NHL Hockey Player News

Rask allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Bruins shootout win over the Flyers last Thursday. With Jaroslav Halak starting Saturday, expect Rask to make his fourth start Tuesday vs. the Penguins. The veteran netminder has opened the season at 2-1-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .892 SV%. The Bruins have been stout defensively, so Rask should be a solid option whenever he gets the nod.

Vanecek allowed three goals on 48 shots in the Capitals' shootout loss to Buffalo on Sunday. With Ilya Samsonov still in COVID-19 protocol, Vanecek is expected to make his fourth straight start on Tuesday. Vanecek has played well so far, going 2.87 GAA and .912 SV% in his first four starts of the season.

Varlamov stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Islanders' win over the Devils last Thursday. With Ilya Sorokin struggling again on Sunday, Varlamov is likely to start for the fourth time in six games on Tuesday. He's been the best goalie in the NHL through three starts, going 3-0-0 with a 0.33 GAA, .988 SV% and two shutouts.

Ullmark allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Sabres' shootout win in Washington on Sunday. After going 1-1-1 with a 2.55 GAA and .905 SV% in his first three starts, it looks like Ullmark will face someone other than the Capitals on Tuesday night. The Rangers come in struggling, opening the season at 1-3-1 while averaging 2.60 goals for per game.

Wedgewood stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Devils' shutout win over the Islanders on Sunday. It was a terrific bounce-back performance from Wedgewood, who struggled a bit in his season debut a few nights prior. Tonight he'll face a Flyers team that is dealing with a few injuries and have lost three of their last four games.

Highmore has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but he will play Tuesday because Alex DeBrincat is in COVID-19 protocol. Highmore has eight points (4G / 4A) in 52 career NHL games.

With Adam Boqvist out due to COVID-19 protocol, Carlsson will make his season debut on Tuesday. Carlsson had one assist in six games with Chicago last season.

Dermott has been held pointless in the first seven games of the season and will be replaced by Mikko Lehtonen on Tuesday.

Lehtonen has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Travis Dermott in the lineup on Tuesday. Lehtonen averaged just 7:38 TOI in his first two NHL games but he dressed as a seventh D-man in those instances--he should see more usage on Tuesday.

Spezza has played in the first seven games of the season and even recorded an assist in each of his last two games but will be scratched on Tuesday. With Spezza sitting, Travis Boyd will make his Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday.

Barabanov appeared in the last two games but will be replaced by Joey Anderson in the lineup Tuesday in Calgary.

Anderson was acquired from the Devils this offseason in a trade that sent Andreas Johnsson the other way. After sitting as a healthy scratch for the first seven games of the season, Anderson will replace Alexander Barabanov on the fourth line on Tuesday. Anderson has 13 points (8G / 5A) in 52 career NHL games.

Boyd appeared in 85 NHL games with the Capitals since 2018 but will make his Maple Leafs debut in Calgary. The 27-year-old will replace Jason Spezza in the lineup and skate on the Maple Leafs fourth line.

Campbell was shaken up late in Sunday's win over the Flames after Matthew Tkachuk landed on his leg. Head coach Sheldon Keefe delivered the bad news on Tuesday, announcing that his No.2 netmidner will miss a couple of "weeks." With Campbell out, Michael Hutchinson will serve as Frederik Andersen's backup for the foreseeable future.

Pateryn cleared waivers on Tuesday afternoon and he will come out of the lineup vs. the Sharks. Ryan Graves will be back in to replace the recently acquired defenseman.

The Avalanche are loaded with NHL-ready defensemen and Timmins looks like he's seventh on the depth chart, so this could be a regular occurrence for the 22-year-old. Erik Johnson will replace him on Tuesday.

The Avalanche did not have much of an update on Calvert's stats other than saying that Kiefer Sherwood will replace him on the Avalanche fourth line on Tuesday.

Sherwood will replace Matt Calvert, who is day-to-day with an injury. The 25-year-old winger had one assist in 10 games with the Ducks last season, giving up 13 points (6G / 7A) in 60 career NHL games to-date.