NHL Hockey Player News

It looked as if Methot would make his return to the Stars lineup tonight, but Julius Honka will remain on the blueline. Methot may be back on Thursday.

Price allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Canadiens loss in Florida on Saturday. Price lost all three starts last week while posting a 2.40 GAA and .931 SV%. Tonight he will face a Sharks team on home-ice—San Jose has lost five of their last six road games (1-4-1).

Kinkaid allowed five tallies on 39 shots in the Devils loss in New York on December 9th. He has been off for almost one month, but will return to the crease tonight in St. Louis. Kinkaid has gone 5-3-1 with a 3.49 GAA and .893 SV% in eight starts and two relief appearances and is a sketchy option on the road tonight.

Schultz has been sidelined by a lower-body injury for nearly one month, but could be back tonight in Philadelphia. Schultz took part in the Penguins morning skate, so monitor his status when the Pens hit the ice for warmups. He has two goals and eight assists (10 points) in 23 games in what has been an injury plagued season for the blueliner.

Letang has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury but was on the ice for today’s morning skate and will be a game-time decision in Philadelphia. Letang’s offensive numbers are strong this season, posting two goals and 23 assists (25 points) in 37 games but is a minus-15, which lowers his value in leagues that track plus-minus.

Anderson allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Senators loss in Boston last Wednesday. Anderson was dealing with an illness last week so Mike Condon started the last two games, but Anderson is ready to go tonight in Detroit. Anderson has lost three straight while posting a 4.60 GAA and .861 SV% and has become a very risky option this season.

Holtby made 25 saves on 27 shots in the Capitals win over the Devils last Saturday. Holtby finished December at 9-2-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .915 SV% in 11 starts. Tonight he faces a quality Hurricanes team in Carolina and comes in a 8-4-0 with an ugly 3.54 GAA and .893 SV% on the road.

Jarry allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Penguins loss in Carolina last Friday. Matt Murray returned to the crease in Detroit on Sunday, but the Penguins will give Jarry another look tonight in Philadelphia. The young netminder faced the Flyers earlier this season, stopping eight of 10 shots in a relief in a 5-4 OT win.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 21 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win in Columbus on Sunday. Vasilevskiy has been victorious in four of his last five starts while posting a 1.54 GAA, .941 SV% and two shutouts. He’ll get the nod in what should be a very entertaining game in Toronto—he is 10-4-0 with a 1.80 GAA and .947 SV% on the road this season.

Bishop turned away all 26 shots that he faced in the Stars shutout win over the Sharks on Sunday. Bishop has been sharp lately, winning four of his last five starts while allowing just eight goals on 149 shots (.946 SV%) and two shutouts. Tonight he faces a sputtering Blue Jackets team that has lost six of their last eight.

Hutton stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Blues win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. Hutton went 2-2-0 with a 1.81 GAA, .946 SV% and one shutout, bringing his season total to 6-3-0 with a 1.68 GAA, .946 SV% and one shutout. He makes for a solid spot-start option tonight as he goes head-to-head with Keith Kinkaid.

Jarry allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Penguins loss in Carolina last Friday. Matt Murray returned to the crease in Detroit on Sunday, but the Penguins will give Jarry another look tonight in Philadelphia. The young netminder faced the Flyers earlier this season, stopping eight of 10 shots in a relief in a 5-4 OT win.

Backstrom missed the Capitals morning skate and is questionable for tonight's game with an illness. Monitor Backstrom's status when the Capitals hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Ward stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Penguins on Friday. Ward has taken over as the Hurricanes No.1 having won six in a row while posting a 1.80 GAA and .935 SV%. Tonight he will face the 24-13-3 Capitals on home ice, where he has gone 5-1-0 with a 2.08 GAA and .927 SV% in seven games.

Dell allowed two goals on 10 shots after replacing Martin Jones in the Sharks loss in Dallas on Sunday. In his previous five starts, Dell has gone 5-0-0 with a 1.59 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout. Dell starts in Montreal and has gone 4-1-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .923 SV% on the road this season.

Dubnyk allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Wild’s win over the Predators last Friday. Alex Stalock started on Saturday, but it was a great return to the crease for Dubnyk, who is expected to make his 25th appearance tonight. The 31-year-old has gone 8-2-2 with a 2.28 GAA and .930 SV% on home ice this season.

Kadri has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Thursday in Arizona. Kadri was back centring a line with Patrick Marleau and Leo Komarov on his wings. Kadri isn’t having the same offensive season he had a year ago, but has 13 goals and 10 assists in 38 games—putting him on-pace for 27 goals and 21 assists (48 points) in 80 games.

Elliott allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flyers win in Tampa Bay on Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Elliott, who has gone 8-4-1 with a 2.15 GAA and .927 SV% in his previous 13 consecutive starts. In his first start against their cross state rivals, Elliott allowed five goals on 52 shots in a 5-4 overtime loss.

Quine was back in the lineup on Colorado on Sunday, but will come back out and serve as a healthy scratch for the seventh time in eight games tonight. Tanner Fritz will take his spot and make his NHL debut.

Fritz is a 26-year-old undrafted free agent who is in his second full AHL season after four years at Ohio State University and half of a season in the ECHL. This year, Fritz has compiled 10 goals and 25 assists (35 points) in 29 AHL games and will replace Alan Quine in the lineup tonight.