NHL Player News

Annunen will protect the home goal versus the Golden Knights on Tuesday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Annunen has won three of his last five outings, allowing 10 goals on 143 shots (.930 save percentage) in that span. He'll draw a tough assignment as the Golden Knights have won four of their last six games with 17 goals scored over that stretch.

Markstrom will protect the home net versus Florida on Tuesday, according to Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network.

Markstrom is coming off a 23-save performance in Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory over Tampa Bay. He has a 21-8-3 record with three shutouts, 2.19 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 32 appearances this season. Florida ranks ninth in the league with 3.25 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 4-3 to Philadelphia on Monday.

Vasilevskiy will defend the road net versus the Bruins on Tuesday, per Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe.

Vasilevskiy is coming off a 23-save effort in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to New Jersey. He has posted a record of 18-12-2 with two shutouts, a 2.33 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 32 appearances this season. Boston sits 28th in the league with 2.58 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vladar will protect the road goal versus the Blues on Tuesday.

Vladar will handle the second half of a back-to-back after Dustin Wolf was in goal for Monday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks. This is the first of two games in a row between Calgary and St. Louis. Vladar has had mixed results on the road this year, going 3-4-3 with a 3.07 GAA and an .892 save percentage,

Fedotov will guard the road goal versus the Blue Jackets on Tuesday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Fedotov will get the second half of Philadelphia's back-to-back after Samuel Ersson played in Monday's 4-3 win over Florida. The 28-year-old Fedotov has a 4-5-2 record with a 3.40 GAA and an .874 save percentage through 12 NHL appearances this season. Columbus sits fifth in the league with 3.40 goals per game in 2024-25.

Montembeault is set to start in Tuesday's road game versus Utah, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Montembeault was on the losing end of a goaltender's duel against Jake Oettinger in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to Dallas. The 28-year-old Montembeault has a 1-1-1 record while allowing nine goals on 81 shots through three starts in January. The Quebec native was defeated by Utah 3-2 in overtime Nov. 26. Utah ranks 25th in the NHL with 2.79 goals per game.

Shesterkin will tend the road twine against the Avalanche on Tuesday, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic.

After losing three straight games and five of six to close out December, Shesterkin has gotten on the right track in January with back-to-back wins over the Devils and Golden Knights. The Russian netminder is sporting a 13-15-1 record, .908 save percentage and 2.98 GAA through 29 appearances this season. Colorado has put up 3.32 goals per game in 2024-25, which ranks seventh in the NHL.

Blackwood will patrol the home crease versus the Rangers on Tuesday, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.

During his last outing, Blackwood stopped 26 of 28 shots faced in Saturday's loss to Winnipeg. He has posted a record of 8-2-1 with a 1.66 GAA and a .939 save percentage in 11 games with the Avalanche this season. The Rangers are tied for 20th in the league with 2.90 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lankinen will be between the road pipes in Tuesday's road matchup versus the Jets, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Lankinen earned his fourth shutout of the campaign Saturday in a 3-0 victory over Toronto. The 29-year-old has recorded one shutout in each of the first four months of the season. He's surrendered 10 goals on 94 shots through five appearances in January, going 2-1-2 during that stretch. Winnipeg ranks third in the NHL with 3.55 goals per game.

Hellebuyck will be in the home net Tuesday against Vancouver, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press relays.

Hellebuyck stopped all 22 shots that he faced in a 3-0 win over the Avalanche on Saturday, his sixth shutout of the campaign. The Canucks sit 19th in the NHL with 2.93 goals per game. The two-time Vezina Trophy winner has been stellar throughout his career against Vancouver, owning a 14-5-0 record, 1.90 GAA and .936 save percentage over 19 outings.