NHL Hockey Player News

Gabriel brings a physical brand of hockey to the Devils fourth line but will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday because Blake Coleman (upper-body) is returning from a four-game absence.

Coleman missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will play Tuesday vs. the Penguins. Coleman has been held pointless in his last six games but has a quality campaign, scoring 18 goals on 155 shots (11.6 SH%) with 11 assists (29 points) in 55 games.

Dal Colle has just four points (2G / 2A) in 20 games with the Islanders during his rookie campaign. With Andrew Ladd set to return from injury, the 22-year-old heads back to Bridgeport, where he has 28 points (16G / 12A) in 29 games this year.

Hickey, who had just four assists in 32 games before getting hurt, tore it up during his AHL conditioning stint, scoring two goals with two assists in two games.

Ladd had a great conditioning stint, picking up one goal and four assists (five points) in two games with the Sound Tigers. Ladd returns to the Islanders, where he had three goals and four assists (seven points) in 14 games.

Clendening has not registered a point in four games with the Blue Jackets this season but leads all defensemen in Cleveland with 28 points (3G / 25A) in 33 games. Clendening could draw onto the Columbus blue line in game-2 of a back-to-back on Tuesday.

Sherwood appeared in the last two games, making his NHL debut Saturday in Chicago. With Brandon Dubinsky returning to the Blue Jackets’ lineup on Tuesday, Sherwood goes back to Cleveland. The 22-year-old has 11 goals and three assists (14 points) in 34 AHL games.

Hannikainen’s move to IR is retroactive to February 14th, so he will miss tonight’s game in Montreal but is eligible to be activated ahead of Friday’s game in Ottawa. His move to IR opens up a roster spot for Brandon Dubinsky to be activated from IR.

Dubinsky has missed the last seven games with a hip issue but is set to play in the tail-end of the Blue Jackets’ back-to-back on Tuesday. Dubinsky has just 11 points (5G / 6A), a minus-11 rating, 34 PIMS and 39 shots in 37 games this season.

Elliott has been sidelined by a lower-body injury since November 15th but has been activated and recalled from his conditioning stint with Lehigh Valley (AHL). Elliott was 1-1-0 with a 3.47 GAA and .877 SV% in during his two games with the Phantoms. Elliott likely won’t see too much playing time moving forward with Carter Hart playing very well and Cam Talbot getting acquired from Edmonton.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 20 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over Montreal on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has posted back-to-back shutouts and has a shutout streak of 125:49 heading into Columbus. Vasilevskiy has won four in a row while allowing just seven goals on 106 shots (.934 SV%).

Rask allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Bruins win in Los Angeles on Saturday. Rask has won each of his first five starts in February, posting a 1.98 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout in the process. Rask has not faced the Sharks yet this season but has gone 8-4-2 with a 2.44 GAA and .922 SV% on the road.

Cehlarik will not play Monday in San Jose because of a lower-body injury that he suffered in Los Angeles. Karson Kuhlman moved up to the Bruins second line with David Backes drawing back in.

Gambrell has not recorded a point in six games with the Sharks this season. He returns to the AHL where he has 11 goals and 17 assists (28 points) in 31 games.