NHL Hockey Player News

Bergeron left Saturday's game early and did not return. He is reportedly dealing with a minor injury but is expected to be ready for game 1 of the playoffs.

Thomas stopped 23 of 25 shots in a loss to the Blue Jackets on Wednesday. The loss dropped him to 2-3-1 with a 3.15 GAA and .895 SV% with the Stars. Who would of thought his numbers would be much worse in Dallas than they were in Florida. He will open the playoffs as Kari Lehtonen's backup.

Lindback allowed two goals on 36 shots in a win over the Flyers on Thursday. With Ben Bishop out, Lindback will start the season finale. He was great against Philly, giving his coaches and teammates confidence that he can play well for them in the playoffs if he is called upon.

Kunyk, 23, was signed a couple weeks ago. He has 22 goals and 21 assists in 37 games with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks this year. He will slide in for Ondrej Palat who is out with a lower-body injury.

Hedman was injured on Friday but may not miss any time and play this afternoon in Washington. Hedman has one goal and seven assists in his last six games and 55 points (13G / 42A) in 74 games this season.

Palat has played all 81 games this season, but will miss the season finale today vs. Washington. Palat suffered the upper-body injury on Friday in Columbus. Palat scored his 23rd goal of the season before getting hurt. Consider him day-to-day.

Filppula will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury, but is listed as day-to-day and could be ready for game 1 of the playoffs.

Florek has one goal and one assist in three games with the Bruins this season. In 69 games with Providence he has 19 goals and 19 assists (38 points).

Cunningham has 25 goals and 22 assists (47 points) in 73 games with Providence this season. He made his NHL debut on December 17th. With all the call-ups the Bruins appear to be set to rest a number of guys today.

Khokhlachev will make his NHL debut this afternoon. Khokhlachev has scored 21 goals and 36 assists (57 points) in 63 games with Providence this season.

Khudobin allowed five goals on 21 shots in a loss to the Capitals on Thursday. It was a rough outing for Khudobin, but was only the second time in 33 starts that he allowed more than three goals. Today, he faces the Flyers who he is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .929 SV% against this season.

Holtby stopped 36 of 38 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes. He has won three starts in a row while allowing just six goals on 105 shots (.943 SV%). It has been forgettable season for the entire Capitals team, but Holtby is 23-15-3 which is not that bad all things considered.

Heeter has gone 16-25-2 with a 2.65 GAA ad .912 SV% with Adirondack (AHL) this season. He will make his NHL debut today vs. the Hurricanes. I wouldn't suggest starting a guy in his NHL debut on the final day of the fantasy season.

Roy will centre Magnus Paajarvi and Dmitrij Jaskin after missing Friday's game.

The Blues will rest Pietrangelo this afternoon vs. the Red WIngs. They are already battling a ton of injuries, so won't risk any more key players getting hurt.

Miller allowed three goals on 40 shots in a loss to the Stars on Friday. His losing streak has hit four games. The Blues will look for the W this afternoon to avoid playing the Blackhawks in the first round.

After Columbus won last night, Detroit can not better their position in the standings so they will give Jimmy Howard the afternoon off despite being confirmed by Mike Babcock on Saturday.