NHL Player News

Reimer will patrol the visiting crease in Tampa Bay on Saturday, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports.

Reimer has been solid in goal for Ottawa this season, posting a 6-3-1 record with a 2.32 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 10 games. The Lightning, who will be without Nikita Kucherov (illness) and Nick Paul (illness), are averaging 3.61 goals per game, second in the league this season.

Wolf will protect the home net against Vancouver on Saturday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf is coming off a 23-save performance in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Kings. He has a 21-25-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.95 GAA and an .898 save percentage across 51 appearances this season. Vancouver sits 31st in the 2025-26 campaign with 2.49 goals per game.

Vladar will guard the road crease against Detroit on Saturday.

Vladar has been strong in his last five starts, allowing nine goals on 131 shots (.931 save percentage) and posting a 3-1-1 record. He is 23-12-7 with a 2.43 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 44 appearances this season. The Red Wings will be a tired team after defeating Buffalo 5-2 on Friday.

Vasilevskiy will be between the home pipes versus Ottawa on Saturday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Vasilevskiy saw his four-game winning streak come to an end Thursday in a 4-3 overtime loss to Seattle. Vasilevskiy has been outstanding this season, posting a 34-12-4 mark with a 2.33 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 50 starts. The Senators are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and trail the Islanders by one point, with a game in hand, in their quest for a playoff spot.

Woll will defend the road net against St. Louis on Saturday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Woll is coming off a 40-save performance in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Rangers. The 27-year-old from Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, has a 15-13-6 record this campaign with two shutouts, a 3.16 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 35 appearances. St. Louis sits 29th in the league with 2.61 goals per game this season.

Binnington will defend the home crease versus Toronto on Saturday, according to Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Binnington has won three of his last four starts, allowing seven goals on 88 shots (.920 save percentage). He is 11-19-6 with a 3.40 GAA and an .872 save percentage in 37 games this season, ceding the No. 1 job in St. Louis to Joel Hofer. The Maple Leafs are 15th in the NHL with 3.12 goals per game this campaign.

Tarasov will guard the visiting cage against the Islanders on Saturday, Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network reports.

Tarasov has lost three straight games, but he was spectacular Thursday, turning aside 47 shots in a 3-2 loss to Minnesota. Tarasov is 9-13-2 with a 3.01 GAA and an .899 save percentage across 25 appearances this season. The Islanders are generating 2.84 goals per game, 23rd in the NHL in 2025-26.

Merilainen posted a 26-save shutout in AHL Belleville's 5-0 win over Manitoba on Friday.

This was his second shutout of the AHL campaign. Merilainen is up to 8-7-1 with a 2.87 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 18 appearances. He's had a down year compared to 2024-25, which is why he's stayed in the AHL since he was sent down in January.

Soderblom allowed six goals on 39 shots in Friday's 6-1 loss to the Rangers.

With the Blackhawks going ultra-young for the rest of the season, that's created some gaps in the system. It showed Friday, as Soderblom struggled under pressure behind a green defensive unit. He's gone 2-3-1 in March, allowing at least four goals in each of his losses. He's at 7-12-3 with a 3.79 GAA and an .881 save percentage over 23 appearances this season. Spencer Knight will probably get the nod for Sunday's game versus the Devils to close out this road trip.

Garand stopped 27 of 28 shots in Friday's 6-1 win over the Blackhawks.

This was Garand's second start, and he was able to put in a good effort versus a young Blackhawks team. He's proven himself well in a small sample with just three goals allowed on 65 shots over two outings this season, going 1-0-1. The 23-year-old netminder's time with the big club over the last few weeks likely depends on the health of Jonathan Quick (upper body), though the Rangers could opt to carry three netminders to allow Garand a longer audition. Igor Shesterkin figures to get the nod Sunday versus the Panthers.