NHL Hockey Player News

Niemi allowed one goal on 11 shots in the Stars loss to the Kings on March 15th. Kari Lehtonen has been getting the bulk of the starts recently, but Niemi will go this afternoon in San Jose. Niemi is 9-7-5 with a 3.05 GAA and .896 SV% on the road this season and has gone 1-0-1 with a 3.47 GAA and .897 SV% in his two previous starts against his former club.

Mason allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Flyers win in Colorado on Thursday. Mason has gone 6-1-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .933 SV% in the month of March. Tonight he faces a Coyotes team that has won five of their last seven games—Mason is 9-9-4 with a 2.81 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this year.

Quick allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Kings loss to the Jets on Thursday. He has lost his last three starts while posting an ugly 3.01 GAA and .882 SV%. Despite a few rough starts in a row, he draws his fifth start vs. the Oilers of the season—he has gone 4-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .935 SV% in the first four meetings.

Brossoit surrendered three goals on 25 shots in the Oilers loss to the Avalanche last Sunday. Brossoit has gone 0-3-1 with a 3.23 GAA and .882 SV% in four starts this season. Brossoit’s NHL career has not gotten off on the best foot and he draws a difficult matchup in Los Angeles, where the Kings are 23-11-2 this season.

Kucherov was injured while blocking a shot in the third period of Friday’s win. Because of the back-to-back, the Lightning did not hold a morning skate, so monitor his status leading up to warmups tonight.

Mason allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Flyers win in Colorado on Thursday. Mason has gone 6-1-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .933 SV% in the month of March. Tonight he faces a Coyotes team that has won five of their last seven games—Mason is 9-9-4 with a 2.81 GAA and .911 SV% on the road this year.

Korpisalo allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Blue Jackets 2-1 loss to New Jersey last Sunday. Korpisalo has gone 14-9-4 with a 2.61 GAA and .918 SV% in 26 starts this season and tonight he will make his first career start vs. Nashville. The 21-year-old has gone 5-6-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .912 SV% on the road.

Jooris will miss a second straight game with a lower-body injury and remains day-to-day. With Jooris out, Freddie Hamilton is expected to skate on the Flames’ top-line.

Stewart has been sidelined with a broken jaw since February 11th, but it looks like he will return to tonight in Ottawa. Stewart has registered 18 points (8G / 10A) in 47 games this season.

Bieksa left Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return and now he is expected to miss tonight’s game in Ottawa. With Bieksa out, Shea Theodore will be in the lineup for the first time since January 26th.

Theodore, 20, has six points (2G / 4A) in 13 games with the Ducks this season. Kevin Bieksa is not expected to play tonight because of an upper-body injury, so look for Theodore to draw in. While in San Diego, Theodore registered 31 points (8G / 23A) in 47 games.

Wotherspoon has one assist in 11 games with the Flames this season but has been reassigned with Deryk Engelland back in the Flames lineup. Wotherspoon returns to Stockton where he has six assists in 45 games.

Engelland has missed the last three games while attending to a personal matter, but will draw back in tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Engelland has one goal and six assists (seven points) in 62 games this season.

Dubnyk gave up two goals on 33 shots in the Wild’s win over the Flames on Thursday. Dubnyk has won four straight games while posting a 1.68 GAA and .949 SV%. This afternoon he faces an Avalanche team that the Wild are battling for playoff position with—Dubnyk is 2-0-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .896 SV% in three starts against Colorado this season.

Ortio surrendered three goals on 28 shots in the Flames loss to the Avalanche on March 18th. Niklas Backstrom and Jonas Hiller have split the last three games, but Ortio will start tonight vs. the Blackhawks. The 24-year-old has not faced Chicago this season, but is 3-4-3 with a 3.10 GAA and .888 SV% on home ice—look elsewhere for your fantasy starter.

Hutchinson allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Jets loss to the Ducks last Sunday. Hutchinson has gone 1-1-2 with a 2.94 GAA and .902 SV% in March and today he starts in Buffalo—he has gone 5-11-1 with a 3.04 GAA and .902 SV% on the road this season. The Sabres come in ranked 28th in the NHL, averaging 2.32 goals per game on home ice this season.

Rinne stopped 23 of 25 shots in the Predators win over the Canucks on Thursday. Rinne has won four straight games while posting a 1.97 GAA and .925 SV%. Rinne’s first half was average, but he has been great recently—Rinne comes into tonight’s start with a 19-9-5 record, 2.24 GAA and .915 SV% on home ice this season.

Lovejoy has missed the last 15 games with an upper-body injury, but will replace Olli Maatta in the lineup tonight in Detroit. Lovejoy has just nine points (3G / 6A) in 57 games this season.

Bonino suffered a hand injury in the Penguins practice on Friday and will be a game-time decision for this afternoon’s game in Detroit. Bonino has two goals and four assists (six points) in 14 games since returning to the Penguins lineup.