NHL Hockey Player News

Ward allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Flyers on Saturday. Ward has lost four in a row and has gone 2-4-0 with a 3.19 GAA and .881 SV% in six March starts. Tonight he will face a Coyotes team that comes in having won four of their last six games.

Lyon allowed on goal on 12 shots in the Flyers shootout loss in Detroit after he replaced Petr Mrazek. Lyon has gone 1-1-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .927 SV% in two starts and two relief appearances in March. In his first game against the Rangers, Lyon stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 7-4 win after he replaced Michal Neuvirth.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Blue Jackets win in New York on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has won six in a row and nine of his last 11 starts while posting a 2.10 GAA and .930 SV%. Tonight he will look to go 3-0-0 against the Panthers, having won his first two meetings with a 2.41 GAA and .936 SV%.

Howard allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Red Wings win over the Flyers on Tuesday. Howard ended a 10-game losing streak for the Red Wings with the shootout victory. Howie won his first start vs. the Capitals but he is a terrible fantasy option at this point in the season.

Jones has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but could return tonight vs. the Panthers. Jones is a candidate for the Norris Trophy this season, so his return to the Blue Jackets lineup would obviously be a huge boost. He has registered 14 goals and 35 assists (49 points) in 71 games so far.

Gibson allowed one goal on 37 shots in the Islanders win over the Penguins on Tuesday. It was a spectacular outing for the young netminder, who will get his sixth start of the year tonight vs. the Islanders. Gibson is 2-1-2 with a 2.58 GAA and .936 SV% in the NHL this season.

It’s the first start for DeSmith since March 14th when he allowed four goals on 33 shots in an overtime loss to the Rangers. Tristian Jarry was sent down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Monday, so DeSmith should continue to handle backup duties from here on out. He draws a strong matchup tonight against the Canadiens.

Fleury left Tuesday’s game after getting hit in the mask by a shot and he did not return. While he will not travel with the team originally, they left the door open for him to potentially join the team in San Jose on Thursday. The Golden Knights have not made a call-up yet, but it seems safe to assume that someone will come up and backup Malcolm Subban tomorrow.

Koivula, 19, was a fourth round pick of the Islanders in 2016 and has been playing in Finland. The 6-foot-3, 220 lbs. winger picked up nine goals and 18 assists (27 points) in 53 games with Ilves Tampere this season—good for fifth on the team.

Matthews has been out since February 22nd but will return Thursday in Nashville. Matthews has had a strong season and the Maple Leafs did well without him. The 20-year-old has registered 28 goals and 22 assists (50 points) in 53 games this season.

Gibson allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Ducks win over the Devils on Sunday. Gibson has won three in a row while posting a 1.33 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he takes on the Flames for the fourth time this season—he is 1-2-0 with a 2.05 GAA and .928 SV% in the first three meetings.

Marody, 21, was a sixth round pick of the Flyers in 2015 and just wrapped up his junior year at the University of Michigan. Marody led Michigan in points, picking up 14 goals and 32 assists (46 points) in 37 games.

Anderson was pulled after he allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Senators loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. Anderson is now 13-12-4 with a 3.37 GAA and .896 SV% on home ice this season and he’ll be in tough again tonight with the Oilers in town. Edmonton has won five of their last eight games while averaging 3.13 goals for per game.

Pavelec has been sidelined since February 9th but will backup Alexandar Georgiev in Philadelphia tomorrow. Pavelec posted a 3.01 GAA and .910 SV% in 16 appearances before getting hurt.