NHL Player News

Ivankovic posted a 23-save shutout in the University of Michigan's 3-0 win over Michigan State University on Friday.

A performance like that, in a battle between two highly-ranked programs, is a massive feather in the cap for Ivankovic. He's already earned three shutouts this season while going 16-3-0 for the No. 1 ranked Wolverines. He's also posted a 1.90 GAA and a .926 save percentage over 19 appearances. The Predators look to have a quality prospect on their hands, especially if he continues to improve from what he's done as a freshman so far.

Vejmelka will start in goal on the road in Friday's game versus the Canucks.

Vejmelka will get the nod after posting a 27-save shutout over the high-scoring Ducks on Wednesday. This is the first half of a back-to-back, which makes it likely Vitek Vanecek will get the nod Saturday versus the Flames. Vejmelka faces a Canucks team that has scored 13 goals over the last six games, winning just one of them.

Milner signed a professional tryout agreement Friday with the Capitals and will back up Logan Thompson versus the Ducks.

Milner never appeared in an NHL game during his career, ending his professional career in the AHL with Hershey. He's remained in the Capitals' orbit as their practice goalie this season and traveled with the team on this trip to California. Once Charlie Lindgren (upper body) is healthy, Milner will be released from his tryout.

Lindgren (upper body) will not dress for Friday's game versus the Ducks.

Lindgren's absence comes after he stopped 23 of 24 shots Wednesday versus the Sharks. The Capitals were unable to make a regular roster move to accommodate his absence, which suggests this is a fairly new development. They signed Parker Milner to a professional tryout agreement to be the backup to Logan Thompson on Friday.

Hart (lower body) won't suit up Friday versus the Devils and is considered day-to-day, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Hart apparently came out of his season debut Tuesday a little worse for wear. Akira Schmid will start Friday, with Jesper Vikman serving as the backup goalie. It's unclear if Hart will be ready for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Schmid will protect the road goal versus the Devils on Friday, Mike Morreale of NHL.com

Schmid hasn't played the last two games for the Golden Knights after going 0-1-2 with 10 goals allowed over his previous three outings. He'll get his first start against the team that drafted him in 2018, the Devils, who enter Friday's contest on a three-game losing streak.

Gibson will protect the road goal versus the Kraken on Saturday, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Gibson will make his third start in the last five games. The 32-year-old has given up 19 goals over his last four outings, going 1-2-1 in that span. The Kraken are a low-scoring foe, and they've scored just 12 goals in their last six games.

Mrazek (lower body) was put on injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.

Mrazek is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks, so this move doesn't impact his timetable. He's 3-3-0 with a 3.69 GAA and an .876 save percentage in seven outings this season. Anaheim is also missing netminder Lukas Dostal (upper body), and the Ducks are expected to lean heavily on Ville Husso for as long as those two goaltenders are injured. Vyacheslav Buteyets is also with Anaheim to serve as the No. 2 goaltender until Dostal or Mrazek return.

Thompson is expected to start on the road against Anaheim on Friday, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

Thompson has won his past four starts while allowing just five goals on 101 shots (.950 save percentage). He's 12-6-1 with a 2.02 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 19 outings this season. The Ducks have a 16-10-1 record, but they've gone just 5-7-0 across their past 12 games and are coming off a 7-0 loss to Utah on Wednesday.

Husso will patrol the blue paint at home against Washington on Friday, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Husso will be making his fifth straight appearance in the crease, having gone 2-2-0 with a 3.46 in his prior four outings. With both Lukas Dostal (upper body) and Petr Mrazek (lower body) both on the shelf, Husso figures to get a heavy workload moving forward.