NHL Player News

Silovs will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home tilt versus the Rangers, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Silovs had his best outing of the season Saturday against Chicago -- he turned aside 28 of 29 shots en route to a 4-1 victory. The 23-year-old will have a tough matchup in the Rangers, a club that ranks sixth in the NHL with 3.56 goals per game through 16 contests. Through five appearances, Silovs owns a 1-2-1 record, .850 save percentage and 3.86 GAA.

Varlamov will guard the road crease versus the Flames on Tuesday, Andrew Gross of Newsday relays.

Varlamov will attempt to pick up his third straight win against a Calgary club that's scoring 2.67 goals per game through 18 outings. The 36-year-old made 24 saves on 26 shots in a 5-2 win over Vancouver in his last start Nov. 14. The Russian netminder has posted a 3-3-1 record, .892 save percentage and 2.86 GAA through seven appearances.

Bobrovsky will tend twine on the road against Winnipeg on Tuesday.

Bobrovsky will make his 14th start of the campaign -- he's 9-3-1 with a 2.89 GAA and an .897 save percentage. The 36-year-old will attempt to win two games in a row against the Jets, as he posted a 27-save shutout against Winnipeg on Saturday. The Jets rank second in the NHL with 4.11 goals per game through 18 contests.

Lindgren stopped 24 of 26 shots in Monday's 6-2 win over Utah.

Lindgren has won his last two starts, stopping a combined 41 of 45 shots in that span. Lindgren has been alternating with Logan Thompson between the Capitals' pipes, and there's no indication of that changing any time soon. In four November appearances, Lindgren has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.54 GAA and a .917 save percentage.

Vejmelka stopped nine of 11 shots in relief during Monday's 6-2 loss to the Capitals.

Vejmelka replaced Connor Ingram midway through the second period, and he was beaten twice over a 2:26 period in the final frame. Vejmelka had a career-best performance in the 4-1 win over the Hurricanes on Nov. 13, stopping 49 of 50 shots, but he's allowed five goals on 39 shots in his two outings since then.

Ingram stopped nine of 13 shots before being pulled in the second period during Monday's 6-2 loss to the Capitals.

Ingram was returning to the Utah crease after two games and had a woeful performance. He was lifted in the second period in place of Karel Vejmelka, who ended up allowing two more goals in the final frame. Ingram has posted a save percentage below .890 in each of his last four outings, so he's clearly trending in the wrong direction. Over that span, Ingram has gone 1-2-1 with a 3.80 GAA and an .843 save percentage after stopping just 70 of 83 shots.

Blackwood stopped 16 of 20 shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Red Wings.

This was far from Blackwood's best performance, but it was enough to give him his first win since Nov. 10, when he recorded a 44-save shutout against the Devils. On the season, Blackwood has gone 4-5-3 across 12 appearances, posting a 3.07 GAA and a .908 save percentage.

Talbot stopped 29 of 34 shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Sharks.

Talbot has dropped three of his last four starts with the Red Wings, but he's posted a save percentage of at least .895 in three of those appearances, so it's hard to say the losses have been entirely on him. In 11 appearances this season, Talbot has gone 5-3-2 with a 2.67 GAA and a .920 save percentage.

DeSmith stopped 23 of 27 shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Ducks.

DeSmith made his first start since Nov. 2 and had a disappointing performance, allowing a season-high mark in goals and posting his worst save percentage of any game in 2024-25. In six outings this season, DeSmith has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.22 GAA and a .914 save percentage, but he's not expected to see many opportunities as the backup of Jake Oettinger.

Soderblom will protect the home net versus Anaheim on Tuesday, per Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.

Soderblom made 38 saves in a 4-2 win over the Ducks on Nov. 3. He has a 1-3-1 record with a 2.22 GAA and a .934 save percentage across five appearances this season. Anaheim is coming off a 4-2 victory over Dallas on Monday and ranks 27th in the league with 2.53 goals per game in 2024-25. Drew Commesso will be the backup goalie because Petr Mrazek (personal) is away from the team.