NHL Player News

Stezka will be promoted from AHL Coachella Valley prior to Thursday's game versus the Sharks, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.

Stezka will likely spend at least a week and a half with the big club prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off. The 28-year-old will serve as backup to Joey Daccord, but the Kraken don't have any back-to-backs prior to the NHL's break for the tournament. Philipp Grubauer was waived Wednesday and will likely end up with the AHL Firebirds, though it's unclear if that move will be permanent for the rest of 2024-25 or if it's an effort to get Grubauer back to playing at an acceptable level.

Woll will guard the home goal in Wednesday's game versus the Wild, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Woll has gone 6-3-0 with a 3.01 GAA and an .898 save percentage over nine outings in January. He lost his last game, stopping 21 of 23 shots versus the Senators on Saturday. Woll will catch a break, as Kirill Kaprizov (lower body) is back out of the Wild's lineup while awaiting surgery.

Allen will guard the home goal versus the Flyers on Wednesday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Allen lost to the Flyers in Philadelphia on Monday, allowing three goals on 25 shots. He'll get a quick chance at redemption in this rematch. Allen is handling the starting job for the Devils in the absence of Jacob Markstrom (knee).

Ersson will guard the cage on the road against New Jersey on Wednesday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Ersson has been rolling of late, posting a 6-1-0 record in his last seven outings to go with a 2.13 GAA and .918 save percentage. In his previous matchup with the Devils, the 25-year-old backstop stopped 12 of 13 shots (.923 save percentage) to secure the victory. With a back-to-back on the schedule, look for Ivan Fedotov to get the nod for Thursday's home clash with the Isles.

Kuemper is expected to start on the road against Florida on Wednesday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider.

Kuemper has a 14-5-6 record, 2.17 GAA and .918 save percentage in 26 appearances in 2024-25. Although he's been good this campaign, he's going through a bit of a rough patch in which he's posted a 1-2-1 record, 2.78 GAA and .890 save percentage across his past four outings. However, the one win in that stretch was against the Panthers -- he turned aside 27 of 28 shots to secure that victory.

Askarov is set to start in Thursday's road clash against Seattle, per Max Miller of NHL.com on Wednesday.

Askarov stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 save percentage) en route to a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh on Monday. He's 4-5-2 with a 2.87 GAA and a .905 save percentage over 12 appearances in 2024-25. Seattle is tied for 17th in goals per game with 2.92.

Saros was the first goalie off during Wednesday's morning skate, Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Canucks.

Saros has been inconsistent recently, as he began the month with a shutout win over Vancouver but has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.17 GAA and .882 save percentage over seven total appearances in January. He's made two starts against the Canucks this year -- including his Jan. 3 shutout victory -- and he's gone 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .944 save percentage.

Grubauer was placed on waivers Wednesday for the purpose of reassignment to AHL Coachella Valley.

Grubauer is currently mired in a six-game losing streak for the Kraken, going 0-5-1 with a 4.73 GAA. The netminder went seven games without making an appearance during his slump and was disappointing when he finally got another look. Assuming Grubauer clears waivers, Ales Stezka should be recalled from the minors to serve as the backup to Joey Daccord in Seattle.

Nedeljkovic is set to start on the road against Utah on Wednesday, per Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

Nedeljkovic has a 9-9-4 record, 3.21 GAA and .894 save percentage over 23 appearances in 2024-25. He stopped 26 of 28 shots (.929 save percentage) in a 2-1 loss to San Jose on Monday. Utah is in a three-way tie for 21st in goals per game with 2.84.

Ingram will tend the twine at home versus Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports.

Ingram has appeared in four of Utah's last eight games since returning from an upper-body injury. In those outings, the 27-year-old netminder is 2-2-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .908 save percentage. Looking ahead, Ingram should continue to share the workload with Karel Vejmelka.