NHL Player News

Pickard will guard the road goal Monday versus the Canadiens, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Pickard is coming off a 20-save effort in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over Nashville. He has a 4-2-0 record with a 2.49 GAA and an .890 save percentage through seven appearances this season. Montreal is tied for 19th in the league with 2.83 goals per game in 2024-25.

Levi will be sent down to AHL Rochester after head coach Lindy Ruff told reporters Monday, "He needs to play, simple as that."

Levi became the odd man out after the team reacquired James Reimer off the waiver wire. The 22-year-old Levi has made seven appearances for the Sabres this season but is just 2-5-0 with a 3.95 GAA in those outings. With Levi headed back to the Americans, it will be Reimer who serves as the No. 2 option behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (undisclosed).

Merzlikins will get the starting nod on the road against Boston on Monday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Merzlikins has won just once in his last five outings, posting a 1-3-1 record to go with a 3.60 GAA in that span. Historically, the Latvian backstop has put up decent numbers versus Boston, going 2-2-2 with a .924 save percentage and one shutout in six career matchups. Perhaps he can celebrate Latvian Independence Day with a victory.

Swayman will protect the home net against Columbus on Monday, per Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald.

During his last outing, Swayman surrendered seven goals on 38 shots in a 7-2 loss to Dallas on Thursday. He has a 5-6-2 record with one shutout, a 3.35 GAA and an .888 save percentage through 13 appearances this campaign. Columbus ranks 16th in the league with 3.12 goals per game in 2024-25.

Montembeault will patrol the home crease Monday versus Edmonton, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Montembeault is coming off a 25-save performance in Saturday's 5-1 win over Columbus. He has a 5-8-1 record with one shutout, a 3.09 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. Edmonton sits 21st in the league with 2.78 goals per game in 2024-25.

Kolosov will start Monday's home game against Colorado.

Kolosov has posted a mark of 0-3-0 while surrendering 11 goals on 80 shots in his first three NHL appearances. Colorado has gone 9-9-0 going into Monday's matchup and ranks ninth in the league with 3.39 goals per game.

Lankinen stopped 16 of 20 shots in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Predators. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Lankinen's former team got the better of him Sunday, though three of the four goals he let in were to players that weren't in Nashville last season. The 29-year-old has allowed at least four goals in three of his last four starts. He's down to an 8-3-2 record with a 2.71 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 13 games. Those are fine numbers, but Lankinen is trending in the wrong direction and may cede the crease to Arturs Silovs more regularly until a hot hand emerges between the two of them.

Saros allowed three goals on 27 shots in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Canucks.

This was just his third win in seven outings in November, though Saros hasn't given up more than three goals in any of those games. He's settled in after a rocky start to the campaign, though the Predators' offense has wasted some of his good performances. That wasn't a problem Sunday as he improved to 5-8-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 15 starts. The Predators wrap up their five-game road trip Wednesday in Seattle.

Quick posted a 24-save shutout in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Kraken.

Quick has earned a shutout in each of his last two starts. He's now 4-0-0 through five appearances this season, allowing just four goals on 135 shots overall. The 38-year-old is benefiting from selective usage as the backup to Igor Shesterkin, though Quick might get tougher matchups once the Rangers have back-to-back sets. It's not yet known if Quick will play again on this road trip, which includes stops in Vancouver on Tuesday, Calgary on Thursday and Edmonton on Saturday.

Grubauer stopped 21 of 23 shots in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Rangers.

Grubauer kept the game close, but an Alexis Lafreniere backdoor tap-in in the second period and a Zac Jones blast from the faceoff circle in the third were enough to sink him. This was Grubauer's first action since Nov. 5 -- he missed three games due to an accident at home. The 32-year-old is now 1-6-0 with a 3.11 GAA and an .881 save percentage over seven starts. Joey Daccord has been better by every measure and will likely continue to see a slight edge in starts, especially since the Kraken don't have a back-to-back for nearly two weeks.