NHL Player News

Luukkonen will tend the home twine versus Vancouver on Friday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Luukkonen has been outstanding in his last three starts, allowing only three goals on 86 shots. Luukkonen is 8-5-1 with a 2.45 GAA and a .914 save percentage in 15 contests this season. He will face the Canucks, who are averaging 3.19 goals per game.

Sorokin will be between the home pipes versus Buffalo on Saturday, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Sorokin had a tough night Wednesday, allowing five goals on only 20 shots in a 6-3 loss to Boston. He is 5-6-3 with a 2.70 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 14 starts this season. The Sabres were averaging 3.09 goals per game, ahead of Friday's game against Vancouver.

Pickard is expected to start on the road against Utah on Friday, according to Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels

Pickard has a 4-3-0 record, 2.44 GAA and .893 save percentage in eight appearances in 2024-25. He stopped a solid 22 of 24 shots in his last start Nov. 18, but it ended up being a 3-0 loss to Montreal. Utah ranks 22nd offensively with 2.73 goals per game.

Varlamov will patrol the visiting crease in Washington on Friday, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Varlamov has allowed eight goals on 107 shots in his last four starts. Overall, Varlamov is 3-4-2 with a 2.66 GAA and an .898 save percentage across nine starts this season. He will face the Capitals, who lead the NHL in scoring, averaging 4.09 goals per game.

Hill was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports, and is expected to get the home start versus Winnipeg on Friday.

Hill was outstanding Wednesday, stopping 33 of 34 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss to Colorado. He is 9-4-2 with a 2.83 GAA and an .895 save percentage in 15 starts in 2024-25. He will face the Jets, who lead the NHL with 36 points in 23 games.

Thompson will be between the home pipes versus the Islanders on Friday, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Thompson has been outstanding this season as the Capitals have been alternating Thompson and Charlie Lindgren. Thompson is 9-1-1 with a 2-44 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 11 appearances this season. He will face the Islanders, who are 30th in NHL scoring, averaging 2.48 goals per game.

Montembeault is expected to guard the road goal Saturday versus the Rangers.

Montembeault has a 6-9-2 record, 3.06 GAA and .899 save percentage in 17 outings in 2024-25. He'll look to rebound after allowing eight goals on 54 shots (.852 save percentage) over his past two appearances. The Rangers rank 10th offensively with 3.33 goals per game.

Fleury will be tending the home twine versus Chicago on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Fleury is 4-0-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a .904 save percentage this season as the backup to Filip Gustavsson. He will face the bottom-dwelling Blackhawks, who have only 18 points in 22 games this season.

Mrazek will patrol the visiting crease in Minnesota on Friday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mrazek is 2-0-1 in his last three starts, allowing six goals on 97 shots. Overall, Mrazek is 7-8-1 with a 2.64 GAA and a .912 save percentage over 16 games this season. He will face the Wild, who are third in the NHL standings with 32 points in 22 games.

Kochetkov (concussion) isn't expected to play Friday, but he's feeling good and might return for Saturday's road game against the Panthers, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Kochetkov has a 10-2-0 record, 2.43 GAA and .904 save percentage in 13 outings in 2024-25. Spencer Martin is set to start Friday while Yaniv Perets is expected to serve as the understudy. When Kochetkov is healthy, he will likely act as the Hurricanes' No. 1 goaltender, which will push Martin into the backup role and probably result in Perets heading back to AHL Chicago.