NHL Player News

Fleury will be tending the home twine versus Chicago on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Fleury is 4-0-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a .904 save percentage this season as the backup to Filip Gustavsson. He will face the bottom-dwelling Blackhawks, who have only 18 points in 22 games this season.

Mrazek will patrol the visiting crease in Minnesota on Friday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mrazek is 2-0-1 in his last three starts, allowing six goals on 97 shots. Overall, Mrazek is 7-8-1 with a 2.64 GAA and a .912 save percentage over 16 games this season. He will face the Wild, who are third in the NHL standings with 32 points in 22 games.

Kochetkov (concussion) isn't expected to play Friday, but he's feeling good and might return for Saturday's road game against the Panthers, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Kochetkov has a 10-2-0 record, 2.43 GAA and .904 save percentage in 13 outings in 2024-25. Spencer Martin is set to start Friday while Yaniv Perets is expected to serve as the understudy. When Kochetkov is healthy, he will likely act as the Hurricanes' No. 1 goaltender, which will push Martin into the backup role and probably result in Perets heading back to AHL Chicago.

Martin will be between the home pipes versus Florida on Friday, according to Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Martin will make his third straight start as Frederik Andersen (knee surgery) and Pyotr Kochetkov (concussion) are out of action. Martin is 3-2-1 with a 3.33 GAA and an .856 save percentage in seven appearances this season. Yaniv Perets will back up Martin on Friday.

Bobrovsky is set to guard the road net Friday versus Carolina, per Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal.

Bobrovsky has a 10-5-1 record, 3.05 GAA and .889 save percentage in 16 appearances this season. He turned aside 23 of 24 shots en route to a 5-1 win over Toronto on Wednesday. The Hurricanes are among the league's toughest adversaries -- they're 16-5-1 and rank second offensively with 4.00 goals per game.

Tarasov (illness) won't dress for Friday's home tilt versus Calgary, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Jet Greaves, who was recalled from AHL Cleveland on an emergency basis Friday, will back up Elvis Merzlikins against the Flames. Tarasov is 3-4-1 with a 4.03 GAA and an .861 save percentage in eight outings this campaign.

Merzlikins is expected to start at home Friday versus Calgary, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins has a 6-5-2 record, 3.15 GAA and .890 save percentage in 13 appearances this season. He's struggled recently, allowing at least four goals in each of his past three starts. Daniil Tarasov is unavailable due to an illness, so Jet Greaves, who was recalled from AHL Cleveland, will serve as the backup goaltender. Calgary has a solid 12-7-4 record, though the Flames have been underwhelming offensively, ranking 26th with 2.57 goals per game.

Oettinger will patrol the home crease versus Colorado on Friday, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Oettinger struggled in his last start Monday, allowing five goals on 33 shots to snap a five-game winning streak. The netminder is 11-4-0 with a 2.43 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 15 starts this season. Oettinger will face the Avalanche, who are 11th in NHL scoring, averaging 3.30 goals per game.

Per Scott Powers of The Athletic on Friday, Brossoit had another procedure on his knee and will be out of action for six weeks, according to coach Luke Richardson.

Brossoit underwent his original surgery Aug. 27 and was in need of another operation. Brossoit has yet to appear in a Chicago uniform this season after signing as an unrestricted free agent July 1. He will battle Petr Mrazek once he is ready to take on a big role. Brossoit was 15-5-2 with a 2.00 GAA and a .927 save percentage in 23 regular-season appearances with the Jets last season.

Swayman will be in the home crease versus Pittsburgh on Friday, per Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald.

Swayman is starting to turn his game around as he has given up only two goals on 34 shots over his last two starts. Overall, Swayman is 6-8-2 with one shutout, a 3.16 GAA and an .888 save percentage. The Penguins are averaging 2.63 goals-per-game this season.