NHL Player News

Greaves was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Sunday.

According to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site, Elvis Merzlikins skipped Sunday's practice for maintenance purposes. If Merzlikins is unavailable for Monday's contest against Colorado, Greaves could suit up as Daniil Tarasov's backup.

Dostal will guard the road net Sunday against the Canucks, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.

Dostal is coming off a 24-save effort in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Seattle. In 37 appearances this season, he has posted a record of 11-20-2 with a 3.47 GAA and a .900 save percentage. Vancouver sits sixth in the league this campaign with 3.45 goals per contest.

Silovs will patrol the home crease Sunday against Anaheim, according to Canucks rinkside reporter Kate Pettersen.

Silovs will make his season debut at the NHL level. He posted a 3-2-0 record with a 2.75 GAA and a .908 save percentage in five NHL outings last season. In 33 AHL contests this campaign, he has gone 15-11-6 with a 2.74 GAA and a .907 save percentage. The Ducks rank 30th in the league this season with 2.42 goals per contest.

Colorado head coach Jared Bednar said following Saturday's 7-4 win over Nashville that Georgiev will remain the Avalanche's starter heading down the stretch into the playoffs, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.

Bednar was critical of Georgiev's play Saturday. The goalie was pulled after giving up four goals in 21 minutes and picking up an unsportsmanlike penalty, as Nashville raced to a 4-2 lead early in the second period. Justus Annunen shut the door the rest of the way, but the head coach insisted there was no change to his goalie rotation.

Pickard turned aside 21 shots in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Ducks.

Alex Killorn spoiled his shutout bid late in the third period on an Anaheim power play, forcing Pickard to settle for his 11th win of the season. The 31-year-old netminder saw consistent action in March, going 4-2-0 in seven outings with an impressive 1.76 GAA and .933 save percentage, but none of his starts came against teams headed to the playoffs and he remains firmly behind Stuart Skinner on the Oilers depth chart.

Gibson made 31 saves in Saturday's 6-1 loss to Edmonton.

The Ducks were never in the game, falling behind less than four minutes in and facing a 3-0 deficit heading into the first intermission. Gibson went 0-6-0 through six starts in March with a brutal 5.54 GAA and .844 save percentage, and the 30-year-old netminder figures to work in a timeshare with Lukas Dostal down the stretch for an Anaheim team headed back to the draft lottery.

Gustavsson stopped 29 of 30 shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

The 25-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period, but after Michael Amadio tied it up and sent the game to OT, Minnesota coach John Hynes elected to pull Gustavsson with a little under two minutes left to push for the win. The move backfired when Jonathan Marchessault scored instead, causing the Wild to forfeit the extra point in the standings and saddling Gustavsson with an undeserved OTL. He still went the entire month of March without a regulation loss, going 3-0-2 in six outings with a 1.42 GAA and .947 save percentage. With the Wild eight points back of the Kings for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with nine games to play, Gustavsson could see a heavy workload down the stretch.

Thompson made 32 saves in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Wild.

Kirill Kaprizov beat him on the power play late in the second period, but otherwise Thompson had an answer for everything Minnesota fired his way. The 27-year-old netminder is up to 22 wins on the season, a new career high, and he's won five straight decisions while posting an eye-popping 1.13 GAA and .962 save percentage since March 17. Adin Hill (undisclosed) lacks a clear timeline for his return, but Thompson's recent form might have moved him to the top of the Golden Knights' depth chart anyway as the team looks to lock down a playoff spot.

Bobrovsky turned aside 20 shots in regulation and overtime and all three shootout attempts he faced in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

Both pucks that beat Bobrovsky came on Detroit power plays as the veteran netminder snapped an 0-4-1 slump with his 33rd win of the season. Bobrovsky's hot streak coming out of the All-Star break has faded, but over 10 starts in March, he still posted a solid 2.59 GAA and .904 save percentage. With the Panthers having already clinched a playoff spot but unlikely to catch the Rangers for the top seed in the Eastern Conference, Bobrovsky could get rested a bit more often down the stretch to recharge his batteries ahead of the postseason.

Lyon stopped 36 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Panthers.

The 31-year-old netminder was beaten twice by Aleksander Barkov in the third period and once by Sam Reinhart in the shootout, but that was enough to hand Detroit a tough loss. Lyon went the entire month of March without picking up a win, going 0-8-2 over his last 10 outings with a 4.04 GAA and .881 save percentage. His late-season swoon may end up costing the Red Wings a playoff berth -- they sit two points back of the Flyers for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.