NHL Hockey Player News

First Crosby, now Neal. He took a hard elbow from Michael Del Zotto on Friday and did not return. Brenden Morrow will move into the top-6 to replace Neal.

Drop Halak if you haven't already, his fantasy season is over.

With Emelin out for the season, Drewiske is getting a shot on the Habs top-pair. He has just four points in 23 games this season.

Grossman has missed the last eight games with what the Flyers were calling an upper-body injury. He has a concussion and is unlikely to play tomorrow.

Briere has missed the Flyers last eight games because of a concussion. He has been ruled out for tomorrow's game but he is aiming to make a return this weekend.

Monitor his status later this week when a definitive timetable for his return should be released.

MacDonald allowed eight goals on 39 shots against Edmonton in his last start. His last win was on March 27th against Colorado, who he faces tonight. He is 1-1-0 with a 4.05 GAA and .879 SV% vs. the Avalanche this year.

Tomorrow vs. Washington will be Bourque's first game back in the line-up since February 21st. Bourque missed 21 games due to a concussion.

Yip exited 4:56 into the second period. He only played 4:41.

Mason has played just one period thus far for the Flyers, making nine saves on nine shots in a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets Saturday in relief of starter Ilya Bryzgalov. Mason, the 2009 Calder Trophy winner as a rookie with the Columbus Blue Jackets, was acquired in a trade last week in exchange for Michael Leighton and a 2015 third round draft pick. Mason has a career record of 96-99-27 with a 2.90 goals against average and a .903 save percentage. He also has 19 career shutouts.

Karlsson is still not expected to be back in the regular season, but the Senators could certainly use him in the playoffs. This is a great sign for Ottawa fans.

Benn, 25, has posted 21 points (7G-14A) with 33 penalty minutes in 43 games for Texas this season. The Victoria, B.C., native has appeared in 23 games with Dallas during the 2012-13 campaign, notching six points (1G-5A) with 10 penalty minutes.

Caron has been a healthy scratch the last two games. He has just two assists in 13 games.

Lupul will not play tonight vs. the Rangers. Randy Carlyle would only say that Lupul is "day-to-day", he gave no further update.

O'Byrne will make his Maple Leafs debut tonight. No word on who will come out of the lineup for the Leafs. We will update who gets scratched when it is announced.

This is a tough break for the Habs. Emelin is their most physical defenseman and plays close to 20 minutes a night. The newly acquired Davis Drewiske will likely see an increase in minutes with Emelin out.

Bourque has been out since February 21st because of a lingering concussion issue. He has five goals and five assists in 17 games this year. Monitor his status prior to tomorrow's game.

The Rangers offense is finally starting to produce, which is what Lundqvist has been waiting for all year. He played great in his last start allowing just one goal on 49 shots in a 4-1 win over the Hurricanes. He has a fairly tough matchup vs. the Maple Leafs, who have won four out of their last five.

Kelly has been out since March 11th because of a broken left leg. It sounds as if Kelly will be re-inserted into the Bruins lineup tonight vs. Carolina. He has just six points in 23 games this season.

Sheahan played just 6:47 in the Red WIngs loss yesterday.