NHL Player News

Soderblom will protect the home net against the Rangers on Sunday, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.

Soderblom is coming off a 38-save performance in Friday's 4-2 win over Montreal. He has a 6-9-1 record with a 2.73 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 17 appearances this season. The Rangers sit 23rd in the league with 2.82 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 7-4 to Washington on Saturday.

Domingue will guard the road net Sunday in Chicago, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Domingue was recalled from AHL Hartford on Tuesday after Igor Shesterkin landed on IR. With the Rangers playing the second half of a back-to-back, the 32-year-old Domingue will make his first start this season against a Chicago team averaging 2.54 goals per game, third-fewest in the league. Domingue's 4-9-1 with an .888 save percentage and 3.64 GAA in the AHL this year.

Ullmark (back) didn't practice Sunday and remains week-to-week, according to TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Ullmark has missed the last four games, and it's unclear when he will return to the lineup. He has a 12-7-2 record with three shutouts, a 2.38 GAA and a .915 save percentage through 23 appearances this season. Leevi Merilainen and Anton Forsberg will probably continue to share starts during Ullmark's absence,

Ersson (lower body) is out Sunday against the Maple Leafs.

Ersson will miss a second straight game after suffering a lower-body injury in a win Tuesday over San Jose. Ivan Fedotov will get the start Sunday against Toronto.

Hildeby will get the home start Sunday against the Flyers, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports.

It will be Hildeby's first NHL start since Dec. 15 -- he was recalled from AHL Toronto on Monday after Matt Murray was sent back down. In three games with the Leafs this season, Hildeby is 2-1-0 with an .875 save percentage and 3.69 GAA.

Fedotov will guard the road net Sunday against the Maple Leafs.

With Samuel Ersson (lower body) seemingly unavailable, Fedotov will make his first start since Dec. 5, when he was pulled after allowing two goals on seven shots against the Panthers. The 25-year-old Fedotov is 9-6-2 on the season with an .884 save percentage and 3.02 GAA.

Wolf stopped 24 of 27 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Predators. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Wolf's three-game winning streak was snapped after the Flames' offense came up flat. Ryan O'Reilly scored twice on the power play, and a Fedor Svechkov goal right after a faceoff in the third period proved to be a back-breaker. The 23-year-old Wolf is down to 12-6-2 with a 2.63 GAA and a .913 save percentage over 20 appearances this season. The Flames appear to have gone back to alternating goalie starts coming out of the holiday break, so expect Dan Vladar to start Tuesday in Anaheim, followed by Wolf on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Annunen stopped 31 of 32 shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Flames.

Annunen gave up a goal to Mikael Backlund in the second period and was able to limit the damage there. The 24-year-old Annunen has won three of his last five outings, giving up 10 goals in that span. For the season, he's 9-6-0 with a 2.87 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 17 appearances. However, he's posted a 2.28 GAA and a .930 save percentage in six outings since being traded to Nashville from Colorado. Juuse Saros remains entrenched as the No. 1, and with no back-to-back sets until the end of January, head coach Andrew Brunette may have to pick some spots for Annunen to get starts in the next few weeks.

Grubauer allowed three goals on 31 shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers. The fourth goal was an empty-netter

Grubauer has given up 17 goals over his last five games, going 2-2-1 in that span. Joey Daccord's (upper body) ongoing absence has given Grubauer a chance to stake a claim to more playing time, but he hasn't made a great case for himself. The German netminder is now 5-11-1 with a 3.47 GAA and an .879 save percentage over 17 games this season. The Kraken have another tough home matchup Monday versus the Devils.

Pickard stopped 15 of 17 shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Pickard earned his fifth win in his last six starts. He didn't have much to do in this contest, though the Kraken were a little opportunistic to cut the deficit to one goal before Leon Draisaitl's empty-netter sealed the Oilers' win. For the season, Pickard is 9-4-0 with a 2.48 GAA and an .898 save percentage over 14 appearances. He's seeing roughly one-third of the starts, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Pickard start one of the three road games the Oilers have next week -- they visit Boston on Tuesday, Pittsburgh on Thursday and Chicago on Saturday.