NHL Hockey Player News

Ed Jovanovski(D)|INA
Injury
Injury
Two days after Ed Jovanovski returned from a 21-game absence, coach Kevin Dineen announced Monday the Panthers captain is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.

Jovanovski skated in Florida's 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday. He played just under 11 minutes during the first two periods, but was not on the bench for the third. Jovanovski will remain in Florida during the team's eight-day, five-game road trip.

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Erin Brown 2018-07-18T17:53:17.951Z
Dan Ellis(G)|
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Muller changes goalie rotation, says will go with Ellis again tonight.

Ellis stopped 35 of the 36 shots that he faced yesterday in a shootout loss to the Rangers. He will start again tonight against the Florida Panthers where he will look to get in the win column for the first time since March 9th.

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Chip Alexander 2013-03-19T17:00:08.000Z
Dan Ellis
Mike Smith(G)|EDM
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Mike Smith will go again tonight in goal for the #Coyotes, per goalie coach Sean Burke.

Smith was pulled last night vs. the Kings after giving up four goals on 22 shots. He will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Kings again. The Coyotes have yet to score a goal in three games on their current road trip. Smith is a good goalie, but he needs some help from his team if he is going to pick up wins on a consistent basis.

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Craig Morgan 2013-03-19T15:53:27.000Z
Mike Smith
Korbinian Holzer(RD)|FA
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
Leafs have sent Holzer down to the AHL. Are at 22 man roster right now.

For now we will assume that Mike Komisarek will replace Holzer in the lineup. However they have an a roster spot open and no one on IR, so this could mean that Jake Gardiner will be recalled soon. Holzer had three points and a minus-12 in 22 games this season.

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James Mirtle 2013-03-19T15:25:47.000Z
Korbinian Holzer
Quinton Howden(C)|
Call up / Send down
Call up / Send down
The #FlaPanthers have recalled forward @qhowden21 from the @sarampage.

Howden has been recalled because Shawn Matthias is out tonight with an illness. Howden has 13 goals and 17 assists in 57 games in the AHL this season.

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@FlaPanthers 2013-03-19T14:12:25.000Z
Quinton Howden
Zack Kassian(RW)|ARI
Injury
Injury
#Canucks forward Zack Kassian is back from back injury tonight against #Blues

Kassian will return to the Canucks lineup after missing their last two games because of a back injury. After a hot start to the season when he was playing with the Sedins, Kassian has struggled to get on the stat sheet lately. He has five goals and three assists in 26 games this season.

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Kevin Woodley 2013-03-19T14:06:47.000Z
Zack Kassian
Jonathan Bernier(G)|NJD
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Bernier will start the second half of a back-to-back.

Jonathan Quick started last night vs. the Coyotes and stopped all 27 shots that he faced. With Quick starting last night there is no real surprise that it will be Bernier in between the pipes tonight. In his last start he allowed two goals on 22 shots in a winning effort vs. San Jose. The Coyotes are not a good offensive team so Bernier makes a good start tonight.

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Jon Rosen 2013-03-19T13:16:52.000Z
Jonathan Bernier
Sergei Kostitsyn(LW)|INA
Line Change
Line Change
#Predators coach Barry Trotz confirms Kostitsyn will be a healthy scratch vs #CBJ tonight. Says its about accountability.

Kostitsyn turned the puck over in the Predators last game and instead of hustling back on defense he opted to make a line-change and allow the Oilers to go in on a 2-on-1 which ultimately led to a goal. Coach Trotz obviously was not impressed by this, making Kostitsyn a healthy scratch tonight. Taylor Beck will make his NHL debut tonight in the place of Kostitsyn.

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Jeff Rimer 2018-07-18T17:53:32.075Z
Ryan Spooner(C)|
Line Change
Line Change
Looks like Spooner with Lucic and Horton.

With David Krejci not skating this morning it appears as if he will not play. The Bruins called Spooner up yesterday, and it looks like he will slide into Krejci's spot in the middle of Lucic and Horton. This is a great opportunity for Spooner to show that he belongs in the NHL. He had 12 goals and 33 assists in 50 games in the AHL this season.

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Fluto Shinzawa 2013-03-19T12:54:01.000Z
Ryan Spooner
Brooks Laich(C)|
Line Change
Line Change
Brooks Laich back for #Caps tonight.

Laich will in-fact make his season debut on the Capitals fourth line with Matt Hendricks and Jay Beagle. Laich could be a solid pick-up once he gets back into game shape and sees time as a top-6 forward.

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Stephen Whyno 2013-03-19T12:46:37.000Z
Brooks Laich

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