NHL Hockey Player News

Joseph Woll(G)|TOR
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Woll will start against the Red Wings on Thursday.

The Maple Leafs have received supreme goaltending from both netminders lately and will turn to Woll on Thursday in the team's season finale against the Detroit Red Wings. The 26-year-old Woll was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Woll has a superb 1.52 GAA and .952 SV% in three appearances this month (1-1-0). The Maples Leafs enter Thursday's contest as -132 home favorites against a Red Wings team riding a three-game winning streak.

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Terry Koshan 2025-04-17T22:34:12.212Z
Joseph Woll
James Reimer(G)|BUF
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Reimer will start against the Flyers on Thursday.

Reimer has been a bright spot for the Sabres over the last month and will be between the pipes for their season finale on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 37-year-old Reimer struggled in his most recent outing, allowing seven goals on 31 shots (.774 SV%) in a 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. That contest aside, Reimer has been excellent lately, posting a 2.61 GAA and .912 SV% in 12 contests (8-3-1). The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -145 home favorites against a Flyers team that defeated them 7-4 on March 29th.

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Heather Engel 2025-04-17T22:33:23.420Z
James Reimer
Jonas Johansson(G)|TBL
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Johansson will start in New York on Thursday.

Tampa Bay will give Andrei Vasilevskiy the night off before they head into the playoffs for the first-round series against the Florida Panthers, turning to Johansson between the pipes in their season-finale against the New York Rangers. Johansson struggled in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) in a 7-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres. The 29-year-old goalie has a 3.08 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 games this season (9-5-3). Tampa Bay enters Thursday's contest as +105 road underdogs against New York.

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Gabby Shirley 2025-04-17T22:31:53.850Z
Jonas Johansson
Linus Ullmark(G)|OTT
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Ullmark will start against the Hurricanes on Thursday.

The Senators will look to build momentum heading into their first-round playoff matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs, turning to Ullmark between the pipes in their season finale on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Ullmark played well in his most recent outing, saving 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. The 31-year-old goalie has a 2.67 GAA and .911 SV% in 43 games this season (24-14-3). The Senators enter Thursday's contest as -125 home favorites against a Hurricanes team that lost 4-2 to the Montreal Canadiens last night.

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TSN 1200 2025-04-17T22:30:48.646Z
Linus Ullmark
Frederik Andersen(G)|CAR
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Andersen will start in Ottawa on Thursday.

The Hurricanes will turn to Andersen between the pipes for their regular season finale in Ottawa on Thursday. Andersen struggled in his last start, allowing four goals on 20 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs on Sunday. The 35-year-old netminder carries a 13-7-1 record and a .907 SV% into his last start of the season on Thursday. The Hurricanes enter action at +125 on the money line.

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TSN 1200 2025-04-17T22:30:42.531Z
Frederik Andersen
Hunter Brzustewicz(D)|CAL
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Brzustewicz will make his NHL debut on Thursday.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention, Brzustwicz will draw into Calgary's lineup for his NHL debut on Thursday. Brzustewicz was the third-round pick of the Calgary Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old completed his first professional season, scoring 31 points (5G / 26A) in 69 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:18:09.380Z
Hunter Brzustewicz
Zayne Parekh(D)|CAL
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Parekh will make his NHL debut on Thursday.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention, Parekh will draw into Calgary's lineup on Thursday for his NHL debut. Parekh was Calgary's ninth-overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old defenseman had an outstanding third season in the OHL, scoring 107 points (33G / 74A) in 61 games with the Saginaw Spirit.

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:16:26.968Z
Zayne Parekh
Dryden Hunt(LW)|CAL
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Hunt will draw into the Flames lineup on Saturday.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention, Hunt will draw into Calgary's lineup for his fifth game of the season. The 29-year-old Hunt has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 48 points (15G / 33A) in 48 games with the Calgary Wranglers.

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:14:43.948Z
Dryden Hunt
Sam Morton(LW)|CAL
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Morton will make his NHL debut on Thursday.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention, Morton will draw into Calgary's lineup for his NHL debut on Thursday. Morton turned heads in his Senior season at Minnesota State University (Mankato) and earned himself a one-year, two-way contract worth $950,000 with Calgary that started in the 2024-25 season. The 25-year-old undrafted forward scored 45 points (20G / 25A) in 69 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) this season.

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:19:06.717Z
Sam Morton
Aydar Suniev(LW)|CAL
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Suniev will make his NHL debut on Thursday.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention, Suniev will draw into Calgary's lineup on Thursday for his NHL debut. Suniev was a third-round pick, 80th overall, of the Calgary Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old forward has spent the previous two seasons playing collegiate hockey with UMass-Amherst (H-East), including scoring 38 points (20G / 18A) in 35 games in 2024-25.

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:12:52.306Z
Aydar Suniev
Joel Hanley(D)|CAL
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Hanley is not expected to play Thursday in Los Angeles.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames will give Hanley the night off in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 33-year-old Hanley ends the 2024-25 campaign with a career-high 53 games, scoring nine points (2G / 7A) and averaging 18:35 time-on-ice.

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:11:58.384Z
Joel Hanley
Kevin Rooney(C)|CAL
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Rooney is not expected to play Thursday in Los Angeles.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames will give Rooney the night off in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 31-year-old Rooney ends the 2024-25 campaign with 10 points (5G / 5A) in 70 games.

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:09:37.052Z
Kevin Rooney
Jonathan Huberdeau(LW)|CAL
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Huberdeau is not expected to play Thursday in Los Angeles.

Officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames will give Huberdeau the night off in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 31-year-old Huberdeau ends the 2024-25 campaign with 62 points (28G / 34A) in 81 games, his best offensive output in three seasons with the Flames.

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:08:19.037Z
Jonathan Huberdeau
Dan Vladar(G)|CAL
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Vladar will start Thursday in Los Angeles.

Officially eliminated from the playoffs, the Flames will turn to Vladar between the pipes in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. Vladar played well in his most recent outing, saving 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche on March 31st. The 27-year-old Czech goalie has a 2.86 GAA and .895 SV% in 29 games this season (11-11-6). The Flames enter Thursday's contest as +149 road underdogs against the Kings.

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Pat Steinberg 2025-04-17T18:06:55.159Z
Dan Vladar
Neal Pionk(D)|WPG
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The Jets have signed Neal Pionk to a six-year deal worth $7.0M AAV ($42.0M total).

Pionk has tied a career-high with 10 goals this season and has been rewarded with a six-year, $42-million contract extension ($7.0M AAV). The 29-year-old defenseman has tallied 216 points (37G / 179A) in 435 games over six season with Winnipeg. He recently returned from a month-long absence due to injury and has picked up where he left off, with two points (1G / 1A) in three games.

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Murat Ates 2025-04-17T17:15:12.535Z
Neal Pionk
Karsen Dorwart(LW)|PHI
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Dorwart will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.

Dorwart made his NHL debut earlier this month, scoring zero points in five games, but will be a healthy scratch in Philadelphia's season finale on Thursday. Dorwart is an undrafted 22-year-old out of Michigan State University that scored 31 points (13G / 18A) in 35 games with the club in 2024-25.

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@NHLFlyers 2025-04-17T17:04:26.927Z
Karsen Dorwart

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