NHL Hockey Player News

Elliott allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Flyers win in Toronto last Sunday. Carter Hart started the last three games, including last night in Ottawa, so Elliott will face the Islanders on Saturday night. He is 2-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .897 SV% in three home starts and stopped all 19 shots he faced in relief in their first game vs. The Islanders.

Zadorov ended up only missing three games with a fractured jaw that he suffered just over a week ago. Zadorov will likely replace Kevin Connauton on Colorado's third pair.

Jost is day-to-day with an upper-body injury so Jayson Megna will replace him in the lineup in Vancouver. After tonight, the Avalanche are off until Tuesday, so monitor Jost's status heading into that contest in Calgary.

Quick stopped 19 of 21 shots in the Kings overtime win over the Red Wings on Thursday. Quick has started to turn things around, winning two in a row while stopping 46 of 49 shots (.939 SV%). Those two games were against the Wild and Red Wings, who rank 26th and 31st in goal-scoring and today he faces a Vegas team that is averaging 2.85 goals per game (19th).

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Lightning's win over the Rangers on Thursday. Vaislevksiy has won two in a row and enters play at 7-4-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .902 SV% on the season. Those are very un-Vasilevskiy-like but he appears to be settling into a groove. Saturday's matchup comes against a Jets team that is struggling to find offence consistently, so make sure Vasilevskiy is active in all formats.

Hudon has played very well in the AHL, scoring nine goals with two assists (11 points) in 17 games this season. Hudon has played over 100 NHL games over the last two seasons but has just 39 points (13G / 26A) in 110 career games. He takes Jonathan Drouin's spot on the roster.

Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 25 shots in the Jets loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. The loss moved Hellebuyck to 3-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .942 SV% in five November starts and today he will make his 16th start of the season. He's had a tough time on the road, going 3-2-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .912 SV% in five games.

Drouin was levelled by Alex Ovechkin in Friday's game and did not return after suffering an "upper-body" injury. His move to IR means he'll miss at least one week or three games. Charles Hudon was recalled from Laval (AHL) to take his spot on the roster.

Krebs was selected with the No.17 overall pick in this summer's draft. He tore his Achilles in June and recently started skating with the Golden Knights and inked his entry-level contract on Saturday afternoon. The 18-year-old had 68 points (19G / 49A) in 64 games with the Kootenay Ice (WHL), who he'll likely end up with when he's 100 percent healthy.

Roy has been in the lineup for five straight games and had assists in his last two games but will be replaced by Nicolas Roy in the lineup on Saturday.

Nosek has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Nicolas Roy on the Vegas' fourth line on Saturday afternoon. Nosek has collected three goals and one assist in 17 games this season.

Prout was back in the Sharks lineup on Thursday but suffered an upper-body injury and will be replaced by Mario Ferraro, who is back after missing three games with an undisclosed injury. There is no timetable for Prout's return.

Ferraro has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury but will replace Dalton Prout in the lineup on Saturday. Ferraro has two assists and a minus-6 rating in 17 games this season.

Hertl was forced to leave Thursday's game in Anaheim with a knee injury but it won't cost him any games. This is obviously huge news for the Sharks because Hertl comes in on a five-game goal-scoring streak and has seven goals in his last seven games.