NHL Player News

Levi will start on the road versus the Canucks on Tuesday, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Levi will handle the second half of a back-to-back after Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen guided the Sabres to a 6-2 win over the Kraken on Monday. This will be Levi's first NHL appearance since Jan. 24, and it comes against one of the best teams in the league, so he won't have much streaming appeal in fantasy.

Kochetkov will defend the road net Tuesday against the Islanders, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Kochetkov is coming off a 36-save effort in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over Toronto. He has posted a record of 18-12-3 this campaign with a 2.40 GAA and a .911 save percentage through 35 appearances. The Islanders sit 20th in the league this season with 3.00 goals per contest.

Mrazek will defend the blue paint during Tuesday's road game versus the Kings, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.

Mrazek was solid in his last start Sunday versus San Jose, stopping 25 of 27 shots en route to a 5-2 win. He'll try to secure his 16th victory of the season in a road matchup with a Kings team that's averaging 2.88 goals at home this year, 24th in the NHL.

Fleury will guard the road net Wednesday against the Kings, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.

Fleury will get the second half of Minnesota's back-to-back after Filip Gustavsson plays Tuesday against Anaheim. The 39-year-old Fleury has allowed two goals or fewer in six of his past seven outings, posting a 5-1-1 record with a .937 save percentage during that span. He has a 16-11-4 record this season with a 2.67 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 34 appearances. The Kings sit 19th in the league this campaign with 3.01 goals per contest.

Gustavsson will be in goal on the road versus the Ducks on Tuesday, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

Gustavsson will be in the crease for the first time since March 8 versus Colorado, a stretch of four games on the bench. The 25-year-old netminder will take the first game of the Wild's back-to-back, which means veteran Marc-Andre Fleury will get the starting nod for Wednesday's road clash with the Kings.

Hill was the first goalie to leave the ice Tuesday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports, indicating he'll patrol the blue paint against the Lightning at home.

Hill has given up three or more goals in each of his last six outings, resulting in a 2-4-0 record and a 3.88 GAA. Despite the recent slump, the 27-year-old netminder has already reached a new career best in wins (17) and games played (30). If Hill doesn't start stringing together some victories, he could be in danger of ceding the starting job to Logan Thompson.

Vasilevskiy is on track to guard the road goal against the Golden Knights on Tuesday, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports.

Vasilevskiy was excellent in his last start Saturday against the Panthers, turning aside 47 of 50 shots en route to a 5-3 victory. He'll try to extend his personal winning streak to four games in a tough road matchup with a Vegas team that's 21-10-2 at home this season.

DeSmith was the first goalie off the ice Tuesday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports, an indication he'll guard the cage at home versus the Sabres.

DeSmith continues to see an uptick in opportunities because Thatcher Demko (knee) is sidelined. In his first season with Vancouver, the 32-year-old DeSmith is 8-5-6 with one shutout and a 2.87 GAA in 21 contests. If Demko is out for much longer, the team may have to give a start or two to Arturs Silovs.

Rittich will guard the home goal against Minnesota on Wednesday, Russell Morgan of Hockey Royalty reports.

Rittich wasn't great in his last start Saturday against the Stars, surrendering four goals on only 29 shots en route to a 4-1 defeat. He'll try to get back in the win column in a home matchup with a middling Wild team that's averaging 3.03 goals on the road this year, tied for 16th in the NHL.

Gibson will protect the home net Tuesday against Minnesota, Derek Lee of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Gibson has permitted 18 goals on 100 shots during his three-game losing skid. In 42 games this season, he has compiled a 13-23-2 record with a 3.38 GAA and an .892 save percentage. The Wild rank 18th in the league this campaign with 3.07 goals per contest.