NHL Hockey Player News

Gudas will miss his second consecutive game with an undisclosed injury. He is day-to-day.

After missing the last four games, Garrison will return to the lineup tonight in Pittsburgh. There is no word on who he will replace, but Garrison comes in with 17 points (3G / 14A) and a plus-12 rating in 35 games.

Staal was rested for Wednesday’s game after feeling some pain in his fractured leg. Despite the day-off he was back on the ice at the Hurricanes morning skate today and will be in the lineup tonight. He recorded one assist in his season debut on Monday.

Skinner is battling flu-like symptoms and will be held out of the lineup tonight vs. Philadelphia. He is listed as day-to-day, so monitor his status leading up to Sunday’s game vs. the Bruins.

Havlat has missed the last four games with an illness, but will play tonight vs. Montreal. He has eight points (3G / 5A) and a minus-10 rating in 22 games this year.

Elias has missed the last four games with mumps, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Canadiens. He has registered 13 points (4G / 9A) and an ugly minus-16 rating in 29 games this season.

Kinkaid allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Devils win over the Lightning on December 19th. Cory Schneider has started the last five games, but it will be Kinkaid tonight vs. the Canadiens. He is 1-1-2 with a 1.75 GAA and .939 SV% in three starts and three relief appearances this season.

Greiss allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Penguins loss to the Blue Jackets on December 13th. He has missed the last eight games with mumps, but it looks like he will start tonight vs. the Lightning. Greiss is 3-2-2 with a 2.53 GAA and .919 SV% on the year, tonight would be just his second start at home.

Neuvirth gave up six goals on 39 shots in the Sabres loss to the Red Wings on December 23rd. Jhonas Enroth has started the last three games, but it will be Neuvirth tonight vs. the Panthers. He has lost his last three starts while giving up a combined 14 goals on 112 shots (.875 SV%).

Ward made 37 shots on 39 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Penguins on Wednesday. It was Ward’s fourth straight tough-luck loss—he has allowed just two goals in each of those contests while posting a .938 SV%. He will look to record his 10th win of the year tonight in Philadelphia. Ward is 6-5-2 with a 1.99 GAA and .925 SV% at home.

Semin has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but could be back in the lineup tonight vs. Philly. Expect an update after the morning skate.

There is no word as to why Skinner is not on the ice this morning, but expect an update after the skate.

Graovac, 21, had no points in two games with the Wild during his recall. He heads back to Iowa where he has 24 points (12G / 12A) in 31 games this season.

Luongo made 33 saves on 34 shots in the Panthers 2-1 shootout loss to the Canadiens on Tuesday. Bobby Lu had a strong month of December, going 7-2-2 with a 2.27 GAA and .917 SV%. He will look to carry that success into 2015 and it starts tonight with a juicy matchup at the Sabres.

Gunnarsson was back at practice on Thursday and could be in the lineup tonight in Anaheim. Monitor his status during the Blues game day skate this afternoon.

Schwartz, who injured his right foot blocking a shot on Dec. 16 in LA, has been upgraded from week-to-week to day-to-day. Schwartz will travel with the team on their west coast road-trip and could play this weekend if all goes well. In 31 games this season, he has 11 goals and 16 assists (27 points).

Martin Brodeur started last night, so Elliott is expected to get the nod tonight in San Jose. He allowed three goals on 47 shots in a loss to the Predators in his return from a knee injury on Tuesday. He has been great this year going 8-5-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .931 SV%, but draws a rough toad matchup tonight.

Brodeur stopped all 16 shots that he fced in the Blues 3-0 shutout win over the Avalanche on Monday. He has stopped the last 26 shots that he has faced dating back to December 23rd when he came in in relief of Jake Allen. He is 3-2-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .904 entering play vs. a strong Ducks team.