NHL Player News

Montembeault will defend the road net against the Bruins on Saturday.

Montembeault has gone 1-1-1 in his last three outings while allowing 11 goals on 92 shots. He has posted a 9-7-2 record with a 3.42 GAA and an .871 save percentage across 21 appearances this season. Boston ranks ninth in the league with 3.29 goals per game during the 2025-26 campaign.

Ersson stopped 32 of 35 shots in Friday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.

Ersson had a solid performance in a challenging matchup against one of the best teams in the league. He earned the win while posting a save percentage above .910 for the second time since Dec. 23. Ersson should remain as the Flyers' No. 1 netminder for the time being, but he's going to return to a backup role once Dan Vladar (lower body) returns. Ersson has gone 2-2-1 with a 3.48 GAA and an .873 save percentage over his last six starts.

Cooley stopped 35 of 37 shots in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Capitals. The third goal was an empty-netter with 53 seconds left in the game.

Cooley has lost his last two starts, but he has been solid between the pipes. Through four appearances in January, he has gone 2-1-1 with a 1.50 GAA and an outstanding .950 save percentage. He has been sharing the Calgary crease with Dustin Wolf, and if that trend continues, Cooley could start Thursday's road game against Minnesota.

Rittich will defend the home cage versus Buffalo on Saturday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Due to a healthy Ilya Sorokin, Rittich has made only one appearance in the last six games. Rittich is 11-6-3 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.49 GAA and a .905 save percentage over 20 outings this season. Buffalo ranks 10th in the NHL during the 2025-26 campaign with 3.28 goals per game.

Greaves will protect the home net against Tampa Bay on Saturday, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Greaves is coming off a 28-save performance in Thursday's 1-0 shutout win over Dallas. He has a 15-12-6 record this campaign with a 2.62 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 34 appearances. Tampa Bay sits second in the league with 3.45 goals per game this season.

Swayman will be between the home pipes versus Montreal on Saturday, according to Scott McLaughlin of WEEI.

Swayman had won three in a row before he allowed six goals on 34 shots in a 6-2 loss to Dallas on Tuesday. Overall, Swayman is 19-12-2 with a 2.88 GAA and a .902 save percentage across 34 games this season. The Canadiens are generating 3.37 goals per game in 2025-26, tied for fourth in league scoring.

Stolarz stopped 25 of 30 shots in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights, with Vegas' final goal getting scored into an empty net.

Making his return from an upper-body injury that cost him two-and-a-half months of action, Stolarz looked a little rusty at times -- the second goal against him came when he failed to corral two rebounds on the same sequence -- but he also didn't get much help from his defense. The veteran netminder will likely work in a timeshare with Joseph Woll now that both of them are healthy, but Stolarz will need to improve on his 3.63 GAA and .880 save percentage to avoid slipping into the No. 2 role.

Thompson stopped 25 of 26 shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Thompson bounced back after three straight losses, allowing one goal or fewer for the first time since Jan. 8 against the Blackhawks. He's lost six of his nine starts in January, going 3-5-1 with a 2.56 GAA and a .910 save percentage. He has been dealing with consistency issues following an excellent start to the season.

Hill made 18 saves in Friday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

The Golden Knights never trailed in the game, with all three of the goals Hill allowed coming in the second period. The 29-year-old netminder has won two of three starts since returning Jan. 15 from a lower-body injury that cost him nearly three months of action. On the season, Hill's gone 3-1-2 in eight outings with a 3.01 GAA and an .871 save percentage.

Reimer was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports, indicating he will protect the home net against Carolina on Saturday.

Reimer stopped 22 of 26 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Nashville, with the fifth goal being an empty-netter. He has a 1-1-1 record while surrendering nine goals on 82 shots through three outings with Ottawa this season. Carolina is tied for fourth in the league with 3.37 goals per game during the 2025-26 campaign.