NHL Player News

Wedgewood will patrol the crease for Tuesday's road clash with the Kings, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.

Wedgewood went 13-4-1 with a career-best 1.99 GAA in 19 regular-season appearances with the Avs last year. While Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) is on the shelf, Colorado should continue to heavily utilize Wedgewood between the pipes.

Husso was waived by the Ducks on Tuesday, according to Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune.

Husso was behind Lukas Dostal and Petr Mrazek on the depth chart, so this transaction isn't much of a surprise. Husso has underwhelmed in the NHL over the last several years, so it seems unlikely he'd be claimed on the waiver wire. The Finnish netminder will link up with AHL San Diego if he doesn't find a new home in the next 24 hours.

Head coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday that Georgiev will be placed on waivers, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Even with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) starting the year on injured reserve, Georgiev seemingly failed to impress the Sabres' brass, as the club claimed netminder Colten Ellis on Monday. Georgiev will report to AHL Rochester if he goes unclaimed on the waiver wire, and at best, he'd be the No. 4 option on the organizational depth chart.

Montembeault will guard the cage on the road against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Montembeault set new personal bests in games played (62), wins (31) and shutouts (four) last season, cementing himself as the No. 1 option in Montreal. With the Habs kicking off the 2025-26 campaign with a back-to-back, Jakub Dobes is scheduled to be between the pipes on the road versus the Red Wings on Thursday.

Silovs will be between the pipes on the road against the Rangers on Tuesday.

Silovs outperformed Tristan Jarry during the preseason, going 2-1-0 with a .904 save percentage and a 2.55 GAA, and will get the surprise nod for the Penguins' season opener. The duo figures to continue battling for the No. 1 job throughout the year, and could even face a challenge from youngster Sergei Murashov, who is currently in the minors. Given the uncertainty in the Penguins' net, Silovs is a risky fantasy play early in the season.

Shesterkin was the first goalie to leave the ice Tuesday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports, indicating he'll be between the pipes at home versus the Penguins.

Shesterkin will be looking for a bounce-back campaign after managing just 27 victories in 61 regular-season appearances last year. It was the first time since 2020-21 that the 29-year-old backstop was unable to reach the 35-win threshold. Despite the lack of wins, Shesterkin still managed to post a solid 2.86 GAA and .905 save percentage, good indicators that he'll be able to return to form this year.

Bobrovsky will get the starting nod at home against the Blackhawks on Tuesday.

Bobrovsky will kick off his 2025-26 campaign with a clash versus the NHL's second-worst team last season, the Blackhawks. The veteran netminder has reached the 30-win mark in three of the last four seasons while also featuring in at least 50 games in each of those campaigns. There is no reason to expect this year to be any different, so fantasy players can expect another workhorse campaign from Bobrovsky in 2025-26.

Blomvist (lower body) was placed on season-opening injured reserve on Monday, per PuckPedia.

Blomqvist is expected to be forced out of action for at least the first two weeks of 2025-26. The 23-year-old made 12 appearances last season for Pittsburgh, but failed to find a rhythm, resulting in a subpar 3.81 GAA and .885 save percentage. Blomqvist could still ultimately play himself into a backup role, but his absence will give Arturs Silovs the first crack behind Tristan Jarry.

Woll (personal) will be on injured reserve to start the 2025-26 season, PuckPedia reports Monday.

The Maple Leafs announced Sept. 23 that Woll will be away from the team indefinitely while dealing with a personal family matter. Cayden Primeau, who was claimed off waivers by Toronto on Monday, seems poised to begin the year as the understudy to Anthony Stolarz while Woll is unavailable.

Luukkonen (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.

Head coach Lindy Ruff said Friday that Luukkonen would be re-evaluated in a week. The Finnish netminder has already been ruled out for Opening Night versus the Rangers on Thursday, and the club will likely utilize extreme caution with its No. 1 netminder, especially considering he is dealing with a lower-body injury.