NHL Player News

Fleury will protect the home net Saturday against Winnipeg, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Fleury is coming off a 30-save performance in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Ottawa. In 37 appearances this campaign, he has a 17-12-5 record with a 2.83 GAA and a .901 save percentage. The Jets rank 17th in the league this season with 3.07 goals per contest.

Wedgewood is expected to start on the road against Chicago on Saturday.

Wedgewood has a 16-6-5 record, 2.84 GAA and .901 save percentage in 31 appearances this season. He stopped 17 of 20 shots en route to a 6-3 victory over San Jose on March 26 during his last start. Chicago is tied for 31st offensively with just 2.20 goals per contest, so the Blackhawks should be a very favorable matchup for Wedgewood.

Ullmark will patrol the home crease versus Florida on Saturday, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports.

UIlmark was perfect Tuesday, turning aside 31 shots in a 3-0 win over Nashville. While he has not played as well as his Vezina Trophy-winning season last year, Ullmark has been better than average with a 20-9-7 record, a 2.57 GAA and a .916 save percentage. The Panthers are averaging 3.23 goals, 13th in the NHL.

Talbot was the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, Russell Morgan of Hockey Royalty reports, indicating he will defend the home crease versus Vancouver on Saturday.

Talbot snapped a two-game losing streak Wednesday, stopping 21 shots in a 5-2 win over Seattle. The veteran netminder is 24-18-6 with a 2.47 GAA and a .915 save percentage. Talbot has gone 2-0-1 versus the Canucks this season, allowing just five goals on 78 shots.

Lyon will protect the home net Sunday against Buffalo, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

Lyon is coming off a 34-save effort in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers. He has only one victory across his past 12 outings, permitting 42 goals on 377 shots (.889 save percentage) during that stretch. Lyon has a 19-17-4 record this season with a 3.03 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 40 appearances. He has gone 1-1-0 versus the Sabres this season, stopping 38 of 45 shots.

Bobrovsky will guard the road goal Saturday against Boston, Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network reports.

Bobrovsky is coming off a 30-save shutout win against Ottawa on Thursday. He has supplied a 34-17-3 record this season with a 2.42 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 55 games played. The Bruins rank 11th in the league this campaign with 3.27 goals per contest.

Shepard was sent down to AHL Hershey on Saturday.

Shepard was recalled when Darcy Kuemper tweaked something during practice Wednesday, but Kuemper was well enough to back up Charlie Lindgren on Thursday. Shepard is 4-2-1 with a 3.18 GAA and an .894 save percentage at the NHL level this season.

Mrazek will patrol the home crease Saturday against Dallas, Greg Boysen of CHGO Sports reports.

Despite losing his past two outings, Mrazek has stopped 59 of 63 shots for a .937 save percentage during that span. In 52 contests this campaign, he has provided a 17-28-4 record with a 3.03 GAA and a .907 save percentage. The Stars rank second in the league with 3.66 goals per game this season.

Johansson (lower body) remains out Saturday against the Penguins, per the NHL media site.

Johansson will miss his fourth straight game. The 28-year-old netminder is 12-7-5 with an .890 save percentage and a 3.37 GAA this season. Matt Tomkins will back up Andrei Vasilevskiy while Johansson is sidelined.

Markstrom will protect the home net Saturday against Edmonton, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Markstrom has one victory over his past five outings, surrendering 18 goals on 130 shots (.862 save percentage) during that span. He has a 23-20-2 record this season with a 2.74 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 45 games played. The Oilers sit fourth in the league this campaign with 3.57 goals per contest.