NHL Player News

Knight stopped 37 shots in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Flyers.

Philadelphia scored twice in the first 2:33 of the first period, and neither Knight nor the 'Hawks were able to recover. It was the first time the 24-year-old netminder has given up more than four goals since Dec. 6, and over nine starts since the Olympic break he's gone 2-4-3 with a 2.96 GAA and .908 save percentage.

Horvat scored his 30th goal of the season in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Stars.

The 30-year-old center opened the scoring early in the first period, flying down the wing and ripping a shot high blocker side on Jake Oettinger from the faceoff dot. It's the fourth time in Horvat's career he's reached the 30-goal plateau, and through 59 games this season he's produced 52 points, 202 shots on net, 50 hits, 40 PIM, 36 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating.

Groulx was assigned to AHL Toronto on Friday.

Groulx spent two and a half weeks with the Maple Leafs and recorded three goals, two assists, 26 hits and three blocked shots while averaging 15:30 of ice time over nine appearances. By sending Groulx down, he won't be subject to waivers to be sent to the Marlies for the AHL playoffs, and he could still rejoin the Maple Leafs as an emergency recall sometime late in the regular season.

Schaefer notched two assists in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Stars.

The rookie phenom had a hand in tallies by Bo Horvat in the first period and Calum Ritchie in the third. Schaefer is doing his best to push the Islanders across the finish line in the regular season and into the playoffs, and through 13 games in March he's delivered four goals and 13 points with 49 shots on net, 19 blocked shots, eight PIM and a plus-8 rating.

Sorokin made 26 saves in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Stars.

He headed into the third period hunting for his eighth shutout of the season, but Matt Duchene snapped a one-timer past him with just under three minutes left. Sorokin has been sharp in March as the Isles battle for a playoff spot, posting a 2.23 GAA and .918 save percentage over his last nine appearances, but the 30-year-old netminder has just a 5-4-0 record to show for it.

Oettinger turned aside 23 shots in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Islanders.

The 27-year-old netminder played well, but Ilya Sorokin was just a little bit better in the other crease. Oettinger has allowed two goals or fewer in eight of 10 outings since the Olympic break as he gears up for the playoffs, going 6-1-2 over that stretch with a 2.20 GAA and .915 save percentage.

Tkachuk scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Wild.

Both points came in the third period as Tkachuk led a rally from a 2-0 deficit, but the comeback fell short thanks to Joel Eriksson Ek's tally with just five seconds left in regulation. It was Tkachuk's fifth multi-point performance in March, and through 12 games on the month he's racked up five goals and 15 points.

Tarasov stopped 47 shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Wild.

The 27-year-old netminder did everything he could to keep Florida in the game as he faced a season-high 50 shots, but Tarasov couldn't corral a rebound late, leading to Joel Eriksson Ek's game-winner with just five seconds left in the third period. Tarasov has lost three straight starts and has only one win in his last eight outings, going 1-7-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .881 save percentage.

Eriksson Ek scored the game-winning goal in Thursday's 3-2 win over Florida.

The Wild nearly squandered a 2-0 lead in the third period, but Eriksson Ek banged home a rebound with five seconds left on the clock to salvage the win. The 29-year-old center snapped a 10-game goal drought in the process, and on the season he's delivered 18 goals and 45 points in 64 contests with 181 shots on net, 95 hits, 26 PIM and a plus-13 rating.

Wallstedt made 18 saves in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Panthers.

The 23-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period, but goals by Matthew Tkachuk and Aaron Ekblad tied things up before Joel Eriksson Ek bailed Wallstedt out with five seconds left in regulation. It was Wallstedt's 15th win of the season but his first since Jan. 31, snapping a seven-outing stretch in which he'd gone 0-3-2 with a 2.90 GAA and .903 save percentage.