NHL Player News

Binnington will be in the road crease for Thursday's game against the Maple Leafs, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Binnington has taken the loss in each of his last three starts, posting a 3.39 GAA and .872 save percentage during that time. However, he'll attempt to turn things around Thursday as he'll be between the pipes for a second consecutive game. Over 57 appearances last season, the 31-year-old logged a 28-21-5 record, 2.84 GAA and .913 save percentage.

Shesterkin was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, according to Colin Stephenson of Newsday, and is expected to get the home start versus Florida on Thursday.

Shesterkin is making a solid claim for the best goaltender in the NHL in the early going. He is 4-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA and a .932 save percentage in five starts this season. He will face the defending Stanley Cup champions, who have found the back of the net 24 times in eight games this season.

Talbot will be between the home pipes against New Jersey on Thursday, Max Bultman of The Athletic reports.

Talbot will look to bounce back from a disappointing previous outing in which he conceded five goals on 19 shots (.737 save percentage) in a losing effort against the Rangers. Thus far, Alex Lyon has seemingly outperformed Talbot by registering a 2-1-0 record and a .955 save percentage in his four outings. At this point, Talbot is probably still the No. 1 option in Detroit but will have to drastically improve his performances to stave off Lyon.

DeSmtih will get the starting nod on the road against Boston on Thursday, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

DeSmith will be making his third appearance of the season, having posted a 1-1-0 record, 1.53 GAA and .941 save percentage in his prior two outings. Looking ahead, Jake Oettinger figures to get the nod versus Chicago at home Saturday before the duo split the Global Series matchups with the Panthers on Nov. 1 and 2. For his part, DeSmith saw action in 29 games last year but may not see quite as many opportunities in 2024-25 due to Oettinger being a workhorse No. 1.

Woll (lower body) will defend the home crease versus St. Louis on Thursday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Woll was activated off injured reserve earlier in the day and will make his season debut Thursday. The goalkeeper was 12-11-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 25 regular-season games in 2023-24. He is expected to share the net with Anthony Stolarz this season. The Blues are averaging 2.86 goals per game and will play their first game without the services of top forward Robert Thomas, who fractured his ankle Tuesday.

Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, according to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida, and is slated to get the home start versus Minnesota on Thursday.

After winning his first three starts, Vasilevskiy has lost two in a row, including getting pulled in the second period Monday in Toronto after giving up four goals on 14 shots. The 30-year-old netminder is 3-2-0 with a 3.15 GAA and a .878 save percentage. The Wild are 4-0-2 and scoring 3.33 goals per game.

Woll (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Thursday, according to James Mirtle of The Athletic.

In a corresponding move, the Maple Leafs sent Dennis Hildeby to AHL Toronto. Woll is expected to share the net with Anthony Stolarz the rest of the way. Stolarz is off to a hot start, going 3-2-0 with a 1.83 GAA and a .938 save percentage thus far. Woll could make his first start of the season Thursday at home versus St. Louis, or possibly Saturday in Boston.

Hildeby was reassigned to AHL Toronto on Thursday.

Hildeby's demotion comes as fellow backstop Joseph Woll (groin) was activated off injured reserve in a corresponding move. The 23-year-old Hildeby saw action in two NHL games to start the season, registering a 1-1-0 record, 4.03 GAA and .869 save percentage. With Woll healthy, Hildeby will be hard-pressed to see any more minutes in the NHL and figures to play the bulk of his 2024-25 games in the minors with the Marlies.

Fedotov stopped 20 of 24 shots in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Capitals. The last two goals were empty-netters.

A comeback effort from the Flyers fell short, and it also made the game look closer than it was. Fedotov allowed three goals in less than five minutes in the second period, and that was ultimately too much to come back from. Through three starts this season, Fedotov is 0-3-0 with 14 goals allowed on 79 shots. He's doing nothing to challenge Samuel Ersson for the starting job, and Fedotov could be sent down to AHL Lehigh Valley if he can't turn things around.

Thompson stopped 26 of 29 shots in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

Thompson has won all three of his starts to begin the season, though he has allowed 10 goals on 86 shots. The 27-year-old has helped the Capitals to a 5-1-0 start while splitting time in the crease evenly with Charlie Lindgren. If that arrangement continues, Lindgren lines up for a road start Saturday versus the Lightning while Thompson would be projected to face the Rangers at home Tuesday.