NHL Player News

Nedeljovic will patrol the visiting crease versus Carolina on Thursday, according to Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

Nedeljkovic is 2-0-1 in his last three starts, allowing five goals on 75 shots (.933 save percentage). Overall, the 28-year-old is 2-2-2 with a 2.76 GAA and a .900 save percentage. The Hurricanes are third in NHL scoring, averaging 4.09 goals per game.

Oettinger will defend the home crease versus Chicago on Thursday, Brian Rea of FanDuel Sports Network Southwest reports.

Oettinger is 5-2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and a .917 save percentage after his worst performance of the campaign -- allowing six goals on 28 shots in a 6-4 loss to the Panthers in Finland on Friday. He will get a chance to redeem himself, as the Blackhawks are not a high-scoring team, averaging only 2.64 goals per game.

Hellebuyck will defend the home net versus Colorado on Thursday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Hellebuyck has been outstanding this season, going 9-1-0 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.10 GAA and a .923 save percentage in 10 appearances. The defending Vezina Trophy winner will face the Avalanche, who have averaged 3.54 goals per game.

Kolosov will serve as the starting goaltender for Thursday's road game against Tampa Bay.

Kolosov has yet to enter the win column this season, and he'll face a tough road test Thursday against the Lightning, who rank sixth in the league with 3.69 goals per game to begin the year. Over his three appearances this year, the 22-year-old has logged an 0-3-0 record, 3.93 GAA and .863 save percentage.

Mrazek stopped 21 of 24 shots in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Red Wings. The fourth goal was an empty-netter with 2:13 left in the third period.

Mrazek has been inconsistent of late, going 2-2-0 with a 2.73 GAA and a .908 save percentage over his last four contests, and he's given up three or more goals in all but one of his last seven starts. On the season, the 32-year-old has gone 4-7-0 with a 3.02 GAA and an .898 save percentage, so he's been far from effective, although that could be expected since the Blackhawks should rank near the bottom of the Central Division standings once it's all said and done.

Talbot stopped 28 of 29 shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Talbot gave up a goal to Nick Foligno midway through the second period, but he was excellent the rest of the way and posted his second straight win. He's been turning things around of late following a subpar start to the season, posting a 3-0-1 record with a 2.00 GAA and an excellent .941 save percentage across his last four appearances. Even though Talbot has been splitting time with Alex Lyon, there's no question he's been trending in the right direction of late.

Markstrom will be between the home pipes versus Montreal on Thursday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Markstrom last played Friday, as the Devils only had one game since then, and Jake Allen picked up the start. Markstrom is 5-4-1 with a 2.62 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 10 appearances with New Jersey this season. He will face the Canadiens, who are tied for 23rd in NHL scoring this season.

Forsberg was the first goalie off Thursday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports, indicating he'll draw the start at home against the Islanders.

Forsberg has been on the bench for four of the Senators' last six games, but he'll be between the pipes as the team returns home Thursday. The 31-year-old picked up his second shutout of the season during his last start, turning aside all 22 shots he saw in a 3-0 win over the Kraken on Saturday.

Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender off the ice at morning practice, per Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun, and is slated to guard the home crease versus Philadelphia on Thursday.

Vasilevskiy is 6-5-0 with a 2.59 GAA and a .903 save percentage this season. He was a top-three NHL goaltender for six seasons heading into the 2023-24 campaign, but he hasn't looked the same since undergoing back surgery during training camp in September of 2023. Vasilevskiy will face the Flyers, who are averaging only 2.62 goals per game.

Shesterkin will patrol the home crease versus Buffalo on Thursday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Shesterkin is off to a great start, as he is 6-2-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a sizzling .933 save percentage. The talented Russian has been a top-three goaltender this season and will face the Sabres, who are 15th in NHL scoring, averaging 3.15 goals.