NHL Player News

Hart will protect the home net against Minnesota on Monday, according to SinBin Vegas.

Hart is coming off a 33-save effort in Saturday's 6-5 shootout loss to Colorado. He has a 4-1-3 record through eight outings this season while allowing 23 goals on 226 shots. Minnesota sits 17th in the league with 3.03 goals per game this year.

Swayman is expected to start on the road against Calgary on Monday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Swayman hasn't earned a win across his past four outings, going 0-2-1 while allowing 14 goals on 88 shots (.841 save percentage). He's 14-10-1 with a 2.91 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 26 appearances this season. Calgary ranks 28th in goals per game with 2.61.

Montembeault is set to start on the road against Florida on Tuesday.

Montembeault is making his first NHL start since he was loaned to AHL Laval on Dec. 16 for a conditioning assignment to regain his confidence -- he had gone 5-6-1 with a 3.65 GAA and an .857 save percentage through 15 appearances with Montreal before the assignment. The 29-year-old netminder appeared in two outings for Laval, posting a record of 0-2-0 with a 2.53 GAA and a .904 save percentage. Florida ranks 12th in goals per game with 3.16.

Lyon is expected to start on the road against St. Louis, per Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Lyon will look to extend his personal winning streak to seven games. He's allowed 13 goals on 167 shots (.922 save percentage) during the streak. Lyon is up to a 9-6-3 record, 2.87 GAA and .907 save percentage in 20 appearances this season. The Blues rank last in goals per game with 2.51, so this is a favorable matchup for Lyon.

Dostal is expected to start at home against San Jose on Monday, per Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Dostal will attempt to rebound after stopping 24 of 30 shots en route to a 6-1 loss to the Kings in his last start Saturday. He's 13-9-1 with a 3.01 GAA and an .894 save percentage in 23 outings this year. San Jose ranks 18th in goals per game with 3.00.

Blackwood is expected to start at home against the Kings on Monday, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.

Blackwood is 11-1-1 with a 2.16 GA and .924 save percentage in 13 appearances this season. He's on a five-game winning streak in which he's allowed 10 goals on 144 shots (.931 save percentage). The Kings rank 29th in goals per game with 2.59.

Vanecek is expected to patrol the home crease against Nashville on Monday after being the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports reports.

Vanecek is coming off a 25-save effort in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to Colorado. He has a 2-8-1 record this season with a 2.81 GAA and an .882 save percentage through 11 appearances. With Karel Vejmelka (upper body) on injured reserve, Matt Villalta will be the backup goalie behind Vanecek for the time being. Nashville is tied for 23rd in the league with 2.78 goals per game this year.

Wolf is expected to start at home against Boston on Monday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf has a 12-14-2 record, 2.96 GAA and .897 save percentage in 29 outings this season. He stopped 29 of 31 shots en route to a 3-2 win over Edmonton in his last start Saturday. Boston ranks 14th in goals per game with 3.10.

Thompson will guard the road goal against Florida on Monday, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

Thompson is coming off a 35-save performance in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over New Jersey. He has a 15-9-3 record this season with two shutouts, a 2.27 GAA and a .917 save percentage across 27 appearances. Florida ranks 12th in the league with 3.16 goals per game this campaign.

Villalta was summoned from AHL Tucson on Monday.

Villalta has a 2.94 GAA and a .903 save percentage in 15 outings with Tucson this season. He's up from the minors because Karel Vejmelka is dealing with an upper-body injury and has been put on injured reserve. Utah hasn't announced its starter for Monday's home game against Nashville, but Villalta will likely serve as Vitek Vanecek's understudy.