NHL Player News

Oettinger will patrol the home crease Sunday against Winnipeg, Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars reports.

Oettinger is coming off a 29-save performance in Friday's 5-3 win over Colorado. He has a 12-4-0 record with one shutout, a 2.46 GAA and a .912 save percentage through 16 appearances this campaign. Winnipeg sits second in the league with 3.88 goals per game in 2024-25.

Primeau will be between the pipes for Sunday's road game versus Boston, according to Marc Denis of RDS.

Primeau will get the second half of Montreal's back-to-back after Sam Montembeault played in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers. The 25-year-old Primeau is coming off a 21-save effort in a 4-3 overtime win over Columbus on Wednesday. He has a 2-2-1 record with a 4.37 GAA and an .846 save percentage through nine appearances this season. Boston is tied for last in the league with 2.32 goals per game in 2024-25.

Talbot (lower body) won't return to Sunday's matchup against Vancouver.

Talbot surrendered two power-play goals and faced 14 shots in 26:05 of playing time before being replaced by Ville Husso. Alex Lyon (lower body) won't be available for Detroit's upcoming two-game road trip against Boston on Tuesday and versus Ottawa on Thursday. If Talbot joins Lyon on the shelf, the Red Wings will likely bring up a netminder from the minors.

Swayman will protect the home net versus Montreal on Sunday, according to Andrew Fantucchio of Boston Hockey Now.

Swayman has lost his last two outings despite allowing only three goals on 50 shots. He has a 6-9-2 record with one shutout, a 3.09 GAA and an .892 save percentage through 17 appearances this season. Montreal sits 21st in the league with 2.83 goals per game in 2024-25.

Tarasov (illness) is expected to return to the lineup as Elvis Merzlikins' backup in Sunday's road game versus Chicago.

Tarasov sat out Friday's 5-2 win over Calgary. However, the Blue Jackets returned Jet Greaves to AHL Cleveland on Saturday, paving the way for Tarasov's return. The 25-year-old Tarasov has a 3-4-1 record with a 4.04 GAA and an .861 save percentage in eight appearances this season.

Merzlikins will defend the road net versus the Blackhawks on Sunday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins is coming off a 27-save performance in Friday's 5-2 victory over Calgary. He has won five of his last six outings, surrendering 19 goals on 170 shots. Merzlikins has a 7-5-2 record with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .893 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. Chicago sits 30th in the league with 2.48 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lankinen will guard the road goal against Detroit on Sunday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Lankinen has won his last three starts, stopping 90 of 96 shots and posting one shutout. He has earned a record of 11-3-2 with two shutouts, a 2.57 GAA and a .909 save percentage through 16 appearances this season. Detroit ranks 25th in the league with 2.57 goals per game in 2024-25.

Binnington turned aside 28 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers.

The veteran netminder was let down by his defense on Philly's two tallies in regulation, and Binnington simply had no chance on the OT winner, which came on a breakaway by dazzling rookie Matvei Michkov. Binnington has allowed three goals or fewer in six straight starts, going 3-2-1 over that stretch with a stellar 1.97 GAA and .926 save percentage.

Kolosov stopped 25 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues.

The Flyers nearly got the job done in regulation, but with their goalie pulled to create a 6-on-4 power play, the Blues found the tying goal with just 20 seconds left in the third period -- Kolosov robbed both Jordan Kyrou and Justin Faulk in quick succession, but Jake Neighbours banged home the puck on the ensuing scramble. Kolosov finally got rewarded for his efforts when Matvei Michkov scored on a breakaway in OT. The rookie netminder has won three straight starts after losing his first four NHL decisions, and since Samuel Ersson (lower body) landed on the shelf, Kolosov has a 2.25 GAA and .913 save percentage in four appearances compared to Ivan Fedotov's 2.91 GAA and .901 save percentage during the same stretch. If Philly carries only two goalies when Ersson returns from IR, Kolosov has made a strong case to be the team's No. 2.

Nedeljkovic made 30 saves in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Flames.

The 28-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period, but Nedeljkovic saw it slip away on a Jonathan Huberdeau shot from in close late in the frame. It was the first time since Nov. 2 that Nedeljkovic allowed fewer than three goals, and he carries a 4-4-3 record with a 3.31 GAA and .883 save percentage on the season.