NHL Hockey Player News

Merrill played Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets, skating 17:44 TOI but will be replaced by Nicolas Hague tonight in Buffalo.

Hague was a healthy scratch vs. the Blue Jackets but will replace Jon Merrill in the lineup in Buffalo. Hague, who often plays on the third-pair and second power-play unit, has no goals on 44 shots with 10 assists in 34 games.

Marchessault has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury but head coach Gerard Gallant thinks he's back tonight. Marchessault is fourth on the team in goals (15) and fifth in points (31) in 43 games.

Quick gave up two goals on 32 shots in the Kings loss to the Stars last Wednesday. Quick has lost five of his last six (1-5-0) while posting a 2.89 GAA and .901 SV% and draws a brutal matchup tonight in Tampa Bay. The Lightning have won five in a row while averaging 5.20 goals per game on home ice.

Fleury gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Fleury has given up at least three goals in four straight goals, going 2-2-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .860 SV% over that stretch. He'll look get back on track against a Sabres team that he is 2-1-0 while stopping 70 of 76 shots (.921 SV%) in three games against since joining Vegas.

Kampfer has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Matt Grzelcyk in the lineup on Tuesday. He has just two assists while playing 13:22 ATOI in nine games this season.

This is the first time that Grzelcyk has been a healthy scratch this season. He was banged up on Saturday but head coach Bruce Cassidy said this is not injury-related, he just "didn't play well" on Monday and will be replaced by Steven Kampfer on Tuesday.

Lizotte stayed back in Los Angeles during the start fo the Kings road-trip and head coach Todd McLellan told reporters that he will remain at home for the duration of the trip. Jaret Anderson-Dolan is expected to remain with the Kings while Lizotte is out.

Rask was a healthy scratch on Sunday but will replace Ryan Donato in the lineup on Tuesday. Rask, who has been stuck to the fourth line for most of the season, has 10 points (4G / 6A) in 34 games this season.

Donato was bumped to the fourth line with Jason Zucker back on Sunday but will come out of the lineup tonight in Pittsburgh. Donato, who has been held pointless in his last five games, will be replaced by Victor Rask in Pittsburgh.

Fleury gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Fleury has given up at least three goals in four straight goals, going 2-2-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .860 SV% over that stretch. He'll look get back on track against a Sabres team that he is 2-1-0 while stopping 70 of 76 shots (.921 SV%) in three games against since joining Vegas.

Palmieri suffered a left foot injury late in their game in Washington on Saturday and will miss his second straight game on Tuesday. With Palmieri out, Pavel Zacha moved to the Devils' top line with Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt.

Paul suffered a high ankle sprain last week and there isn't an exact timeline on his return, but head coach DJ Smith expects him to miss at least four weeks. Paul had just started to heat up, scoring three goals with one assist in his five games before getting hurt.

Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher met with the media on Tuesday and said that he expects him to play this year. Patrick has missed the first 46 games of the 2019-20 season with a migraine disorder and remains week-to-week.

Dubnyk gave up three goals on 29 shots in his return to the Wild’s crease on Sunday. In his last four starts, Dubnyk has gone 1-3-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .896 SV%. Tonight he faces a Penguins team that gets Sidney Crosby back and come in having won seven of their last nine (7-1-1) with 3.78 goals per game.

Hellebuyck stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Jets 1-0 shutout loss to the Predators on Sunday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Hellebuyck, who is 2-2-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .908 SV% in January. In his first start vs. the Canucks, Hellebuyck stopped 32 of 33 shots in a 4-1 win in early-November. The Canucks come in having won nine of 11 while averaging 4.00 goals per game.

Domingue stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Devils win over the Lightning on Sunday. Domingue has been fantastic as of late, stopping 70 of 73 shots (.959 SV%) in his last three outings. He impressively won back-to-back games over the weekend vs. the Capitals and Lightning and draws another tough matchup with the Maple Leafs in town.

Crosby has missed the last 28 games after undergoing core muscle surgery to repair a nagging sports hernia in mid-November. Crosby was back on the top line (with McCann and Simon) and top power-play unit and comes in with 17 points (5G / 12A) in 17 games this season.

Jarry allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Penguins win in Arizona on Sunday. Jarry has allowed three goals in four straight games but has still won eight of his last 10 starts (8-1-1) while posting a 2.25 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout. The Penguins will get a huge boost tonight with Sidney Crosby returning to the lineup.