NHL Hockey Player News

Add Smith to the list of injured Leaf centres. Smith has 9 points in 25 games this season.

We won't know any further updates on Schenn until later today. The hit looked painful, however, so if you are riding Schenn, you may want to look to the wire.

Jones stopped 37 of 39 shots in a win over the Senators on Saturday afternoon. It was an easy outing for Jones who was given a 2-0 cushion in less than five minutes and was up 3-0 after one period. He will to go tonight with the Oilers coming to town. He will look to start his NHL career 6-0-0 after winning the first five with a 0.99 GAA and .967 SV%.

Ellis stopped 12 of 14 shots after replacing Kari Lehtonen on December 10 vs. Chicago. He draws a tough matchup tonight with the Avalanche in town. Ellis stopped 23 of 26 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Avs on October 15.

Consider Schwartz day-to-day and could be available for Thursday's game vs. San Jose.

Gibbons has nine goals and 18 assists (27 points) in 23 games in the AHL. He appeared in his first five NHL games earlier this season, Gibbons totalled one goal and one assist.

Megna was injured in Monday's game against the Maple Leafs. With him going on IR it opened up a roster spot for Brian Gibbons to be recalled. The injuries continue to pile up for the Penguins.

Huberdeau will miss his second straight game with a foot injury. The injury is not believed to be serious so consider him day-to-day. His next chance to return is Thursday in Ottawa.

David Jones will slide into the roster with Cammalleri out. Consider Cammalleri day-to-day and monitor his status prior to Thursday's contest vs. the Red Wings.

Reimer allowed three goals on 15 shots before being pulled in his last start on December 12. He has won just one of his last five starts while allowing a whopping 18 goals and being pulled twice. He will start against the Panthers in Toronto, he is 4-2-0 with 2.79 GAA and .926 SV% at home.

Clarkson has struggled this season and has only one assist in his last 10 games and just two goals and four assist in 23 games in hie first season with the Maple Leafs. He will likely skate on the second line tonight.

David Backes has played in 274 straight regular season games (289 including playoffs) and has not missed a game since January 25, 2010. Backes has been great this season posting 16 goals and 14 assists (30 points) in 32 games. If Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Sobotka are unable to go tonight, the Blues will likely have to go with seven defensemen.

Brodeur stopped all 33 shots in a 3-0 shutout win over the Lightning on Saturday. After a rough outing against the Blue Jackets four days earlier, Brodeur bounced back in tremendous fashion. He will take on the Senators for the second time this season on Tuesday. In the first start he allowed four goals on 22 shots in 5-2 loss.

Lehner stopped 30 of 32 shots in a win over the Blues on Monday. It was his fifth win of the season was his first since November 23. He has a solid matchup against the Devils and their 25th ranked offence.

Lundqvist allowed three goals on 21 shots in a shootout win over the Flames on Sunday. Despite not being the strongest outing, it snapped a four game losing streak. 'King Henrik' has a tough task on Tuesday when he takes on the Penguins.

Boll, 27, has appeared in 21 games this season, scoring one goal and adding 38 penalty minutes. He was placed on Injured Reserve on November 26 retroactive to November 22 when he logged 9:07 of ice time at Vancouver. “Our initial hope was that Jared would be able to return to the lineup with rest and rehabilitation, but it became apparent over the past few days that surgery was the best course of action,” said General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen.

Smith allowed two goals on 32 shots in Saturday's loss to the Hurricanes. Despite his recent struggles Smith said he is feeling the most confident he has all season heading into tonight's game in Montreal. He is going to need that confidence against a hot Habs team and his less than stellar road record. Smith has been a beast in Phoenix but on the road he is 5-4-3 with a 3.18 GAA and .913 SV%.

Bryzgalov turned aside 31 of 34 shots he faced in a loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. It was a nice outing in his first start after missing six games because of a concussion. He gets the call once against with the Oilers in Los Angeles. The Kings are 6-1-0 in their last seven, with their only loss coming against the reigning Stanley Cup Champions.

Bourque has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury, but will be eased back into the lineup tonight. Bourque will start the game on the Canadiens fourth line with Travis Moen and Brandon Prust. He has six goals and one assist in 23 games.

Quick is still expected to miss at least another week, but putting the gear back on and taking shots is a definite positive for Quick. The Kings are in a great spot, where they will not need to rush him back because of the way Martin Jones and Ben Scrivens are playing right now. Monitor Quick's status as Christmas draws near.