NHL Hockey Player News

Lehtonen was yanked after allowing four goals on 11 shots on Tuesday. Lehtonen has been awful recently, allowing a combined 12 goals on 59 shots (.797 SV%) in his last three starts. Despite the recent struggles, Lehtonen will start in Calgary tonight. The Flames aren’t playing the best hockey either and are currently tied for 21st in scoring (2.50 G/PG).

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Jets’ 8-2 win over the Stars on Tuesday. Hellebuyck has won two of his last three starts, but tonight he starts on the road, where he has struggled to a 4.36 GAA and 857 SV% in two stars so far. He’ll take on a Coyotes team that has won three of their last four games with 2.50 goals per game.

Haula has missed the last seven games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the Wild lineup tonight in Pittsburgh. Haula has picked up one goal and one assist in four games this season.

Jokinen has been out since October 20th, but will be back in the Panthers’ lineup tonight vs. the Sharks. Jokinen will return to his spot on the Panthers’ second line with Vincent Trocheck and Reilly Smith. He has two assists in four games this season.

Dubnyk allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Wild’s loss in Colorado on Saturday. Dubnyk has been excellent in the early going, posting a 1.46 GAA and .952 SV% in nine starts. As good as Dubnyk has been, he is a risky start in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Penguins are tied for sixth in scoring, averaging 3.08 goals per game.

Hutton allowed one goal on 21 shots in the Blues’ win over the Blue Jackets last Thursday. Hutton is 2-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .926 SV% in three starts and one relief appearance and tonight he will take on his former team in Nashville. The Predators are 2-0-2 in their last four games and sit at 4-5-3 on the season.

Rinne allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Predators’ win over the Senators on Tuesday. Rinne has been great in his last four starts, going 2-0-2 with a 1.44 GAA and .948 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Blues on home-ice. Rinne has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.73 GAA and .942 SV% in four starts at Bridgestone Arena this season.

Elliott allowed five goals on 39 shots in the Flames’ loss in Los Angeles last Saturday. Elliott’s season has been full of ups and downs already and right now he is riding a three-game losing streak, having allowed a combined 11 goals on 88 shots (.875 SV%). Elliott will face a Stars team that’s also on a three-game streak.

Domingue allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Coyotes’ win in Colorado on Tuesday. Domingue has won three of his last four starts while registering a 2.64 GAA and .929 SV%. Domingue has improved his game and tonight he starts vs. the Jets on home ice—Domingue is 2-1-0 with a 2.29 GAA and .938 SV% in three starts at Gila River Arena.

Budaj stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Kings’ 7-0 shutout win in Toronto on Tuesday. Budaj has now won three in a row and has posted back-to-back shutouts entering play in Montreal. Budaj played with the Habs from 2012-2014, so it will be a bit of a homecoming for the veteran netminder. Budaj has a 1.86 GAA and .919 SV% in 10 starts this season.

Halak allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Islanders’ win over the Canucks on Monday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Halak, who has struggled for the first month of the season. The 31-year-old will make his second start of the season vs. Tampa Bay—in the first meeting, Halak was pulled after he gave up three goals on 25 shots in what ended up being a 6-1 loss.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Bruins last Thursday. Vasilevskiy opened the year with two straight wins, but has now dropped his last two games, brining him to .500 on the year. The young netminder has a strong 2.24 GAA and .922 SV% heading into tonight’s matchup with the 5-6-2 Islanders.

Jones stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Sharks’ shutout win in Washington on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Jones, who has now won six games with a 2.33 GAA and .909 SV% in 12 starts. Tonight he draws a tough matchup in Florida—the Panthers are 15th in the NHL in goals for (2.69).

Reimer allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Panthers’ win vs. the Devils last Thursday. Reimer has won each of his last two starts while posting a 2.42 GAA and .929 SV%. His last two starts went better than his first two starts and tonight he will play vs. the team he finished 2015-16 with. The Sharks are currently tied for 25th in scoring (2.31 G/PG).

Miller surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Canucks’ loss in Brooklyn on Monday. Since winning his first start of the season, Miller has dropped six straight games while posting a 3.27 GAA and .897 SV%. Miller is a poor option given the limited offence in front of him—tonight he takes on a Red Wings team that is 19th in goal scoring (2.57 G/PG).

Howard gave up two goals on 25 shots in the Red Wings’ shootout win in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Howard has been excellent this season, winning three of his first five starts while posting a 1.26 GAA and .958 SV%. On Thursday, Howard makes for an excellent option as he takes on the NHL’s lowest scoring team.

Fleury allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Penguins’ loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. Matt Murray started the last two games, but the Penguins will go with Fleury tonight vs. the Wild. Fleury has won six of 10 starts while posting a 3.07 GAA and .908 SV%—tonight he faces a Wild team that is tied for eighth in scoring (3.00 G/PG).