NHL Player News

Saros is set to start on the road against New Jersey on Monday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Saros has a 6-9-2 record, 2.43 GAA and .918 save percentage across 17 appearances in 2024-25. He's coming off a strong start against Winnipeg on Saturday in which he stopped 23 of 24 shots en route to a 4-1 victory. New Jersey ranks 10th offensively with 3.43 goals per game, so the Devils are expected to be a challenging adversary.

Vasilevskiy will guard the home crease versus Colorado on Monday, according to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.

Vasilevskiy will make his 17th start of the season Monday -- the Russian netminder is sporting a 9-6-1 record, .915 save percentage and 2.26 GAA. The Avalanche rank seventh in the NHL with 3.48 goals per game through 21 contests.

Rittich is slated to start on the road against San Jose on Monday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Rittich has given up just one goal in each of his last four appearances (three starts) but he unfortunately took a 2-2-0 record in that span. In his previous two outings against the Sharks this year, the Czechia native has gone 1-1-0 with five goals allowed on 46 shots. With Darcy Kuemper (undisclosed) still on the shelf, Rittich figures to continue carrying the load for the Kings.

Blackwood was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Max Miller of NHL.com reports, indicating he'll draw the start at home against the Kings.

Blackwood has appeared in five of the Sharks' last six games, posting a 1-3-1 record, 3.00 GAA and .900 save percentage. He should draw a second consecutive start Monday and will likely have less competition for playing time moving forward, as Yaroslav Askarov will likely be sent down by San Jose.

Dostal will patrol the home crease during Monday's game against Seattle, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Dostal's playing time has decreased recently, as he's started in just one of the Ducks' last four games. However, he broke a losing streak in his start against Dallas on Nov. 18, turning aside 34 of 36 shots (.944 save percentage). After sitting out the last two games, Dostal will return to the net against the Kraken, who rank 20th in the league averaging 2.76 goals per game to begin the season.

Shesterkin will protect the home net Monday versus St. Louis, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Shesterkin is coming off a 46-save effort in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Calgary. He has posted a record of 8-5-1 with one shutout, a 2.82 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. The Blues sit 30th in the league with 2.36 goals per game in 2024-25.

Martin will patrol the home crease against Dallas on Monday, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Martin has a 1-2-1 record with one shutout, a 3.21 GAA and an .870 save percentage through five appearances this season. He will occupy the No. 1 goalie role for the Hurricanes because of injuries to Frederik Andersen (knee) and Pyotr Kochetkov (concussion). Yaniv Perets was recalled from AHL Chicago on Sunday to be the backup netminder. Dallas is tied for 11th in the league with 3.42 goals per game in 2024-25.

Oettinger will guard the road goal versus Carolina on Monday, per Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars.

Oettinger has stopped 113 of 121 shots during his five-game winning streak. He has posted a record of 11-3-0 with one shutout, a 2.23 GAA and a .918 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. Carolina sits third in the league with 3.90 goals per game in 2024-25.

Hofer was the first goalie off the ice Monday, Matthew DeFranks of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports, indicating he'll guard the cage on the road against the Rangers.

Hofer has played in just three of the Blues' last 16 contests, losing all three outings while posting a 4.82 GAA. Unfortunately for the team, there isn't a strong candidate within its system to call up from the minors to challenge Hofer for the No. 2 job. Instead, look for Jordan Binnington to see a heavy workload until Hofer can find his game.

Gustavsson will tend the twine during Monday's home game against Winnipeg, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Gustavsson will draw the start for the seventh time in the Wild's last eight games, but he'll face a tough test Monday since Winnipeg has tallied 4.05 goals per game to begin the season, which is tied for the best mark in the league. The 26-year-old has been somewhat unlucky recently, as he's posted a 1.82 GAA and .936 save percentage over his last six appearances but has a record of just 3-1-2 during that time.