NHL Hockey Player News

After being claimed off of waivers on Wednesday, Noesen will make his Devils debut tonight. He had 15 points (6G / 9A) in 22 AHL games this season and two goals in 12 games with the Ducks. The 23-year-old will skate on a line with Jacob Josefson and Pavel Zacha this evening.

Oshie left the team to deal with a personal matter, so he won’t play in New Jersey on Thursday and is expected to be replaced by Chandler Stephenson up front. Look for Oshie to be ready to go when the Capitals return from the All-Star break.

Varlamov has been battling a groin injury for a while now and the Avalanche deemed the best idea would be for him to undergo hip surgery to repair his injured groin. Fellow goalies Calvin Pickard and Spencer Martin will backstop the Avalanche moving forward and Varlamov might have played his final games in an Avalanche uniform.

Kinkaid stopped all 13 shots that he faced after replacing Cory Schneider in the Devils’ loss to the Kings on Tuesday. Kinkaid has played well in January, going 2-1-0 with a 1.39 GAA and .948 SV% so far. In his first two starts vs. the Capitals, he is 1-1-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .900 SV%.

Barbashev, 21, was a second round pick (No. 33 overall) in 2014 and this is his first NHL call-up. With Kyle Brodziak out for five weeks, Barbashev will get a chance to make his NHL debut. The Russian centre has picked up 19 goals and 18 assists (37 points) in 44 games with Chicago this season.

Brodziak was hurt in Pittsburgh on Tuesday and is expected to miss five weeks with a foot injury. The Blues have moved him to IR to create a roster opening to call-up Ivan Barbashev from Chicago (AHL).

Greiss allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Islanders win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Greiss has played really well in the Islanders goal and comes into tonight having won three of four while posting a 1.23 GAA, .960 SV% and two shutouts. In his only other start against the Canadiens, Greiss allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 3-2 loss back in October.

McElhinney allowed two goals on 37 shots in a win in his Maple Leafs debut in Ottawa on January 14th. It was a nice debut for McElhinney, who will be making his second start in Blue and White tonight in Philadelphia. After struggling for much of January, the Flyers have suddenly won two in a row and will present a tough test for the veteran netminder.

Andersen stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs’ shutout win over the Flames on Monday. Andersen has mostly struggled in January, going 5-2-2 with a 3.08 GAA and .902 SV%, but Monday was his second shutout of the season. Tonight he faces the Red Wings for the second time this season—he allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 5-4 OT win in the Centennial Classic.

Talbot allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Oilers’ shootout loss to Nashville on Friday night. Laurent Brossoit started on Saturday, so Talbot will be back between the pipes tonight in Anaheim. The 29-year-old has gone 1–1-0 with a 2.92 GAA and .900 SV% in two starts against the Ducks this season.

Hutton stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Blues shutout win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Jake Allen was scheduled to make return to the crease tonight, but Hutton’s performance in Pittsburgh was so good that head coach Ken Hitchcock is rewarding him with another start tonight in Minnesota. Hutton comes in at 4-2-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .916 SV% in January.

Kossila, 23, signed with the Ducks as an undrafted free agent and has collected 27 points (9G / 18A) in 33 games with San Diego. Kossila could make his NHL debut Wednesday vs. the Oilers.

Ducks' head coach Randy Carlyle never reveals his starting netminder and with John Gibson ailing and the Ducks not holding a morning skate, it's impossible to get a read on who will go tonight. He called Gibson a game-time decision, so it looks like we will have to wait until warmups to find out who starts for the Ducks.