NHL Hockey Player News

Smith had one assist and a minus-2 in his last seven games.

Fehr left Sunday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. He will not play tonight. The Capitals have not said who will replace Fehr in the lineup. It will likely be Wojtek Wolski or Aaron Volpatti.

Postma has just one assist in his last nine games played.

Hainsey sat out the Jets last game with a hand injury. He will return to the lineup tonight vs. Carolina. He has nine assists in 32 games this season.

Daugavins has just one goal and two assists in 19 games this season.

Grossman sat out the Flyers last game with an upper-body injury. Kurtis Foster will stay in the lineup if Grossman can't go.

Pavelec stopped 23 of 25 shots that he faced in Sunday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay. He has been up-and-down in March, going 6-5-1 with a 2.74 GAA and .903 SV%. Pavelec has a fairly tough matchup tonight against a Hurricanes team who will have their full squad for the first time all season (with the exception of the goalie).

Allen has not started since last Tuesday when he had his five game winning streak snapped. He should be well rested when he faces the Oilers tonight. It is a good matchup for Allen, so he should make for a good start tonight.

Malkin did not take line rushes this morning which would indicate he won't play tonight. Monitor his status prior to puck-drop, if he plays make sure he is in your lineup.

Letang practiced on the Penguins first power-play unit this morning. He is more likely to play than Malkin is, monitor his status prior to puck-drop to see if he will be in the lineup.

Wallace, who signed a one-year, two-way contract with Carolina on July 19, 2012, has cleared waivers already once this season when the Canes assigned him to Charlotte on Jan. 18 after a week-long training camp.

Jokinen has posted 10 points (5g, 5a) in 30 games with the Hurricanes. In total, he’s logged 285 games and 184 points (67g, 117a) with Carolina since joining the team on Feb. 9, 2009. Jokinen is in the second year of a three-year contract, worth $3 million per year. He is due to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2014.

Price allowed just two goals on 18 shots but it was enough for him to be on the hook for the loss. He has the tough duty of trying to stop the Penguins winning streak tonight. He is 0-0-1 with a 6.90 GAA and .806 SV% in his only start vs. the Penguins this season.

Miller has won each of his last two starts including a 38 save performance in a 2-1 win over Montreal on Saturday. He has a good matchup against the Lightning tonight.

The Islanders added two late empty netters to give them a 3-0 win over the Panthers on Sunday. Markstrom played very well allowing just one goal on 35 shots. He will be back in goal tonight vs. the Maple Leafs.

Wait until warmups before determining if it will in fact be Scrivens in net. Scrivens has one win in his last five starts with a 3.56 GAA and .885 SV%. He has not been good as of late but the matchup with the Panthers is a good one, so if you're feeling lucky... Roll him as a spot start.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 22 shots in a losing effort vs. Washington. It is safe to say that Lundqvist has been a bust this season. He won 39 of 62 starts (62.9%) with a 1.97 GAA and .930 SV% last season. He has won 13 of 27 (47.1%) this season while posting a 2.21 GAA and .921 SV%. While he has been a bust, evidence by those numbers it is not his fault... The Rangers just can't put the puck in the net.

McGinn was called up yesterday to replace the injured Danny Briere and will get a shot on the top line tonight. He will play alongside Giroux and Voracek, which is a good opportunity for him to produce. Wait to see if this could be a permanent spot for McGinn before running to the waiver wire to get him.

if Morrow impresses the coaches on the second line, when Malkin returns his fantasy value will go way up. The LW next to Malkin and Neal has changed all year, if Morrow can solidify that role he could become a useful fantasy asset. Morrow is a gritty player that can open space for his line-mates, he should help Neal and Malkin just as much as they help him.

Nabokov stopped all 26 shots that he faced in a 3-0 shutout win over the Panthers on Sunday. If Nabokov was on another team he would be a good fantasy option, however the Islanders limit his value. He has a tough matchup tonight against the Capitals and Alex Ovechkin who has found his rhythm lately.