NHL Player News

Blomqvist (lower body) will be on the shelf for at least four weeks, the team announced Friday.

Blomqvist played in just 15 NHL games last year in which he posted a 4-9-1 record, 3.81 GAA and .885 save percentage. The 23-year-old netminder was unlikely to edge out Arturs Silovs for the backup job Opening Night, but this could provide Sergei Murashov more chances to challenge for a bigger role this year.

Sorokin will defend the home goal versus New Jersey on Friday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Sorokin was outstanding last season, posting a 30-24-6 record with a 2.71 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 61 games. He could shoulder a similar workload in 2025-26 if Semyon Varlamov's knee injury lingers throughout the season.

Kochetkov (undisclosed) will not be in the crease versus the Lightning on Friday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Kochetkov may not have featured in Friday's game even if he was healthy, considering the Hurricanes are heading into a back-to-back versus Nashville and Florida on Sunday and Monday, respectively. The 26-year-old netminder will likely enter the 2025-26 season as the No. 2 behind Frederik Andersen, though it could work out to more of an even split share between the duo.

DeSmith will guard the road goal in Thursday's preseason game versus the Wild, per the NHL media site.

DeSmith will get a look in preseason action on the road. The 34-year-old went 14-8-2 with a 2.59 GAA and a .915 save percentage over 27 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. He is set to serve as backup to Jake Oettinger this year.

Hildeby will start in goal on the road in Thursday's preseason game against the Canadiens, per the NHL media site.

It's unclear if Hildeby will play the whole game at this time. The 24-year-old Hildeby should continue to get a long look in training camp, as he may be called on to begin the year in the NHL if Joseph Woll (personal) isn't ready for Opening Night.

Stevenson is expected to start at home for Thursday's preseason game against the Flyers, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Stevenson had a 2.94 GAA and an .888 save percentage across 33 regular-season appearances with AHL Hershey in 2024-25. He's expected to start the upcoming season in the minors, while Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren are set to be Washington's starting and backup goaltenders, respectively.

Quick will guard the home goal in Thursday's preseason game versus the Islanders, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Quick is set for his second appearance of the preseason. He stopped 12 of 13 shots in his first outing. The veteran netminder is a lock to resume his role from 2024-25 as backup to Igor Shesterkin.

Blomqvist (lower body) isn't expected to play in Friday's preseason game against Detroit, the Penguins announced Thursday.

Blomqvist had a 4-9-1 record, 3.81 GAA and .885 save percentage across 15 appearances with Pittsburgh in 2024-25. He also had a 2.84 GAA and a .914 save percentage in 18 regular-season outings with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Blomqvist is projected to begin the upcoming campaign in the minors, provided he's healthy.

Hill is expected to guard the home goal for Thursday's preseason game against Utah, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Although the goaltending workload is sometimes split during exhibition action, the plan is for Hill to play the full game. The 29-year-old had a 32-13-5 record, 2.47 GAA and .906 save percentage in 50 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. He's expected to serve as Vegas' No. 1 netminder this year.

Vasilevskiy (undisclosed) will miss Friday's game against the Hurricanes and Saturday's game against the Predators, but he's expected to return to practice Monday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Vasilevskiy was last on the ice Friday. He is expected to get the Opening Night start Oct. 9 at home versus Ottawa. Vasilevskiy sparkled in 2024-25, posting a 38-20-5 mark with six shutouts, a 2.18 GAA and a .921 save percentage across 63 regular-season appearances.