NHL Player News

Sorokin (illness) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's road matchup against Utah.

The Islanders recalled Jakub Skarek on Saturday from AHL Bridgeport on an emergency basis. Sorokin has won his last two outings, including a 30-save shutout against Vegas on Thursday. He has a 13-13-4 record with a 2.83 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 30 appearances this season. Marcus Hogberg will face Utah on Saturday, while Skarek will be the backup.

Skarek was recalled from AHL Bridgeport on Saturday.

Skarek was recalled as the Islanders' emergency goaltender because Ilya Sorokin (illness) is unavailable. Skarek, who's yet to make his NHL debut, figures to backup Marcus Hogberg on Saturday in Utah.

Hogberg will be between the pipes in Utah on Saturday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Hogberg will get a rare start as Ilya Sorokin (illness) has started 14 of the Islanders' last 15 games. Hogberg is 0-1-0 this season, allowing three goals on 58 shots. Utah is 24th in the NHL, averaging 2.83 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lyon (upper body) will not dress against Seattle on Sunday, according to Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site.

Lyon skated prior to practice Saturday. He was injured Tuesday against the Senators. Lyon is 8-5-0 with a 2.71 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season. He could return as early as Tuesday against the Sharks.

Lindgren (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Lindgren won't be eligible to play until at least Jan. 18 against Pittsburgh after moving to the IR list. He sustained the injury in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal. Lindgren has a 10-8-2 record with a 2.65 GAA and a .900 save percentage across 21 appearances this season. Washington summoned Hunter Shepard from AHL Hershey in a corresponding move to occupy the backup role behind Logan Thompson.

Blackwood will defend the road net against the Jets on Saturday, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Blackwood is coming off a 24-save performance in Thursday's 6-1 win over Minnesota. He has posted a record of 8-1-1 with a 1.61 GAA and a .940 save percentage in 10 appearances with Colorado since being acquired from San Jose on Dec. 9. Winnipeg ranks third in the league with 3.56 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 2-1 in overtime to the Kings on Friday.

Wolf will guard the home net Saturday against Los Angeles, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

It'll be the third straight start for Wolf. The 23-year-old netminder's been impressive of late, going 4-1-0 with a .915 save percentage in his last five outings. He'll face a Kings team that's averaging 3.08 goals per game.

Greaves will defend the road net versus St. Louis on Saturday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Greaves has a 1-1-2 record while surrendering 14 goals on 127 shots in four NHL appearances this season. The 23-year-old Greaves earned a recall from the AHL on Friday after Daniil Tarasov headed to the minors for a conditioning assignment. The Blues rank 21st in the league with 2.86 goals per game in 2024-25.

Hellebuyck will protect the home net against Colorado on Saturday, according to John Lu of TSN.

Hellebuyck will get the second half of Winnipeg's back-to-back after Eric Comrie played in Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Kings. The 31-year-old Hellebuyck is coming off a 26-save performance in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Nashville. He has a 25-6-2 record with five shutouts, a 2.08 GAA and a .926 save percentage through 33 appearances this season. Colorado sits sixth in the league with 3.40 goals per game in 2024-25.

Swayman will patrol the visiting crease against Florida on Saturday, according to Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic.

Swayman will try to halt his five-game losing streak. He is 13-15-3 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.92 GAA and an .893 save percentage. Swayman has already lost a career-high 15 games in regulation this season. The Panthers rank 10th in the league with 3.26 goals per game in 2024-25.