NHL Hockey Player News

Seattle will turn to Grubauer for the second time in three games on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights. Joey Daccord started the last game for Seattle and allowed three goals on four shots before being replaced by Grubauer, who allowed three goals on 26 shots (.885 SV%) in an eventual 6-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Grubauer and the Kraken are +156 road underdogs against a Golden Knights club that defeated them 5-4 less than two weeks ago.

Martinsen-Lilleberg will play in place of Nicklaus Perbix, who is listed as a scratch. Martinsen-Lilleberg has no goals and three assists in 23 games this season.

Perbix will sit as Emil Martinsen-Lilleberg draws back into the lineup. Perbix has two goals and 19 assists in 66 games this season.

Tampa Bay is riding a four-game winning streak and will return to Vasilevskiy in the crease for the ninth straight game in a favourable matchup against the San Jose Sharks where they are -375 road favourites. In his last outing, Vasilevskiy saved 24 of 27 shots in a 5-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. He has allowed three or more goals in seven of his last eight games.

Groulx will be the odd-man out on Thursday as Ben Meyers draws back into the lineup. Groulx is yet to score a goal in 41 games this season.

Meyers will draw into the lineup in place of Bo Groulx, who is listed as a scratch. Meyers has one goal and no assists in 14 games this season.

Tinordi will draw back into the lineup as the Blackhawks are opting to dress seven defensemen. He has no goals and eight assists in 44 games this season.

The Sabres will turn to Luukkonen for the sixth time in the last seven games after giving him the night off in their last outing, a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Luukkonen has been tremendous lately, winning four of his last five (4-1-0), including saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%) in his last outing, a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. The Sabres enter action as +190 road underdogs against the high-scoring Edmonton Oilers.

Gadjovich will draw in for Aleksander Barkov, who is out with an undisclosed injury. Gadjovich has two goals and two assists in 34 games this season.

Stefan went undrafted but was able to land an entry-level contract with the Oilers after impressing over the last two WHL seasons with the Portland Winterhawks. The 20-year-old has 48 goals and 51 assists in 64 games this season.

Barkov played a season-high 24:26 in the Panthers' last game on March 16th, but suffered an undisclosed injury at some point, which will cause him to miss Thursday's contest against the Nashville Predators. The 28-year-old Barkov has four points (3G / 1A) in his last six games but has been held off the scoresheet in four.

Miller will get the chance to face his former team on Thursday as he is set to draw back into the Jets' lineup. Nate Schmidt will sit in his place.

Schmidt will be the odd-man out on Thursday as Colin Miller draws into the lineup to face his former team. Schmidt has two goals and ten assists in 57 games this season.

Sprong will surprisingly be the odd-man out on Thursday in order to make way for the return of Dylan Larkin (lower-body). Sprong has 17 goals and 23 assists in 68 games this season.

Pionk missed practice on Wednesday due to illness but will be able to play on Thursday in New Jersey. The 28-year-old is yet to miss a game this season and has 25 points (5G/20A) in 68 games played.

Bernard-Docker will sit on Thursday in order to make way for the return of Travis Hamonic (lower-body). Bernard-Docker has four goals and nine assists in 13 games this season.

Hamonic has not played since February 27th, missing 10 games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup on Thursday against the St. Louis Blues. The 33-year-old defenseman has six points (2G / 4A), 51 hits, and 74 blocks in 47 games this season.

Giroux is battling an illness and his status is up in the air for Thursday's contest against the St. Louis Blues. Despite the Senators' struggles this season, the 36-year-old Giroux has enjoyed another productive campaign, scoring 57 points (19G / 38A) in 67 games.

After a 6-2 loss to the Boston Bruins with Joonas Korpisalo between the pipes on Tuesday, the Senators will turn to Forsberg on Thursday against the St. Louis Blues. Forsberg didn't fare any better in his last outing, allowing seven goals on 38 shots (.816 SV%) in a 7-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Senators, outscored 13-4 in their last two games (0-2-0), enter action as -126 home favourites against the Blues.

Larkin returned to practice in a full capacity on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury on March 2nd and appears ready to play on Thursday. Before his injury, Larkin led the Red Wings with 54 points (26G / 28A) in 55 games while averaging 3.0 shots per night.