NHL Hockey Player News

St. Louis suffered a lower-body injury on Sunday vs. the Panthers. He will miss at least 10 days, which should open the door for Kevin Hayes to take on a bigger role for the next 1-2 weeks.

Hornqvist suffered an unspecified injury in the Penguins 5-1 loss to the Red Wings on Sunday. He dropped his stick and appeared to be in visible pain while leaving the ice, but he didn’t even appear to take any contact prior to dropping his lumber. Hornqvist is expected to miss all three games this week.

The Penguins announced this morning that Malkin might join the team on their road trip, but then GM Jim Rutherford dropped a fantasy hockey playoff bomb when he announced that Malkin will miss 1-2 weeks. The Penguins have been outscored 7-1 in two games without Malkin.

Del Zotto will miss his sixth straight game with an upper-body injury. MDZ is day-to-day and close to returning, but it won’t be tomorrow.

Burrows missed Saturday’s game against the Maple Leafs, but will be back tomorrow vs. the Flyers. Burrows was skating with Brad Richardson and Chris Higgins this morning, so expect him to be on that third line tomorrow. He has 25 points (12G / 13A) in 56 games this season.

Smith allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Devils on Saturday. He has lost three in a row while registering a 2.37 GAA and .935 SV%. He was pulled after allowing three goals on 20 shots in a 4-0 loss in his first start against the Kings.

Bernier allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Bernier has gone 2-3-1 with a 3.49 GAA and .905 SV% in six starts in March. He draws a very good matchup tonight vs. the lowly Oilers—Bernier has gone 5-10-5 with a 2.41 GAA and .923 SV% on the road this season.

Brown has been out with a broken leg since December 9th, but is getting closer to be back in the lineup. He will travel n the trip, but there is no word when he will return.

Crawford allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Blackhawks 6-2 win in San Jose on Saturday. Crawford has gone 5-0-1 with a 1.16 GAA, .962 SV% and one shutout in his last six games. Crawford has been red-hot and tonight he takes on an Islanders team on a slide—New York has lost three in a row and six of their last eight games.

Postma was injured in his first game back on Saturday. The unspecified injury will cost him a few weeks at least.

Holland will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. He is reportedly walking with a pretty significant limp, which suggests he is not too close to returning.

Eriksson did not play over the weekend, he was brought up to be Eddie Lack’s backup while Jacob Markstrom picked up a couple of starts in the AHL.

Markstrom went 2-0-0 with a 1.42 GAA and .943 SV% in two games with Utica over the weekend. There is no indication when his next start will be, but the Canucks do have a back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday.

Bernier allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Bernier has gone 2-3-1 with a 3.49 GAA and .905 SV% in six starts in March. He draws a very good matchup tonight vs. the lowly Oilers—Bernier has gone 5-10-5 with a 2.41 GAA and .923 SV% on the road this season.

Quick allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Kings loss to the Predators on Saturday. Tonight will be his eighth straight start—Quick has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.07 GAA and .903 SV% in his preious seven starts. He has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .912 SV% against the Coyotes this season.

Prosser suffered a lower-body injury in the Wild’s win in St. Louis on Saturday. He will miss at least a few weeks, which means that Christian Folin will get back into the lineup.

Myers missed Saturday’s game in Tampa Bay, but he will be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. San Jose. Myers has registered nine points (2G / 7A) in 12 games with the Jets.

Scrivens allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Oilers shootout loss in Columbus on Friday. Scrivens has gone 0-2-2 with a 3.79 GAA and .875 SV% in five games in March. Tonight will be his first career start against Toronto, who he played form in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Sharp snapped a 19-game goal-less streak with two goals on six shots in the Blackhawks win over the Sharks on Saturday. With Sharp on the top-line, Kris Versteeg looks like he will be a healthy scratch.

Malkin will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury. He will not travel at the start of the Penguins road-trip, but may join the team on the trip.