On the Vezina Finalists …
Elliotte Friedman: Vezina Finalists: Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Pekka Rinne (NSH) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB).
Save percentage, 2017-18
.930 Raanta
.927 Fleury
.927 Rinne *
.926 Gibson
.924 Hellebuyck *
.921 Quick
.921 Bobrovsky
.920 Varlamov
.920 Vasilevskiy *
.918 Dubnyk
.918 Andersen
.917 Rask
.916 Bishop
.916 Smith
(minimum 41 starts)
* Vezina finalist— Rob Vollman (@robvollmanNHL) April 17, 2018
On the Arizona Coyotes …
ABC 15: Coyotes forward Richard Panik was arrested for trespassing after refusing to leave the entrance of a bar. He appeared intoxicated according to police. He was released with a criminal citation.
On the Boston Bruins …
Joe McDonald: Coach Bruce Cassidy said that if Matt Grzelcyk is healthy enough then he’ll return to the lineup for Game 4.
On the Calgary Flames …
Bruce Garrioch: The Flames have fired head coach Glen Gulutzan, and assistant coaches Dave Cameron and Paul Jerrard.
On the Colorado Avalanche …
Adrian Dater: Coach Jared Bednar said a final decision on whether Sam Girard can go in Game 4 will be made today.
On the New Jersey Devils …
Mike Morreale: The Devils are saying that John Quenneville doesn’t need surgery. He’d been playing in the AHL and missed their past five games.
On the Philadelphia Flyers …
Dave Isaac: The Flyers will update Sean Couturier‘s status today.
#BREAKING Our @6abc video of @NHLFlyers star Sean Couturier going DOWN at practice today after colliding with Radko Gudas. He limps off with the trainer. Claude Giroux told me “it didn’t look good.” So far no update from the #Flyers #NHLPlayoffs2018 #EarnTomorrow pic.twitter.com/SlfplFKjUd
— Jamie Apody (@JamieApody) April 17, 2018
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Joe Smith: Forward Ryan Callahan is questionable for Game 4. They are hopeful for Tyler Johnson. Adam Erne is skating but they are not expecting him to be able to play in round 1.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
James Mirtle: Coach Mike Babcock said that forward Andreas Johnsson is fine after being shaken up from a hit in Game 3: “He’s fine… He’s playing well for us so it’s important that he’s back and ready to go.”
On the Vegas Golden Knights …
SinBin.vegas: Has been confirmed that defenseman Luca Sbisa had a minor setback with his hand injury and is listed as day-to-day.
