NHL Hockey Player News

The Los Angeles Kings will go with the same lineup as in the first two games - Quick will start.

Quick will look to rebound tonight after a rough start on Friday. He allowed four goals on 27 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Jets. Quick now sports a 3.26 GAA and .893 SV% early in the 2013-14 season. He will face the 0-1-0 Rangers, who only scored one goal in their first game.

Jonathan Quick
Lundqvist starts for the Rangers.

The New York Rangers are the only team in the NHL who have not played their second game yet, and have not played since Thursday. Lundqvist did not have the greatest start in his season opener, allowing four goals on 32 shots in the 4-1 loss to the Coyotes. Tonight he will face the 1-1-0 LA Kings in their home opener.

Henrik Lundqvist
Jason Spezza was absent from practice this morning but Senators head coach said it was just a maintenance day for their captain. However he also added that the maintenance day was in relation to his sore groin that hampered him in the preseason.

Although he was absent from practice, Spezza will play on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He has averaged 18:05 in the first two games, with one goal and 11 shots.

Jason Spezza
Ryan Hamilton in; Ryan Smyth out.

With the ageing Smyth struggling out of the gate, Hamilton draws into the lineup tonight vs. New Jersey. Hamilton had 30 goals and 18 assists (48 points) in 56 games under Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins as a Toronto Marlie last season.

Ryan Hamilton
Coach Claude Julien said Carl Söderberg skated earlier today though he did not join the team on the ice for practice.

Apparently Söderberg did actually skate this morning, just not with his Bruins teammates. This is a good sign that his recovery is going well. He could return to the lineup on Thursday.

Carl Soderberg
Bernier says he's really looking forward to playing tomorrow against Patrick Roy, one of his idols growing up. - Sounds like Bernier gets the start tomorrow, we will await for official confirmation.

Bernier has been rock solid in his first two appearances as a Maple Leaf. He allowed just one goal on 32 shots in his Leafs debut and followed that up by stopping all 15 shots he faced in a relief effort on Saturday. He is 2-0 with a 0.64 GAA and .979 SV% early in the 2013-14 season. He will face the 2-0 Avalanche who's Semyon Varlamov has been equally as good.

Jonathan Bernier
The plan entering the 2013-14 season was to give goaltender Jaroslav Halak the bulk of the starts in net. With as light as the schedule is early, the Blues will roll with Halak for the foreseeable future.

Halak backstopped the Blues again Saturday against Florida, and it’s possible that he may receive the first six assignments of the season.

Jaroslav Halak
Ryan Miller is not on the ice at Sabres practice after missing last game with sore groin. He was supposed to be back for Tuesday's game.

Miller has had a great start to the season. Although he is 0-2 he has posted a 1.53 GAA and .963 SV% in his first two starts. Expect an update on Miller after practice. If he can not go, Jhonas Enroth would likely get his second start in a row.

Ryan Miller

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Who are the top NHL players to watch this season?

There’s never been more talent scattered across the NHL than there is this season. With living legends like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin still setting records left-and-right, alongside today’s current superstars such as Connor McDavid and Nathan Mackinnon, the level of talent in the NHL is at an all-time high. Along with these established stars, there’s plenty of budding stars emerging every season such as Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Matvei Michkov.

What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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Some notable fantasy hockey performers that flew under the radar in most drafts this year include Martin Necas (123 ADP) of the Carolina Hurricanes and Kiefer Sherwood of the Vancouver Canucks. While sleeper picks are always a great get, nothing is worse than a bust taken early on. Some of the most disappointing players of the fantasy hockey season includes Zach Hyman (28 ADP) of the Edmonton Oilers and Jason Robertson of the Dallas Stars (33 ADP).

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Which NHL players are having breakout or comeback seasons?

Every season there are several players who have breakout years, establishing themselves as some of the best up-and-coming stars in the league. In the 2024-25 season early breakout candidates have emerged such as Dylan Strome of the Washington Capitals (on-pace for his first 100-point season) and Ivan Barbashev of the Vegas Golden Knights (on-pace for career-high in points).

Additionally, nothing beats a comeback story, and that can be said about surging veterans such as Anze Koipitar of the Los Angeles Kings, and Matt Duchene of the Dallas Stars.

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