NHL Hockey Player News

Dermott suffered what appeared to be a serious ankle injury vs. the Jets on Saturday, but MRI revealed no structural damage for the rookie defenseman. Dermott is considered day-to-day and will likely be dealt with caution during the final week of the regular season.

Dubnyk allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Wild’s loss in Dallas on Saturday. Dubnyk has been excellent at the Xcel Energy Center this season, going 21-4-6 with a 2.25 GAA and .925 SV% in 32 games. In his only start against his former team this season, Dubnyk allowed three goals on 27 shots in a 4-1 loss in mid-March.

Soucy, 23, was a fifth round pick in 2013 and has picked up 15 points (1G / 14A) in 67 games in his first full pro season in Iowa. Soucy has been recalled because Ryan Suter is out indefinitely with a fractured fibula.

Suter was injured late in the second period after his leg slammed into the boards following a hit from Remi Elie. Suter, who had to be helped off of the ice, is going to be sidelined for an extended period of time and this is devastating to the Wild’s playoff hopes.

Luongo stopped all nine shots that he faced after replacing James Reimer in the Panthers loss in Boston on Saturday. Luongo finished March at 5-4-1 with a 2.49 GAA, .925 SV% and two shutouts. In his only start against the Hurricanes this season, Luongo allowed two goals on 47 shots in a losing effort.

Anderson allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Senators overtime win over the Panthers last Thursday. The win snapped a personal three-game losing streak for Anderson, who finished 5-3-1 with a 3.33 GAA and .892 SV% in nine March starts. Tonight he faces a Jets team that has won seven of their last eight games.

McElhinney allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Jets on Saturday. McElhinney will surprisingly get a second straight start, which will give Frederik Andersen a full week of rest. The veteran netminder stopped 38 of 40 shots in a 5-2 win in Buffalo on March 15th.

Bernier stopped all three shots that he faced after replacing Semyon Varlamov in Friday’s win over the Blackhawks. With Varlamov out for the rest of the regular season, it will be on Bernier to get the Avalanche into the playoffs. He is already 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .962 SV% vs. the Ducks this season.

Murray allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Penguins win over Montreal last night. The Penguins will stick with Murray tonight after he has won three of his last four starts with a 3.26 GAA and .898 SV%. Murray is 2-1-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .894 SV% vs. the Capitals this season.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Boston on Thursday. He was given two of the last three games off, but will start tonight vs. the Predators. The 23-year-old will be happy to see the calendar flip to April as March was tough on home—5-4-0 with a 4.14 GAA and .883 SV%.

Saros stopped six of seven shots in the Predators loss to the Sabres last night. Saros finished the month at 3-0-2 with a 2.76 GAA and .919 SV% and he starts April with his second start of the year vs. the Lightning—he allowed four goals on 31 shots in a 4-3 OT loss to Tampa Bay in late-January.

Kinkaid allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Devils win over the Islanders last night. Despite playing a day ago, the Devils will stick with the hot hand tonight in Montreal. Kinkaid has won four of his last five and beat Montreal in his only start against them this season.