NHL Player News

Montembeault will get the starting nod at home against the Flyers on Tuesday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Montembeault has struggled to pick up victories all season, especially in his last 10 outings where he is 2-5-3 with a 2.93 GAA. Looking into the final few games of the season, the 27-year-old backstop figures to continue splitting the workload with Cayden Primeau -- a trend that could carry over into the 2024-25 campaign.

Oettinger will start Tuesday at home against Buffalo, per Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest.

Oettinger was good in his last start, stopping 34 of 38 shots in a 7-4 win against Colorado on Sunday. The 25-year-old has had a bit of a down year, but he's still been able to rack up wins, posting a .903 save percentage and a 32-13-4 record in 50 appearances. He will have a favorable matchup against Buffalo which is 22nd in the league in goals per game at 2.97.

Lindgren will guard the road net Tuesday against the Red Wings, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Lindgren has allowed 19 goals on 152 shots for an .875 save percentage during his five-game losing skid. In 45 contests this campaign, he has a 21-15-7 record with a 2.82 GAA and a .907 save percentage. Detroit sits ninth in the league this season with 3.31 goals per game.

Stolarz will protect the home net Thursday against Columbus, according to David Dwork of The Hockey News.

Stolarz permitted five goals on 38 shots in a 5-3 loss to Montreal last Tuesday during his last start. He has a 14-7-2 record this season with a 2.12 GAA and a .922 save percentage through 25 games played. Columbus is tied for 24th in the league this campaign with 2.85 goals per contest.

Johansson (lower body) won't play Tuesday against Columbus, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.

Johansson has started 26 games for the Lightning this season, recording an .890 save percentage and a 12-7-5 record. The 28-year-old will set his sights on getting healthy for the Lightning's playoff run to serve as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup. In the meantime, Matt Tomkins will serve as Tampa Bay's No. 2 option behind Vasi.

Ersson will guard the road goal versus the Canadiens on Tuesday.

Ersson struggled in his last start Saturday against Columbus, surrendering six goals on 33 shots en route to an ugly 6-2 defeat. He'll try to snap his personal four-game losing streak in a road matchup with a struggling Montreal team that's lost four of its last five games.

Bobrovsky will patrol the home crease versus Ottawa on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Bobrovsky wasn't great in his last start Saturday against the Bruins, surrendering three goals on just 29 shots en route to a 3-2 overtime loss. He'll try to get back in the win column in a favorable home matchup with a Senators squad that's 14-16-8 on the road this year.

Vasilevskiy will start at home against Columbus on Tuesday, per Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site.

Vasilevsky struggled in his last start, allowing five goals on 28 shots in a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday. The 29-year-old has recorded the lowest save percentage of his career at .900 this year to go along with a record of 29-18-2 in 49 appearances. He will have a favorable matchup at home against Columbus, a team which has gone 7-11-6 on the road this year.

Allen was spotted in the starter's crease and will get the nod at home against the Leafs on Tuesday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Allen was excellent in his last start, stopping 29 of 30 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Predators. The 33-year-old has done well with his new team, recording a .913 save percentage and a 5-4-1 record in 10 starts. He will have a tough matchup against Toronto, which is 14-5-6 on the road.

Schmid was recalled from the minors Tuesday.

Schmid's last NHL start came March 5, when he recorded 26 saves on 30 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Panthers. The 23-year-old has struggled this year compared to last year, posting an .895 save percentage and a 5-9-1 record in 19 top-level appearances in 2023-24. He may see a start in the last four games of the season for the Devils.