NHL Hockey Player News

Holtby will get the start with Neuvirth out. Neuvirth hasn't started since February 5.

Mashinter only averaged 5:55 a game and recorded zero points and was a minus-2.

There is no timetable for McDonagh's return but the fact that he is skating is a positive sign. Monitor is status prior to tomorrow's game vs. Tampa Bay.

Khabibulin's injury is undisclosed at this point. This is a tough break for Khabibulin who has played well so far this season (2.12 GAA and .935 SV%). Yann Denis has been recalled to backup Devan Dubnyk, who will likely see almost all the starts going forward.

Holtby has been great lately and will again tonight after recording a shutout last night vs. Carolina. He has only allowed one goal on 55 shots in the last two games. He has a tough matchup against a strong Flyers offense.

Since Bryzgalov's first shutout of the season he's won two of his last four starts posting a 4.30 GAA and .857 SV%. Those are not numbers that make you confident about starting him but he will look to get back on track tonight vs. Washington.

This will be Scrivens ninth consecutive start. Since James Reimer got injured on February 11, Scrivens has started every game for the Maple Leafs. Of the eight starts he's made Scrivens has won four of them and has the Maple Leafs sitting seventh in the Eastern Conference.

Read is still going to be out of the lineup for awhile and could miss the rest of the fantasy regular season. It is a good sign that he was at practice but he's still not close to playing.

Grubauer was called up because Michael Neuvirth is sick. Grubauer will back-up Braden Holtby.

Smith gets the start as expected

The often injured Salo left the game early Tuesday. We will update when we know more.

Hanzal is out tonight

As expected Vrbata is out again tonight

Brassard left Tuesday's game early. We will update you when more is known.

McGinn broke his orbital bone in a fight with Toronto grinder Mike Brown in yesterday's 4-2 loss. He is likely to be out for a couple of weeks. The Flyers also traded for former Flyer Simon Gagne today who is expected to move into McGinn's spot on the roster.

The Stars get rid of Ryder who is in the final year of his contract and get Cole who has two years remaining on his deal. Cole has three goals and three assists in 19 games this season.

Ryder returns to the Habs where he started his career and played four seasons. Ryder has six goals and eight assists in 19 games this season. Ryder could see top-6 forward minutes in Montreal.

After losing four straight Howard has now won two in a row and will look to make it three tomorrow in Los Angeles. With his back-to-back solid performances Howard has now pushed his SV% up to .901 on the season. He has a tough matchup tomorrow vs. the reigning Stanley Cup Champions.

Just when you thought the Red WIngs were going to start getting healthy again another key piece of the Red Wings offense goes down. Filppula won't play tomorrow but he isn't expected to be out long term.

Franzen (hip flexor) hasn't played since February 10th, will be a welcomed addition to a depleted Red Wings roster. Franzen has nine points in 12 games this season and should continue to be a solid fantasy contributer.