NHL Player News

Lankinen will patrol the home crease Sunday against Tampa Bay, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.

Lankinen is coming off a 30-save performance in Friday's 5-2 win over Columbus. He has a 13-3-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.62 GAA and a .908 save percentage through 19 appearances this season. Lankinen has been superb for the Canucks and could share starts with Thatcher Demko as the latter works his way back to game speed after recovering from a knee injury.

Wolf will guard the road cage Sunday against the Stars, Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf will be back in net Sunday after backing up Dan Vladar in Calgary's previous three games. The 23-year-old Wolf is 8-4-1 this season with a .918 save percentage and 2.60 GAA.

Quick will protect the home net against Seattle on Sunday, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

Quick has a 5-1-0 record with two shutouts, a 2.03 GAA and a .936 save percentage across seven appearances this season. Dylan Garand will be the backup netminder for Sunday's matchup because Igor Shesterkin (personal) is unavailable. Seattle sits 19th in the league with 2.89 goals per game in 2024-25.

Stauber will guard the road net Sunday against the Flyers, Adam Kimelman of NHL.com reports.

Stauber will get the starting nod for Utah in the second leg of a back-to-back. The 25-year-old netminder has made just one NHL appearance this season, turning aside 29 shots in a shutout victory over Vegas.

Allen will guard the home net Sunday against Colorado, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports.

Allen will make just his second start in seven games, having allowed six goals on 32 shots in a loss to Washington in his last appearance. Overall, the 34-year-old netminder is 5-3-1 with a .903 save percentage and 2.70 GAA while backing up Jacob Markstrom this season.

Ersson (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Ersson could get the nod in Sunday's home game versus Utah after missing the last 11 contests. He has a 5-2-2 record with one shutout, a 2.70 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 11 appearances this season.

Grubauer will guard the road goal versus the Rangers on Sunday, per Piper Shaw of Kraken Hockey Network.

Joey Daccord (illness) won't be in the lineup, and it's unclear who the backup will be, though it could be an EBUG situation. Grubauer has a 1-8-0 record with a 3.56 GAA and an .870 save percentage through nine appearances this season. The Rangers sit 12th in the league with 3.20 goals per game in 2024-25.

Daccord (illness) won't be available Sunday against the Rangers, Piper Shaw of Kraken Hockey Network reports.

Philipp Grubauer will get the starting nod in New York on Sunday with Daccord sidelined. The 28-year-old Daccord has had a good season thus far, going 12-6-1 with a .913 save percentage. He'll look to return ahead of Tuesday's home matchup with the Panthers.

Oettinger will guard the home net Saturday against the Flames, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Oettinger's dropped his last two starts, allowing six goals on 45 shots in that span. He'll look to get back on track against a Calgary team that's averaging just 2.56 goals per game.

Merzlikins will defend the road net against Winnipeg on Sunday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins has lost his last two outings, surrendering six goals on 37 shots. He has posted a record of 8-7-2 with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .889 save percentage across 17 appearances this season. Winnipeg ranks fifth in the league with 3.64 goals per game in 2024-25 and earned a 4-2 win over Chicago on Saturday.