NHL Hockey Player News

Rinne stopped 18 of 19 shots in the Predators win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Rinne has won five consecutive starts while posting a 1.78 GAA and .929 SV%. RInne has been excellent in March and tonight he makes his fourth start vs. the Avalanche—he has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .897 SV% in the first three meetings.

Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Blue Jackets loss to the Hurricanes. Bobrovsky has gone 2-4-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .898 SV% since returning from a groin injury. Bobrovsky will make his third start of the season vs. the first placed Washington Capitals—he has gone 0-2-0 with a 3.62 GAA and .873 SV% in the firs two meetings.

Filppula has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. He will return in a great spot as he centres the top line with Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn on his wings. Filppula has 28 points (7G / 21A) in 69 games this season.

MacArthur has not played since October 14th and has battled debilitating conclusion symptoms all year long. He will not play again this season, so he will look to get ready for the 2016-17 season. He only appeared in four games this season.

Phaneuf suffered a broken foot last Tuesday vs. the Capitals and will miss the rest of the regular season. Phaneuf had eight points (1G / 7A) in 20 games with the Senators and 32 points (4G / 28A) in 71 games between Ottawa and Toronto.

Howard gave up three goals on 14 shots after replacing Petr Mrazek in the Red Wings loss to the Penguins on Saturday. Howard has gone 2-2-0 with a 3.53 GAA and .882 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances in March. He is .500 in 12 starts at Joe Louis Arena this season and faces a Sabres team that is 21st in road scoring with 2.39 goals per game.

Giroux was injured in Saturday’s game in Arizona after being hit from behind by Coyotes’ forward Martin Hanzal. He appeared to be knocked out, but will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Jets. Giroux has eight points (4G / 4A) in 12 games in March.

Kucherov will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Friday vs. the Islanders. Kucherov will remain sidelined, but Valtteri Filppula will return to the top line vs. the Maple Leafs. Kucherov remains day-to-day.

Holtby stopped all 22 shots that he faced in the Capitals shutout win over the Devils on Friday. Philipp Grubauer started on Saturday, so they’ll go back to Holtby tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. He has won four of his last five starts while posting a 1.85 GAA and .928 SV%. Holtby appears to be back on top of his game and tonight he faces a Blue Jackets team that has lost six of their last eight.

Bishop allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Islanders on Friday. Andrei Vasilevskiy started on Saturday, so Bishop will be back in goal tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. Bishop has won three in a row and four of his last five starts while posting a 2.01 GAA, .937 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he will take on a surging, young Maple Leafs team that has won five of their last seven.

Howard gave up three goals on 14 shots after replacing Petr Mrazek in the Red Wings loss to the Penguins on Saturday. Howard has gone 2-2-0 with a 3.53 GAA and .882 SV% in four starts and two relief appearances in March. He is .500 in 12 starts at Joe Louis Arena this season and faces a Sabres team that is 21st in road scoring with 2.39 goals per game.

Mason allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Flyers 2-1 loss to the Coyotes loss in Arizona on Saturday. Mason has alternated wins and losses in his last eight starts (4-3-1) while posting a 2.22 GAA and .927 SV%. Tonight, Mason will take on the Jets for the first time this season—Mason is 10-7-5 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% on home ice, while the Jets are 2-6-1 while averaging 2.67 goals per game in their last nine road games.

Ortio allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Flames loss to the Blackhawks on Saturday. The loss pushed Ortio to 4-3-2 with a 2.33 GAA and .915 SV% in March. Tonight he will take on a Coyotes team that has won three in a row and six of their last eight while averaging 2.50 goals per game. The 24-year-old netminder has gone 1-3-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .928 SV% on the road in 2015-16.

Kunitz left Saturday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. He was listed as a game-time decision, but is on the ice for warmups and could be in the lineup vs. the Rangers.

Darling stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Blackhawks’ 4-1 win in Calgary last night. It was a nice bounce-back game for Darling, who was yanked in his previous outing vs. Dallas. The 27-year-old has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.60 GAA and .914 SV% in March. He has not faced the Canucks this season, but they represent a quality matchup—Vancouver has lost seven in a row and have been shutout in four of their last five games.

Because of their schedule, the Devils have not practiced since Wednesday, so Schneider will get a start with Albany before potentially getting a start later in the week. Schneider has been sidelined since March 4th.

Kunitz left Saturday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. He was listed as a game-time decision on Saturday and remains that way. Monitor his status during warmups at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Fleury allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Penguins win in Detroit last night. Fleury has won six of his last seven starts while posting a 1.99 GAA and .914 SV%. Fleury has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .921 SV% vs. the Rangers this season. He will make his fourth start without rest and he is 1-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .924 SV% in the first three.