NHL Hockey Player News

Byron has been out since October 30th and is expected to miss a couple more weeks after the Canadiens called him “week-to-week.” With Byron out, Andrew Shaw has taken on a larger role.

Kuemper allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Flyers on Monday. With Antti Raanta battling a lower-body injury, Kuemper is expected to start for the second straight game. He will face the Flyers again tonight, but has been solid so far this season—posting a 2.02 GAA and .936 SV% in four games.

Boeser won’t play Thursday, but Canucks head coach Travis Green didn’t rule out the possibility of Boeser re-joining the Canucks on their road-trip. The MRI on Boeser’s groin came back negative, but they want him to see a specialist to make sure they don’t bring him back too soon.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Canucks shootout loss in Detroit on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Markstrom, who will make his 11th appearance of the season tonight in Boston. Markstrom has gone 5-1-1 with a 2.74 GAA and .911 SV% in his last seven starts.

Ullmark stopped 27 of 29 shots in the Sabres win over the Senators last Saturday. Ullmark has played very well this season, winning three of his first four starts while posting a 2.00 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout. The 25-year-old netminder will see increased usage if he continues to play well. Tonight he takes on a Canadiens team that has lost three of their last five games.

Fleury gave up two goals on 20 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Toronto on Tuesday. Fleury has gone 5-3-1 with a 1.89 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts in his last nine starts. He will look to keep things rolling against a Senators team that he beat on October 28th—stooping 19 of 22 shots in an OT win.

Borowiecki missed Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury, but will draw back in vs. the Golden Knights. Borowiecki has no points, a minus-4 rating and 28 PIMS in 10 games this season.

Rodewald played on Tuesday, but will be sent back to the AHL with the Senators going with 11 forwards and seven defenseman vs. Vegas. Rodewald has seven points (3G / 4A) in eight games with Belleville.

Tkachuk has been out since October 15th, but will be back in the Senators lineup vs. Golden Knights. The rookie had a strong start to his career, picking up three goals and three assists (six points) in four games.

Lehner allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Islanders 6-3 win in Pittsburgh on October 30th. Thomas Greiss has started the last three games because Lehner was banged up and he played well, but Lehner will make his eighth appearance of the season tonight. Lehner is 3-2-0 with a 2.87 GAA and .912 SV% on the road.

Zuccarello left Tuesday’s game vs. the Canadiens early, playing just 14:53 TOI in the win. Zuccarello is day-to-day and is very likely to miss Friday’s game in Detroit and Saturday’s game in Columbus.

Juulsen recorded two assists against the Islanders on Monday but failed to register a point in 16:01 TOI on Tuesday. The young defenseman has played well so far this season, but has come out of the lineup to allow Karl Alzner to play a couple of times and will do so again tonight.

Alzner has been a healthy scratch far more than he has played this season, sitting out of 11 of the first 15 games of the season. Alzner, who has five shots while averaging 17:35 TOI/GM, will replace Noah Juulsen vs. the Sabres.

Armia was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in New York and was not on the ice for Thursday’s morning skate. Armia will come out of the lineup vs. the Sabres, which means Tomas Tatar will play on the top power-play unit and Kenny Agostino was called-up to play on the third line and second power-play.

Agostino has dominated the AHL throughout his career, but has had very limited NHL success. The 26-year-old has 10 points (4G / 6A) in 12 games with Laval this season, but just six points (2G / 4A) in 22 career NHL games with the Flames, Blues and Bruins. Agostino could make his Canadiens debut tonight.

Price surrendered five goals on 32 shots in the Canadiens loss in New York on Tuesday. Price started the season 4-1-2 with a 2.13 GAA, .922 SV% and one shutout, but has lost three of his last four starts with a 4.03 GAA and .867 SV%. Price will try to get back on track against a Sabres team that has lost four of their last five games.

Kuemper allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Flyers on Monday. With Antti Raanta battling a lower-body injury, Kuemper is expected to start for the second straight game. He will face the Flyers again tonight, but has been solid so far this season—posting a 2.02 GAA and .936 SV% in four games.

Pickard allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Flyers win in Arizona on Monday. Even with Brian Elliott back from injury, Pickard will make his third consecutive start on Thursday. He has had a tough season, but has stopped 65 of 71 shots (.916 SV%) in his last two outings. Pickard has a solid matchup as he closes out a home-and-home with the Coyotes.