NHL Player News
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Spencer Knight G | CHI
Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Starting against San Jose
Knight will start Monday's home game against the Sharks, Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News reports.
Knight has been in a bit of a skid over the past week, going 0-2-1 with 10 goals allowed on 72 shots over his last three starts. However, he'll attempt to right the ship against the Sharks, who are scoring 3.09 goals per game this year, which is tied for 17th in the league.
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Kevin Lankinen G | VAN
Canucks' Kevin Lankinen: First off Monday
Lankinen was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports, indicating he will guard the road crease against Utah on Monday.
Lankinen struggled mightily in January, going 1-7-1 while permitting 33 goals on 261 shots in 11 outings. He has a 7-17-4 record this campaign with a 3.54 GAA and an .881 save percentage through 30 appearances. Utah sits 16th in the league with 3.15 goals per game this season.
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Joseph Woll G | TOR
Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Slated to start Monday
Woll is expected to patrol the crease on the road against the Flames on Monday, Joshua Kloke of The Athletic reports.
Woll finally broke out of a five-game losing streak with his win over Vancouver on Saturday, in which he stopped 28 of 30 shots. With Woll taking the first game of the Maple Leafs' back-to-back, fantasy managers should expect Anthony Stolarz to get the road start versus the Oilers on Tuesday.
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Joel Hofer G | STL
Blues' Joel Hofer: Between pipes Monday
Hofer will defend the road net against Nashville on Monday.
Hofer is coming off a 16-save effort in Thursday's 5-4 win over Florida. He has a 12-10-3 record this campaign with a 2.82 GAA, an .899 save percentage and four shutouts through 29 appearances. Nashville ranks 25th in the league with 2.83 goals per game in 2025-26, but Hofer has gone 1-1-0 with seven goals allowed on 64 shots in three outings against the Predators this season.
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Logan Thompson G | WAS
Capitals' Logan Thompson: Lands on IR
Thompson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
After sitting out the last two games, Thompson will miss Monday's home matchup against the Islanders and Tuesday's visit to Philadelphia. However, he will be eligible to come off injured reserve if he's ready to play when the Capitals host Nashville on Thursday. Thompson has gone 18-16-4 with a 2.46 GAA, a .912 save percentage and two shutouts in 38 appearances this season. With Charlie Lindgren (lower body) also on the IR list, Clay Stevenson will start against the Islanders on Monday, and Garin Bjorklund might make his NHL debut against the Flyers on Tuesday.
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Yaroslav Askarov G | SJ
Sharks' Yaroslav Askarov: First goalie off Monday
Askarov was the first goalie to leave the ice Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports, indicating he'll guard the cage on the road versus Chicago.
Askarov has picked up just one win in his last five outings, going 1-3-1 with a 3.65 GAA and .863 save percentage in that span. The 23-year-old netminder has been splitting the workload with Alex Nedeljkovic since the start of January, but Askarov could be in danger of losing playing time if he continues to struggle.
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Karel Vejmelka G | UTA
Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka: First goalie off Monday
Vejmelka was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Canucks.
Vejmelka put together an eight-game winning streak earlier in January but has gone 0-3-0 with 10 goals allowed on 94 shots over his last three outings. He'll attempt to get back on track against the Canucks, who are scoring 2.56 goals per game this year, which is the third-worst mark in the league.
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Jakub Dobes G | MON
Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Starting in Minnesota
Dobes will guard the road goal against the Wild on Monday.
Dobes has stopped 151 of the 169 shots he has faced during his six-game winning streak. He has gone 18-5-3 in the 2025-26 campaign with a 2.92 GAA and an .894 save percentage through 26 appearances. Minnesota ranks 12th in the league with 3.25 goals per game.
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MacKenzie Blackwood G | COL
Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Set to start Monday
Blackwood is slated to tend the twine at home versus the Red Wings on Monday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
Blackwood will be making his fifth appearance in the Avalanche's last six contests, having gone 2-2-0 with 10 goals allowed and one shutout over his previous four games. Injuries have limited the 29-year-old Ontario native to just 20 outings this year, but he has still managed to rack up 15 wins and currently is sporting a career-best 2.32 GAA.
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Connor Hellebuyck G | WPG
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Set to face Stars
Hellebuyck is expected to start Monday's road game against Dallas, according to Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.
Hellebuyck has one win in his last six outings (1-3-2) while surrendering 16 goals on 175 shots during that span. He has a 13-15-6 record this campaign with a 2.71 GAA and a .902 save percentage across 34 appearances. Dallas sits 11th in the league with 3.27 goals per game this season.