NHL Player News

Woll is expected to start Sunday's road game against the Ducks, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Woll hasn't been very effective over his last two starts, going 0-1-1 with a 4.53 GAA and .864 save percentage during that time. He made an appearance against the Ducks at home earlier in the season, turning aside 19 of 20 shots to earn the win Dec. 12. The Ducks are averaging just 2.72 goals per game this season, which is tied for the seventh-worst mark in the league.

Forsberg will guard the road goal against the Penguins on Sunday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Forsberg will get the second half of Ottawa's back-to-back after Linus Ullmark played in Saturday's 3-2 win over Columbus. The 32-year-old Forsberg has a 9-11-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.75 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 25 appearances this season. Pittsburgh is tied with the Senators for 18th in the league with 2.92 goals per game in 2024-25.

Jarry will start Sunday's home game against Ottawa, per Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

Jarry has permitted 14 goals on 87 shots during his four-game losing skid (0-3-1). He has a 12-11-5 record with a 3.33 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 30 appearances this season. Ottawa is tied with Pittsburgh for 18th in the league with 2.92 goals per game in 2024-25 and won 3-2 against Columbus on Saturday.

Kochetkov will protect the home net against the Islanders on Sunday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Kochetkov has lost his last two outings, surrendering 10 goals on 41 shots. He has a 25-13-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.50 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 42 appearances this season. The Islanders dropped a 5-3 decision to Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Demko will defend the road net versus the Jets on Sunday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Demko has won his last two outings, stopping 48 of 53 shots. He has posted a record of 8-6-3 with one shutout, a 2.82 GAA and an .892 save percentage across 19 appearances this season. Winnipeg ranks third in the league with 3.45 goals per game in 2024-25.

Hellebuyck will patrol the home crease against Vancouver on Sunday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Hellebuyck has stopped 72 of 77 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has a 42-10-3 record with seven shutouts, a 2.02 GAA and a .925 save percentage through 56 appearances this season. Vancouver is tied for 20th in the league with 2.86 goals per game in 2024-25.

Soderblom will protect the home net against Utah on Sunday, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.

Soderblom has allowed 17 goals on 107 shots during his four-game losing skid (0-2-2). He has posted a record of 8-17-7 with a 3.17 GAA and an .899 save percentage across 33 appearances this season. Utah ranks 24th in the league with 2.78 goals per game in 2024-25.

Thompson will patrol the home crease against Buffalo on Sunday, per Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network.

Thompson had his five-game winning streak snapped in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Winnipeg. He has a 31-4-6 record with two shutouts, a 2.32 GAA and a .917 save percentage through 41 appearances this season. Buffalo is tied for 10th in the league with 3.17 goals per game and lost 7-4 to Philadelphia on Saturday.

Montembeault will defend the road net against Florida on Sunday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Montembeault has surrendered 16 goals on 118 shots during his four-game losing skid (0-2-2). He has a 25-23-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.93 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 54 appearances this season. Florida ranks 12th in the league with 3.14 goals per game in 2024-25.

Tarasov saved 24 of 27 shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Senators.

Tarasov surrendered two goals in the first period and one more in the second, which would be enough for the Senators to seal the win at home. However, Tarasov kept Columbus' net tidy throughout the final 30 minutes of the contest. The 26-year-old goaltender now has a 7-9-1 record with a 3.49 GAA and an .882 save percentage in 18 appearances this season. Tarasov has lost two of his last three starts and has allowed three goals in each of those outings. It is best to fade the struggling Tarasov for the rest of the season in fantasy.