NHL Player News

Dostal will make his 10th start of the season against the Canucks on Tuesday, according to Eric Stephens of The Athletic.

Dostal will attempt to bounce back after allowing four goals in a loss to Chicago on Sunday. The 24-year-old has been fantastic early on in the campaign -- he's sporting a 4-3-2 record, .937 save percentage and 2.22 GAA over nine appearances. Dostal's .937 save percentage ranks first among netminders with at least five starts in 2024-25. The Canucks have potted 30 goals through 10 contests this season.

Vanecek was the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now, indicating he will patrol the home crease Tuesday versus Columbus.

Vanecek is coming off a 26-save performance in a 4-2 win over the Kings on Oct. 26. He has a 1-4-0 record with a 3.65 GAA and an .879 save percentage through six appearances this season. Columbus ranks 10th in the league with 3.55 goals per game in 2024-25.

Grubauer is expected to start on the road against Colorado on Tuesday, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.

Grubauer has a record of 1-4-0 with a 2.90 GAA and an .886 save percentage in five contests. He had an amazing season with the Avalanche in 2020-21 in which he posted a 30-9-1 record, 1.95 GAA and .922 save percentage, but he's finished with a save percentage below .900 in each regular season since that campaign. The Avalanche are off to a rough start this year with a 5-7-0 record, but they still rank a decent 12th offensively with 3.33 goals per game, so Colorado is capable of challenging its former goaltender.

Talbot will be between the pipes for Wednesday's road matchup against the Blackhawks, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

Talbot is coming off a 2-1 win against Buffalo on Saturday in which he turned aside 31 of 32 shots. The 37-year-old has been solid through six appearances while splitting time with Alex Lyon -- Talbot has posted a 3-1-1 record, .923 save percentage and 2.73 GAA. The Blackhawks have scored 36 goals through 13 games this season.

Vejmelka will guard the road crease versus Winnipeg on Tuesday, per Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune.

Vejmelka will make his third start and fourth appearance of the season Tuesday. The 28-year-old has allowed at least three goals in each of his two starts. Vejmelka hasn't played since Oct. 24 against Colorado, and he'll have a tough assignment with a Jets club that ranks first in the league with a whopping 4.92 goals per game through 12 contests. To this point, Vejmelka is 0-2-0 with an .889 save percentage and a 3.04 GAA.

Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports, indicating he will defend the road net Tuesday versus the Blues.

Vasilevskiy's three-game winning streak ended in a 5-3 loss to Minnesota on Friday. He has a 6-4-0 record with one shutout, a 2.54 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 10 appearances this campaign. St. Louis ranks 24th in the league with 2.67 goals per game in 2024-25.

Annunen will tend twine in Tuesday's home matchup versus Seattle, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Annunen will make his eighth appearance and sixth start of the 2024-25 campaign. The Finnish netminder has posted a 4-2-0 record, .899 save percentage and 2.58 GAA. The Kraken sit 22nd in the league with 2.77 goals per game through 13 contests.

Wolf will start Tuesday's road game against Montreal, according to Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf has surrendered nine goals on 62 shots while losing his last two starts. He has a 3-2-0 record with a 3.19 GAA and a .907 save percentage across five appearances this season. Montreal sits 23rd in the league with 2.75 goals per game in 2024-25.

Nedeljkovic will get the starting nod in Tuesday's road matchup against the Islanders, per Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

After being held without a win in his first three outings to open the campaign, Nedeljkovic has allowed two goals combined over back-to-back wins against Anaheim and Montreal, respectively. The 28-year-old will take an on Islanders club that ranks 31st in the league with 2.25 goals per game through 12 contests. Nedeljkovic is 2-2-1 with a .903 save percentage and a 2.75 GAA over five appearances.

Binnington will patrol the home crease against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Binnington is coming off a 35-save performance in Saturday's 4-2 win over Toronto. He has a 3-5-0 record with a 2.87 GAA and a .903 save percentage through nine appearances this campaign. Tampa Bay sits sixth in the league with 3.83 goals per game in 2024-25.