NHL Hockey Player News

Samsonov allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Capitals win in Tampa Bay last Saturday. The 22-year-old doesn't play often but has been great when he's in the crease, going 8-2-1 with a 2.38 GAA and .918 SV% in 10 starts and one relief appearances. Of those 10 starts, six of them have come on the road where he is 6-0-0.

Varlamov allowed three goals on nine shots after replacing Thomas Greiss in the Islanders 8-3 loss to the Predators on Tuesday. The Islanders goalie rotation will remain intact and Varlamov enters play at 4-0-0 with 2.02 GAA and .936 SV% in December. He has gone 5-1-1 with a 1.70 GAA, .943 SV% and one shutout on the road this season but has a tough assignment in Boston, where the Bruins are 12-1-6.

Campbell allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Kings win in Detroit on Sunday. Both of these goalies are coming off of wins over the Red Wings in their last start and Campbell comes in at 2-4-1 with a 3.28 GAA and .878 SV% on the road this year. He'll see a Blue Jackets team battling injuries but are on a five-game point streak, going 3-0-2 while scoring 3.20 goals per game.

Hellebuyck surrendered five goals on 23 shots before being received by Laurent Brossoit in the Jets loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Hellebuyck has stumbled lately, going 2-2-1 with a 3.85 GAA and .889 SV% in his last six appearances (five starts). He stopped 27 of 29 shots in a win his first start vs. the Blackhawks and they come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back, making Hellebuyck a solid option on a busy Thursday.

Rask gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Bruins overtime loss to the Kings on Tuesday. Despite Rask losing four straight starts with a 3.50 GAA and .878 SV%, the Bruins will give him two starts in a row. Rask still hasn't lost in regulation on home-ice, going 8-0-4 with a 2.20 GAA, .925 SV% and two shutouts at the TD Garden. He is a solid option against an Islanders team that is 3-4-1 while scoring 2.13 goals per game in their last eight road games.

Nilsson gave up six goals on 31 shots in the Senators' loss in Florida on Monday. Even with Marcus Hogberg playing well in Tampa Bay on Tuesday, the Senators will come back to Nilsson tonight vs. the Predators. He has allowed at least three goals in three straight games and is 7-3-0 with a 2.43 GAA and .927 SV%. Nashville has won four of their last six while scoring 4.33 goals per game, including an eight-goal outing against the Islanders on Tuesday.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Lightning's overtime win over the Senators on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.18 GAA and .929 SV%. Vasilevskiy and the Lightning are turning things around and tonight they face a Stars team that has lost three of their last four road games while scoring just seven goals (1.75 GF/gm).

Hagg was in the lineup for the last two games but will be replaced by Philippe Myers vs. the Sabres.

Myers was not in the lineup for the last two games but it's unclear if it was injury-related. Overall, he has missed three of the last four games but will replace Robert Hagg in the lineup on Thursday. Myers has nine points (3G / 6A), a plus-14 rating and 12 PIMS in 18 games this season.

Stewart appeared in four straight games, posting no points, a minus-3 rating, two shots and nine PIMS. He will sit with Tyler Pitlick returning from a concussion.

Pitlick missed the last two games but will replace Chris Stewart in the lineup vs. Buffalo. Pitlick, who has just six points (2G / 4A) in 28 games this season, will skate on the fourth line with Mikhail Vorobyev and Andy Andreoff.

Harrington was a healthy scratch in Detroit on Tuesday but will replace Andrew Peeke on Thursday. Peeke is out with a hand injury, so Harrington will suit up for his 10th game of the season--he comes in with two assists and a minus-6 rating.

Peeke suffered a hand injury Tuesday in Detroit and will come out of the lineup vs. the Kings. Scott Harrington will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup to replace Peeke, who is listed as day-to-day.

Korpisalo gave up three goals on 21 shots in the Blue Jackets' win in Detroit on Tuesday. It wasn't his best outing but it was enough to earn the victory and move him to 3-0-2 with a 1.69 GAA, .943 SV% and one shutout in his last five games. Now they return home, where Korpisalo has gone 9-8-1 with a 2.53 GAA, .905 SV% and two shutouts this season.

Larsson suffered an upper-body injury in Philadelphia on Tuesday and missed Wednesday's game in New Jersey. Larsson was recently recalled but is day-to-day, which makes him questionable for their Saturday/Sunday back-to-back in New York.

Grant injured his shoulder Tuesday in Philadelphia and will miss at least one month but could be out until late-January. With Grant out, Isac Lundestrom was recalled from San Diego (AHL) to replace him.