NHL Player News

Oettinger will protect the home net Tuesday against San Jose, per Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.

Oettinger is coming off a 34-save shutout victory over the Islanders on Saturday. He has stopped 67 of 70 shots en route to a 2-0-0 record this season. San Jose has scored a mere four goals through two contests this campaign.

Gustavsson will draw the road start against the Blues on Tuesday, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Gustavsson is off to a strong start to the 2024-25 campaign -- he's turned aside 64 of 68 shots over two contests. The 26-year-old will face a St. Louis club that has averaged 3.67 goals for per game through three outings. Gustavsson is 1-0-1 with a .941 save percentage and a 1.99 GAA.

Sogaard was loaned to AHL Belleville on Tuesday.

Sogaard allowed four goals on 17 shots after coming on in relief for Anton Forsberg in Monday's 8-7 overtime win against the Kings. Sogaard being reassigned to the minors could be an indication that Linus Ullmark (strain) is close to returning. Sogaard will likely see significant playing time with AHL Belleville.

Silovs will guard the road goal Tuesday versus Tampa Bay, Ben Kuzma of Postmedia reports.

During his season debut against Calgary on Oct. 9, Silovs stopped 20 of 26 shots in a 6-5 overtime loss. Tampa Bay is coming off a 4-1 victory over Carolina on Friday.

Kochetkov will defend the home cage against the Devils on Tuesday, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports,

Kochetkov will make his 2024-25 season debut after Frederik Andersen took the opener against the Lightning on Friday. Last season, the 25-year-old Kochetkov went 23-13-4 with a 2.33 GAA and four shutouts in 42 regular-season outings. If he can live up to those numbers this year, Kochetkov could play his way into a split share with Andersen.

Hill was the first goalie off Tuesday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports, indicating he'll tend the twine on the road versus Washington.

Hill is undefeated through two starts to open the 2024-25 campaign despite posting a 3.50 GAA and a .870 save percentage. If the netminder can't improve on those numbers soon, he will find victories significantly more difficult to come by. Hill will likely face a busy night in Washington, as the Caps are registering 32.0 shots per game (seventh most in the league).

Binnington will be between the home pipes versus Minnesota on Tuesday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Binnington will look for a bounce-back performance after giving up four goals on 28 shots (.857 save percentage) in a road defeat to Vegas on Friday. While the Ontario native should continue to see the majority of the workload for the Blues this season, he may still have to concede some starts to youngster Joel Hofer.

Merzlikins will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home matchup against the Panthers, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins will make his second appearance of the season -- he stopped 23 of 26 shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Wild. The 30-year-old will face a Panthers squad that has scored just over three goals per game (3.25) through four regular-season contests. Merzlikins will look to find the form he had in his first NHL campaign -- his .923 save percentage and 2.35 GAA from that season are both career-bests.

Vasilevskiy was the first goalie to leave the ice Tuesday, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports, indicating he'll be in goal at home versus Vancouver.

Vasilevskiy was solid in the season opener, stopping 20 of 21 shots in a road victory over the Hurricanes. The Bolts will go back to the 30-year-old backstop in their home opener as they look to stop a Canucks' offense that is converting at 3.50 goals per game to open the year. Looking ahead, Vasilevskiy likely will take each of the next two games before splitting a back-to-back against the Maple Leafs and Devils on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, with Jonas Johansson.

Shesterkin made 31 saves in Monday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

The 28-year-old netminder couldn't get his trapper on a Dylan Larkin one-timer with two seconds left in the first period, but otherwise Shesterkin had an answer for everything Detroit fired his way. Through his first three starts of the season, he's 2-0-1 with a 2.28 GAA and a .921 save percentage, ratios Shesterkin has proven he can maintain over the course of a full campaign.