012.13 season and has played in three regular season NHL games and four postseason NHL games with Vancouver.

Frank Corrado
Brodeur will be in goal on Tuesday.

Brodeur allowed one goal on 30 shots but still walked away on the wrong side of a 2-1 shootout final. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the veteran netminder. Today he will get a second look at the Penguins after stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 4-1 win in November.

Martin Brodeur
Enroth gets the start for Buffalo on Tuesday.

Enroth allowed three goals on 38 shots in a loss to the Bruins on December 21. Enroth still only has one win this season and it came way back on October 25. It is hard to warrant starting a goalie with just one win in 11 starts even when he is facing a 18-18-5 Jets squad.

Jhonas Enroth
Raanta gets the nod for the Blackhawks.

Raanta allowed five goals on 25 shots in a shootout loss to the Blues on Saturday. It was only the second time in Raanta's last 11 games that he has allowed more than two goals. The first time he faced the Kings he stopped 21 of 22 shots in a 3-1 home win.

Antti Raanta
Grubauer starts for the Capitals.

Grubauer only faced 17 shots, stopping 16 of them in last night's 2-1 shootout loss to the Sabres. The loss was no fault of Grubauer's, the Capitals were stymied by Ryan Miller and his 49-saves. The quiet night enables the Caps to turn to Grubauer again tonight, he is 5-1-2 with a 2.02 GAA and .937 SV% since being recalled. As long as he is getting the majority of the starts, he is the Capitals goalie to own.

Philipp Grubauer
Horton (shoulder) is skating and taking part in contact at Blue Jackets' practice.

Horton continues to work towards his Blue Jackets' debut which is expected to happen in early January. He is on the Blue Jackets four-game road trip that goes until next Monday, there is a chance he dresses in one of those contests.

Nathan Horton

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