NHL Player News

Skinner is expected to start on the road against the Avalanche on Thursday, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Skinner has a 17-9-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .902 save percentage in 29 appearances in 2024-25. He's coming off a 30-save shutout over the Kings on Monday. The Avalanche are tied for sixth in goals per game with 3.31.

Daccord is expected to start on the road Thursday against Winnipeg, per the NHL media site.

Daccord has a 14-9-2 record, 2.47 GAA and .914 save percentage in 27 appearances in 2024-25. He stopped 31 of 33 shots en route 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh in his last start Tuesday. The Jets rank third in goals per game with 3.60.

Dostal will protect the road goal versus the Lightning on Thursday.

Dostal is 3-3-0 with a 3.32 GAA and an .892 save percentage over his last six outings. The 24-year-old did not face the Lightning when they visited Anaheim on Jan. 5, a game the Ducks won 4-1 with John Gibson in goal. The Lightning remain an intimidating opponent, so many fantasy managers will have better options than Dostal available on a 13-game Thursday slate.

Lyon (upper body) is unavailable for Thursday's road game against Florida.

Lyon is traveling with the team, so he might be close to returning, but for now Ville Husso will serve as Cam Talbot's understudy. Lyon has an 8-5-0 record, 2.71 GAA and .902 save percentage in 16 outings in 2024-25. His next opportunity to play will come Saturday in Tampa Bay.

Thompson is expected to start in Thursday's tilt against Ottawa, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Thompson has stopped 99 of 104 shots (.952 save percentage) while winning three of his past four appearances. That brings him up to 19-2-3 with a 2.23 GAA and a .921 save percentage in 24 outings overall. Ottawa is in a three-way tie for 20th in goals per game with 2.88.

Markstrom is set to start on the road against Toronto on Thursday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Markstrom is 21-8-4 with a 2.15 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 33 starts in 2024-25. He's continued to succeed recently, stopping 101 of 109 shots (.927 save percentage) over his past four starts, though New Jersey struggled to provide him with adequate offense, resulting in Markstrom posting a 2-0-2 record during that stretch. Toronto ranks 13th in goals per game with 3.02.

Vasilevskiy will guard the home goal versus the Ducks on Thursday, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Vasilevksiy will look to rebound from losing his last two outings, allowing a total of seven goals on 48 shots against the Devils and Bruins. The 30-year-old netminder has been fantastic at home this season, going 13-5-1 with a 2.06 GAA and a .929 save percentage over 19 starts in Amalie Arena.

Kuemper is slated to defend the road crease in Vancouver on Thursday, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Kuemper has been outstanding of late as he is 4-1-0 in his last five starts, allowing only six goals on 143 shots (.958 save percentage). He has turned over a new leaf since he was dealt from Washington in the offseason, going 12-3-5 with a 2.11 GAA and a .921 save percentage. He struggled in 2023-24 with the Capitals, as he had a 3.31 GAA and a .890 save percentage to go with his 13-14-3 record. The Canucks are tied for 20th in NHL scoring, generating 2.88 goals per game.

Demko will get the starting nod at home versus Los Angeles on Thursday, Ben Kuzma of Postmedia reports.

Demko has struggled with injuries this season, limiting him to just eight appearances in which he posted a 2-2-3 record, 3.17 GAA and .883 save percentage. Still, the 29-year-old netminder should continue to see the bulk of the workload for Vancouver if he can stay healthy -- something he's struggled to do thus far.

Shesterkin was the first goalie off the ice Thursday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports, indicating he'll be in goal on the road against Utah.

Shesterkin has been much better since his return from an upper-body injury, going 2-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA in his three starts. With the 29-year-old Russian available again, the Rangers seem set to continue to ride their workhorse backstop, as this will be his fourth straight start. Still, a back-to-back against Columbus and Montreal on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, figures to see Jonathan Quick get into a game.