NHL Player News

Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 20 shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Stars.

Vasilevskiy allowed the first goal to Oskar Back at 4:00 of the first period, but that was the extent of Dallas' offense. The 31-year-old Vasilevskiy has won nine of his last 10 outings and hasn't lost in regulation since Dec. 18 versus the Kings. The stud netminder has a 20-7-3 record with a 2.22 GAA and a .915 save percentage through 30 outings this season. The Lightning's next game is at home Tuesday versus the Sharks.

Gibson will patrol the home crease against Ottawa on Sunday.

Gibson has stopped 135 of the 144 shots he has faced during his five-game winning streak. He has gone 18-9-1 with a 2.73 GAA, a .903 save percentage and three shutouts through 29 appearances during the 2025-26 campaign. Ottawa ranks 11th in the league this season with 3.26 goals per game.

Reimer will guard the road goal against the Red Wings on Sunday, per Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site.

Reimer will make his Ottawa debut in the second half of the team's back-to-back after Leevi Merilainen played in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to Montreal. The 37-year-old Reimer went 10-10-2 with a 3.04 GAA and an .896 save percentage in 24 regular-season appearances between Anaheim and Buffalo in 2024-25.

Vasilevskiy will defend the road net against Dallas on Sunday.

Vasilevskiy is coming off a 19-save effort in Friday's 3-2 shootout loss to St. Louis. He has a 19-7-3 record with a 2.26 GAA, a .914 save percentage and one shutout through 29 appearances in the 2025-26 campaign. Dallas is tied for eighth in the league this season with 3.31 goals per game.

Lyon (lower body) participated in Sunday's practice, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.

According to Lenzi, Lyon could be ready to return to the lineup at some point over the next four games. Buffalo begins a five-game road trip against Carolina on Monday. Lyon has missed nine straight outings and remains on injured reserve for now.

Merilainen stopped 13 of 19 shots on net in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Canadiens.

Merilainen allowed at least one goal in each period leading up to overtime, where he surrendered the winning tally to Montreal's Cole Caufield. With the OT loss, Merilainen now has an 8-10-1 record, a 3.51 GAA and an .860 save percentage across 20 appearances this season. He has appeared in each of Ottawa's last 11 games in the absence of Linus Ullmark (personal). With Ullmark back at practice, Merilainen could shift to a much lighter workload over the next few games, which would diminish the latter's already modest fantasy value. The Senators will be right back in action Sunday in Detroit.

Montembeault stopped 29 of 34 shots on goal in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Senators.

Despite allowing four goals in the second period, Montembeault got enough offensive support to snag the OT win. Following Saturday's victory, he holds a 9-6-2 record with a 3.44 GAA and an .873 save percentage through 20 appearances this season. While his GAA is inflated by inconsistent play in the early stages of the season, the 29-year-old goalie has a 4-0-1 record with a 2.90 GAA and a .906 save percentage in his last five starts. Montembeault's quality of play is trending back up, giving him decent streaming value across most fantasy formats for the time being. His next chance to take the ice is Tuesday against the Wild.

Binnington will defend the road net against Edmonton on Sunday, per Elise Butler of the Blues' official site.

Binnington has lost his last two outings, giving up 10 goals on 59 shots over that span. He has gone 8-12-6 this campaign with a 3.53 GAA, an .871 save percentage and one shutout through 27 appearances. Edmonton is coming off a 6-0 win over Vancouver on Saturday. The Oilers rank seventh in the league this season with 3.37 goals per game.

Halverson was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday.

Halverson has a 12-6-2 record with a 2.42 GAA and an .899 save percentage in 20 AHL appearances this season. He served as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup in Friday's 3-2 shootout loss to St. Louis. With Halverson back in the minors, Jonas Johansson (maintenance) should return to the lineup for Sunday's road matchup against Dallas.

Silovs turned aside 22 shots in regulation and overtime and two of four shootout attempts in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Columbus.

The 24-year-old netminder shut the Blue Jackets down over the third period and OT to secure a point for the Penguins, but Kent Johnson and Charlie Coyle were able to solve him in the shootout. Silovs has just one regulation loss in his last seven starts while working in a timeshare with Stuart Skinner, going 4-1-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .896 save percentage.