NHL Hockey Player News

Drouin missed Saturday’s game with an illness but is on the ice this morning which is a good sign that he will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs.

Lucic is listed as day-to-day and his absence from the morning skate suggests that he will not play tonight vs. the Red Wings. We will get confirmation after the morning skate.

The Bruins called Bergeron day-to-day on Sunday, so his status for tonight’s game was unclear. Not being on the ice this morning does not bode well for Bergeron being available tonight vs. the Red Wings. We will get an update following the skate.

Schneider gave up two goals on 27 shots in the Devils loss to the Rangers on Saturday. The coaching change sure didn’t help the Devils’ inability to score in their first game behind the bench. Despite posting a 2.28 GAA and .923 SV% in 10 starts this month, Schneider is 2-7-1. Tonight he takes on a banged up Penguins team, who he is 0-2-0 with a 3.64 GAA and .870 SV% against this year.

Ward made 36 saves on 38 shots in the tough-luck loss to the Lightning on Saturday. Ward was great, but the Hurricanes still fell short, moving Ward to 2-5-1 this month, despite posting a 2.13 GAA and .924 SV%. Tonight he will face the Habs, who pushed four past him in a 4-1 loss on December 16th.

Anderson allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Senators 3-2 OT loss to the Red Wings. Anderson was not that busy in this one, but he made a number of highlight reel saves to keep the Senators in it. Tonight, he will get his first start of the year vs. the Sabres. He makes for a strong start at home where he is 5-2-3 with a 2.26 GAA and .930 SV%.

Oleksiak, 22, has one goal and three assists in 22 games during his time with the Stars this season. He had three assists in four games with Texas.

Whitney, 26, has 11 goals and 17 assists (28 points) in 30 games with Albany this season. The 5-foot-6, 165 lbs. forward did not register a point in his only NHL game last season.

Matteau, 20, was the Devils first round pick (29th overall) in 2012. He has one goal and eight assists (9 points) in 26 games with Albany this season. Matteau has one goal and two assists in 17 career NHL games.

Gaunce was recalled ahead of Saturday’s game as insurance, but never played.

Falk, 26, had no points in nine games with the Wild. He heads back to Iowa where he has registered four points (1G / 3A) in 18 games.

Summers will miss his third consecutive game on Monday when the Coyotes take on the Flyers. He is on IR and listed as day-to-day.

Jooris is in danger of missing a third straight game with a wrist injury that he suffered on December 20th. Monitor Jooris’ status during the morning skate.

Kuemper missed his start on Saturday due to food poisoning but he said that he feels good and that he should be back in the crease on Monday. We should get confirmation shortly after the morning skate.

Letang, who suffered a lower-body injury late in Saturday’s game, might not be available tonight. The Penguins recalled Brian Dumoulin this morning which suggests Letang won’t be available, but monitor his status during the morning skate to be sure.

Dumoulin was sent down yesterday, but his recall today suggests that Paul Martin is not ready to return and that Kris Letang will likely be unavailable for tonight with a lower-body injury.

Valamov stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Avs’ 5-0 shutout win over the Blues last Tuesday. It was a nice return to the crease for Varly, who will start the vast majority of games heading forward. Tonight he will take on the Blues again, this time in St. Louis. He is 1-0-1 with a 0.96 GAA and .964 SV% in the first two meetings.

Bernier was scratched last night due to an illness, but will join the team in Tampa Bay tonight and could return to the crease tonight. Monitor his status as puck-drop nears.

Mason missed the last four games with a back injury, but is expected to return tonight in Arizona. He stopped 31 of 32 shots in tough-luck shootout loss to the Panthers in his last start. Mason draws a nice matchup tonight but he is an ugly 1-6-3 with a 2.65 GAA and .921 SV% on the road this season.

Granlund suffered an upper-body injury on Saturday and is out indefinitely. The Wild have placed him on IR in order to recall Tyler Graovac from Iowa.