NHL Hockey Player News

The Maple Leafs are back in Toronto to play the Panthers tomorrow, consider Ranger questionable, especially considering he was a healthy scratch on Saturday.

Wilson, who completed another full practice Sunday and was available to the media for the first time since suffering a back injury Nov. 6 against Nashville, is not expected to play Monday against the Dallas Stars. But Roy wants to play Wilson on Tuesday’s against the Stars in Dallas, assuming he has another good skate Monday morning. Wilson, 26, said he injured his back in a collision against the boards, and he hopes this latest setback is his last for a while.

Varlamov allowed one goal on 27 shots in 2-1 shootout loss against the Wild on Saturday. It was a strong outing for Varlamov but the Avalanche were stymied by Josh Harding. He will get the nod for the third time against the Stars tonight in Colorado. He is 2-0-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .943 SV% in the first two games.

Montoya allowed one goal on eight shots after replacing Ondrej Pavelec in Saturday's loss to the Stars. With the Jets on the front end of a back-to-back he will face the Blue Jackets in Columbus tonight while Pavelec will likely get the call tomorrow in Buffalo. Montoya is 2-2-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .919 SV% in four starts on the road this season.

Granlund, who has been skating on his own, is skating with extra forwards Justin Fontaine and Mike Rupp, which also indicated that Mike Yeo will return with the same lineup as the Colorado win on Tuesday against the red-hot Vancouver Canucks. Including the Phoenix game that Granlund skated 29 seconds in, the Wild is 5-6-1 without Granlund with 18 goals scored (1.5 goals per game). I'd still be surprised if Granlund plays in any of the next few games just because of his history of concussions, but at the very least, maybe he'll now come on the upcoming road trip to practice.

Sobotka left Saturday's games after he suffered an upper-body injury and did not return. Sobotka played just 9:25 before retiring to the dressing room for the remainder of the night. He has recorded two goals and four assists in his last 10 games.

There is no word on what is ailing Schwartz but his absence from the morning skate suggests that he will not be in the lineup tonight against the Senators. Schwartz has been hot as of late posting five goals and seven assists in his last 12 games.

Montoya allowed one goal on eight shots after replacing Ondrej Pavelec in Saturday's loss to the Stars. He will likely face the Blue Jackets in Columbus tonight. Montoya is 2-2-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .919 SV% in four starts on the road this season.

This is a terrible break for the Penguins who are already without Paul Martin, Brooks Orpik and Rob Scuderi on the blueline. The Penguins play five games before the Christmas break, so he will miss at least five games, but could be more.

Kane missed the last six games after suffering a lower-body injury in an afternoon game on November 29. He will skate on a line with Mark Scheifele and Michael Frolik. Kane has struggled a bit this season posting just 14 points (7G / 7A) in 26 games.

Fleury allowed two goals on 39 shots in a win over the Devils on Friday. He was given the second half of the back-to-back off, but will be back in between the pipes tonight against the Maple Leafs. In two starts against Toronto this season he is 0-1-0 with a 4.56 GAA and .850 SV%.

Bernier allowed three goals on 28 shots in a 7-3 win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. He will get the call tonight for the fourth time in the Maple Leafs last five games. He in his last four starts and an relief effort of James Reimer he has posted a 2.97 GAA and .912 SV%. Bernier will face an extremely banged up Penguins team tonight.

Scuderi has been out since late October with a broken ankle which required surgery. The Penguins will continue to roll with their patchwork, AHL blueline for the next week.

Cunningham has skated in 27 games this season with Providence, notching nine goals (third on the team) and five assists for 14 points. The winger has skated in a total of 178 games with the Providence Bruins from 2010-13, accruing 54 goals and 42 assists for 96 points. Prior to joining the P-Bruins, the 23-year-old played in total of 330 games in the WHL (Western Hockey League) between his time with Vancouver Giants (2006-11) and the Portland Winterhawks (2010-11).

Zubrus did not play in final 4 and a half minutes of Saturday's game so he is dealing with some type of injury. Consider Zubrus questionable for Wednesday's game vs. the Senators.

Lehner allowed three goals on 22 shots after replacing Craig Anderson less than five minutes into Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Kings. Lehner has not recorded a win since November 23, a span of six appearances. Despite posting a solid 2.42 GAA and .930 SV% in 12 starts and 16 appearances, Lehner is 4-7-3.

Methot will miss his third straight game with an flu. Rookie Cody Ceci will remain in the lineup.

Wisniewski will miss his fifth consecutive game despite taking part in the morning skate. He is expected to play sometime this week, so monitor his status on Thursday when the Blue Jackets are in Philadelphia.

Despite skating on the weekend and this morning, Gaborik will not return to the lineup tonight. He is expected to dress at some point this week. His next chance to return is Thursday in Philadelphia.