NHL Hockey Player News

After missing eight games with a suspected concussion, Spurgeon will return tonight vs. the Avalanche. He is expected to be paired with Mathew Dumba.

Dubnyk made 37 saves on 38 shots in the Wild’s 3-1 win over the Hurricanes on Friday. He has won five in a row while posting a 1.38 GAA and .956 SV%. He will face a Colorado team who have won three of four, but their one loss came against Dubnyk and the Wild last Saturday.

Jonas Gustavsson was injured in Sunday’s loss to the Bruins and will not be available for Monday’s game, so Mrazek will be recalled. Mrazek has been great since going to Grand Rapids and now sits 9-2-1 with a 2.06 GAA, .927 SV% and three shutouts in 13 games with GR.

Gustavsson did not come back out for the third period of Sunday’s loss to the Bruins. Gustavsson was run over by Milan Lucic, which is likely when he suffered the injury. He will not be available for Monday’s game, so Petr Mrazek will be recalled.

Wisniewski has not made his Ducks debut since being acquired at the deadline. However, it could remain on hold as he still waits for his equipment to arrive in Vancouver.

Manning was recalled last night because Michael Del Zotto was questionable. MDZ will not be available, so Manning will be in. He has one assist in three games with the Flyers.

Del Zotto left Saturday’s game, but was able to return and finish the game. Despite being able to finish the game, he will be held out of tonight’s game in New Jersey. Brandon Manning will take over for MDZ.

Mason allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Flyers 3-2 OT loss to the Bruins yesterday. It was a late collapse, but not Mason’s fault at all, he was great yet again. He will be in a little easier this afternoon in New Jersey. He has gone 0-1-1 with a 4.08 GAA and .833 SV% on no rest.

Kinkaid will make his first start since February 21st. He stopped all 17 shots that he faced in a shutout win over the Hurricanes that evening. Today he will take on the Flyers at home. Kinkaid has gone 3-1-2 with a 1.91 GAA and .934 SV% at the Prudential Center.

Scrivens stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Oilers 2-1 shootout loss to the Blackhawks on Friday. It was a great outing for Scrivens, but he still couldn’t walk away with the W. He was given last night off, so he will likely start tonight in Detroit. Scrivens has gone 2-7-6 with a 2.93 GAA and .899 SV% on the road this season.

Irwin missed Sunday’s practice and will not play on Monday. He will take part in the morning skate, but will still be held out of the lineup.

Pouliot will be held out of this afternoon’s contest vs. Carolina because of an illness. The Oilers do not have an extra forward, so Keith Aulie will dress as a seventh defenseman .

Spurgeon has missed the last eight games, but he has been activated from IR, which is a good sign that he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Colorado. Expect Jordan Leopold to come out of the lineup to make room for Spurgeon, who has 18 points (7G / 11A) in 50 games.

Bernier was pulled after he allowed three goals on 17 shots in the Maple Leafs 6-1 loss to the Blues on Saturday. This team is a disaster, which makes Bernier a risky start whenever he gets the nod. Tonight he will make his third start of the season against the Islanders—he is 1-1-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .935 SV% in the first two meetings.

Kadri reportedly showed up late for practice this morning so head coach Peter Horachek sent him home. When asked if Kadri would play on Monday, coach said “if I want him.”

Robidas will have surgery on his left shoulder next week and will miss the rest of the regular season. With Robidas out, Tim Erixon and Eric Brewer are expected to be permanent fixtures on the Maple Leafs blue line for the remainder of the season.

Jurco goes from the first line to the press box in one game. Jurco will be replaced by Luke Glendening on the top-line and Teemu Pulkkinen in the lineup.

After scoring four goals in two games with Grand Rapids, Pulkkinen is back and will be in the lineup today vs. the Bruins. Pulkkinen has two goals and 27 shots (2.25 S/PG) in 12 games with the Red Wings.

Svedberg allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Bruins win over the Devils on February 27th. Svedberg has only made 12 starts this season, but has gone 6-5-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .917 SV% this season. In four starts at TD Garden, he is 1-2-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .913 SV%.

Jones missed Friday’s game, but is expected to return tonight vs. the Senators. Jones has 11 goals and 12 assists (23 points) in 51 games this season. He will skate on the Flames fourth line with Matt Stajan and Brandon Bollig.