NHL Player News

Merilainen was recalled from AHL Belleville on Tuesday to serve as the backup against Utah, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Merilainen's promotion comes as Anton Forsberg was confirmed as the starter Tuesday while Linus Ullmark (strain) remains on the shelf. With the team calling Ullmark day-to-day and no back-to-backs on the short-term schedule, Merilainen is unlikely to see any starts while up in the NHL.

Nedeljkovic was the first goalie to leave the ice Tuesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, indicating he'll tend the twine on the road versus Calgary.

Nedeljkovic will look to bounce back from his season debut versus the Jets on Sunday in which he gave up five goals on 36 shots (.861 save percentage). At this point, it's fair to wonder if Tristan Jarry will start at all during the Pens' four-game road trip with Nedeljkovic potentially splitting the back-to-back against the Oilers and Canucks on Friday and Saturday, respectively, with Joel Blomqvist. Regardless, at this point, Nedeljkovic appears to be the No. 1 option for Pittsburgh.

Ingram is set to guard the home net against Ottawa on Tuesday, according to Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports.

Ingram has a 4-0-1 record, 3.29 GAA and .882 save percentage across five appearances this season. He stopped 21 of 22 shots en route to a 2-1 overtime win over Boston on Saturday. The Senators have been tough on goaltenders -- they're in a three-way tie for seventh offensively with 3.60 goals per game.

Lankinen will make his fourth start of the season against the Blackhawks on Tuesday, according to Tracey Myers of NHL.com.

Lankinen has astounding numbers through three games -- he's turned away 81 of 85 shots en route to a 2-0-1 record, .953 save percentage and 1.28 GAA. The 29-year-old seems to have cemented himself as the Canucks' No. 1 netminder at the moment, as Arturs Silovs has allowed nine goals through two appearances, and Thatcher Demko (knee) has no timetable to return. Lankinen is in his first campaign with Vancouver after spending the previous two seasons in Nashville.

Hellebuyck will guard the road goal Tuesday versus the Blues, per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

In four starts this campaign, Hellebuyck has a 4-0-0 record while stopping 100 of 105 shots. He posted a mark of 2-0-0 with a 2.02 GAA and a .905 save percentage in two regular-season outings versus St. Louis in 2023-24.

Skinner is slated to start at home against Carolina on Tuesday, per Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network.

Skinner has gotten off to a rough start this campaign, allowing at least three goals in each of his opening four appearances. That's resulted in him posting a record of 1-3-0 with a 4.04 GAA and an .851 save percentage. Carolina is 2-2-0 and is in a three-way tie for 18th offensively with 3.00 goals per game.

Oettinger will be between the pipes on the road versus Buffalo on Tuesday, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Oettinger is undefeated to open the 2024-25 campaign, posting a 4-0-0 record to go with a 1.48 GAA and one shutout. Even without a back-to-back over the Stars' next three contests, the team could still give the 25-year-old Oettinger a night off and let Scott Wedgewood take a start, perhaps versus the Bruins on Thursday. Still, Oettinger should see the bulk of the workload this year and could play upward of 60 games this year.

Mrazek will patrol the home crease versus Vancouver on Tuesday, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Mrazek will make his fifth appearance of the 2024-25 campaign -- he's posted a 2-2-0 record, .911 save percentage and 2.53 GAA. The 32-year-old has alternated wins and losses in his four appearances, and he's allowed exactly two goals in each of the last three games. Mrazek's opponent Tuesday, the Canucks, are averaging 2.80 goals through five outings.

Binnington will protect the home net Tuesday against Winnipeg, according to Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Binnington hasn't earned a win in his past two outings while allowing seven goals on 54 shots, dropping his record to 1-2-0 this season. Winnipeg is tied for the league lead with 4.80 goals per game en route to a 5-0-0 start.

Lyon is slated to guard the road goal against the Islanders on Tuesday, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Lyon is coming off a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday in which he stopped 37 of 39 shots. He's 1-1-0 with a 2.07 GAA and a .938 save percentage through three appearances this season. The Islanders rank 26th offensively with 2.60 goals per game, so this looks like a favorable matchup for Lyon.