NHL Player News
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Alex Nedeljkovic G | SJ
Sharks' Alex Nedeljkovic: Tending twine Friday
Nedeljkovic is slated to guard the home cage versus the Rangers on Friday, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
Nedeljkovic is sharing the net with Yaroslav Askarov, and it's doing Nedeljkovic a world of good, as he has won his last four starts, giving up nine goals on 115 shots (.922 save percentage) during that stretch. Overall, he is 9-8-2 with a 2.96 GAA and an .896 save percentage in 22 appearances this season. The Rangers are 27th in NHL scoring, generating 2.67 goals per game.
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Jordan Binnington G | STL
Blues' Jordan Binnington: Tending twine Friday
Binnington will defend the road crease against Dallas on Friday, Andy Strickland of FanDuel Sports Network reports.
Binnington has struggled over his last three starts, going 0-3-0 with a 5.03 GAA and .828 save percentage during that time. He made a home start against the Stars on Oct. 18 and turned aside 18 of 19 shots (.947 save percentage) in a 3-1 victory.
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Samuel Ersson G | PHI
Flyers' Samuel Ersson: Exits ice first Friday
Ersson was the first goalie to leave the ice Friday, Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports reports, indicating he'll be between the pipes on the road versus Colorado.
Ersson will make his sixth straight appearance in the crease, having gone 1-2-1 in his last five outings with a 3.60 GAA and .859 save percentage. While the 26-year-old backstop continues to see the bulk of the workload for the Flyers, the impending return of Dan Vladar (lower body) figures to see Ersson relegated to the backup role once again.
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Dustin Wolf G | CGY
Flames' Dustin Wolf: Not starting after all
Wolf won't start Friday's home game against the Capitals, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
A previous report from Steinberg suggested that Wolf would draw the start against Washington, but Devin Cooley will ultimately tend the twine Friday. The two goalies have alternated starts over the past two weeks, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Wolf return to the crease at home against the Ducks on Sunday.
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Devin Cooley G | CGY
Flames' Devin Cooley: Drawing start against Washington
Cooley will start Friday's home game against the Capitals, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
A previous report from Steinberg indicated that Dustin Wolf would draw the start Friday, but Cooley will ultimately draw the start, continuing the timeshare that the two netminders have had over the past two weeks. Across his last three starts, Cooley has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.33 GAA and .952 save percentage.
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MacKenzie Blackwood G | COL
Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Facing Flyers
Blackwood will patrol the home crease versus Philadelphia on Friday, Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Blackwood will make his second start since returning from a lower-body injury Jan. 16 after missing six games. Blackwood was beaten up in his start versus Nashville, allowing five goals on 28 shots in a 7-3 home loss. Blackwood is 13-2-1 with a 2.26 GAA and a .917 save percentage for the mighty Avalanche. The Flyers are generating 2.90 goals per game, tied for 21st in the league in 2025-26.
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Dustin Wolf G | CGY
Flames' Dustin Wolf: Starting Friday
Wolf will be between the home pipes versus Washington on Friday, according to Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
Wolf has struggled of late, posting a 1-6-0 mark with a 3.75 GAA and an .885 save percentage in his last seven starts. Wolf is 15-20-2 with a pair of shutouts, a 3.00 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 38 appearances in 2025-26. The Capitals are tied for 13th in NHL scoring this season, generating 3.18 goals per game.
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Frederik Andersen G | CAR
Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Falls short in shootout
Andersen stopped 19 shots in regulation and overtime and four of six shootout attempts during Thursday's 4-3 loss to Chicago.
Carolina once again kept the shot volume low on Andersen, but the chances he did see were from in close and high-danger areas. The veteran netminder is 2-0-2 over his last four starts and didn't face more than 30 shots in any of them, posting a 2.43 GAA and .880 save percentage over that stretch.
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Spencer Knight G | CHI
Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Nabs shootout win in Raleigh
Knight turned aside 28 shots in regulation and overtime and five of six shootout attempts during Thursday's 4-3 win over the Hurricanes.
Chicago grabbed one-goal leads in every period, only for Carolina to quickly answer back each time, but Knight locked things down in OT and the shootout with only Andrei Svechnikov managing to get a puck past him. Knight has put together an impressive January, going 5-2-0 in seven starts with a 2.25 GAA and .924 save percentage.
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Joonas Korpisalo G | BOS
Bruins' Joonas Korpisalo: Hangs on for win No. 10
Korpisalo stopped 30 shots in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
The veteran netminder took a shutout into the third period, but Korpisalo had to withstand a furious comeback attempt by Vegas to put the win in the books. Korpisalo's won all four of his starts in January, improving his record on the season to 10-8-0, and for the month he's posted a dazzling 1.42 GAA and .948 save percentage.