NHL Hockey Player News

With Varly out, the Avs will start Giguere. This was a very late scratch for those of you depending on Varlamov.

He is not fantasy relevant.

Hamilton will be a healthy scratch tonight after playing in seven straight games.

Appears as if Jake Gardiner will be a healthy scratch after just one game back in the lineup.

Peters stopped all eight shots he faced in a relief effort on Saturday. He will be in net tonight against a tough Bruins team. The Hurricanes have struggled mightily as of late and will be without Alex Semin. I would look elsewhere.

Reimer allowed one goal on 28 shots in Saturday's win over the Devils. He will face the Rangers for his second time this season. He is 0-1-0 with a 4.10 GAA and .902 SV% vs. New York. The Rangers have been playing a lot better since shuffling the team around at the deadline, so be careful with this matchup.

Timmins recorded no points and was a minus-1 in two games during this most recent call-up.

Penner, 30, has missed the last four games after suffering a lower body injury March 31 at Dallas. The 6-5, 245 pound forward has played 25 games with the Kings this season, recording 11 points (2G - 9A) and 14 penalty minutes. The Kings return to action tomorrow in Dallas

Monitor his status after the Blues morning skate.

Taormina had no points in two games with the Lightning.

Weaver hasn't played since February 28th because of a knee injury. He had one goal and six assists in 19 games before getting hurt.

Barberio has eight goals and 32 assists in 70 games from the blueline in the AHL this season. He also put up 61 points in 74 games last season, so he can produce offensively. If he is given the minutes in Tampa Bay he should be able to put up some decent numbers, albeit for only 10 games.

Elliott conitnued his strong play since being re-called on Sunday. He posted a 28-save shutout in a 1-0 win over the Red Wings. He will likely go up against Pekka Rinne tomorrow, so he will need to be at the top of his game again.

Jones missed the last eight games with a knee injury. He will skate with McLeod and Mitchell.

Bolland has missed two games with a lower-body injury. He has seven goals and seven assists in 30 games this season. Quenneville said Sunday that Bolland's injury is not serious.

"It'll be nice to get him going here," Quenneville said of Sharp before Sunday's game. "We probably added a couple extra days here to his time away. He's been skating well, and he wants to play. Look forward to getting him in the lineup because it gives us a lot more options with the lines as well." Sounds like Sharp is ready to go, get him in your lineup.

Stastny is out with a bruised left foot suffered after blocking a slap shot from the Canucks' Jason Garrison.

Smith posted a 24-save shutout vs. the Avalanche on Saturday. It was his first game game since suffering an upper-body injury that forced him to miss six games. He has a tough matchup tonight against the Canucks who are 8-2-0 in their last 10.

Varlamov allowed four goals on 28 shots in a 4-0 loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. He has a great matchup tonight vs. the Flames, so he should make for a decent start.

Hemsky hurt his foot in Saturday's game with the Kings. Ryan Jones will replace Hemsky in the lineup.