NHL Player News

Johansson will patrol the home crease against Montreal on Sunday, per Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.

Johansson will get the second half of Tampa Bay's back-to-back after Andrei Vasilevskiy played in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Rangers. The 29-year-old Johansson has won his last three outings, allowing only three goals on 89 shots. He has a 4-1-1 record with a 3.25 GAA and a .902 save percentage through seven appearances this season. Montreal sits 19th in the league with 2.97 goals per game in 2024-25 and earned a 4-0 win over Florida on Saturday.

Hogberg will guard the road goal against Pittsburgh on Sunday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Hogberg will get the second half of the Islanders' back-to-back after Ilya Sorokin played in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Penguins. Hogberg's last NHL start came against Vancouver on April 28, 2021, when he was a member of the Senators. The 30-year-old netminder has a 9-17-9 record with a 3.34 GAA and an .896 save percentage in 44 NHL regular-season appearances. Pittsburgh ranks 15th in the league with 3.08 goals per game in 2024-25.

Daccord (upper body) likely won't be available for Monday's home game against Utah, according to Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.

Daccord skated by himself before Sunday's practice after missing Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over Vancouver. He has a 12-9-2 record with one shutout, a 2.51 GAA and a .912 save percentage across 23 appearances this season. Philipp Grubauer will probably start against Utah, while Ales Stezka will assume the backup role.

Nedeljkovic will patrol the home crease against the Islanders on Sunday, according to Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

Nedeljkovic will get the second half of Pittsburgh's back-to-back after Tristan Jarry played in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Islanders. The 28-year-old Nedeljkovic has a 5-5-3 record with a 3.26 GAA and an .886 save percentage through 14 appearances this season.

Gibson (illness) won't be in the lineup for Sunday's home game against Edmonton.

Gibson will miss his second straight game. He has a 5-5-1 record with a 2.93 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 12 appearances this season. Due to Gibson's absence, Lukas Dostal will start again after playing in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Philadelphia, and Calle Clang will be the backup.

Dostal will protect the home net against Edmonton on Sunday, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Dostal surrendered two goals on 24 shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Philadelphia. He has posted a record of 8-10-3 with one shutout, a 2.74 GAA and a .915 save percentage through 21 appearances this season. Dostal will start both of Anaheim's back-to-back games because John Gibson (illness) is unavailable. Edmonton ranks 10th in the league with 3.26 goals per game in 2024-25.

Pickard will guard the road net Sunday in Anaheim, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Pickard has won his last four starts, stopping 96 of 105 shots in that span. Overall, he's 8-3-0 with a .901 save percentage and 2.38 GAA while backing up Stuart Skinner this season.

Luukkonen will defend the road net against St. Louis on Sunday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Luukkonen has won his last two outings, stopping 42 of 45 shots. He has a 10-11-3 record with a 2.99 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 25 appearances this season. St. Louis sits 28th in the league with 2.62 goals per game in 2024-25.

Binnington will guard the home net Sunday against Buffalo, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Binnington snapped a five-game losing streak in his last start before the holiday break, turning aside 19 shots in a shutout win over the Red Wings. Overall, Binnington is 9-13-3 with an .898 save percentage and 2.88 GAA this season.

Vladar will guard the road net Sunday against the Golden Knights, Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

This will be just the second start in six games for Vladar, who had been dealing with a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old netminder is 6-6-5 on the season with an .886 save percentage and 3.08 GAA. Vladar will face a Vegas team that's averaging 3.57 goals per game, the fourth-best mark in the league.