NHL Player News

Wolf is set to start at home against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf has a 2-0-0 record, 2.02 GAA and .944 save percentage in two starts this season. He turned aside 31 of 32 shots en route to a 3-1 victory over Chicago in his most recent start last Tuesday. Pittsburgh is off to a mediocre 3-4-0 start and rank 14th offensively with 3.43 goals per game.

Merzlikins is healthy after tending to a lower-body issue and will backup Daniil Tarasov against Toronto on Tuesday, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins hasn't played since Oct. 15 against Florida, in which he allowed four goals on 22 shots in a 4-3 loss. The Latvian netminder is 0-2-0 with an .854 save percentage and a 3.68 GAA through two appearances. The 30-year-old's next chance to draw a start will come Saturday against Nashville.

Shesterkin is expected to start on the road against Montreal on Tuesday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Shesterkin has a 3-0-1 record, 1.97 GAA and .935 save percentage in four appearances this season. He's stopped 65 of 67 shots (.970 save percentage) across his past two starts. Montreal ranks 25th offensively with 2.67 goals per game, so this is a favorable matchup for an already hot goaltender.

Bobrovsky is expected to start at home against Minnesota on Tuesday, according to George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.

Bobrovsky is 3-1-1 with a 2.95 GAA and an .896 save percentage in five appearances this season. His next victory will be the 400th of his career -- just 13 other goaltenders have ever reached that milestone in the NHL. The Wild are in a three-way tie for 18th offensively with 3.00 goals per game.

Luukkonen is set to guard the home goal against Dallas on Tuesday, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.

Luukkonen is 1-2-1 with a 3.26 GAA and an .895 save percentage through four starts in 2024-25. While those aren't impressive numbers, he did turn aside 35 of 37 shots to earn a 4-2 victory over Chicago on Saturday. Dallas is 5-1-0 this season, though the offense has left something to be desired and is tied for 21st with 2.83 goals per game.

Tarasov is expected to start against at home against Toronto on Tuesday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Tarasov will be tasked with quieting the Maple Leafs' offense after Toronto earned a 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Monday. Toronto has also scored at least four goals in four of its past five games, so the Blue Jackets goaltender has his work cut out for him. Tarasov has a 2-1-0 record, 3.71 GAA and .876 save percentage in three outings this season.

Johansson replaced Andrei Vasilevskiy in the second period of Monday's 5-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. He gave up one power-play goal on 15 shots.

Johansson entered the game when the outcome was already decided, and while he gave up a power-play goal to Brayden Point in the third period, his outing was decent overall. Johansson should be the starter in Tuesday's game at New Jersey in the second half of this back-to-back set.

Stolarz allowed two goals on 34 shots in Monday's 5-2 win over the Lightning.

Stolarz has given up exactly two goals in each of his last four appearances, though he's posted a 3-1-0 record with a 2.02 GAA and a .932 save percentage in that span. He figures to rest in Tuesday's matchup at Columbus, but the 30-year-old should return to Toronto's crease against the Blues on Thursday.

Vasilevskiy stopped 10 of 14 shots before being removed in the second period of Monday's 5-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. He was replaced by Jonas Johansson.

Vasilevskiy has delivered back-to-back subpar showings, as he was coming off a defeat in Ottawa where he gave up five goals on 28 shots. These two losses have destroyed his overall numbers, and even though the Russian netminder was effective early on, he now sits at a 3-2-0 record with a 3.15 GAA and an .878 save percentage. Small-sample size applies here, but his GAA and save percentage would be career-worst marks for the 30-year-old.

Head coach Greg Cronin said Monday that he anticipates Gibson (abdomen) accompanying the Ducks on their upcoming road trip, which begins Saturday against the Rangers, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Gibson has missed the first few weeks of the regular season while recovering from an appendectomy, but he appears to be closing in on a return. While it's not yet clear when he could be back in game action, it's encouraging that he'll travel with the team for the upcoming four-game road trip. Once Gibson is able to return, he'll likely compete with Lukas Dostal for the starting goaltender job.