NHL Hockey Player News

Chatfield was an ugly minus-4 in the Canucks loss in Toronto on Saturday. Chatfield has struggled recently, so Olli Juolevi will replace him on Monday.

Juolevi will suit up for the first time since January 25th after sitting as a healthy scratch for seven straight games. Juolevi, who will replace Jalen Chatfield, has one goal and five shots in seven games this season.

Smith missed 12 of the first 13 games of the 2021 season with an undisclosed injury but will make his debut Monday in Ottawa. Smith struggled in 2020, going 19-12-6 with a 2.95 GAA and .902 SV%. Monday's matchup will see him face a Senators team that is 2-9-1 but have played better in their last two games.

Binnington allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Blues loss to the Coyotes last Thursday. With Ville Husso starting on Saturday, Binnington getting the nod on Monday should come as no surprise. Binnington has won four of his last five starts while turning aside 144 of the 157 shots (.917 SV%) that he faced.

Holtby surrendered five goals on 31 shots in the Canucks loss in Toronto on Saturday. Despite the rough outing, the Canucks will stick with Holtby in their third straight game vs. the Maple Leafs. In his first seven games of 2021, Holtby is 3-4-0 with 3.83 GAA and .888 SV%.

Smith missed 12 of the first 13 games of the 2021 season with an undisclosed injury but will make his debut Monday in Ottawa. Smith struggled in 2020, going 19-12-6 with a 2.95 GAA and .902 SV%. Monday's matchup will see him face a Senators team that is 2-9-1 but have played better in their last two games.

As reported yesterday, Simmonds will miss an extended period of time after breaking his wrist on Saturday. With Simmonds out on Monday, Rasmus Sandin will make his season debut as the seventh defenseman.

With Wayne Simmonds out six weeks with a broken wrist, Sandin will dress as a seventh defenseman on Monday. Sandin had one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 28 NHL games a season ago.

Nedeljkovic has appeared in six career NHL games, going 2-2-1 with a 2.55 GAA and .907 SV%. With Petr Mrazek out for an extended period of time, Nedeljkovic will get some opportunities behind James Reimer.HE spent most of 2020 in the AHL, where he was 16-10-2 with a 2.49 GAA and .906 SV%.

Varlamov allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Islanders win over the Penguins on Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Varlamov, who is now 4-2-1 with a 2.14 GAA and .921 SV% in his first seven starts of the season. Tonight he'll face a Rangers team that has won three of their last four (3-0-1). Varlamov posted a 24-save shutout in his first start vs. New York.

Murray allowed two goals on 32 shots in Ottawa's 2-1 loss to the Canadiens on Saturday. Murray had a disastrous start to his Senators career but has settled in nicely in his last two starts, stopping 66 of the 70 shots (.943 SV%) that he's faced in those games. Tonight he'll look to continue his hot stretch of play vs. an Oilers team that scored three goals on nine shots against him last Sunday.

Foudy had a tough night vs. the Hurricanes on Sunday, going pointless with a minus-3 rating in 12:35 TOI. Tonight he'll be a healthy scratch for the second time in three games--Mikhail Grigorenko will replace him.

Koivu has been in the lineup for the last seven games but will sit in the second game of a back-to-back on Monday. Kevin Stenlund (upper-body) will return from a six-game absence to replace Koivu.

Grigorenko was a healthy scratch on Sunday but will replace Liam Foudy in the lineup on Monday. In his return to the NHL, Grigorenko has scored two goals with three assists (five points) in 12 games.

Stenlund has been out since January 26th but will be back in the lineup Monday vs. Carolina. Stenlund, who has one goal and one assist in two games this season, will replace Mikko Koivu in the lineup.

Korpisalo allowed six goals on 26 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Hurricanes on Sunday. With Elvis Merzlikins and Matiss Kivlenieks both dealing with injuries, Korpisalo will make his fourth straight start on Monday. After a strong start the season, Korpisalo has allowed 14 goals on 77 shots (.818 SV%) in his previous three starts.

Bortuzzo has been out since the second game of the season but was activated from IR on Sunday and should be back in the lineup on Monday. Bortuzzo will likely replace Jake Walman vs. the Coyotes.

Smith was placed on IR in mid-January and missed 12 of the last 13 games with an undisclosed injury. WIth Smith being activated on Sunday, there's a good chance that he'll make his season debut Monday in Ottawa or Tuesday in the second-game of the back-to-back.