NHL Player News
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Juuse Saros G | NSH
Predators' Juuse Saros: Tending twine Tuesday
Saros will protect the road goal versus the Kraken on Tuesday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Saros is 1-2-1 over his last four games, allowing 12 goals on 102 shots (.882 save percentage) in that span. The 30-year-old will face a Kraken team that has won just twice in six games since the Olympic break, scoring 15 times in that span.
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Adin Hill G | LV
Golden Knights' Adin Hill: In goal Tuesday
Hill will guard the road net against Dallas on Tuesday, per SinBin.vegas.
Hill has gone 1-2-0 in his last three outings while allowing 11 goals on 66 shots. He has posted a 6-5-3 record this season with a 3.40 GAA and an .859 save percentage through 16 appearances. Dallas sits seventh in the league during the 2025-26 campaign with 3.43 goals per game.
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Karel Vejmelka G | UTA
Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka: Starting in Minnesota
Vejmelka will defend the road net against the Wild on Tuesday, according to Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.
Vejmelka will get the second half of Utah's back-to-back after Vitek Vanecek played in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to Chicago. The 29-year-old Vejmelka has a 30-16-2 record this campaign with a 2.62 GAA and a .900 save percentage across 49 appearances. Minnesota sits 11th in the league with 3.30 goals per game this season.
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Matt Murray G | SEA
Kraken's Matt Murray: Lifted from IR
Murray (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Tuesday.
Murray went down with the long-term injury Nov. 15 and is set to return to Seattle's lineup. With Philipp Grubauer struggling since the Olympic break, Murray will likely compete with him for secondary starts to relieve the team's No. 1 option, Joey Daccord. Across five games this season, Murray has a record of 0-2-1 with a 2.21 GAA and a .922 save percentage. With Tuesday's move coming hours before the puck drops between Seattle and Nashville, Murray will likely be a healthy scratch before having a chance to suit up for Thursday's game against Colorado.
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Elvis Merzlikins G | CLB
Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Defending crease Tuesday
Merzlikins will start Tuesday's road matchup against Tampa Bay, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Merzlikins will get the second half of the Blue Jackets' back-to-back after Jet Greaves played in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings. The 31-year-old Merzlikins has a 12-9-2 record this campaign with one shutout, a 3.53 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 25 appearances. Tampa Bay ranks fourth in the league with 3.53 goals per game this season.
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Dustin Wolf G | CGY
Flames' Dustin Wolf: Slated to start versus Rangers
Wolf is expected to defend the cage on the road against the Rangers on Tuesday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Wolf is set to feature in the second game of the Flames' back-to-back after Devin Cooley got the nod against the Caps on Monday. With just two more wins, the 24-year-old Wolf will reach the 20-win mark for the second straight year -- though he is unlikely to match the 29 victories he secured in 2024-25.
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Frederik Andersen G | CAR
Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Expected to face Pittsburgh
Andersen is expected to start at home versus the Penguins on Tuesday, per Walt Ruff and Peter Dewar of the Hurricanes' official site.
Andersen is set to make his fourth start in the last six games -- he's 2-1-0 with a 2.38 GAA and an .883 save percentage over his last three appearances. The Penguins snapped a three-game losing streak in a 5-4 overtime win over Boston on Sunday, but they will still be without Sidney Crosby (lower body) and Evgeni Malkin (suspension) on Tuesday. Andersen conceded five goals on 28 shots during a loss against Pittsburgh on Dec. 30, but that game was on the road.
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Lukas Dostal G | ANA
Ducks' Lukas Dostal: Guarding cage Tuesday
Dostal will patrol the crease for Tuesday's road clash with Winnipeg, Eric Stephens of The Athletic reports.
Dostal has given up four or more goals in four of his last seven outings, but he has still managed to post a 6-1-0 record along the way. The 25-year-old backstop has already set a new personal best with his 25 victories this year and should reach the 30-win threshold before the end of the campaign.
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Connor Ingram G | EDM
Oilers' Connor Ingram: Difficult assignment in Denver
Ingram will occupy the road net Tuesday against the Avalanche, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.
Ingram has won back-to-back starts and three of his last four, but he's allowed at least four goals in two of those outings. The Saskatchewan native is 9-6-1 with a 2.78 GAA and an .892 save percentage through 18 appearances this season. The Avalanche are 23-4-4 at home and have generated 3.79 goals per game in 2025-26, which is the best mark in the NHL, so Ingram will be hard to trust Tuesday.
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Joel Hofer G | STL
Blues' Joel Hofer: Protecting home net Tuesday
Hofer will tend the home twine versus the Islanders on Tuesday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
Hofer is currently playing at an extremely high level -- he's 4-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .962 save percentage over his last four starts. The Blues will also get a boost on the blue line Tuesday, as Colton Parayko (back) will return to the lineup. As for the Islanders, they are coming off a 2-1 overtime win in San Jose on Saturday after dropping the first two games of their road trip in Anaheim and Los Angeles.