NHL Hockey Player News

Dell stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Sharks win in Carolina last Sunday. Martin Jones has started five of the last six games, but Dell will go tonight vs. the Oilers. The 28-year-old has gone 5-3-1 with a 2.55 GAA and .909 SV% at the SAP Center this season.

At one point it looks like Crawford’s season could be over, but now he’s obviously getting close to a return to the crease. This is great news for the Blackhawks, who are still trying to battle back into the playoff race. Crawford will not play in Arizona or Vegas, but as long as every thing goes well, he should get a start soon.

Dahlstrom, 23, was a second round pick (No.51 overall) in 2013 and has earned his first NHL call-up after picking up three goals and 20 assists (23 points) in 47 games with the IceHogs this season. Dahlstrom is expected to replace Michal Kempny and skate with Connor Murphy.

Kempny has played in the last two games, but it looks like he will be replace by Carl Dahlstrom in the lineup in Minnesota.

Sharp will likely be a healthy scratch for the fifth time in seven games. The veteran winger has been held pointless in his last eight games. Lance Bouma is expected to take Sharp’s spot.

Glass gave up two goals on 22 shots in the Blackhawks loss to the Flames on Tuesday. Anton Forsberg suffered a defeat vs. Dallas on Thursday, so the Blackhawks will go back to Glass tonight in Minnesota. After winning three of his first five games in the NHL, Glass has gone winless in his last six appearances, posting a 3.23 GAA and .897 SV% in the process.

Brassard has missed the last two games but will draw back onto the second lineup tonight in Toronto. Brassard has just one goal in his last 10 games, but the 30-year-old has two goals and one assist in three games vs. Toronto this season.

Stone will be back in the lineup for the first time since January 20th, coincidentally enough that game was against the Maple Leafs as well. Stone has had a nice season, picking up 44 points (18G / 26A) in 44 games this year but he has also dominated Toronto, scoring two goals with three assists in three games.

Girgensons was not on the ice this morning, so he is questionable for tonight's game in Boston. If Girgensons can't play, Scott Wilson is expected to draw back into the lineup.

Elliott allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Flyers win over Montreal on Thursday. The veteran netminder has won each of his two starts since returning from injury, turning aside 52 of 56 shots (.929 SV%). Dating back to before he got hurt, Elliott has won four in a row and seven of his last eight starts.

Fischer was scratched from Thursday’s lineup in Minnesota, but barring a setback he will be back in tonight vs. the Flyers. Fischer has one goal and three assists in his last six games, giving him 13 goals and 10 assists (23 points) in 51 games this season.

Price allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Canadiens loss in Philadelphia on Thursday. Price has lost three of his last four starts despite posting a 2.28 GAA and .920 SV%. He draws a terrible matchup tonight with the Predators in town—Price is 11-7-4 with a 2.70 GAA and .910 SV% on home ice.

Johnson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Sabres loss to the Panthers on February 1st. Johnson has just one win since mid-October and is 2-9-3 with a 3.67 GAA and .884 SV% in 14 starts and five relief appearances this season. That includes 2-4-2 with a 2.99 GAA and .901 SV% on the road, where he’ll find himself tonight.

Andersen allowed two goals on 46 shots in the Maple Leafs shootout win over the Predators on Wednesday. It was an outstanding performance from Andersen, who has stopped 157 of the last 167 shots (.940 SV%) that he has faced in his last five starts. Andersen comes into Saturday’s meeting with Ottawa at 1-2-0 with a 4.08 GAA and .857 SV% vs. the Senators this season.

Dubnyk gave up four goals on 40 shots in the a surprising loss to the Coyotes on Thursday. Dubnyk has been peppered in his last two outings, facing a combined 77 shots and stopping 71 of them (.922 SV%). Tonight he will face the Blackhawks for the fourth time this season—he is 2-1-0 with a 1.34 GAA and .963 SV% in the first three meetings.

Pavelec stopped seven of eight shots in the first period but did not come back out for the second period in last night’s win over the Flames. This morning the Rangers called up Alexandar Georgiev from Hartford (AHL), so it looks like Pavelec is going to miss some time.

Georgiev, 22, has gone 12-11-2 with a 2.97 GAA and .908 SV% in 31 games with the Wolf Pack this season. With Ondrej Pavelec getting hurt last night, Georgiev comes up to serve as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup.

After being scratched for three in a row, Polak played in the last two but will come back out tonight vs. the Senators. Connor Carrick will draw back in for Polak.