NHL Player News

Forsberg will start between the pipes in Thursday's road game versus the Lightning, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Forsberg struggled mightily in his last start Saturday against New Jersey, surrendering three goals on just nine shots before being replaced by Joonas Korpisalo late in the first period of the eventual 4-3 defeat. Forsberg was credited with the loss. He'll try to get back on track in a rough road matchup with a Tampa Bay team that's 24-10-4 at home this year.

Sorokin will guard the road crease Saturday against the Rangers, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Sorokin was excellent in his last start, stopping 25 of 27 shots in a 4-2 win over Columbus on Thursday. The 28-year-old has seen his numbers drop a bit but has still been solid this season, recording a .907 save percentage and a 24-19-11 record in 54 appearances. He will have a tough matchup against the Rangers, who are 25-12-4 at home this year.

Allen was the first goalie off the ice at morning skate, per Mark Masters of TSN, putting him on track to protect the road goal versus the Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Allen wasn't great in his last start Tuesday against Toronto, surrendering four goals on 38 shots en route to a 5-2 home defeat. He'll try to bounce back in the second half of a home-and-home set against the same talented Toronto team Thursday.

Oettinger will start Thursday at home against Winnipeg, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Oettinger was solid in his last start, stopping 19 of 21 shots in a 3-2 win over the Sabres on Tuesday. The 25-year-old has put together another solid season, recording a .903 save percentage and a 33-13-4 record in 51 appearances. Although his record is great, his .903 save percentage is actually well below the norm for him lately. He will have a tough matchup against the Jets, who are 23-13-3 on the road this year.

Montembeault will tend the twine on the road against the Islanders on Thursday.

Montembeault has given up three or more goals in five of his last seven contests while registering a 3-3-1 record and 3.07 GAA. Given the Habs' recent goalie rotation, the 27-year-old backstop could play his final game of the season versus the Red Wings on Monday, with Cayden Primeau taking the other two remaining contests.

Lindgren was the first goalie off the ice Thursday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports, indicating he'll be between the road pipes versus Buffalo.

Lindgren has appeared in 22 of the Caps' last 25 outings while posting a 12-7-3 record and 2.91 GAA. The workload isn't going to get any lighter for the backstop as long as the team remains in the mix for a wild-card spot. On the year, Lindgren has already set new personal bests in games played (46), wins (22) and shutouts (five).

Ersson will guard the road goal against the Rangers on Thursday.

Ersson struggled tremendously in his last start, allowing five goals on 17 shots before getting pulled in a 9-3 loss against Montreal on Tuesday. The 24-year-old has had an up and down year, recording an .886 save percentage and a 21-18-7 record in 48 appearances. He will have a tough matchup against the Rangers, who are 28-10-0 at home this year.

Kahkonen (lower body) will serve as the back up for Thursday's road game versus Toronto, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Jake Allen is expected to get the start with Kahkonen serving as the back up following a one-game absence. Kahkonen's gone 1-3-0 while posting a 2.93 GAA and a .918 save percentage through five appearances since being acquired by the Devils from the Sharks at the trade deadline.

Luukkonen will guard the home goal against the Capitals on Thursday, per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.

Luukkonen was decent in his last start, stopping 22 of 25 shots in a 3-2 loss against Dallas on Tuesday. Overall, the 25-year-old has played very well this season, recording a .910 save percentage and a 26-22-3 record in 52 appearances. He will have a favorable matchup against the Capitals, who rank 29th in goals per game at 2.64.

Tomkins will make his home debut as a member of the Lightning on Thursday against Ottawa, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.

Tomkins last started last Thursday against Montreal, turning aside 26 of 30 shots en route to a 7-4 victory. The 29-year-old has drawn into four games for Tampa Bay this season, recording a 2-2-0 record and an .883 save percentage. He'll enter a favorable matchup against Ottawa, a team which has gone 14-22-2 on the road this season.