NHL Player News

Lindgren will patrol the home crease against Anaheim on Monday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Lindgren is coming off a 22-save effort in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers. He has a 6-4-2 record this season with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 13 appearances. Anaheim ranks seventh in the league with 3.29 goals per game, but the team has scored two goals or fewer three times during its current five-game (0-4-1) losing skid.

Shesterkin will get the starting nod at home against the Mammoth on Monday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.

Shesterkin is coming off a fantastic performance at the Winter Classic in which he stopped 36 of 37 shots in a win over the Panthers. After a difficult 2024-25 campaign, the Russian backstop is on pace to reach the 30-win mark for the fourth time in the last five years and should make 55 or more starts for the fourth consecutive campaign.

Montembeault stopped 24 of 27 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Stars.

Montembeault made his second start since ending his loan at AHL Laval on Dec. 16, and he's earned back-to-back OT wins against Florida and Dallas. In those two games, the 29-year-old has allowed five goals on 57 shots faced. He should continue as the Canadiens' No. 1 goaltender ahead of Jakub Dobes and Jacob Fowler going forward.

Allen stopped 26 of 29 shots in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

Allen gave up a goal in each period, and the Devils couldn't keep pace with the Hurricanes' offense. This was Allen's third defeat in his last four games (1-2-1), but he's allowed a modest 11 goals on 121 shots in that span. For the season, the 35-year-old is at an 11-9-1 record with a 2.55 GAA and a .913 save percentage. Allen and Jacob Markstrom have been alternating starts since mid-December, and if that pattern holds, Markstrom will go Tuesday versus the Islanders while Allen would get Thursday's game versus the Penguins.

Bussi stopped 28 of 29 shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Devils.

Bussi lost his last outing Thursday versus the Canadiens, giving up six goals on 22 shots. The 27-year-old bounced back, which is an encouraging sign for both Bussi and the Hurricanes, as they will need him at his best now that Pyotr Kochetkov (hip) is likely lost for the year. Bussi is up to 14-2-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 17 outings. The Hurricanes' next game is a tough matchup Tuesday at home versus the Stars.

Schmid stopped 17 of 20 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blackhawks.

Schmid was able to snag a standings point for the Golden Knights, but he's now allowed 12 goals over his last four outings (three starts). The 25-year-old squandered a pair of one-goal leads Sunday before Tyler Bertuzzi completed his hat trick from in close at 1:18 of overtime. Schmid is down to 11-4-5 with a 2.52 GAA and an .894 save percentage through 21 appearances. At this point, the Golden Knights are likely waiting for one of Schmid or Carter Hart to find a groove and run with the starting job, which should be up for grabs since both netminders have struggled lately. The Golden Knights' next game is in Winnipeg on Tuesday.

Soderblom stopped 13 of 15 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights.

Soderblom was lightly tested Sunday, and that appears to be a good way to keep him from giving up too many goals. He allowed tallies to Brandon Saad and Mark Stone, but a Tyler Bertuzzi hat trick carried the Blackhawks to the win. Soderblom now has two wins over his last three outings despite allowed eight goals on 61 shots in that span. For the season, he's at a 5-7-1 record with a 3.87 GAA and an .873 save percentage in 14 contests. Spencer Knight is likely to get the nod Wednesday versus the Blues, but Soderblom should get a start during the upcoming back-to-back that features games Friday at home versus the Capitals and Saturday on the road in Nashville.

Wedgewood stopped 23 of 25 shots in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Panthers.

Wedgewood did his part with a decent effort, but the Avalanche got burned on two turnovers and didn't have the offense to bail out their netminder. This loss ended Wedgewood's winning streak at five games, but it was just his second regulation loss all season. He's now 18-2-4 with a 2.17 GAA and a .918 save percentage across 26 starts. Considering he started both halves of a weekend back-to-back while Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) is out, Wedgewood looks set for heavy usage in the short term, while Trent Miner is firmly in the backup role. The Avalanche's three-game road trip ends with another hard matchup Tuesday versus the Lightning.

Tarasov stopped 27 of 28 shots in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Avalanche.

Tarasov had virtually no margin for error most of the game, and he was able to limit the damage to an Artturi Lehkonen tally in the first period. The 26-year-old Tarasov had given up eight goals on 60 shots while going 0-1-1 over his previous two outings. He's had some uneven results in the backup role this season, and he's at a 5-6-2 record with a 2.81 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 14 appearances. Sergei Bobrovsky will likely be back between the pipes for Tuesday's game versus the Maple Leafs, which kicks off a six-game road trip for the Panthers.

Portillo recorded a 19-save shutout in AHL Ontario's 3-0 win over Iowa on Sunday.

Portillo recently missed time due to an injury sustained Nov. 12, and this was his first game back. He earned the third shutout of his AHL career with this effort. He's at a 6-1-1 record with a 2.01 GAA and a .922 save percentage across 10 appearances this season. Now that he's healthy, Portillo will compete with Pheonix Copley for playing time.