NHL Hockey Player News

Hellebuyck surrendered five goals on 23 shots before being received by Laurent Brossoit in the Jets loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Hellebuyck has stumbled lately, going 2-2-1 with a 3.85 GAA and .889 SV% in his last six appearances (five starts). He stopped 27 of 29 shots in a win his first start vs. the Blackhawks and they come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back, making Hellebuyck a solid option on a busy Thursday.

Campbell allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Kings win in Detroit on Sunday. Both of these goalies are coming off of wins over the Red Wings in their last start and Campbell comes in at 2-4-1 with a 3.28 GAA and .878 SV% on the road this year. He'll see a Blue Jackets team battling injuries but are on a five-game point streak, going 3-0-2 while scoring 3.20 goals per game.

Hogberg allowed four goals on 40 shots in the Senators loss in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. In his first three NHL games this season, Hogberg has posted a 2.57 GAA and .913 SV% and will start tonight in place of the Nilsson, who was the scheduled starter. Nashville has won four of their last six while scoring 4.33 goals per game, including an eight-goal outing against the Islanders on Tuesday.

Nilsson was originally scheduled to start Thursday vs. the Predators but the illness will result in Marcus Hogberg getting the nod for the second straight game.

Schultz suffered what looked like a knee injury in his first shit in Calgary on Tuesday and is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks. It seems likely that Schultz will be out into the New Year and could be out much longer. The Penguins will likely re-evaluate the defenseman and release a more detailed timetable in the coming days.

Fleury allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Wild on Tuesday. Fleury has won his last two outings while giving up five goals on 55 shots (.909 SV%). The first of the two wins game against the Canucks, who he'll face tonight in Vancouver--he allowed three goals on 26 shots in a 6-3 win vs. Vancouver on Sunday.

Schaller was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Brandon Sutter, who is dealing with an undisclosed ailment. Schaller has four goals on 36 shots (11.1 SH%) and no assists in 33 games this season.

Sutter will not play against the Golden Knights because he is "banged up" according to head coach Travis Green. Sutter's injury is not related to the groin injury that cost him an extended period of time. Tim Schaller will replace him on the fourth line.

Markstrom allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Canucks' loss to the Canadiens on Tuesday. Markstrom posted an impressive 43-save shutout last Thursday but has since lost three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 94 shots (.894 SV%). One of those losses came against the Golden Knights, who he'll face again tonight--he gave up five goals on 39 shots in a 6-3 loss.

Price made 38 saves on 39 shots in the Canadiens' win in Vancouver on Tuesday. Price has been terrific against the Canucks throughout his career but has been average against the Flames. He is 7-3-2 with a 2.47 GAA and .929 SV% on the road this year and tonight he faces a Flames team that is 6-2-0 while scoring 3.25 goals per game since their coaching change.

Stalock is dealing with an illness but head coach Bruce Boudreau expects him to serve as Devan Dubnyk's backup in Arizona.

Spurgeon has missed the last seven games with a broken bone in his right hand and will be a game-time decision Thursday in Arizona. Spurgeon's original timetable was two weeks and it has been 15 days, so this would be right on schedule. The Wild went 3-3-1 without Spurgeon.

Bishop allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Oilers on Monday. Bishop has lost two straight but he's only allowed more than two goals in one of his last eight games--he is 4-2-2 with a 1.74 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout over that span. He is also 3-3-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this year.

Carlsson has scored one goal with eight assists (nine points) in 28 games with the Monsters this season. The former first-round pick (No.29 overall in 2015)has appeared in 17 career NHL games to-date and gets his first call-up of the season with Andrew Peeke (broken finger) going on IR.

Peeke had a Mike Green slap-shot ramp up his stick and off of his hand during Tuesday's win in Detroit and he broke his finger on the play. Peeke will be out until mid-to-late January and Gabriel Carlsson was recalled from Cleveland to take his spot on the roster.

Joseph started the season at a decent pace, posting seven points (4G / 3A) while playing 12:36 ATOI in his first 21 games but has no points and a minus-4 rating while playing just 9:43 ATOI in his last 10. He'll go back to Syracuse to get his game back in order, which means that Mitchell Stephens will remain with the Lightning and play on the fourth line on Thursday.

Rittich surrendered three goals on 30 shots in the Flames loss to the Hurricanes last Saturday. Cam Talbot started Tuesday, so Rittich will be well-rested for tonight's game vs. the Canadiens. Saturday's loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Rittich, who is 9-2-2 with a 2.36 GAA, .919 SV% and one shutout at the Scotiabank Saddledome this season. Tonight he faces a Canadiens team that has won four of their last five while scoring 13 goals (2.60 GF/gm).