NHL Hockey Player News

Schneider declared himself fit to start tomorrow, but he will not back-up tonight. Monitor his status tomorrow when the Devils take on the Wild.

Jordan Staal has had a slow start to the season, he has just one goal and two assists through 13 games. Moving him onto a line with his brother Eric is an attempt to wake up the Hurricanes 26th ranked offence.

Peters allowed three goals on 32 shots in his fourth straight loss on Friday. Since Peters became the default starter because of injuries to Cam Ward and Anton Khudobin, Peters is 0-4-0 with a 3.10 GAA and .897 SV%. Although he has a strong matchup vs. the Rangers, I'm sure you have better options.

Meszaros got back into the lineup on October 29 but was a healthy scratch again last night. He will once again be inserted into the lineup tonight, Mez has no points and a minus-1 rating in six games.

Schenn has one goal and a minus-7 rating in 12 games this season. Hal Gill will make his Flyers debut with Schenn taking a seat.

Craig Berube wants to shake things up tonight so Schenn will take a seat while Gill makes his Flyers debut. Gill had no points in 32 games with the Predators last season.

Zatkoff allowed four goals on 25 shots in a loss to the Islanders on October 25. He has struggled posting a 5.06 GAA and .818 SV% through two starts. He has OK matchup vs. the Blue Jackets - however they threw 39 shots at Marc-Andre Fleury last night, so you might want to stay away from Zatkoff.

Poulin allowed four goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Flyers on October 26. He has lost each of his two starts this season while posting a 3.53 GAA and .881 SV%. The Islanders played very well against the Senators last night, but will be in tough tonight vs. the Bruins.

Mason allowed three goals on 17 shots before being yanked early in the second period. It was his first really poor performance of the season, despite how bad the Flyers have been. He has a solid chance to get back into the win column tonight vs. the Devils.

Hamilton has only appeared in one game this season, back on October 7. He will play on the wing with Boyd Gordon and Mark Arcobello.

Bozak will miss his fourth straight game tonight and will not be able to return to action until November 19th vs the Islanders at the earliest. This move allows Nikolai Kulemin to be activated from IR without having to make another roster move.

Bellemore will be eligible to play for the Hurricanes tonight at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers. Bellemore has no points and a minus-6 rating in nine games.

Berra was 4-3-1 with a 2.66 GAA and .908 SV%. Berra came to the NHL this season after spending the last six seasons in Switzerland.

The Flyers have yet to establish a timetable for Downie's return. This is a tough break for Philadelphia who just traded for Downie on Thursday.

There were reports earlier in the day that Lecavalier could miss multiple weeks, but this is great news for the Flyers. Lecavalier will not play tonight and should be considered questionable for Tuesday's game with the Hurricanes.

Clemmensen made two starts for the San Antonio Rampage (AHL) going 1-1-0 with a 3.50 GAA and .894 SV%. The Panthers would like to have given this start to Tim Thomas but he is still dealing with a leg injury. The Capitals hung seven goals on the Flyers last night, so Clemmensen doesn't look like a strong spot-start tonight.

Johnny Boychuk (undisclosed) still deemed "day-to-day" and is a possibility for Tuesday against Dallas.

The Coyotes will receive a big boost tonight when they get their second leading scorer back. Hanzal has five goals and six assists (11 points) in 12 games. He will play on a line with Lauri Korpikoski and Radim Vrbata.

Condra was injured in Friday's loss to the Islanders. He is a staple in the Senators bottom-6, only averaging 10:59 TOI. Condra has one goal and three assists in 13 games.

Kulemin was expected to suit up up tonight and being removed from IR confirms that report. Kulemin was injured in the second game of the season and has missed the Leafs last 12 contests. He had two assists in the first two contests and bolsters and already strong lineup even further.