NHL Player News

Gustavsson (hip) will travel with the Wild during the team's upcoming three-game road trip, per Joe Smith of The Athletic.

Gustavsson has been sidelined since the start of the campaign due to the hip procedure he underwent in the offseason. His inclusion for the team's upcoming road trip is a sign that he hasn't had any major setbacks since being ruled out for at least another month in mid-October. His status will be monitored closely, and once he's able to return, he'll likely see somewhat frequent appearances in net, but he'll be behind Jesper Wallstedt on the depth chart.

The Flames activated Cooley (lower body) off injured reserve Thursday, Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM reports.

Cooley sustained his lower-body injury during the Flames' Oct. 28 matchup against the Oilers, and he spent nearly a week on injured reserve. He was initially considered week-to-week but has been cleared to return after missing just four games. It's not yet clear whether he'll draw the start over Dustin Wolf during Friday's home game against the Ducks, but it appears as though Cooley will at least be able to dress as the backup.

Sergeev was reassigned to AHL Calgary on Thursday.

Sergeev's demotion would seem to indicate that Devin Cooley (lower body) will be healthy enough to serve as the backup against the Ducks on Friday. In his lone NHL appearance this year, the 23-year-old Sergeev gave up five goals on 33 shots (.848 save percentage) in a loss to Colorado.

Blackwood will start Thursday's home game against the Predators, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Blackwood has seen plenty of playing time recently, and he'll start for the fourth time in the last five games Thursday. The 29-year-old has picked up wins in each of his last four starts, posting a 2.26 GAA and .915 save percentage during that time. Across his 12 appearances to begin the regular season, he's gone 8-3-0 with a 2.80 GAA and .894 save percentage.

DeSmith will start Thursday's road game against Columbus, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

DeSmith has seen sporadic playing time behind Jake Oettinger early in the regular season. However, DeSmith will be between the pipes for the second time in the Stars' last five games Thursday. Across his three appearances this year, DeSmith has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .888 save percentage.

Binnington will defend the road crease against New Jersey on Thursday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.

Binnington has served as the Blues' No. 2 netminder behind Joel Hofer over the first month of the regular season. However, Binnington will be between the pipes for the second time in the Blues' last eight games Thursday. Across his previous four starts this season, Binnington has gone 1-3-0 with a 4.10 GAA and .846 save percentage.

Cossa will patrol the road paint in Thursday's clash against the Canadiens, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

For the second time this season, Cossa will appear in his second consecutive game. The 23-year-old netminder has brought the Mammoth success recently, as he's currently riding a three-game win streak. Overall, he has a 4-1-0 record, a 2.95 GAA and an .875 save percentage across six appearances. With Karel Vejmelka struggling to begin the 2026-27 campaign, the door is open for Cossa to turn Utah's crease into a true timeshare. He'll face a tough test Thursday, as the Canadiens are getting Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach back in their lineup. Given Cossa's recent success, however, he's a decent spot start in deep fantasy leagues.

Merilainen will start Thursday's road game against the Jets, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Merilainen got the night off Tuesday against the Ducks, but he'll start for the fifth time in the Canucks' last six games Thursday. Across 11 appearances to begin the regular season, the 24-year-old has gone 2-5-1 with a 3.30 GAA and .897 save percentage.

Tomkins is slated to start Thursday's home game against the Ducks, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.

Tomkins made his first NHL appearance since the 2023-24 campaign during Sunday's road matchup against the Rangers, and he turned aside 27 of 28 shots during the 4-1 victory. He's set to start for the second time in the Oilers' last three games Thursday and will face a tough opponent in the Ducks, who rank sixth in the NHL with 3.60 goals per game to begin the regular season.

Woll was the first goalie off at Thursday's morning skate, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against the Rangers.

Woll has struggled to enter the win column early in the regular season, but he'll return to the crease Thursday after sitting out back-to-back games. Across his eight appearances this year, he's gone 1-5-2 with a 3.13 GAA and .899 save percentage.