NHL Player News

Wolf will get the starting nod in Anaheim on Friday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf was stuck in a four-game losing streak before stopping 20 of 22 shots in a win over the Sharks on Tuesday. Despite the rough stretch, the rookie netminder has posted a solid 2.63 GAA and .911 save percentage in eight appearances since the start of March. On the year, Wolf is 4-7-1 with an .896 save percentage through 14 NHL games.

Soderblom will face the Predators at home Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Soderblom looked solid in relief of Petr Mrazek on Wednesday, stopping 21 of 23 shots in nearly a full night of work. Soderblom has just one win in his last five outings, posting an unsightly .885 save percentage during that span. On the year, he owns a brutal 5-21-1 record with a 3.84 GAA.

Vejmelka will be stationed between the pipes in Edmonton on Friday.

Despite his recent struggles, Vejmelka continues to alternate starts with Connor Ingram. Over his last three starts, Vejmelka has been tagged with 15 goals on just 79 shots. He's now 12-19-2 with a 3.40 GAA and an .893 save percentage through 36 appearances this season.

Andersen will get the starting nod in St. Louis on Friday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Since his return from injury March 7, Andersen has alternated starts with Pyotr Kochetkov. It's worked well for Andersen, who's registered a stellar .954 save percentage while coughing up just 11 goals during that nine-game stretch. The veteran netminder hasn't lost on the road since before his absence. Andersen owns a 1.83 GAA through 15 game this season.

Hellebuyck will guard the road goal versus the Avalanche on Saturday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Hellebuyck has been fantastic over the past week, going 3-0-0 while posting an admirable 2.31 GAA and .935 save percentage. He'll try to secure his 36th victory of the season in a brutal road matchup with a Colorado team that's gone an eye-popping 30-8-1 at home this year.

Stalock was reassigned to AHL San Diego on Friday.

Stalock will head to the minors now that John Gibson has recovered from his upper-body injury. Stalock has not appeared in an NHL contest in 2023-24.

Wallstedt will patrol the road crease Saturday against the Sharks, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Wallstedt was excellent in his second NHL appearance Sunday versus the Blackhawks, turning aside all 24 shots he faced en route to his first NHL win and shutout. He'll try to secure a second straight victory in a favorable matchup with a San Jose team that's scored just 2.22 goals per game this season.

Bobrovsky will guard the cage at home versus Buffalo on Saturday, David Dwork of The Hockey News reports.

Bobrovsky has posted two shutouts in his last three outings while registering a 2-0-1 record. The netminder has been struggling down the stretch, however, going just 3-5-2 in his last 10 contests. Still, it will likely be Bobrovsky who finds himself in goal when the postseason kicks off.

Samsonov will patrol the home crease versus the Red Wings on Saturday, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Samsonov struggled mightily in his last start Thursday against the Devils, surrendering six goals on just 20 shots en route to a 6-5 defeat. He'll try to bounce back in a middling home matchup with a Detroit team that's averaging 3.05 goals on the road this year, 15th in the NHL.

Gibson (upper body) will start in Friday's home tilt versus Calgary, according to Alyson Lozoff of Bally Sports West.

Gibson is making his first appearance since March 30. He stopped 31 of 37 shots en route to a 6-1 loss to Edmonton in that contest. That defeat was the latest setback in what's been a challenging campaign for the 30-year-old goaltender -- he has a 13-26-2 record, 3.48 GAA and .890 save percentage across 45 appearances. The Flames might be a somewhat favorable matchup, though. Calgary ranks 20th offensively with 3.01 goals per game.