NHL Hockey Player News

Thurkauf made his NHL debut in Nashville on Saturday, playing 8:01 TOI. The 22-year-old former seventh-round pick has picked up 25 points (9G / 16A) in 47 AHL games this season and is expected to be back on a line with Kevin Stenlund and Emil Bemstrom.

Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 40 shots in the Panthers loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. He was given Saturday night off but will make his 47th start tonight in Arizona. Bobrovsky has gone 10-10-3 with a 3.39 GAA and .892 SV% on the road this season. Conversely, the Coyotes are 8-1-3 while averaging 3.67 goals per game in their last 12 home games.

Lorito has nine goals and 13 assists (23 points) in 50 AHL games with Bridgeport (AHL) this season. This is a pure AHL deal, so look for Lorito to report to the Toronto Marlies.

In his first season in the Maple Leafs organization, Schmaltz has scored two goals with 11 assists (13 points) in 37 AHL games. This is a straight AHL trade, so look for Schmaltz to report to Bridgeport (AHL).

Balcers, who has one assist in seven games with the Senators this season, will come up after the Senators gutted their roster this afternoon. During his time in the AHL, the 22-year-old has scored 16 goals with 20 assists (36 points) in 33 games.

Davidson has split his campaign between the NHL and AHL, picking up 20 points (3G / 17A) in 34 games with Stockton. During his time in the NHL he had no points in seven games, giving him just 23 points (9G / 14A) in 169 career games with the Oilers, Canadiens, Islanders, Blackhawks and Flames. Now he heads to his sixth team where it's unclear whether he'll report to the NHL or AHL.

Greco spent the first three and a half seasons with the Panthers organization before being acquired for Danick Martel four days ago. He was quickly flipped to the Sharks because the Lightning were already at 50 contracts. The 26-year-old winger has 10 goals and 10 assists (20 points) in 40 AHL games this year.

This is a bit of a surprising return for an undrafted 26-year-old with just 24 points (8G / 16A) in 62 games this season. However, he is under contract next season with a very small $925K cap-hit, which is good news for a cap-strapped Lightning team. Goodrow has good size (6-foot-2, 215 lbs) and is a capable penalty killer that really bolsters Tampa Bay's fourth line.

Ryan has not played since November 16th but skated on the top line in Monday's morning skate. Despite that, he'll sit out one more game and is expected to be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Predators. With J.G. Pageau, Vladislav Namestnikov and Tyler Ennis all traded on Monday, the Senators lineup will be extremely thin in Columbus.

Chychrun missed the last two games with a hip injury that he suffered in Dallas last Wednesday. GM John Chayka met with the media on Monday and listed the young defenseman as week-to-week, which leaves a huge hole on their blueline as they try to lock-up a playoff spot in the Western Conference. So long as Chychrun is out, look for Aaron Ness to remain with the Coyotes.

Holden was set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season but is now locked up through the 2022 season. Holden has scored five goals with six assists (11 points) in 54 games this season while ranking third among Vegas defensemen in PK TOI (1:56/gm).

Irwin goes from the Predators' seventh defenseman to replacing Korninian Holzer as the Ducks' spare D-man. The 32-year-old has picked up just two assists while averaging 11:49 TOI/gm in 27 games this season.

Holzer has made a living as a seventh defenseman in the NHL and that will be the role he fills in Nashville as well. He has already set a career-high in games played (46) this season but has just four points (1G / 3A) in that time. He's a small upgrade over Irwin, which is why the sixth-round pick was also sent to Anaheim.

Brennan bounced around a lot in the early part of his career but seemed to have found a home in the Flyers system, where he's played for Lehigh Valley (AHL) for the last four years. A once prolific point producer in the AHL, Brennan has picked up just eight points (1G / 7A) in 28 games in his age-30 season.

This is a super minor trade. Noel is a 2016 fourth-round pick who is in the ECHL. He is expected to remain in the ECHL after the trade.

Demko allowed five goals on 28 shots in the Canucks loss to the Ducks on February 16th. With Jacob Markstrom hurt, Demko will start tonight in Montreal and will look to snap his two-game losing streak. The 24-year-old is 3-5-1 with a 3.29 GAA and .902 SV% on the road this season and Montreal comes in having lost five of their last seven (2-4-1).

Markstrom was hurt in the Boston game on Saturday and underwent an MRI on Monday morning. He'll return to Vancouver to be re-evaluated and the Canucks will likely return a more detailed timetable after that. With Markstrom out, Thatcher Demko will serve as the Canucks' No.1 netminder and they made a trade for Louis Domingue today to give them a No.2 netminder.

Hannikainen has not played in an NHL game this season after picking up seven points (4G / 3A) in 44 games with Columbus last year. Instead he's got 18 points (7G / 11A) in 28 AHL games and is expected to Tucson (AHL) where he can build on that.

Cousins was an effective bottom-6 forward for the Canadiens this season, posting 22 points (9G / 13A) in 58 games while playing just 13:28 ATOI. In Vegas, he'll help fill a void left by Alex Tuch's injury and should be a third line winger moving forward.