NHL Hockey Player News

Schilling had one assist in four games with Winnipeg but was a healthy on Friday because Dustin Byfuglien and Dmitry Kulikov returned to the lineup. Schilling returns to the AHL where he has six assists in 15 games this season.

Quick allowed five goals on 34 shots in the Kings loss to New Jersey on Thursday. Since returning to the Kings crease on November 29th, Quick has gone 1-3-0 with a 2.55 GAA, .918 SV% and one shutout. This afternoon he faces a red-hot Golden Knights team that comes in having won seven of their last eight (7-1-0).

Saros allowed one goal on five shots after replacing Pekka Rinne in the Predators loss in Vancouver last night. Saros has stared a lot less than originally projected as the Predators continue to lean heavily on Rinne. The 23-year-old comes into Saturday’s game at 5-2-0 with a 3.43 GAA, .887 SV% and one shutout on the road.

Fleury allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Blackhawks on Thursday. Fleury has been excellent since mid-November, going 8-1-0 with a 2.11 GAA, .930 SV% and two shutouts in his last nine starts. He is a must-start this afternoon against a Kings team that is last in the NHL at 10-18-1 and last in goals (2.10 GF/pg) this season.

Saros allowed one goal on five shots after replacing Pekka Rinne in the Predators loss in Vancouver last night. Saros has stared a lot less than originally projected as the Predators continue to lean heavily on Rinne. The 23-year-old comes into Saturday’s game at 5-2-0 with a 3.43 GAA, .887 SV% and one shutout on the road.

Lundqvist allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Rangers loss to the Jets last Sunday. Lundqvist has three of his last four starts while making 141 saves on 152 shots (.928 SV%). In his first start against the Panthers, Lundqvist made 39 saves in a 4-2 win in mid-November.

Luongo allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Panthers loss to Colorado on Thursday. The 39-year-old has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .945 SV% on home-ice this season and tonight he will take on the Rangers for the second time this season. In the first meeting, Luongo gave up four goals on 24 shots in a 4-2 loss.

Holtby gave up four goals on 27 shots in the Capitals loss in Vegas on Tuesday. Holtby was given a night off on Thursday, so he will draw the Blue Jackets tonight. Holtby has lost two in a row while giving up a combined 10 goals on 52 shots (.808 SV%). In his first start against Columbus, Holtby allowed two goals on 36 shots in a 2-1 loss.

Forsling was scratched from the lineup with a shoulder injury on Thursday and as placed on IR on Saturday. Forsling will miss at least one week and was moved to IR to open up a roster spot for Connor Murphy to be activated.

Murphy has missed the first 30 games of the season with a back injury but is set to make his season debut after being activated from IR. Murphy could play against the Habs on Sunday but doesn’t carry a lot of fantasy value. The 25-year-old had just 14 points (2G / 12A) in 76 games last year.

Lehner has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury but will be back as Thomas Greiss’ backup on Saturday. This opens the door for Lehner to start Monday’s game against the Penguins.

Bourque has been in the lineup for the last three games, picking up one assist and averaging 11:09 TOI/gm but will be replaced by Sven Andrighetto on Saturday.

Andrighetto has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Gabriel Bourque on Saturday. Andrighetto has just two goals on 27 shots (7.5 SH%) and one assist in 13 games this season.

With the Canadiens getting healthy, Ouellet was waived on Friday. The 25-year-old had three assists in 19 games with the Habs earlier this season but will head to the AHL for the first time since 2016.

Pelech has played in the last eight games but will be replaced by Luca Sbisa in Detroit on Saturday. Pelech has had a solid season, picking up six points (2G / 4A) with a plus-8 rating in 24 games this season.

Sbisa has been a healthy scratch for the last eight games but will replace Adam Pelech on Saturday. Sbisa has just one assist while averaging 15:26 TOI/gm in five contests this season.

Hill gave up three goals on 28 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Capitals on Thursday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Hill, who has a 1.09 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout in six appearances this season. Tonight he takes on a Sharks team that is 5-8-3 on the road and one the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Hornqvist was forced to leave Thursday’s game and will not be available on Saturday, despite taking part in the morning skate. Juuso Riikola will likely dress as a seventh defeseman with Hornqvist out and Phil Kessel will move into the top-6.

Smith was claimed off of waivers on Friday and is expected to play vs. the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Smith is expected to replace Jake DeBrusk, who is sidelined with an undisclosed injury. The 24-year-old has three points (2G / 1A) in 14 games this season.