NHL Hockey Player News

Hornqvist was injured in the Penguins loss to the Red Wings on Sunday. He will not travel on the Penguins upcoming three-game road trip.

Emelin has been out since February 18th, but he will return tonight vs. the Lightning. Emelin has two goals and 11 assists (13 points) in 55 games this season.

Byfuglien has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but his return to practice is a good sign that he is nearing a return to the lineup. He is questionable for Tuesday.

Oleksiak had no points in four games during his recall. Oleksiak’s return to the AHL suggests that John Klingberg will be back on Thursday.

Ruhwedel, 24, is expected to make his season debut tonight vs. the Capitals. Ruhwedel has registered 31 points (8G / 23A) in 59 games with Rochester this season. He has just one assist in 28 career NHL games.

Meszaros is out with a hand injury and Chad Ruhwedel is expected tone recalled and fill-in for him. Meszaros is day-to-day.

Bogosian will miss a second straight game. He is listed as day-to-day, but it sounds like he will be out for a few days. He is questionable for Tuesday’s game.

Schneider stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Devils 4-1 win over the Coyotes on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Schneider, who now sits 25-25-7 with a 2.20 GAA and .927 SV% this season. Tonight will be his fifth start against the Penguin—he has gone 1-2-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .923 SV% in the first four.

Lindback made 31 saves on 32 shots in the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Lindback has actually played pretty well since being traded to the Sabres, but he is still looking for his first win. He is sitting at 0-3-1 with a 2.68 GAA and .925 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance.

Mitchell was injured in his first shift on Saturday and will not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Lightning. He will be replaced by Brian Flynn.

Bogosian missed Saturday’s game, but coach Ted Nolan though Bogosian might be available for tonight’s game. His absence from the morning skate certainly clouds his status, but we will get an official word from coach Nolan this afternoon.

Bishop allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Lightning’s shootout loss in Boston on Thursday. He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in goal tonight vs. Montreal. Bishop shut the Habs out last Tuesday and is 3-0-0 with a 0.99 GAA and .948 SV% vs. the Canadiens this season.

Rissanen left after playing just 4:56 and did not return. Rissanen has not recorded a point in six games since being recalled. Expect Ryan Murphy to replace him on Tuesday.

St. Louis left with what appeared to be a knee injury after he fell awkwardly in a collision with Florida defenseman Dmitry Kulikov and left the game with just over three minutes to play. Alain Vigneault said the initial review was that the injury "doesn't seem to be serious, but we'll know more [Monday].''

Orpik will miss third consecutive game with a lower-body injury. He remains day-to-day and could be an option tomorrow in Buffalo.

Rask stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Bruins 2-0 shutout win over the Penguins yesterday. Despite the heavy workload yesterday, he will start his fourth straight game tonight. He has won four in a row and five of his last six while posting a 1.45 GAA and .955 SV%.

Holtby allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Capitals loss to Dallas on Friday. He has lost three of his last four games with a 2.86 GAA and 900 SV%. In his only other start against the Bruins this season, Holtby stopped all 29 shots that he faced in a 4-0 shutout win.