NHL Player News

Thompson (lower body) will not play in Saturday's home clash against the Sabres, per Sammi Silber of The District Standard.

Thompson was held out of practice Wednesday after sustaining the lower-body injury. Prior to going down, the 29-year-old backstop posted a 4-3-0 record, a 2.90 GAA and a .901 save percentage across seven appearances. In his absence, the Capitals will start Charlie Lindgren and have Mitchell Gibson, who was called up from AHL Hershey on Friday, serve as the backup. Thompson's next chance to return is Wednesday's home matchup against the Flyers.

Johansson will get the nod for Saturday's home matchup against the Rangers, per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.

After being summoned from AHL Belleville on Thursday, Johansson will make his Ottawa debut. He has a 3-1-1 record, a 2.92 GAA and a .912 save percentage in five minor-league appearances. The Rangers (7-4-1) rank 15th in the NHL this campaign with 3.08 goals per game.

Talbot is expected to patrol the home crease against Vegas on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Talbot was in the starter's net during the morning skate and was the first goalie off the ice, setting him up for his fourth start of the season. He has posted a 1-2-0 record and has allowed 11 goals on 83 shots. Vegas (8-4-0) ranks sixth in the league with 3.75 goals per game this campaign.

Silovs will guard the home paint in Saturday's clash against the Predators, per Penguins' Studio Host Dan Potash.

Silovs will look to stay hot after posting a 26-save shutout in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Panthers. He's had an up and down campaign thus far, where he's posted three outings of allowing one goal against or less, but four outings of surrendering five goals. Overall, the 25-year-old netminder has a 4-3-0 record, a 3.01 GAA, two shutouts and an .885 save percentage across seven outings this season. While he remains a boom-or-bust fantasy option in the grand scheme of the new season, Saturday's matchup is favorable for Silovs, as the Predators were shut out by the Bruins on Thursday. Silovs is a solid streaming option ahead of Saturday's outing.

Swayman will protect the home net against San Jose on Saturday, Jack Studley of Boston Hockey Now reports.

Swayman is coming off a 22-save effort in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Dallas. He has gone 6-1-1 with one shutout, a 1.98 GAA and a .928 save percentage in eight appearances this season. San Jose (6-4-1) is tied for 17th in the league with 2.91 goals per game this campaign.

Woll will be between the pipes for Saturday's home matchup against Anaheim.

Woll is coming off a 24-save effort in Monday's 3-2 win over Colorado. Despite allowing only 16 goals on 192 shots, he has a 1-3-2 record in six games this campaign. Anaheim (4-6-0) is tied for 22nd in the league this season with 2.70 goals per game.

Lindgren will patrol the home crease against Buffalo on Saturday, per Sammi Silber of The District Standard.

Lindgren has surrendered six goals on 58 shots in his 1-1-0 start to the 2026-27 campaign. In his last outing, he made 26 saves in a 5-4 win over Montreal on Oct. 14. Buffalo (4-4-2) ranks 21st in the league with 2.80 goals per game this season.

Vasilevskiy stopped 18 of 23 shots in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.

This was Vasilevskiy's worst start of the campaign. He's allowed at least three goals in five of eight outings so far, an unusually shaky performance for the star goalie. He's at a 5-3-0 record with a 2.78 GAA and an .884 save percentage. Expect to see Dennis Hildeby between the pipes in Utah on Saturday, while Vasilevskiy will get some extra rest before the Lightning return home to host the Jets on Thursday.

Blackwood stopped 31 of 34 shots in Friday's 6-3 win over the Lightning.

Blackwood held firm in a tough matchup, picking up his third win in his last four outings. The 29-year-old netminder is handling a majority of the starts for the Avalanche, with Scott Wedgewood being limited to back-to-back sets so far. Blackwood is now 5-3-0 with a 2.91 GAA and an .893 save percentage over eight games this season. Based on recent usage, Blackwood is likely to get the nod for Sunday's game in Nashville, though that is Wedgewood's former team.

Knight stopped 24 of 27 shots in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Canadiens. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Knight has allowed at least three goals in seven of his eight games this season. The Blackhawks scored first Friday, but the Canadiens pushed back over the rest of the game to send Knight to a second straight loss. The American netminder has a 3-5-0 record, a 3.52 GAA and an .888 save percentage through eight starts. The Blackhawks' next game is a tough home contest versus Knight's former team, the Panthers, on Sunday.