NHL Player News

Shesterkin is set to start on the road against Colorado on Thursday, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.

Shesterkin is going through a rough patch in which he's posted a 3.56 GAA and an .881 save percentage across his past five outings. He's 31-15-2 with a 2.65 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 48 contests overall. Shesterkin could have a difficult time rebounding against the Avalanche, who lead the league offensively with 3.72 goals per game.

Grubauer was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports, and is expected to get the home start versus Anaheim on Thursday.

Grubauer has struggled of late, going 0-3-1 with a 4.04 GAA and an .870 save percentage in his last five appearances. He is 10-13-2 overall this season. The Ducks are averaging 27.0 shots on goal, 30th in the NHL, so Grubauer might not be very busy Thursday.

Ingram will defend the home crease versus Nashville on Thursday, Steve Peters reports.

Ingram is tied with Tristan Jarry for the NHL lead in shutouts with six. Ingram is 19-19-3 with a 2.87 GAA and a .908 save percentage this year. He will face his ex-teammates, as Ingram started his career with the Predators two seasons ago.

Georgiev (undisclosed) is slated to face the Rangers at home on Thursday, per Marc Moser of Altitude Sports.

There was some doubt about Georgiev's status as he was not at morning skate, but he's evidently good to go. Georgiev is 37-15-3 this season, but his peripherals are just okay, as he has a 2.82 GAA and a .904 save percentage. He'll have a tough matchup Thursday as the Rangers sit atop the NHL standings with 100 points in 72 games.

Wolf will guard the road goal versus the Blues on Thursday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf played well in his last start Sunday against the Sabres, turning aside 25 of 27 shots, but he still came away with a loss due to insufficient goal support from his teammates. He'll try to get back in the win column in a middling road matchup with a St. Louis squad that's averaging 3.14 goals at home this year, 17th in the NHL.

Thompson is slated to start in goal on the road against the Jets on Thursday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Thompson was excellent in his last appearance Monday against the Blues, stopping 31 of 32 shots en route to a 2-1 victory. He'll try to secure his 21st win of the season in a tough road matchup with a Winnipeg team that's been great at home this year, going 23-9-3 in the Canada Life Centre.

Blackwood will be in the visiting crease in Minnesota on Thursday, according to Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.

Blackwood is 0-3-0 in his last three starts, giving up 14 goals on 88 shots (.841 save percentage) over that stretch. He will try and turn things around against the Wild, who average 30.1 shots on goal, 20th in the NHL. Blackwood is 9-20-3 with a 3.57 GAA and an .896 save percentage for the lowly Sharks this season.

Skinner will be in goal versus Los Angeles at home Thursday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Skinner has given up three or more goals in each of his last four outings but he still managed to secure a 2-1-1 record over that stretch. With a supporting cast that includes world-class center Connor McDavid, the 25-year-old Skinner should be able to continue to get by without having to be perfect. Simply good enough should do for the Edmonton native Skinner to keep collecting wins.

Tarasov will guard the cage for Thursday's road clash with Pittsburgh, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.

Tarasov has started three of the Jackets' last seven outings -- the team has decided to split the workload between the 25-year-old and Elvis Merzlikins. Looking ahead to next season, Tarasov could be in the mix for the No. 1 job, especially if the team honors Merzlikins' prior trade request. For now, Tarasov will likely get the nod in every other game down the stretch.

Mrazek will patrol the road crease against Ottawa on Thursday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mrazek has secured victories in three of his last four contests while registering a 3.26 GAA and .892 save percentage. The veteran backstop should continue to see the bulk of the workload ahead of Arvid Soderblom down the stretch.