NHL Player News

Quick turned aside 21 of 27 shots faced during Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Capitals. The seventh goal was an empty-netter.

Quick will have to wait for his next appearance to try and secure his 400th NHL win after the Capitals' offense was too much in Saturday's matinee. The 38-year-old Quick is expected to garner much of the workload while Igor Shesterkin (upper body) is unavailable. However, Louis Domingue may be between the pipes for Sunday's road game against the Blackhawks.

Hill will patrol the home crease versus Buffalo on Saturday, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Hill is coming off a 19-save effort in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Montreal. He has a 16-6-2 record with two shutouts, a 2.65 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 24 appearances this season. Buffalo is tied for 13th in the league with 3.08 goals per game in 2024-25.

Wedgewood (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Wedgewood is week-to-week after being injured in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win over Buffalo. The Avalanche will lean heavily on Mackenzie Blackwood during Wedgewood's absence. However, Trent Miner might start in the team's back-to-back against Chicago and Minnesota on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. The 32-year-old Wedgewood has a 5-4-1 record, 2.90 GAA and .900 save percentage in 12 appearances between Nashville and Colorado in 2024-25.

Markstrom will defend the road net against San Jose on Saturday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom is coming off a 23-save effort in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Anaheim. He has a 19-7-2 record with three shutouts, a 2.15 GAA and a .912 save percentage across 28 appearances this season. San Jose ranks 27th in the league with 2.61 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vejmelka will guard the road net Saturday against the Stars, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Vejmelka's been solid recently, going 5-3-1 with a .912 save percentage in his last nine games. Overall, he's 9-10-2 on the season with a .915 save percentage and a 2.43 GAA while serving as Utah's primary netminder in the absence of Connor Ingram (upper body).

Askarov will protect the home net against New Jersey on Saturday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Askarov is coming off a 24-save performance in Thursday's 2-1 win over Tampa Bay. He has a 2-2-2 record with a 2.35 GAA and a .921 save percentage through six NHL appearances this season. New Jersey is tied for 10th in the league with 3.22 goals per game in 2024-25.

Daccord (upper body) will not be in the lineup versus Edmonton on Saturday, Scott Malone of Root Sports reports.

Daccord partook in an optional skate Saturday and is progressing, according to coach Dan Bylsma, but he's not ready to return to the lineup at this time. Philipp Grubauer is likely to start, while Ales Stezka will be the backup goaltender Saturday.

Soderblom stopped 38 of 40 shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Canadiens.

Soderblom snapped a two-game winless skid with an impressive display Friday, as the 38 saves tied a season-high mark for the 25-year-old. The lack of consistency on a game-to-game basis has hurt Soderblom's upside, but all things considered, he's been decent in recent weeks. Over his last 11 appearances, he's gone 5-5-0 with a 2.94 GAA and a .900 save percentage.

Montembeault stopped 22 of 26 shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

Montembeault has dropped two of his last four starts while allowing 13 goals on 110 shots. He has started in 13 of the Canadiens' past 14 games, going 8-5-0 with a 2.66 GAA and a .904 save percentage in that span.

Knight stopped 29 of 31 shots in Friday's 3-2 shootout win over the Penguins.

Knight received the start after sitting on the bench in Florida's last two games and delivered a solid showing, allowing just two goals in regulation and stopping both shots faced during the shootout. Knight has made six appearances since the beginning of December, going 3-2-1 with a 3.45 GAA and an .864 save percentage. However, he's posted a save percentage of .900 or higher in two of his previous three starts, indicating he might be trending in the right direction.