NHL Hockey Player News

Ylonen left Monday's win vs. the Avalanche, missed Tuesday's practice and is questionable to play Wednesday in New Jersey. Ylonen did travel with the team, so there's a chance he plays. He comes into Wednesday with seven points (3G / 4A) in 36 games this season.

Duehr will take the place of Jonathan Huberdeau, who will be out with an illness. Duehr has one goal and three assists in 18 games this season.

Huberdeau was a late scratch on Tuesday, with the Flames not announcing his absence until warmups. Huberdeau has six goals and 17 assists in 43 games this season.

Hoffman will draw in for the injured Anthony Duclair (undisclosed). Hoffman has two points (0G / 2A) and a -8 plus/minus rating in his last 14 games.

Sharks head coach David Quinn alluded to potential lineup changes ahead of Tuesday's game due to injury/illness, and it appears Duclair is the change he was referring to. Duclair has eight goals and eight assists in 40 games this season.

Vilardi is battling an illness, but is healthy enough to play on Tuesday evening against the New York Islanders. Vilardi has three points (1G / 2A) in his last four games along with 13 shots on goal.

Clarke will re-enter the lineup after sitting out Monday's game in Carolina. He is yet to get on the scoresheet in two NHL games this season.

Spence will be the odd-man out on Tuesday as Brandt Clarke draws back into the lineup. Spence has no goals and 13 assists in 37 games this season.

Oliver Wahlstrom will re-enter the lineup on Tuesday in Engvall's place. Engvall has five goals and nine assists in 41 games this season.

Wahlstrom will re-enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch for Monday's game in Minnesota. He has two goals and three assists in 21 games this season.

Oettinger struggled in his first game back from a four-week absence with a lower-body injury, allowing four goals on 36 shots in a 6-3 loss to the Nashville Predators, but was much better the following night, entering the game in relief of an injured Scott Wedgewood, saving 20 of 21 shots in a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Stars are -129 home favourites against a Los Angeles Kings team that ended an eight-game losing streak last night with a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes and historically fared well against Oettinger, getting the better end of the score in two of three contests.

The Kings snapped a season-worst eight-game losing streak yesterday courtesy of a strong performance from David Rittich in a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes and will return to starting goalie Cam Talbot on the back end of a back-to-back. Talbot has allowed three or more goals in five of his last seven games (0-4-3), posting a pedestrian .899 SV%. The Kings are +117 road underdogs on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars, who have won three of their last four contests (3-1-0).

Hellebuyck was between the pipes in the Jets last game, a 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, ending their season-best eight-game winning streak. Despite the loss, Hellebucyk, as per usual, was terrific, saving 34 of 36 shots (.944 SV%), continuing his tremendous season, and extending his 19-game stretch (14-3-2) where he has allowed fewer than three goals in all but one contest. The Jets will welcome back Kyle Connor on Tuesday and are -193 home favourites against a New York Islanders team that was defeated 5-0 by the Minnesota Wild last night.

Sorokin will get the nod again on Tuesday after being pulled in Tuesday's loss to the Wild, marking the first time this season that the Islanders' starting netminder will start both ends of a back-to-back. Sorokin wasn't particularly poor on Monday, allowing three goals on 32 shots through two periods, as the move to pull him was likely done with more of an eye on tonight's game in Winnipeg as the Islanders were trailing the Wild by three goals heading into the third. Sorokin owns a 13-10-8 record on the season to go along with a .909 SV% and a 3.18 GAA.

Jones will be the odd-man out on Tuesday as Miles Wood is set to return from an illness. Jones has no goals and four assists in 20 games this season.

Wood will make his first appearance since January 4th after missing Colorado's last five games as he battled the flu. Wood was very effective in a top-six role in his last outing, scoring one point (0G / 1A) and firing three shots on goal in 15:31 time-on-ice.

Hagg will take the place of Radko Gudas, who was a late scratch due to a lower-body injury. Hagg is yet to register a point in two games with the Ducks this season.

Robert Hagg will take his place in the lineup as Gudas was a late scratch due to the lower-body injury. Gudas has six goals and five assists in 38 games this season.

Georgiev will get the night off completely on Tuesday as Ivan Prosvetov will back up Justus Annunen. Georgiev was disappointing in Monday's game against the Habs, allowing four goals on 34 shots enroute to a 4-3 defeat.