NHL Player News

Allen will protect the home net versus Washington on Saturday, according to Daniel Amoia of The Hockey Writers.

Allen will get the second half of New Jersey's back-to-back after Jacob Markstrom played in Friday's 5-4 win over Detroit. The 34-year-old Allen has won his last two outings, including a 23-save performance in a 3-2 triumph over the Capitals last Saturday. He has a 5-2-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.26 GAA and a .916 save percentage through eight appearances this season. Washington ranks first in the league with 4.13 goals per game in 2024-25.

Kolosov will guard the road goal Saturday against St. Louis, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Kolosov will get the second half of Philadelphia's back-to-back after Ivan Fedotov played in Friday's 3-1 win over the Rangers. The 22-year-old Kolosov has a 2-4-0 record with a 3.11 GAA and an .885 save percentage through six appearances this season. St. Louis sits 29th in the league with 2.50 goals per game in 2024-25.

Stauber is expected to start on the road against Vegas on Saturday, per Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune.

Stauber will see his first NHL action since posting a 5-1-0 record, a 2.80 GAA and a .911 save percentage in six regular-season appearances with the Blackhawks in 2022-23. He's earned a 2.29 GAA and a .930 save percentage in seven outings with AHL Tucson this campaign. Connor Ingram is on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury, allowing Stauber to make his Utah debut in Saturday's contest.

Blackwood will defend the road net versus the Kraken on Saturday, according to Max Miller of NHL.com.

Blackwood has surrendered 10 goals on 70 shots over his last three outings. He has a 4-8-3 record with one shutout, a 3.14 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 15 games this season. Seattle ranks 20th in the league with 2.83 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 8-5 to San Jose on Friday.

Greaves was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Saturday.

Greaves was up with the Blue Jackets under emergency conditions because Daniil Tarasov was unavailable for Friday's 5-2 win over Calgary due to an illness. Greaves served as Elvis Merzlikins' understudy for that victory. The 23-year-old Greaves' return to the minors suggests Tarasov is probably available for Sunday's tilt in Chicago, though there is still time for Columbus to recall a goaltender if that's not the case.

Martin will protect the road goal versus Florida on Saturday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

Martin will play both ends of a back-to-back series with the Panthers after allowing five goals on 29 shots in Friday's 6-3 loss. He has a 3-3-1 record with a 3.62 GAA and an .850 save percentage this season. Yaniv Perets will be Martin's backup because Frederik Andersen (knee) and Pyotr Kochetkov (concussion) are unavailable due to injuries.

Johansson stopped 28 of 30 shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.

Johansson returned to the Lightning crease after a three-game absence and earned his second win of the campaign following an impressive display. Johansson will continue as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup, though, and with the 30-year-old Russian set to continue to have a large workload, Johansson shouldn't be targeted in most formats as long as Vasilevskiy remains healthy and available.

Knight will protect the home goal versus Carolina on Saturday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Knight has lost his last three starts, allowing seven goals on 71 shots. He is 3-4-0 with a 2.63 GAA and a .902 save percentage in eight appearances this season. The Hurricanes rank second in the league with 3.96 goals per game this campaign.

Saros stopped 25 of 28 shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Lightning.

Saros has suffered overtime losses in his last two starts, stopping 45 of 51 shots in that span, and the netminder hasn't won since the 4-1 victory over the Jets on Nov. 23. Given that Saros has made seven starts in a row, going 2-3-2 in that stretch, it wouldn't be surprising if he gets a day off in the near future.

Markstrom stopped 24 of 28 shots in Friday's 5-4 win over the Red Wings.

Markstrom bounced back after the loss to the Blues on Wednesday, though he still allowed four goals in a high-scoring matchup. Markstrom has a save percentage below .910 in his last five starts, a span where he's gone 3-2-0 with a 2.82 GAA and an .881 save percentage.