NHL Hockey Player News

The Flames are looking for more out of Baertschi who has just one goal and three assists in nine games. Stajan will play in his first game since the season opener.

The Flames captain has two goals and seven assists in eight games. Chris Breen will play his second game if Giordano can't go.

Letang will likely make his season debut tomorrow after missing the first nine games with a knee injury. He had five goals and 33 assists (38 points) in 35 games last season.

Hiller allowed four goals on 23 shots in a loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. He has struggled in his last two outings but will look to bounce back vs. a Habs team who have lost two straight.

Zuccarello has struggled, recording no points in seven games.

Rielly has played in eight games with the Leafs, and they had to decide after his ninth game to keep him or send him back to juniors. He has impressed assisting on four goals in the eight games.

Fisher has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury. Predators head coach Barry Trotz said there is a chance that Fisher could return to the lineup tonight. Fisher has two goals and three assists in seven games.

There is still no timetable for Boyle's return but this is a positive sign that he is feeling better.

Booth was a healthy scratch on Tuesday while the Canucks went with seven defenseman. He has struggled with one goal and two assists in 10 games.

Josi won't be in the lineup tonight, but this is a positive sign that he is nearing a return.

Goligoski has struggled so far, with a minus-10 rating in eight games. Kevin Connauton will enter the lineup if Goligoski is out.

The Islanders are already without Lubomir Visnovsky (concussion) and could be without Strait tomorrow. He has been eating up 15:56 on average in nine games. Monitor his status tomorrow.

Lecavalier missed three games with a lower-body injury. He will skate with Michael Raffl and Claude Giroux against the Rangers tonight. He has one goal and two assists in his first five games.

Lupul will have x-rays done on his foot this afternoon and an update will likely be released later today. Hopefully for the Maple Leafs the injury is nothing serious, because Lupul has had a great start to the season (6G / 4 A in 10 games). Lupul has had a really tough time staying healthy in his career, so this is nothing new.

Luongo allowed four goals on 32 shots in a win over the Islanders on Tuesday. It wasn't the best outing for him, but he still got the W. He will face Cory Schneider again tonight, the last time he stopped 21 of 23 shots in an OT win. He should make for another good start tonight.

With Pekka Rinne out for at least a month, Hutton will take over as the team's starter. He made his first start as a Predator on Sunday against the very same Jets he will face tonight. He turned away 38 of 39 shots he faced in the 3-1 win. He could make for a good spot start if he can repeat Sunday's performance.

Lehtonen missed the last five games with a lower-body injury. In his first three starts this season he went 2-1-0 with a 1.57 GAA and .953 SV%. He has a decent matchup vs. the Flames tonight.

On Wednesday, Rask was given the night off for the first time this season. He will be back in goal tonight vs. the NHL's top team. It will be his first career start vs. San Jose, it is a tough matchup but Rask is a hard tendy to bench.

Rinne had arthroscopic hip surgery in the offseason, so this is terrible news for the Predators. Carter Hutton will take over as the Predators starts with Magnus Hellberg as the number-2.

Bishop was pulled after giving up four goals on 17 shots vs. Boston on Saturday. Boston was all over the Lighting and there was not much Bishop could do. He will face the Hawks for the second time this season. The first time around he turned aside 37 of 39 shots in a 3-2 shootout win in Chicago.