NHL Hockey Player News

Nygard is expected to be sidelined long-term after suffering a broken bone in his hand against the Flames. Nygard has been replaced by Tyler Benson on the roster.

Mikkola has one assist in his first five career NHL games this season. He has spent most of the year in the AHL, where he has collected 11 points (2G / 9A) in 33 games. The 23-year-old could be a full-time member of the St. Louis blueline in 2021.

Husso has spent the entire season with San Antonio (AHL), going 10-12-8 with a 2.93 GAA and .898 SV% in 30 games. Husso projects to be the future backup to Jordan Binnington, but Jake Allen has one year left on his deal, so Husso's time likely isn't until 2022.

Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Jets loss in Carolina on January 21st. Hellebuyck is riding an ugly three-game losing streak, giving up a combined 13 goals on 73 shots (.822 SV%). Tonight he faces the Blues for the third time, he's gone 0-1-1 with a 3.99 GAA and .871 SV% in the first two meetings of year.

Brossoit allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Jets loss in Columbus on January 22nd. Brossoit has not registered a win since December 10th, going 0-3-0 with a 4.73 GAA and .867 SV% in six games (three starts) since then. Tonight he faces a Bruins team that has gone 5-3-2 while scoring 3.10 goals per game in their last 10 games.

Lyon surrendered four goals on 40 shots in the Flyers loss to the Canadiens on January 16th. Lyon was busy in his season debut and is now 4-4-1 with a 3.14 GAA and .894 SV% in his NHL career. In his second start of the year, he'll face a Colorado team that went 5-2-2 with 3.89 goals per game in January.

Elliott stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Flyers' shutout win over the Penguins on January 21st. Elliott has won three straight while stopping 83 of the 87 shots (.954 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces the Penguins again. He has the shutout 10 days ago but was also pulled after giving up six goals on 28 shots in a 7-1 loss in the first meeting with the Penguins, so there is some risk here.

With the Rangers carrying three goals, Lundqvist has not started since January 11th. The veteran allowed five goals on 29 shots that night and is 2-3-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .885 SV% in his last six appearances (five starts). Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that the Rangers beat last night, extending their losing streak to seven games--they've averaged 1.71 goals per game over that span.

Shesterkin stopped 29 of 31 shots in the Rangers loss to the Blue Jackets on January 19th. In his first three NHL starts, Shesterkin has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .929 SV%. Tonight he is a terrific option with the Red Wings in town--Detroit lost five in a row before their bye week while averaging 1.67 goals per game.

Hertl was forced to leave Wednesday's game after only a few shifts after falling awkwardly in a collision with Chris Tanev. Hertl tore both his MCL and ACL and will miss the rest of the season. An already difficult season for San Jose just got a whole lot worse. They'll now be without both of their top-2 centres for an extended period of time.

Rask surrendered two goals on 37 shots in the Bruins win over the Islanders on January 11th. HE started January 14th but left before even facing a shot and ended up missing the next three games with a concussion. Rask is 4-0-1 with a 2.18 GAA and .936 SV% in his last six starts and gets set to face Jets team that has lost four in a row while averaging just 1.75 goals per game.

Domi missed Wednesday's practice and was listed as a game-time decision for Thursday's game, but he said he will play following their optional morning skate. Domi has cooled off recently, posting just one assist in his last seven games.