NHL Hockey Player News

Andersen stopped 38 of 40 shots in the Maple Leafs win in Winnipeg on Wednesday. Andersen snapped a brief two-game losing skid and will start against Winnipeg again tonight. If he did it on the road, he can do it on home-ice, where he is 1-3-0 with a 2.56 GAA and .917 SV% this season.

Kinkaid allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Devils loss to the Predators on Thursday. Kinkaid started the season 4-0-0 but has now lost three in a row while posting a 3.63 GAA and .875 SV%. This afternoon he faces a Panthers team that is 2-3-3 despite averaging a solid 3.13 goals per game through eight games.

Reimer stopped 20 of 22 shots in the Panthers win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Reimer finally recorded his first win of the season and earned himself another start in New Jersey this afternoon. Reimer is 1-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .883 SV% in two starts and two relief appearances on the road this season.

Anderson was a third round pick of the Devils (No. 73 overall) in 2016 and turned pro this season after his sophomore season at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Anderson has collected five points (2G / 3A) in eight games with Binghamton this season and will make his NHL debut because Marcus Johansson is out with an illness. Anderson will skate on the fourth line with Kevin Rooney and Brian Boyle.

Johansson missed Friday’s practice with an illness and will not play this afternoon. Joey Anderson has been recalled from the AHL and will make his NHL debut. Johansson should be ready to return next Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Dell allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Sharks overtime loss in New York on October 11th. Martin Jones has started the last four games, but Dell will be back in the crease tonight. Tonight’s game features the two teams that average the most shots per game, so Dell will likely be a busy man. The Hurricanes come in tied for 14th in scoring (3.22 GF/PG).

Domingue allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Lightning’s win in Chicago last Sunday. Domingue won’t get a ton of playing time, but he has played very well in his first two starts of the season. So far, he is 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .934 SV% and has a nice matchup tonight vs. his former squad.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 22 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win in Colorado on Wednesday. Vasilevskiy was able to shutout one of the hottest offences in the league to win his fourth game of the season. The young netminder has posted an impressive 1.80 GAA, .941 SV% and one shutout in his first six starts of the season and is a must-start whenever he gets the call between the pipes.

Raanta allowed four goals on 31 shots in Winnipeg last Saturday. Raanta served as the Coyotes backup for the last two games because of an illness, but is expected to draw back into the crease tonight. Raanta has just two wins in six starts despite posting a 2.32 GAA and .911 SV% so far.

Fleury allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Golden Knights loss to Vancouver on Wednesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Fleury, who will face a Lightning team that has won five of their last six games while averaging 4.33 goals per game.

Nosek has played up and down the Vegas lineup this season, but has just one goal on 16 shots in nine games to show for it. He will take a seat tonight to give Oscar Lindberg a chance to play for the first time since October 10th.

Hyka will take a seat on Friday with Ryan Carpenter (flu) taking his spot on the third line. Ryan Reaves is also expected to replace him on the Golden Knights’ second power-play unit.

Carpenter missed Wednesday’s game with the flu, but will draw back in for Tomas Hyka on Friday. Carpenter has picked up just one assist and 10 shots on goal in eight games so far this season.

Lindberg will play for the first time since October 10th, replacing Tomas Nosek in the Golden Knights lineup. The 26-year-old has just 11 points (9G / 2A) in 67 career games in a Vegas uniform.

Fleury allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Golden Knights loss to Vancouver on Wednesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Fleury, who will face a Lightning team that has won five of their last six games while averaging 4.33 goals per game.

Hunt has averaged 16:20 TOI in three games since replacing Deryk Engelland in the lineup on October 16th. With Engelland back in the lineup tonight, Hunt will head back up to the press box.

Engelland has missed the last three games, but will replace Brad Hunt in the lineup on Friday. Engelland is expected to skate alongside Shea Theodore and re-enters the lineup with no points, a minus-4 rating and seven shots in six games this season.

Smith was pulled after allowing six goals on 21 shots in the Flames 9-1 loss to the Penguins on Thursday. Smith has had a dreadful start to the season, posting a 4.10 GAA and .866 SV% in his first seven starts. The Flames will stick with the veteran netminder this afternoon, but he’s a risky start against the reigning Stanley Cup Champions.

Harpur will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury. Cody Ceci will draw into the lineup for the suspended Mark Borowiecki with Harpur out.