NHL Player News
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Connor Ingram G | UTA
Hockey Club's Connor Ingram: Lands on IR
Ingram (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Ingram will now be out for at least three games due to the injury, including a back-to-back this weekend. Karel Vejmelka will take over as Utah's No. 1 goalie, and Jaxson Stauber could be in line for his first NHL action since the 2022-23 campaign during the team's four-game road trip.
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Drew Commesso G | CHI
Blackhawks' Drew Commesso: Heads back to AHL
Commesso was reassigned to AHL Rockford on Wednesday.
Commesso served as backup to Arvid Soderblom for Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Ducks while Petr Mrazek was away from the team for personal reasons. The 22-year-old Commesso has yet to make his NHL debut, but he appears to be the top option for a recall whenever the Blackhawks need additional help in the crease.
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Pyotr Kochetkov G | CAR
Hurricanes' Pyotr Kochetkov: Set to guard road goal
Kochetkov is expected to start on the road against Philadelphia on Wednesday, according to Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.
Kochetkov stopped 29 of 30 shots en route to a 4-1 win over St. Louis in his last start Sunday. He's 9-2-0 with a 2.42 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 11 outings this season. The Flyers rank 20th offensively with 2.79 goals per game.
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G | BUF
Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Patrolling crease Wednesday
Luukkonen will defend the blue paint on the road versus the Kings on Wednesday, per NHL.com.
Prior to getting hurt, Lukkonenen had started nine of the Sabres' last 10 games, and he posted a 6-2-0 record to go with a 2.54 GAA during that time. While the Finnish netminder should get back to seeing a heavy workload moving forward, the addition of James Reimer to the goalie room should provide the coaching staff more confidence to give Luukkonen the occasional night off outside of just back-to-backs.
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David Rittich G | LA
Kings' David Rittich: Set to start Wednesday
Rittich is slated to start at home against Buffalo on Wednesday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider.
Rittich has a 6-4-0 record, 2.51 GAA and .892 save percentage in 10 appearances in 2024-25. He's coming off a 4-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday in which he stopped 17 of 18 shots. The Sabres rank 11th offensively with 3.33 goals per game.
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Joey Daccord G | SEA
Kraken's Joey Daccord: Expected to start Wednesday
Daccord is slated to start at home against Nashville on Wednesday, per Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times.
Daccord has won his past four starts while saving 99 of 107 shots (.925 save percentage). He's having a strong campaign in which he's posted an 8-3-1 record, 2.51 GAA and .918 save percentage in 12 outings. The Predators rank 30th offensively with 2.42 goals per game, though Nashville is coming off a 5-3 victory over Vancouver on Sunday.
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Petr Mrazek G | CHI
Blackhawks' Petr Mrazek: Guarding cage Thursday
Mrazek (personal) is set to tend the twine at home against the Panthers on Thursday, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
Mrazek was attending to a personal matter, resulting in him missing Tuesday's clash with the Ducks. With the situation now seemingly behind him, the veteran backstop will retake his spot between the pipes for the Blackhawks on Thursday. With Mrazek back, Drew Commesso figures to head back to AHL Rockford prior to puck drop.
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Vitek Vanecek G | SJ
Sharks' Vitek Vanecek: Traveling, but out Wednesday
Vanecek won't dress for Wednesday's road game in Dallas, but he is traveling with the Sharks, per Max Miller of NHL.com.
Vanecek has a 2-5-1 record, 3.36 GAA and .899 save percentage in 10 appearances in 2024-25. He might still be an option for Thursday's tilt in St. Louis given that he's with the team, but in the meantime, Yaroslav Askarov is set to back up Mackenzie Blackwood versus the Stars.
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MacKenzie Blackwood G | SJ
Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: Guarding road goal Wednesday
Blackwood is expected to start on the road against Dallas on Wednesday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.
Blackwood has a 4-5-3 record, 3.07 GAA and .908 save percentage in 12 appearances this season. He stopped just 16 of 20 shots in his last start Monday, but he got plenty of offensive support, resulting in a 5-4 overtime victory over Detroit. Dallas has an 11-6-0 record and ranks 12th in scoring with 3.29 goals per game.
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Alex Lyon G | DET
Red Wings' Alex Lyon: Gets starting nod for Thursday
Lyon will be between the pipes for Thursday's home matchup with the Islanders, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.
Lyon has appeared in just three of the Red Wings' last 11 contests, losing all three games while giving up 15 goals on 95 combined shots (.842 save percentage). Despite his recent struggles, the team will go back to the 31-year-old for Thursday's matchup, which likely means fantasy players can expect to see Cam Talbot between the home pipes against the Bruins on Saturday.