NHL Player News

Annunen will start Saturday's road matchup against the Golden Knights, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Annunen is coming off a 16-save effort in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime win over the Islanders. The 25-year-old netminder is 9-10-1 with a 3.12 GAA and an .889 save percentage across 22 appearances since joining the Predators from the Avalanche earlier this year.

Hill will patrol the home crease against Nashville on Saturday, Paul Delos Santos of NHL.com reports.

Hill has won his last two outings, stopping 43 of 46 shots. He has a 31-13-5 record with four shutouts, a 2.46 GAA and a .908 save percentage across 49 appearances this season. Nashville sits 32nd in the league with 2.54 goals per game in 2024-25.

Demko is expected to miss Saturday's home game against Minnesota because of an illness, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic.

Demko has a 10-8-3 record, 2.90 GAA and .889 save percentage in 23 appearances in 2024-25. His slated absence would explain why Vancouver summoned goaltender Nikita Tolopilo from AHL Abbotsford as an emergency recall. Vancouver hasn't announced who will start versus the Wild, but Tolopilo will likely serve as the understudy to Kevin Lankinen.

Vejmelka will defend the road crease in Dallas on Saturday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Vejmelka will make his 23rd straight start. The 28-year-old is 25-21-8 with one shutout, a 2.51 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 2024-25. Dallas is fourth in the NHL with 3.38 goals per game this season but may have some difficulty Saturday as the flu bug is going through the team's locker room.

Grubauer will get the home start Saturday against St. Louis, per Sound of Hockey.

Grubauer will be between the pipes for Seattle in the team's penultimate game this season. It'll be the first start since March 31 for the 33-year-old, who has a 7-17-1 record with a 3.52 GAA and an .875 save percentage in 25 appearances this season.

Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 26 shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Red Wings.

Vasilevskiy has suffered back-to-back overtime losses after stopping 27 of 31 shots in a 4-3 defeat to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. It's safe to say the 30-year-old star netminder isn't ending the regular season in the best run of form. He's dropped three of his last four appearances, going 1-1-2 with a 2.71 GAA and a .904 save percentage over that span, but it seems this is nothing more than a rough patch. Over his last 10 games, Vasilevskiy has gone 6-2-2 with a 1.78 GAA and an impressive .930 save percentage.

Lyon stopped 18 of 21 shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning.

Lyon was beaten once in each period, and at one point, the Lightning held a 3-2 lead midway through the final frame, but the Red Wings responded to secure the win. Lyon earned his first victory since March 24, when he stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 5-1 win over Utah. His results haven't been impressive recently, though, going 3-3-0 with a 3.30 GAA and a less-than-inspiring .863 save percentage over seven appearances since the 4 Nations break.

Kochetkov is expected to protect the home net against the Rangers on Saturday, according to Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Kochetkov has one win in his last five outings (1-4-0), allowing 21 goals on 110 shots. He has a 26-15-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.58 GAA and an .897 save percentage across 45 appearances this season. The Rangers sit 12th in the league with 3.08 goals per game in 2024-25.

Ullmark stopped 20 of 22 shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.

Ullmark has won each of his last three starts. He has won six of his past seven starts, going 6-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and a .928 save percentage over that stretch. Ullmark has done his part while helping the Senators clinch a playoff berth.

Shesterkin will defend the road net against the Hurricanes on Saturday, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

Shesterkin is coming off a 44-save performance in Thursday's 9-2 win over the Islanders. He has a 26-28-5 record with five shutouts, a 2.87 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 59 appearances this season. Carolina ranks ninth in the league with 3.22 goals per game in 2024-25.