NHL Hockey Player News

Nikitin left Thursday’s game vs. the Sabres with an upper-body injury that will keep him out for at least one month. With Nikitin out, expect Keith Aulie to be in the lineup on Saturday.

Hanzal missed Friday’s practice, but coach Tippett was hopeful that Hanzal would be in the lineup this afternoon. However, Hanzal is not on the ice for warmups, so he is a no-go in Ottawa. Consider him day-to-day.

Scrivens surrendered two goals on 20 shots in the Oilers 302 win over the Sabres on Thursday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Scrivens, who now sits 3-3-1 wit ha 2.57 GAA and .898 SV% in January. He will meet the Flames for the third time this season—Scrivens is 0-1-1 with a 3.52 GAA and .867 SV% in the first two.

Hall took part in the Oilers morning skate, but will not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Flames. Hall is hopeful that he will be ready for Monday’s game in San Jose.

Niemi allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Sharks win over the Ducks on Thursday. He has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.40 GAA and .910 SV%. Niemi will see the Blackhawks for the second time this season—in their first meeting he allowed four goals on 36 shots in a 5-2 loss.

Niemi allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Sharks win over the Ducks on Thursday. He has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.40 GAA and .910 SV%. Niemi will see the Blackhawks for the second time this season—in their first meeting he allowed four goals on 36 shots in a 5-2 loss.

McKenna, 31, is 16-13-2 with a 2.09 GAA and a .934 SV% in 32 games with the Pirates. McKenna was originally drafted by the Nashville Predators in the sixth round (172nd overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft.

Domingue, 22, has registered an 8-4-1 record with a 2.40 GAA and a .922 SV% in 13 games with the Pirates this season. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound net minder has also collected a 1-1-0 record with a 1.01 GAA and a .958 SV% in two games with the Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL). Domingue was originally drafted by the Coyotes in the fifth round (138th overall) in the 2010 Entry Draft.

Malkin revealed the injury is groin related and it will keep him out of his fourth straight game on Sunday. However, he will travel to Western Canada and could return to the lineup on Tuesday in Edmonton.

Hall has missed the last two games, but his availability for the morning skate is a good sign that he could be available tonight. His status for tonight’s game will be determined after the morning skate.

Anderson will miss his second straight game today, but could be back on Tuesday vs. the Devils. Monitor his status over the next three days.

Hudler missed the Flames morning skate because of an illness. Sven Baertschi will replace Hudler if he can’t play, but that will not be known until warmups at 9:30 PM ET.

Russell missed the Flames morning skate because of an illness. Tyler Wotherspoon will replace Russell if he can’t play, but that will not be known until warmups at 9:30 PM ET.

Coach Berube said that Grossmann was close on Friday, but he is not close enough and will sit out again tonight vs. Toronto. He remains day-to-day.

Borowiecki has been out with a leg injury since December 27th, but will return today vs. Arizona. He has five assists and 62 PIMS in 30 games this season.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Stars win in Ottawa on Thursday. Despite allowing 16 goals on 154 shots (.896 SV%) in his last five games, he has won three of those match ups. He gets the nod in Winnipeg—Lehtonen is 10-5-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .905 SV% on the road.

Lashoff has two assists and a plus-4 rating in 11 games with the Red Wings this season. His demotion opens up a roster spot for either Alexey Marcheko or Xavier Ouellet to stay with the big-club full time.

Ebbett, 32, has played in 21 games for Pittsburgh, producing one goal and six points. He has 20 points (7G / 13A) in 19 AHL contests with WBS.

Halischuk must have suffered the injury on Thursday night in Philadelphia. His movement to IR means he will miss at least seven days, so the injury must be relatively serious. With Halischuk out, T.J Galiardi will be in the lineup on Saturday.