NHL Hockey Player News

The Sharks will continue their goalie rotation to start the season, turning to Blackwood between the pipes for the fourth time in seven games. In three games this season (0-1-2), the 27-year-old Blackwood has an ugly 4.88 GAA and .875 SV%. The Sharks are one of two teams without a win this season (0-4-2) and enter the action on Tuesday as +135 road underdogs against the Anaheim Ducks, who, despite a reasonable 2-2-1 record, are second-worst in the league offensively with only 12 goals scored.

Luneau will be the odd-man out on Tuesday as Pavel Mintyukov (food poisoning) returns to the lineup. Luneau is yet to register a point in five games this season.

It's unclear when Pacioretty suffered the injury, but he was unable to join his teammates on the bench for the start of the third period. We should receive an update on his injury prior to the Maple Leafs' game against the Blues on Thursday.

St. Ivany will re-enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch in Winnipeg on Sunday. Ryan Shea will sit in his absence.

Shea will get the night off as Jack St. Ivany draws back into the lineup. Shea has played two games and is yet to register a point this season.

Saros will still be in search of his first victory when he makes his fifth start of the season on Tuesday. Nashville's franchise netminder is yet to get into a groove this season, posting an .875 SV% and a 3.64 GAA to along with his 0-4-0 record. He surrendered three goals on just 22 shots in a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Red Wings on Saturday. Despite his struggles, Saros and the Predators are -140 favourites at home against the Bruins on Tuesday.

Swayman will get the nod for the fifth time this season when the Bruins travel to Nashville on Tuesday. Swayman took an unfortunate loss his last time out, allowing just two goals on 32 shots as the Bruins suffered a 2-1 overtime defeat in Utah. The 26-year-old netminder owns a 2-1-1 record to go along with a .905 SV% and a 2.71 GAA on the season. Swayman will have his hands full again on Tuesday, as Boston finds themselves as slight underdogs at +115 in Nashville.

Thanks to the struggles of Alexandar Georgiev, Annunen will get the chance to make back-to-back starts when the Avalanche travel to Seattle on Tuesday. Annunen delivered a strong performance his last time out, allowing just one goal on 26 shots against in a 4-1 victory over the Sharks on Sunday. The 24-year-old netminder owns an .884 SV% and a 2.70 GAA in three appearances this season. The Avalanche enter action on Tuesday as slight road favourites at -130.

Sprong will sit out Tuesday night's game after drawing back into the lineup for Saturday's game in Philadelphia. Arshdeep Bains will play in his place.

Bains will re-enter Vancouver's lineup after sitting out Saturday's game in Philadelphia.

Miller missed Vancouver's practice on Monday due to maintenance and was a game-time decision on Tuesday in Chicago as he deals with an undisclosed ailment. The 31-year-old sparkplug has struggled out of the gate so far this season, with just two goals, three points and five PIMs in his first five games played.

Holl will re-enter the lineup for Tuesday's game on Long Island after sitting out Saturday's game in Nashville. Olli Maatta will sit in his place.

Maatta will sit out Tuesday night's contest against the Islanders as Justin Holl draws back in. Maatta is yet to register a point through five games this season.

The Kraken have rotated between Grubauer and Joey Daccord every game so far this season and that trend will continue with Grubauer getting the nod on Tuesday. Grubauer secured his first win of the season his last time out, allowing four goals on 25 shots in a 6-4 victory over the Flyers on Thursday. Grubauer has been outplayed by Daccord to date, so he will need to improve on his .877 SV% if he wants to maintain his share of the workload. Seattle enters Tuesday night's action as slight home underdogs at +110.

Sheary will dress on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Cam Atkinson will sit in his place.

Perbix will dress on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Darren Raddysh will sit in his place.

Raddysh will presumably be a healthy scratch on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh bodies into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Nick Perbix is expected to draw into the lineup.

Atkinson will presumably be a healthy scratch on Tuesday as the Lightning are opting to get some fresh bodies into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Atkinson has no goals and one assist in three games this season.

The Devils will turn to Allen between the pipes for only the third time in nine games this season, despite stellar play in limited action thus far. In his two games this season, Allen has been tremendous, winning both contests (2-0-0) and posting a gaudy 0.50 GAA and .974 SV%. The Devils enter the action on Tuesday as -148 home favorites against a Tampa Bay Lightning club that was defeated 5-2 by the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

Despite entering last night's 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in relief of Andrei Vasilevskiy, Johansson will start between the pipes on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils. The 29-year-old Johansson saved 14 of 15 shots (.933 SV%) in yesterday's relief appearance, his first action of the season. Tampa Bay enters Tuesday night's contest against the New Jersey Devils as +136 road underdogs.