NHL Player News

Hill made 18 saves in a 4-2 loss to Washington on Tuesday.

He'll go into the record book for being the goalie who was on the ice when Alex Ovechkin recorded his 700th career assist. Prior to Tuesday, Hill had gotten by with wobbly play because the Knights pounded the scoreboard. But not Tuesday. Hill is now 2-1, but with 11 goals allowed and a .874 save percentage. We're sure it's merely a slow start to the season, but Ilya Samsonov waits in the wings.

Thompson made 24 saves in a 4-2 win over Vegas on Tuesday.

Thompson had the book on his former team all night. He was acquired from the Golden Knights for two draft picks June 29, right before he did a fan autograph signing in Vegas. Thompson will split starts with Charlie Lindgren, unless one man goes on a run.

Saros will patrol the home crease Tuesday against Seattle.

During his season debut against Detroit on Saturday, Saros stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 3-0 loss. Seattle has scored six goals in three games en route to a 1-2-0 start to the 2024-25 campaign.

Knight will get the starting nod on the road versus the Blue Jackets on Tuesday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

Knight will take the second game of a back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky was in the crease for Monday's 4-3 win over the Bruins. In his previous appearance this season, the 23-year-old Knight gave up four goals on 26 shots (.846 save percentage) in a losing effort versus Buffalo. The Panthers don't have any more back-to-backs in October, but Knight could still get another game to close out the opening month of the season.

Mrazek will guard the road goal Tuesday versus Calgary, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Mrazek is coming off a 36-save performance in Saturday's 5-2 win over Edmonton. He has a 1-1-0 record this season, stopping 58 of 64 shots. Calgary has amassed 16 goals in three games this season.

Ersson will be in goal on the road against Edmonton on Tuesday, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

Ersson will face a struggling Oilers squad that has managed just three goals through its opening three games. Edmonton is expected to put Leon Draisaitl on the top line with Connor McDavid in order to get some offense. Still, even with the opposition struggling, this won't be an easy road clash for the 24-year-old backstop.

Daccord will defend the road net Tuesday against the Predators, Bob Condor of the Kraken's official site reports.

During his season debut versus Minnesota on Saturday, Daccord stopped 34 of 38 shots in a 5-4 shootout win. He has been rotating starts with Philipp Grubauer this season, but Seattle could begin to go with the hot hand eventually. Nashville has struggled offensively in 2024-25, scoring three goals in two contests.

Skinner will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home matchup against the Flyers, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

It's been a rough start to the season for Skinner and the Oilers alike -- the 25-year-old has made just 33 saves on 41 shots across two contests, and the club is 0-3-0. Skinner will face a Philadelphia squad that's scored five goals through two games. The Alberta native is coming off a career year that saw him post a 36-16-5 record, .905 save percentage and 2.62 GAA over 59 regular-season appearances.

Blackwood was the first goalie to exit the ice Tuesday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports, indicating he'll patrol the blue paint against Dallas on the road.

Blackwood gave up five goals on 40 shots in his season debut versus the Blues, suffering an overtime loss. It figures to be a season-long battle between the 27-year-old netminder and Vitek Vanecek for the starting role in San Jose -- not to mention the possible addition of Yaroslav Askarov to the goalie mix.

Wolf will draw the start for Tuesday's home matchup against Chicago, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf will make his second appearance of the season -- he turned aside 37 of 40 shots in Saturday's 6-3 victory against the Flyers. The California native will look to help the Flames improve to 4-0-0 against a Chicago team that's scored eight goals through three contests.