NHL Player News

Ullmark will guard the road crease in Tuesday's exhibition contest against Montreal, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.

Ullmark will play the entirety of the contest as the Swedish netminder is gearing up for the regular season. The 31-year-old stopped 28 of 29 shots in his first exhibition appearance against Buffalo on Thursday. Ullmark is entering his first season with Ottawa after being acquired in a trade from Boston in June.

Hutchinson was released from his professional tryout Tuesday.

Hutchinson has played for six different clubs over the course of his 11-year NHL career. The 34-year-old was a third-round selection by the Bruins in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Ontario native sports a career record of 57-62-18 with a 2.94 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 154 regular-season appearances.

Sawchenko was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Tuesday.

Sawchenko turned aside all 12 shots he faced in his first preseason contest versus St. Louis on Wednesday. The 26-year-old will likely be reassigned to AHL Cleveland at some point before the start of the season.

Nedeljkovic is being evaluated for a lower-body injury after exiting Monday's exhibition contest against Detroit.

Nedeljkovic was supposed to play the entire game but instead was pulled in the first period due to the injury. Nedeljkovic will be evaluated Tuesday, and there should be a more definitive update on the goaltender's status at that time.

Dansk will be in net for Monday's preseason contest versus the Kings.

Dansk is projected to start the season as Anaheim's No. 2 netminder with John Gibson (abdomen) set to miss the beginning portion of the campaign. Dansk has made six career NHL appearances, posting a 4-1-0 record with a .906 save percentage and a 3.10 GAA in six regular-season appearances.

Daccord will guard the road crease in Monday's road exhibition contest versus the Flames.

It will be Daccord's third appearance of the preseason -- the 28-year-old turned away 19 of 20 shots in Friday's win over Vancouver. Daccord will form a tandem in net with Philipp Grubauer in 2024-25, at least to start the season.

Kuemper will be in net for Monday's road exhibition game against the Ducks, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Kuemper is battling with David Rittich for the No. 1 netminding gig after being acquired in a trade from Washington in June. The 34-year-old Kuemper was 13-14-3 with an .890 save percentage and a 3.31 GAA in 33 regular-season appearances with the Capitals in 2023-24.

Lankinen will be in net for Monday's road exhibition contest against Edmonton, according to Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton.

Lankinen could start the season as Vancouver's No. 1 netminder if Thatcher Demko (knee) and Arturs Silovs aren't fully healthy. Lankinen has a record of 45-43-12 with a .905 save percentage and a 3.07 GAA in 112 career regular-season appearances.

Skinner will be between the pipes for Monday's home preseason contest versus the Canucks, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.

Skinner will make his second appearance of the preseason -- the Alberta native stopped 23 of 27 shots in Wednesday's loss to Winnipeg. The 25-year-old is locked in as Edmonton's clear-cut No. 1 netminder heading into the 2024-25 season.

Johansson will start Monday's preseason contest versus the Panthers, according to Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.

Johansson has struggled through exhibition play so far -- he's allowed 13 goals in the last two games. The 29-year-old appeared in 26 regular-season contests in 2023-24, posting a record of 12-7-5 with an .890 save percentage and a 3.37 GAA.