NHL Hockey Player News

Dustin Brown(RW)|INA
General
General
Confirming that Dustin Brown will indeed have a hearing today for his elbow on Jason Pominville. Kings play in Detroit tonight.

Brown elbowed Pominville in the second period last night and Pominville did not return to the game. We'll have to wait and see if he gets suspended later this afternoon.

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John Shannon 2013-04-24T10:41:58.000Z
Dustin Brown
Pekka Rinne(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Rinne starts tonight for the Preds.

Rinne has lost seven straight starts and has been a fantasy bust this season. He went 33-22-9 with a 2.12 GAA and .930 SV% in 2010-11 and 43-18-8 with a 2.39 GAA and .923 SV% last season. He has fallen to 14-16-8 with 2.42 GAA and .911 SV% this season, however he has a great matchup tonight. You should be able to squeeze one more win out of him tonight.

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Roger Millions 2013-04-23T18:20:22.000Z
Pekka Rinne
Evgeni Malkin(C)|PIT
Injury
Injury
Malkin returns to the lineup tonight vs BUF #Pens

Malkin will return to the Pens lineup after missing their last five games with a shoulder injury. He is an elite player so obviously you should get him into your lineup. He has missed a lot of time this year with injuries which has limited his production but he still has eight goals and 21 assists in 28 games.

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@penguins 2013-04-23T18:12:24.000Z
Evgeni Malkin
Steve Mason(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Steve Mason will get the start in net tonight vs. Boston #Flyers

Mason will get his third start in the Flyers last four games. With the Flyers being out of playoff contention they are turning to Mason to see what they have in the 24-year-old former rookie of the year. He is 2-2-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .931 SV% since coming over from Columbus. He has a tough matchup vs. the Bruins tonight.

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@NHLFlyers 2013-04-23T16:50:48.000Z
Steve Mason
Ilya Bryzgalov(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Thinking Bryzgalov, but nothing locked in yet.

This is simply a reporters guess, but it makes sense since Bryz hasn't started since April 18th. The Flyers had a playoff team on paper but some injuries and bad play derailed their season. This will be Bryzgalov's third start vs. the B's this season. He is 1-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .935 SV% in the two previous meetings. He is a disappointing 18-17-3 accompanied by a 2.84 GAA and .894 SV% in 2013, so it will be tough to trust him at this time of the season.

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Adam Kimelman 2013-04-23T16:51:03.000Z
Ilya Bryzgalov
Ondrej Pavelec(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Pavelec will start his 12th straight game tonight.

Pavelec stopped 24 of 25 shots in a huge win for the Jets last night. He will be back in goal again tonight for the Jets biggest game of the season. With a regulation loss they will be eliminated from the playoffs, but with a win they will have a one point lead over the Caps for the Southeast division lead. Pavelec is not the best option tonight but you could do worse.

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Tim Campbell 2013-04-23T16:23:42.000Z
Ondrej Pavelec
Antti Niemi(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
On Tuesday, it will be Lehtonen against Antti Niemi.

Niemi gave up four goals on 22 shots in a loss to the Blue Jackets on Sunday. He will be back in goal tonight when the Sharks take on the desperate Stars. San Jose can clinch a spot in the playoffs with a win so Niemi should make for a good start.

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Kevin Kurz 2013-04-23T16:10:59.000Z
Antti Niemi
Pekka Rinne(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Rinne expected to get the start for the Preds.

Rinne has lost seven straight starts and has been a fantasy bust this season. He went 33-22-9 with a 2.12 GAA and .930 SV% in 2010-11 and 43-18-8 with a 2.39 GAA and .923 SV% last season. He has fallen to 14-16-8 with 2.42 GAA and .911 SV% this season, however he has a great matchup tonight. You should be able to suck one last win out of him tonight.

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Ryan Porth 2013-04-23T18:20:38.000Z
Pekka Rinne
Matt Stajan(C)|
Line Change
Line Change
So looks like Stempniak, Cammalleri, Backlund, Jackman, and Stajan will all sit this one out. #Flames

The Flames season has been a loss. Roman Cervenka, Brian McGrattan, Akim Aliu, Carter Bancks and Blair Jones will enter the lineup.

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Pat Steinberg 2013-04-23T15:37:31.000Z
Matt Stajan

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