NHL Hockey Player News

Noesen was in the lineup for the last two games, scoring his second goal of the season on Sunday. Noesen will come out of the lineup to allow Michael McLeod to make his NHL debut.

Some more early-season struggles and Curtis McElhinney playing lights out as of late led to Darling being waived on Thursday. Darling stopped 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) in his only AHL action this season. He will get a lot of playing time with the Checkers to try and get his game back on track and could return to the NHL if McElhinney and/or Petr Mrazek struggle.

Gibson allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Ducks win in Florida on Wednesday. Gibson has won three of his last four starts (3-0-1) while posting a 2.51 GAA and .924 SV%. As strong as Gibson has been this season, he has had a harder time in 10 starts on the road—3-7-0 with a 2.98 GAA and .924 SV%.

Zykov was a second-round pick (No.37 overall) in 2013 and has accumulated 11 points (4G / 7A) in 25 career NHL games. The 23-year-old has posted outstanding numbers at the AHL level and could be a serviceable fantasy asset if he plays big minutes in the Oilers’ top-6.

Bishop missed five games with a lower-body injury but is set to return to the crease on Saturday. Bishop has been solid this year, posting a 2.33 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts in 15 games.

Sustr appeared in one game during his call-up but was a healthy scratch for the last two games. Sustr returns to the AHL, where he has one assist in seven games.

Mahura spent some time with the Ducks earlier this season, picking up one assist in three games. During his time in San Diego, the 20-year-old has one goal and eight assists (nine points) in 14 contests.

Kinkaid allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Devils overtime loss in Florida on Monday. Kinkaid has been a bit unlucky as of late, losing three of his last four in overtime (1-0-3) with a 3.15 GAA and .896 SV%. In his first game against the Capitals, Kinkaid stopped all 21 shots he faced in a 6-0 shutout win.

Hornqvist has missed the last three games with a concussion but skated in a non-contact jersey on Friday. Hornqvist hasn’t been cleared for contact yet, which suggests he will miss his fourth consecutive game on Saturday. However, his return to the ice is a step in the right direction and the Penguins could get him back sometime next week.

Mangiapane has had a nice season in Stockton. He is currently tied for second on the team in goals (7) and tied for fifth in points (14) despite playing in just 13 of 21 games. Mangiapane has not suited up for the Flames this season but has 10 career NHL games under his belt.

Ferland will miss Friday’s games with a concussion that he likely suffered in Montreal on Tuesday. With Ferland out, the Hurricanes are forced to shuffle their lines and Clark Bishop is up from Charlotte (AHL) to centre the fourth line. It is difficult to pinpoint how long a player will be sidelined with a concussion so consider Ferland day-to-day.

Kuznetsov missed the last six games with an “upper-body” injury that was believed to be a concussion. Kuznetsov will centre the Capitals second line with Jakub Vrana and Brett Conolly on his wings. Kuznetsov picked up six goals and 15 assists (21 points) in 18 games before getting hurt on November 14th.

Tennyson has registered just one assist in seven games with Rochester this season. He will likely serve as the extra defenseman in Florida with Marco Scandella going on IR on Friday morning.

Scandella has missed the last two games but the Sabres believed there was a chance he would return to the lineup on Friday. His move to IR will not allow that to happen but did clear a roster spot for Buffalo to call-up Matt Tennyson from Rochester.

McElhinney was outstanding in Montreal, stopping 48 of the 49 shots that he faced to preserve a 2-1 win. McElhinney has won four straight games while allowing just five goals on 150 shots (.967 SV%). His stellar play led to the Hurricanes placing Scott Darling on waivers yesterday, handing the No.1 job to McElhinney for the time being.

McElhinney was outstanding in Montreal, stopping 48 of the 49 shots that he faced to preserve a 2-1 win. McElhinney has won four straight games while allowing just five goals on 150 shots (.967 SV%). His stellar play led to the Hurricanes placing Scott Darling on waivers yesterday, handing the No.1 job to McElhinney for the time being.

Holtby stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Capitals win against the Islanders on Monday. Since returning to the Capitals crease, Holtby has gone 4-0-0 while stopping 122 of the 126 shots (.968 SV%) that he has faced. This will be his first start against New Jersey and 12th at Capital One Arena—he is 6-3-1 with a 2.51 GAA and .922 SV% on home-ice.

Kiselevich has been in the lineup for the last four games but will be replaced by Alex Petrovic on Friday. Kiselevich has played sheltered minutes (15:16 TOI/gm) this season and has picked up just five assists in 19 games so far.

Petrovic has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Bogdan Kiselevich in the lineup on Friday. Petrovic has just one assist in 18 games this season.

Bishop has split his time between the NHL and AHL this season. Bishop has no points in seven games with the Hurricanes but has five points (3G / 2A) in 12 games with the Checkers. Bishop would play Friday if Micheal Ferland (undisclosed) is unavailable.