NHL Hockey Player News

Vincent Trocheck(C)|NYR
Injury
Injury
Trocheck (ankle) will travel to Brooklyn; remains questionable for Game 3.

Trocheck has missed the Panthers last eight games with an ankle injury, but will travel with the team for Game 3 and could return to the lineup. He may not play on Sunday, but it is a good sign that he is nearing a return and should be back during the first round.

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@JamesonCoop 2016-04-16T12:23:25.000Z
Vincent Trocheck
Tyler Seguin(C)|DAL
Injury
Injury
Seguin (Achilles) will be a game-time decision for Game 2.

Seguin missed game one and skated as an extra in the morning skate, but he said he is good to go tonight the decision is up to head coach Lindy Ruff whether or not he plays. Monitor his status when the Stars hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Mark Stepneski 2016-04-16T12:20:36.000Z
Tyler Seguin
Sean Couturier(C)|PHI
Injury
Injury
Couturier (upper-body) will miss the next two weeks.

Couturier was crunched into the board by Alex Ovechkin in Game 1 and skated to the bench with his arm hanging. It immediately looked like a shoulder injury that would force him to miss some time and that length of time has been determined to be two weeks. Scott Laughton will replace Couturier in Game 2.

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Philadelphia Flyers 2016-04-15T15:01:00.000Z
Sean Couturier
Dan Girardi(RD)|
Injury
Injury
Girardi (undisclosed) will not play in Game 2.

The Rangers are already without Ryan McDonagh, so losing Girardi as they head into Game 2 is going to hurt their blueline. Dylan McIlrath will step in for Girardi, who is listed as day-to-day.

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Jim Cerny 2016-04-15T14:22:41.000Z
Dan Girardi
Henrik Lundqvist(G)|FA
Injury
Injury
Lundqvist (eye) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.

Lundqvist did not return to the crease for the second period of Game 1 after he caught Marc Staal’s stick in the eye late in the first period. Magnus Hellberg has been recalled to backup Antti Raanta in case Lundqvist can’t play, but he practiced on Friday and as long as he can see, expect Lundqvist to start Game 2.

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Andrew Gross 2016-04-15T14:20:58.000Z
Henrik Lundqvist
Kevin Bieksa(RD)|
Injury
Injury
Bieksa (upper-body) is listed as a game-time decision for Game 1.

Bieksa missed the final nine games of the regular season, but it looks like he’ll be back in for Game 1 of the Ducks’ first round series with the Predators. Bieksa left the ice with the regulars this morning, which suggests that he will play. He had 15 points (4G / 11A) in 71 games this season.

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Eric Stephens 2016-04-15T14:19:11.000Z
Kevin Bieksa
David Perron(LW)|OTT
Injury
Injury
Perron (shoulder) will return to the Ducks lineup for Game 1.

Perron has been sidelined with a separated shoulder since March 20th, but returns just in time for the start of the playoffs. The 27-year-old has enjoyed life in Anaheim, collecting 20 points (8G / 12A) in 28 games since being traded by Pittsburgh. He will skate on the left side of Ryan Getzlaf with Chris Stewart on the other wing.

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Eric Stephens 2016-04-15T14:17:42.000Z
David Perron

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