NHL Hockey Player News

Dubnyk turned in another strong performance on Tuesday, stopping 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%) en route to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers. He’s been especially good across his last four starts, posting a 3-1 record and a .948 SV%. He draws a tougher matchup tonight at home against the Capitals.

Carter has been out since October after having surgery to repair a cut on his ankle. It's encouraging to hear he might be practicing with the team again soon, but given that they haven't even finalized that timeline yet, it's best to consider him week-to-week for now.

Vasilevskiy struggled against Toronto on Monday, allowing four goals on just 23 shots (.826 SV%). Despite the loss, he’s had a strong start to the month of February, with a 4-2 record to show for it. He draws one of the top matchups of the night against Detroit.

Murray stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Penguins’ 6-3 victory over the Senators on Tuesday. The Penguins don’t need Murray to play particularly well right now; they’ve scored 4.42 goals per game over their last seven. In that same seven-game stretch, Murray has gone 5-0-1 with a mediocre .916 SV%. He and the Penguins draw a tough matchup tonight in the Kings.

Rittich failed to impress in his first start in the absence of Mike Smith, allowing four goals on 39 shots (.897) in a losing effort to the Bruins. Despite his disappointing night on Tuesday, Rittich has been a formidable backup this season (2.23 GAA/.926 SV%), and should continue to see a starter’s workload so long as Smith is out. He’ll be in tough to turn it around tonight in Nashville.

The Sens were in need of some depth on the blueline after trading Dion Phaneuf. Harpur has just one point in 20 games with the Sens this season.

Halak had a relatively strong outing against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday, turning away 47 of the 51 shots he faced in a losing effort. He’s lost four of his last five starts with a .899 SV% over that span. He’ll have a good chance to turn it around tonight against the Rangers.

After back-to-back strong performances against Calgary and Winnipeg, Lundqvist allowed three goals on just 29 shots (.897 SV%) in Tuesday’s loss to the Wild. Lundqvist has struggled in the month of February, posting a 2-5 record and a .897 SV%. He will be in tough to turn it around tonight against the high-scoring Isles.

Halak had a relatively strong outing against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday, turning away 47 of the 51 shots he faced in a losing effort. He’s lost four of his last five starts with a .899 SV% over that span. He’ll have a good chance to turn it around tonight against the Rangers.

Howard turned aside 32 of 33 shots in the Red Wings win over the Ducks on Tuesday. It was another strong outing for Howard, who has won two in a row and will make his third consecutive start tonight in Tampa Bay. The 33-year-old has gone 0-2-0 with a 3.10 GAA and .906 SV% against the Lightning this season.

Price allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to Nashville last Saturday. Price has now lost five of his last six starts while posting a 2.84 GAA and .902 SV%. It has been a tough campaign for the regularly reliable Price, who enters Thursday with a 2.92 GAA and .907 SV% in 40 appearances. He draws a solid matchup in Arizona, but has just four wins in 17 road starts.