NHL Hockey Player News

Fasth could be back with the Ducks for their meeting with the Bruins on Thursday, but is unlikely to start.

Leblanc was recalled by the Habs on Sunday and will be in the lineup tonight with Travis Moen dealing with a face injury. He has four goals and two assists in seven games with Hamilton.

Murray is a big, physical defenseman that will help bolster the Canadiens blueline. He is not fantasy relevant having recorded just 62 points in 465 career NHL games.

There are reports that Scuderi could miss an extended period of time, but we will away official word from the Penguins.

Glendening has not recorded a point in five games with the Red Wings this season. In the AHL he has scored once and added two assists in five games. With Johan Franzen dealing with an injury, Glendening has been recalled to provide forward depth on their western Canada road-trip.

The nature of Franzen's injury was not announced, but it is serious enough to keep him out of Wednesday's contest in Vancouver. Monitor his status prior to Friday's matchup with Calgary. Luke Glendening was recalled from Grand Rapids to travel out-west with the Red Wings.

The Bruins have three games this week, which it sounds like Eriksson will miss. Concussions are a tricky injury so the Bruins will take it day-by-day.

Gerbe has three goals and three assists in his first 11 games as a Hurricane. Carolina is forced to juggle their lines with Jeff Skinner out, and the team struggling to win games.

Moulson's value could take a hit as he leaves his close friend Tavares and lands on a line with a 23-year-old, just finding his way in the NHL. He has said he is going to "play his game", but how will that game work without Tavares? He will make his Sabres debut tonight vs. Dallas.

Bellemore was placed on IR on Saturday and remains day-to-day. He will miss his second straight game tonight, and Tim Gleason will remain in the lineup.

Skinner will miss his second straight game tonight. The Hurricanes are hopeful that they will get their leading scorer back on Friday vs. Tampa Bay.

Scuderi left Saturday's game with an apparent left leg injury and was not present at the Penguins morning skate today. He will not play tonight and Matt Niskanen will move alongside Kris Letang on the blueline.

Koivu was hit hard by Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky on Sunday. Dubinsky will not face any supplementary discipline as a result of the hit.

The 2011, 30th overall pick Rakell has four goals and one assist in nine games with Norfolk. He appeared in four NHL games with the Ducks last season, but did not register a point.

Lehtonen was spectacular once again stopping 37 of 38 shots in Saturday's shootout loss to the Jets. Although he missed five games with a lower-body injury, his numbers currently sits among fantasy's elite. He is 3-1-1 with a 1.29 GAA and .961 SV% - with a great chance to improve on those numbers tonight vs. a bad Sabres team.

Budaj has only made one start this season, it was on October 10th against the Oilers. He stopped 27 of 28 shots in a win that day. He will face the Rangers tonight, who are playing in their home opener. He could make for a solid spot start tonight, New York is still battling serious injuries.

Peters gave up four goals on 34 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Avalanche on Friday. Since taking over the Hurricanes starting job due to injuries to Cam Ward and Anton Khudobin, he is 0-2-0 with a 3.16 GAA and .891 SV%. Peters will have a tough matchup tonight with the Pittsburgh Penguins in town.

Fasth was only expected to miss a short period of time, but this injury continues to linger and force him to miss practice time. Frederik Andersen has won all three of the starts he has made while Fasth recovers. He will continue to backup Jonas Hiller until Fasth is healthy.

Penner missed his fourth straight game on Sunday, but should return to the Ducks lineup on Tuesday vs. the Flyers. He has two goals and two assists in six games in his second go-around with Anaheim.

Perreault missed Sunday's contest with the wrist injury but could be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Flyers. He has enjoyed success in the early part of his Anaheim Ducks career, scoring four goals and adding five assists in 11 games.