NHL Player News
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Joseph Woll G | TOR
Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Between pipes Saturday
Woll will defend the road net against Vancouver on Saturday, Joshua Kloke of The Athletic reports.
Woll has lost his last five outings (0-3-2) while allowing 22 goals on 169 shots. He has gone 11-7-4 this campaign with a 3.01 GAA, a 906 save percentage and two shutouts through 23 appearances. Vancouver sits 30th in the league with 2.57 goals per game this season.
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Logan Thompson G | WAS
Capitals' Logan Thompson: Won't play Saturday
Thompson (upper body) is unavailable for Saturday's home game against Carolina.
Washington is also missing Charlie Lindgren (lower body). Clay Stevenson will start Saturday, while Garin Bjorklund will serve as the backup netminder. Thompson has an 18-16-4 record, 2.46 GAA and .912 save percentage in 38 outings in 2025-26. His next opportunity to play will come Monday at home against the Islanders.
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Clay Stevenson G | WAS
Capitals' Clay Stevenson: Set to face Carolina
Stevenson is set to start at home against Carolina on Saturday, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Stevenson is making his NHL season debut due to the absences of Logan Thompson (upper body) and Charlie Lindgren (lower body). The 26-year-old Stevenson has a 2.57 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 24 AHL outings in 2025-26. Carolina has won five of its past six games while averaging 4.50 goals per game over that stretch.
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Adin Hill G | LV
Golden Knights' Adin Hill: Expected starter for Sunday
Hill is expected to start on the road against Anaheim on Sunday, per SinBin.vegas.
Akira Schmid will play between the pipes at home against Seattle on Saturday. Head coach Bruce Cassidy wants to maintain a rotation between the two goaltenders until the Olympic break. That could give Schmid the start at home against Vancouver on Wednesday, while Hill might be in line to play at home against the Kings on Thursday. The 29-year-old Hill has a 3-2-3 record, 3.56 GAA and .855 save percentage in 10 appearances in 2025-26. Anaheim won seven straight games from Jan. 13 to Jan. 25, but the Ducks have dropped their past two while being outscored 9-2 over those losses.
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Garin Bjorklund G | WAS
Capitals' Garin Bjorklund: Summoned from AHL
Bjorklund was recalled from AHL Hershey on Saturday.
Washington placed Charlie Lindgren (lower body) on injured reserve in a corresponding move. With Logan Thompson (upper body) also dealing with an injury, Bjorklund or Clay Stevenson could start Saturday's home game against Carolina.
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Charlie Lindgren G | WAS
Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Shifts to IR
Lindgren (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Washington recalled Garin Bjorklund from AHL Hershey in a corresponding move. Lindgren suffered the injury in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over Detroit and won't return before the Olympic break. He has gone 8-6-3 this season with a 3.37 GAA, an .884 save percentage and one shutout in 18 appearances.
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Dustin Wolf G | CGY
Flames' Dustin Wolf: Set to face San Jose
Wolf is set to start at home against San Jose on Saturday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
Wolf has a 15-20-3 record, 3.03 GAA and .896 save percentage in 39 outings in 2025-26. This has been a rough campaign for him, and Wolf is trending in the wrong direction with a 1-6-1 record, 3.76 GAA and .879 save percentage across his past eight appearances. San Jose is 10-4-1 while averaging 3.60 goals per game across its past 15 games.
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Eric Comrie G | WPG
Jets' Eric Comrie: Starting in Florida
Comrie will defend the road crease against the Panthers on Saturday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Comrie has won his past two outings, including a 22-save performance in a 3-1 victory over St. Louis on Jan. 20 in his last start. He has gone 8-9-1 this season with a 3.19 GAA and an .888 save percentage across 18 appearances. Florida sits 20th in the league with 3.04 goals during the 2025-26 campaign.
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Connor Hellebuyck G | WPG
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Not starting after all
Contrary to a previous report, Hellebuyck won't start against Florida on Saturday, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.
Eric Comrie will get the start instead. Hellebuyck has a 13-15-6 record, 2.71 GAA and .902 save percentage in 34 appearances in 2025-26. It wouldn't be surprising if Hellebuyck gets back between the pipes Monday in Dallas.
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Juuse Saros G | NSH
Predators' Juuse Saros: Expected to start
Saros is slated to guard the road goal against the Islanders on Saturday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.
Saros has lost his last two outings (0-1-1) while stopping 51 of the 58 shots he has faced. He has a 20-17-4 record in 2025-26 with a 3.04 GAA and an .895 save percentage through 41 appearances. The Islanders rank 24th in the league with 2.83 goals per game this season.