NHL Hockey Player News

Condon will start Tuesday in Arizona.

Condon allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Coyotes 6-3 loss in Boston on October 8th. Condon has not started for over three weeks, but will draw back between the pipes tonight in Arizona. The Coyotes have been heating up, winning three in a row while outscoring their opponents 15-to-3.

Mike Condon
Ritchie (upper-body) is questionable for Tuesday’s game vs. the Flyers.

Ritchie missed Sunday’s game vs. the Sharks with an upper-body injury, but he has been upgraded to questionable for tonight’s game vs. Philadelphia. Monitor Ritchie’s status as the Ducks hit the ice for warmups at 9:30pm ET.

Nick Ritchie
Andrighetto (lower-body) will not travel on Colorado’s two-game road-trip.

Andrighetto missed the first four games of the season with a lower-body injury and will miss at least two more games with another lower-body issue. The Avalanche will need to recall a forward or two for the road-trip.

Sven Andrighetto
Grubauer will start Friday in Vancouver.

Grubauer allowed three goals on 24 shots in Colorado’s 6-3 win over the Senators last Friday. After a loss in his Avalanche debut, Grubauer has won three in a row with a 2.34 GAA and .928 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has won their last two games, but come in ranked 24th in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.79 GF/PG) and 20th on the power-play (17.5%).

Philipp Grubauer
Varlamov will start Thursday in Calgary.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 27 shots in Colorado’s 3-2 loss in Minnesota on Saturday. Varlamov has just one win in his last five starts (1-2-2) despite posting an unreal 1.79 GAA and .948 SV%. Varlamov heads to Calgary at 2-1-1 with a 1.48 GAA and .957 SV% on the road this season.

Semyon Varlamov
Crawford will start Wednesday in Vancouver.

Crawford surrendered six goals on 36 shots in the Blackhawks loss in St. Louis on Saturday. It was Crawford’s first rough outing of the season and moved him to 3-2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team with a few quality forwards but are averaging the seventh fewest goals per game (2.69).

Corey Crawford
The Canucks have recalled Darren Archibald from Utica (AHL).

Archibald recorded a goal in his only game with the Canucks this season, building off of the six points (4G / 2A) in eight AHL games to begin the year. Archibald and Brendan Gaunce have been recalled after the Canucks announced that Chris Tanev was moved to IR and Brandon Sutter will miss at least one month.

Darren Archibald
Thornton (knee) will return to the Sharks lineup on Tuesday.

Thornton has been sidelined by a knee infection since October 5th, but will play tonight vs. the Rangers. Thornton will centre the Sharks’ top line with Timo Meier and Joe Pavelski on his wings. He picked up a single assist in two games this season.

Joe Thornton
Raanta will start Tuesday vs. the Senators.

Raanta stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Coyotes 7-1 win over the Lightning on Saturday. Raanta has gone 1-2-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .932 SV% on home-ice this season and is a great option tonight vs. the Senators. The Coyotes offence has gotten hot and that will go a long way for Raanta’s win total.

Antti Raanta

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What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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