NHL Hockey Player News

Ilya Bryzgalov(G)|FA
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Bryz will make 20th straight start tonight.

Bryzgalov has won two straight will look to make it three when he takes on the Canadiens tonight. He has been great in Philadelphia this season posting a 11-4-2 record with a 2.54 GAA and .910 SV%. The matchup is tough but the home numbers give you some hope.

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Sam Carchidi 2013-04-03T11:03:25.000Z
Ilya Bryzgalov
Patrice Bergeron(C)|BOS
Injury
Injury
The Bruins lost Patrice Bergeron during the second period of the B’s 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. The forward appeared to get hit in the head by Colin Greening as the two players went for a puck in the Boston end. Bergeron looked dazed initially before skating to the bench and heading down the tunnel.

The first reaction, naturally, is to recall the two-way forward’s concussion history, which is well-documented. However, the Bruins were tight-lipped about Bergeron’s status following the game. He his having a great season posting 10 goals, 21 assists and a plus-23 in 35 games this season. Monitor his status prior to the Bruins game tomorrow.

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Mike Cole 2013-04-03T10:43:13.000Z
Patrice Bergeron
Joni Pitkanen(D)|INA
Injury
Injury
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen suffered a season-ending broken heel bone when he crashed into the boards on an icing touch-up. He was taken off the ice on a stretcher after crashing leg-first into the boards while racing the Washington Capitals' Troy Brouwer for the puck. He was not taken to the hospital, but the team said Wednesday that he will be out 10 to 12 weeks.

Drop Pitkanen with him being out for the year. Newcomer Marc-Andre Bergeron and Joe Corvo will likely be leaned on more heavily for production from the blueline in the absence of Pitkanen.

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Mike Brehm 2018-07-18T17:53:22.401Z
Marc-Andre Fleury(G)|MIN
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Fleury will get the start — his first in four games — and his relief of Tomas Vokoun against Buffalo was “solid,” coach Dan Bylsma said.

Fleury stopped all 16 shots that he faced in relief of Vokoun last night. He was as good as you can be in March going 8-0-0 with a 1.97 GAA, .928 SV% and one shutout. He will look to pick up in April where he left off in March and it starts tonight vs. the Rangers. He is 1-0-0 vs. New York this season.

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Rob Rossi 2013-04-03T10:29:48.000Z
Marc-Andre Fleury
Philippe Paradis(C)|
Trade
Trade
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired left wing Philippe Paradis from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Kirill Gotovets today. He will be assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.

Paradis, 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, has played in 36 games with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League this season, recording a goal and eight points with 100 penalty minutes. He ranks fourth on the team for penalty minutes.

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Damian Cristodero 2013-04-03T10:24:37.000Z
Philippe Paradis
Brendan Gaunce(C)|CBJ
Trade
Trade
The Dallas Stars announced today that the team has acquired defenseman Cameron Gaunce from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Tomas Vincour. The team also announced that they have assigned Gaunce to the Texas Stars, of the AHL.

Gaunce, 23, has skated the last three seasons for the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado’s development affiliate in the AHL. As a member of the Monsters, the 6-foot-1, 203-pound defenseman has posted 60 points (9G-51A), 272 penalty minutes and a plus-22 rating in 197 games.

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Mark Stepneski 2013-04-03T10:22:16.000Z
Brendan Gaunce
Tomas Vincour(C)|
Trade
Trade
The Dallas Stars announced today that the team has acquired defenseman Cameron Gaunce from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Tomas Vincour. The team also announced that they have assigned Gaunce to the Texas Stars of the AHL.

Vincour, 22, has played 86 career NHL games, posting 15 points (7G-8A), including one goal and one assist in 15 contests this season. The 6-foot-2 forward from Brno, Czech Rep., was Dallas’ fifth-round selection (129th overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft.

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Mark Stepneski 2013-04-03T10:22:34.000Z
Tomas Vincour
Ryane Clowe(LW)|FA
Trade
Trade
Clowe has waived his no trade clause and has been traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for SJ's 2nd, FLA's 3rd and conditional 2nd (on re-signing or winning two playoff series). If not, it becomes 5th.

The Rangers have had some serious scoring issues this season and they are adding Clowe who has no goals and 11 assists in 28 games this season. We will have to see where Clowe is placed in the Rangers lineup before knowing if he is going to become fantasy relevant again.

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Bob McKenzie 2013-04-03T00:47:07.000Z
Ryane Clowe

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