NHL Hockey Player News

Hertl is expected to miss a few weeks with a knee injury, so moving him to IR was simply a formality to create a roster spot to recall Daniel O’Regan from San Jose (AHL).

Pouliot will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. Drake Caggiula returned on Saturday and will remain in the lineup while Pouliot watches from the press box.

Bishop allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Lightning’s win in Buffalo on Thursday. Bishop has won his last two starts while allowing four goals on 61 shots (.934 SV%). Even with Andrei Vasilevskiy posting a shutout on Saturday, it looks like Bishop will go tonight in Nashville. The Predators have won four of their last five.

Kuemper allowed one goal on 36 shots in the Wild’s win in Ottawa on November 13th. With Devan Dubnyk playing great, Kuemper hasn’t been give a lot of playing time. In his three starts, Kuemper has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .908 SV%. Tonight he will face a Stars team that has lost three of four.

Elliott allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Flames’ loss to the Rangers on November 12th. Elliott has lost his last five starts while posting a 3.62 GAA and .869 SV%, but will return to the crease on the second night of a back-to-back. He will take on a Sabres team that has lost six of their last seven games (1-4-2).

Anderson allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Senators loss to the Panthers on Saturday. Anderson has gone 3-3-1 with a 2.10 GAA and. 934 SV% in the month of November and tonight will mark his second start vs. Montreal of 2016-17. In their first meeting, Anderson allowed three goals on 24 shots in a 4-3 shootout victory.

Wilson missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Lightning. Wilson has registered two goals and five assists (seven points) in 16 games with the Predators this season.

Honka, 20, was the 14th overall pick in 2014 and tonight he will make his NHL debut. Honka has 12 points (3G / 9A) in 16 games with Texas this season. Honka will skate on the top-pair with Dan Hamhuis and will replace John Klingberg on the top power-play unit.

Duchene has missed the last four games with concussion-like symptoms, but will return to the lineup tonight in Columbus. Duchene, who will skate on a line with Carl Soderbergh and Andreas Martinsen, has 11 points (6G / 5A) in 13 games this season.

Klingberg missed a morning meeting, so he will be disciplined by being a healthy scratch tonight vs. the Wild. With Klingberg out, Julius Honka has been recalled from Texas (AHL) and will make his NHL debut.

Puempel, 23, was a first round pick (24th overall) in 2011, but has yet to make a splash at the NHL level. He has failed to record a point in 13 games with the Senators this season. Puempel had 17 goals and 13 assists (30 points) in 34 games with Binghamton (AHL) last year and has been claimed by the Rangers because they’ll be without Mika Zibanejad for 6-8 weeks.

Marchenko left Sunday’s game after being hit hard by Michael Ferland during the Red Wings’ loss to the Flames. Marchenko will miss at least a few weeks, which means the Red Wings will likely recall a defenseman from Grand Rapids (AHL) and Xavier Ouellet will get back into the lineup on Wednesday.

Hoffman has missed the last two games, but is expected to play Tuesday in Montreal. Hoffman skated on the third line on Monday, so look for him to start tomorrow’s game with Derick Brassard and Tom Pyatt. He has seven points (3G / 4A) in 16 games this season.

Hannikainen did not appear in a game during his call-up and will return to Cleveland because Seth Jones is returning from IR and a roster spot needed to be opened up. Hannikainen has eight points (5G / 8A) in 14 games with Cleveland.

Jones missed the last six games with hairline fracture in his foot, but is expected to return to the lineup tonight vs. Colorado. Jones has collected three goals and three assists in 10 games this season and is expected to return to his spot alongside Zach Werenski tonight.

Niemi allowed one goal on 16 shots after replacing Kari Lehtonen in the Stars’ loss to the Oilers on Saturday. Niemi hasn’t recorded a win since November 3rd and is just 3-2-2 with a 3.33 GAA and .900 SV% on the season. Tonight he faces the Wild on home ice, where he has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.17 GAA and .932 SV% this season.

Ward stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Jets on Sunday. Ward has won his last four starts while turning aside 101 of 105 shots (.962 SV%). All of those wins came on home-ice, but tonight he will face the Maple Leafs in Toronto. The Leafs are third in the NHL in scoring (3.17 GF/PG).

Fleury allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Penguins’ shootout loss in Buffalo on Saturday. It was an excellent outing for Fleury, who appears to be making a second straight start for the first time since Matt Murray returned. Fleury is 5-1-1 with a 2.41 GAA and .930 SV% at home this season.

O’Reilly will not play on Monday vs. the Flames, but he is reportedly close to returning to the lineup and could play Wednesday vs. the Red Wings. Monitor his status during Wednesday’s morning skate.

Landeskog will not play Monday in Columbus and remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The Avalanche captain stayed in Denver instead of travelling with the team, but the Avalanche return home for a game vs. Edmonton on Wednesday.