NHL Hockey Player News

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(G)|BUF
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Luukkonen will start vs. Toronto on Tuesday.

The Sabres are coming off a 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and will turn to Luukkonen between the pipes on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Luukkonen has not played much lately but was stellar in his most recent outing, saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers. The 26-year-old Luukkonen has a 3.20 GAA and .886 SV% in 54 appearances this season (24-23-5). The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as +138 home underdogs against a Maple Leafs team riding a three-game winning streak.

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Lance Lysowski 2025-04-15T15:22:55.382Z
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Samuel Ersson(G)|PHI
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Goalie Start
Ersson was the first goalie off the ice at Philadelphia's morning skate.

The Flyers have points in six of their last seven (5-1-1) and will likely turn to Ersson between the pipes on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 25-year-old Ersson was solid in his most recent outing, saving 37 of 40 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders. He has a 3.14 GAA and .882 SV% in 46 appearances this season (22-16-5). The Flyers enter Tuesday's contest as +127 home underdogs against a Blue Jackets team outscoring their opposition 19-5 during a four-game winning streak.

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Adam Kimelman 2025-04-15T15:35:55.190Z
Samuel Ersson
Jeremy Swayman(G)|BOS
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Goalie Start
Swayman will start vs. New Jersey on Tuesday.

The Bruins will close out a disappointing 2024-25 season on Tuesday, with Swayman tending the twine against the New Jersey Devils. Swayman struggled in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 16 shots (.800 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The 26-year-old netminder has a 3.08 GAA and .894 SV% in 57 games this season (22-29-6). The Bruins enter Tuesday's contest as +121 home underdogs against a Devils team they defeated 7-2 last week.

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Steve Conroy 2025-04-15T15:33:45.323Z
Jeremy Swayman
Jet Greaves(G)|CBJ
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Goalie Start
Greaves is in the starter's net at Columbus' morning skate.

The Blue Jackets playoff hopes are slim, but they need a victory to stay alive on Tuesday and will likely turn to Greaves between the pipes. Greaves has been excellent for the Blue Jackets lately, posting a stellar 1.00 GAA and .968 SV% in three April games (3-0-0). The 24-year-old goalie has a 2.22 GAA and .927 SV% in nine games (5-2-2). The Blue Jackets enter Tuesday's contest as -139 road favorites against a Philadelphia Flyers team with points in six of their last seven (5-1-1).

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Dave Maetzold 2025-04-15T15:30:23.174Z
Jet Greaves
Gabriel Landeskog(LW)|COL
Call Up
Call Up
Landeskog has been returned to the Avalanche from his conditioning loan with the Colorado Eagles (AHL).

After a brief two-game stint with the Colorado Eagles (AHL), scoring two points (1G / 1A), Landeskog has returned to the Avalanche. The 32-year-old Landeskog looked poised in controlled deployment in the AHL but it's unclear if he will be an option for the Avalanche in game one of the playoffs. Landeskog missed the entire 2022-23 regular season as he recovered from knee surgery and followed that up with a cartilage transplant in his right knee during the offseason. He has 571 points (248G/323A) and a +77 plus/minus across 738 career NHL games.

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Colorado Avalanche 2025-04-15T15:27:38.760Z
Gabriel Landeskog
Adam Pelech(D)|NYI
Injury
Injury
Pelech (upper-body) will play vs. Washington on Tuesday after exiting last game early.

Pelech exited New York's previous game due to an upper-body injury after only 9:06 time-on-ice, but he will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Washington Capitals. The 30-year-old Pelech is averaging 21:10 time-on-ice and has 21 points (0G / 21A) in 59 games this season.

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Stefen Rosner 2025-04-15T15:25:44.547Z
Adam Pelech
Hayden Hodgson(RW)|OTT
Injury
Injury
Hodgson (lower-body) will be out vs. Chicago on Tuesday.

Hodgson made his season debut last week but will return to the sidelines after suffering an undisclosed injury. The 29-year-old Hodgson only has nine games of NHL experience. He has spent the majority of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 11 points (5G / 6A) in 43 games with the Belleville Senators.

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Bruce Garrioch 2025-04-15T15:24:11.509Z
Hayden Hodgson
Claude Giroux(RW)|OTT
Line Change
Line Change
Giroux (rest) will sit as Ottawa takes on Chicago on Sunday.

With the Senators locked into the top Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, they will rest Giroux on Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 37-year-old Giroux is averaging 18:16 time-on-ice and has 50 points (15G / 35A) in 80 games this season, marking the 13th 50-point campaign of his career.

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Bruce Garrioch 2025-04-15T15:23:43.772Z
Claude Giroux
Jake Sanderson(D)|OTT
Line Change
Line Change
Sanderson (rest) will sit on Tuesday as Ottawa takes on Chicago.

With the Senators locked into the top Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, they will rest Sanderson on Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 22-year-old Sanderson is averaging 24:24 time-on-ice and has a career-high 55 points (11G / 44A) in 79 games this season.

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Bruce Garrioch 2025-04-15T15:22:34.790Z
Jake Sanderson
Anton Forsberg(G)|OTT
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Forsberg will start vs. Chicago on Tuesday.

The Senators have won two straight and will have Forsberg tending the twine on Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 32-year-old Forsberg has been solid lately, posting a .936 SV% in his last four games (2-1-1). He has a 2.67 GAA and .904 SV% in 29 appearances this season (11-12-2). The Senators enter Tuesday's contest as sizeable -277 home favorites against a Blackhawks team that defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout last night.

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Bruce Garrioch 2025-04-15T15:20:45.042Z
Anton Forsberg
Ilya Sorokin(G)|NYI
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Sorokin will start vs. Washington on Tuesday.

The Islanders are coming off a 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils, a 25-save shutout performance by Sorokin, his fourth of the season. The 29-year-old Sorokin has a 2.72 GAA and .906 SV% in 60 games this season (30-23-6). He will return to the crease on Tuesday against a Washington Capitals team he saved 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) against in a 4-1 win less than two weeks ago. The Islanders enter Tuesday's contest as slight -104 home underdogs against the Capitals.

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Stefen Rosner 2025-04-15T15:16:24.678Z
Ilya Sorokin
Andrei Vasilevskiy(G)|TBL
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Vasilevskiy will start vs. Florida on Tuesday.

Vasilevskiy has allowed four goals in consecutive games (0-0-2), saving 49 of 57 shots (.859 SV%), and will hope for a better result tending the twine on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers. Still, the 30-year-old Vasilevskiy has been stellar most of the season, posting a solid 2.20 GAA and .920 SV% in 62 games (37-20-5). Tampa Bay enters Tuesday's contest, a potential first-round playoff preview, as -182 home favorites against a Florida team that lost 5-3 to the New York Rangers last night.

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Eduardo Encina 2025-04-15T15:13:34.921Z
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(G)|BUF
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Luukkonen is in the starter's crease at Buffalo's morning skate.

The Sabres are coming off a 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and will likely turn to Luukkonen between the pipes on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Luukkonen has not played much lately but was stellar in his most recent outing, saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers. The 26-year-old Luukkonen has a 3.20 GAA and .886 SV% in 54 appearances this season (24-23-5). The Sabres enter Tuesday's contest as +138 home underdogs against a Maple Leafs team riding a three-game winning streak.

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Lance Lysowski 2025-04-15T15:07:02.993Z
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

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