NHL Player News
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Akira Schmid G | LV
Golden Knights' Akira Schmid: Facing Canadiens
Schmid will be between the pipes for Tuesday's road matchup against Montreal, SinBin.vegas reports.
Schmid is coming off a 25-save effort in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Boston. He has posted a 15-5-5 record in 2025-26 with a 2.51 GAA, an .896 save percentage and two shutouts through 26 appearances. Montreal sits fifth in the league with 3.37 goals per game this season.
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G | BUF
Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Starting in Toronto
Luukkonen will defend the road net against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
Luukkonen is coming off a 32-save effort in Thursday's 4-2 win over Montreal. He has gone 11-7-2 this campaign with a 2.66 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 20 appearances. Toronto ranks 11th in the league with 3.27 goals per game this season.
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Vitek Vanecek G | UTA
Mammoth's Vitek Vanecek: Starting versus Panthers
Vanecek will guard the road goal versus the Panthers on Tuesday.
Vanecek hasn't seen any action over the last six games. He is looking to shake off a 10-game skid (0-8-2), in which he's given up 31 goals on 247 shots (.874 save percentage). The Mammoth are in the second half of a back-to-back against a Panthers team that is as healthy as it has been all season, making this a tough matchup.
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Juuse Saros G | NSH
Predators' Juuse Saros: Guarding goal Tuesday
Saros will protect the road goal versus the Bruins on Tuesday.
Saros has won three of his last five games, but he's allowed at least three goals in each of those contests. That could make this matchup challenging. The Bruins' offense has been humming with 22 goals over their last six games, going 4-1-1 in that span.
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Jeremy Swayman G | BOS
Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Set to start Tuesday
Swayman will protect the home goal versus the Predators on Tuesday, Scott McLaughlin of WEEI reports.
Swayman has won four of his last five outings, allowing 13 goals on 140 shots (.907 save percentage) in that span. The Predators have scored 23 goals over their last six games, winning three of them, so this could be a challenging matchup between two hot teams.
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Connor Hellebuyck G | WPG
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Tending twine Tuesday
Hellebuyck will guard the road goal against New Jersey on Tuesday, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.
Hellebuyck has gone 0-2-2 in his last four outings while allowing 10 goals on 110 shots. He has a 12-14-6 record this campaign with a 2.69 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 32 appearances. New Jersey is tied for 28th in the league with 2.60 goals per game this season.
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Yaroslav Askarov G | SJ
Sharks' Yaroslav Askarov: Set to start Tuesday
Askarov will start Tuesday's road game against Vancouver, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
Askarov has lost his last three outings while permitting 12 goals on 74 shots. However, he has made 56 saves on 61 shots en route to winning his previous two starts against the Canucks this season. In the 2025-26 campaign, Vancouver is tied for 28th in the league with 2.60 goals per game.
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Anton Forsberg G | LA
Kings' Anton Forsberg: Slated to start in Detroit
Forsberg is expected to be between the road pipes against the Red Wings on Tuesday, Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider reports.
Forsberg is 2-0-1 and has turned aside a combined 81 of 87 shots (.931 save percentage) over his previous three appearances. The veteran netminder will have a tough test against a Detroit team that is 18-8-1 on home ice this season. However, Forsberg has an exceptional track record against the Red Wings during his career, registering a 3-0-1 record, 1.74 GAA and .939 save percentage over four outings.
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Kevin Lankinen G | VAN
Canucks' Kevin Lankinen: Defending crease Tuesday
Lankinen will protect the home net against San Jose on Tuesday, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.
Lankinen has lost his last two outings while allowing eight goals on 49 shots. He has a 7-16-4 record this campaign with a 3.44 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 28 appearances. With Thatcher Demko (hip) set to undergo season-ending surgery, Lankinen should see plenty of starts for the remainder of the year. San Jose sits 18th in the league with 3.08 goals per game this season.
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Alexis Cournoyer G | MON
Canadiens' Alexis Cournoyer: Secures weekly honor
Cournoyer was named the ECAC Goalie of the Week on Monday.
Cournoyer stopped 32 of 34 shots for Cornell University over the weekend, securing a 2-1 overtime win over Dartmouth College on Friday and a 4-1 win over Harvard University on Saturday. Through 15 outings this season, Cournoyer is 11-4-0 with a 1.82 GAA and a .925 save percentage, numbers right in line with how he performed in the QMJHL with Cape Breton last year. This was his third weekly award this season after previously claiming two ECAC Rookie of the Week honors in November.