NHL Player News
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Jakub Dobes G | MON
Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Fifth straight win
Dobes made 26 saves Thursday in a 7-3 win over Colorado.
It was his fifth straight win. Dobes extended his point streak to eight games (7-0-1). That's the longest by a Canadiens rookie goalie since Mike Condon had an eight-game streak in 2015-16. Dobes is 17-5-3 with a 2.96 GAA and .890 save percentage in 24 starts (25 appearances) this season.
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Connor Ingram G | EDM
Oilers' Connor Ingram: Overcomes early struggles
Ingram stopped 17 of 20 shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sharks.
Ingram gave up all three goals within the first 11:40 of the game. The Oilers pulled off a rally to tie the contest in the third period, and Zach Hyman completed the comeback at 1:06 of overtime. This was a second shaky start in a row for Ingram, who has given up six goals on his last 32 shots faced. He's up to 6-3-1 with a 2.46 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 11 appearances. Tristan Jarry is likely to get the nod Saturday versus the Wild, as Ingram has mostly alternated starts with Jarry for much of January.
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Connor Hellebuyck G | WPG
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Back in loss category
Hellebuyck made 33 saves Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the Lightning.
Hellebuyck snapped a four-game winless streak in his last outing, and Thursday was a tough slog -- the Bolts are among the NHL's best teams, and the Jets are one of the worst. Last season, Hellebuyck was the Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's best goalie. This season, he's 4-9-6 in his last 19 starts and 13-15-6 with a 2.71 GAA and .902 save percentage in 34 starts. Hellebuyck's ratios are above league average this season, which is a testament to his individual skill, but he's pushing a jet that's out of fuel this season.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy G | TB
Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Continues impressive run
Vasilevskiy made 22 saves in a 4-1 win over Winnipeg on Thursday.
Just another day in paradise for one of the best goalies in the league. Vasilevskiy has won five games in a row with just four goals allowed. More impressively, he hasn't lost in regulation since Dec. 18, 2025, and he has a 13-0-1 record in that span. Vasilevskiy would be on Team Russia for the upcoming Olympics if the country wasn't banned from participation. The rest will serve him and the Bolts well, given his heavy workload of late.
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Charlie Lindgren G | WAS
Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Gets helped off ice after win
Lindgren sustained an apparent lower-body injury at the end of overtime in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Red Wings, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Lindgren shook off the injury long enough to perform in the shootout, but he needed assistance from his teammates to exit the ice at the end. The 32-year-old's injury comes at a bad time, as Logan Thompson (upper body) was not available Thursday. Lindgren's status wasn't updated after the game, leaving the Capitals' goaltending situation murky heading into Saturday's home game versus the Hurricanes. With the win, Lindgren improved to 8-6-3 with a 3.37 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 18 appearances.
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Samuel Ersson G | PHI
Flyers' Samuel Ersson: Leaves Thursday's game
Ersson (lower body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Bruins.
Ersson allowed five goals on 20 shots in two periods of action. It's unclear when the injury occurred. Dan Vladar took over in goal and will likely handle the bulk of the goaltending duties for as long as Ersson is out.
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Alex Lyon G | BUF
Sabres' Alex Lyon: Expected to start Thursday
Lyon is expected to start at home against the Kings on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.
Lyon has a 12-6-3 record, 2.70 GAA and .911 save percentage in 23 outings in 2025-26. Lyon has won his past nine appearances while stopping 227 of 245 shots (.927 save percentage) over that span, though that stretch includes the duration in which he didn't get into a game from Dec. 31 to Jan. 19 due to a lower-body injury. The Kings have won their past three games while outscoring the competition 12-8.
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Scott Wedgewood G | COL
Avalanche's Scott Wedgewood: Set to face Montreal
Wedgewood is expected to start on the road against Montreal on Thursday, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.
Wedgewood has a 20-3-5 record, 2.14 GAA and .918 save percentage in 30 appearances in 2025-26. He's getting his first start since Jan. 21, when he stopped 15 of 16 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss to Anaheim. Montreal is 29-17-7 this campaign, but the Canadiens have a mediocre 3-3-1 record over their past seven games.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy G | TB
Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Starting in goal Thursday
Vasilevskiy will protect the home goal versus the Jets on Thursday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Vasilevksiy has won four straight games, including a 28-save shutout over the Mammoth on Tuesday. The 31-year-old hasn't allowed more than two goals in any of his last eight contests, so he is very much in form. The Jets have scored just 12 goals over their last six games, so Vasilevskiy is in position to keep his hot stretch rolling.
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Brandon Bussi G | CAR
Hurricanes' Brandon Bussi: Guarding goal Thursday
Bussi will protect the home goal versus the Mammoth on Thursday, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News reports.
Bussi will get the nod in consecutive games for the third time in January. He is 6-2-0 with a 2.27 GAA and a .904 save percentage over his first eight outings of the month. The Mammoth have won five of their last six games, scoring 22 goals in that span.