NHL Player News
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Justus Annunen G | NSH
Predators' Justus Annunen: Starting trip opener
Annunen will get the start in net for Sunday's game against the Lightning, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Annunen's three-game streak of games with a save percentage of .900 or better was snapped last time out as he surrendered three goals on 29 shots in a loss to the Devils. He'll be fighting an uphill battle in his effort to rebound Sunday against the Lightning, who have scored at least three goals in seven straight games. The 26-year-old Annunen has an 8-10-2 record on the season with a 2.90 GAA and an .898 save percentage.
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Jeremy Swayman G | BOS
Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Gets both of back-to-back
Swayman will start Sunday's game against the Blue Jackets, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
For just the third time in his career, Swayman will get both starts of a back-to-back. He turned aside 31 of 34 shots Saturday against the Wild, and the Bruins will turn to him again ahead of Sunday's pivotal matchup with the Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old has a 29-15-4 record on the season with a 2.72 GAA and a .908 save percentage. Columbus has lost three of its last four games entering Sunday's contest, scoring a combined seven goals over that stretch.
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Frederik Andersen G | CAR
Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Sunday's starter
Andersen will start Sunday's game in net against the Canadiens, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
Andersen is coming off of a tough start his last time out, as he stopped just 14 of the 18 shots he faced against the same Canadiens team he is set to face Sunday. He has found success against the Canadiens throughout his career, with a 15-6-2 record against them. On the season overall, the 36-year-old is 13-12-5 with a 3.15 GAA and an .871 save percentage.
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Jet Greaves G | CLB
Blue Jackets' Jet Greaves: Starting Sunday
Greaves will get the start in goal Sunday against the Bruins, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Greaves has lost two of his last three starts despite allowing just five goals combined over that stretch. The 24-year-old is 24-18-8 on the season with a 2.55 GAA and a .910 save percentage. Greaves didn't play in either of the prior two meetings with the Bruins this season, but he will start Sunday's contest against a hot Boston team that has won four of its last five games,
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Spencer Knight G | CHI
Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Tending twine Sunday
Knight will protect the road net against New Jersey on Sunday, per Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News.
Knight has gone 0-1-1 in his last two outings while allowing eight goals on 75 shots. He has posted a record of 18-20-10 this campaign with two shutouts, a 2.69 GAA and a .908 save percentage through 48 appearances. New Jersey sits 27th in the league with 2.71 goals per game this season.
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Casey DeSmith G | DAL
Stars' Casey DeSmith: Facing Flyers
DeSmith will guard the road goal against Philadelphia on Sunday, according to Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.
DeSmith will get the second half of the Stars' back-to-back after Jake Oettinger played in Saturday's 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. The 34-year-old DeSmith has a 14-7-5 record this season with one shutout, a 2.40 GAA and a .908 save percentage across 27 appearances. Philadelphia is tied for 23rd in the 2025-26 campaign with 2.85 goals per game.
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Jakub Dobes G | MON
Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Starting in Carolina
Dobes will defend the road net against the Hurricanes on Sunday, per Canadiens reporter Priyanta Emrith.
Dobes will get the second half of Montreal's back-to-back after Jacob Fowler played in Saturday's 4-1 win over Nashville. The 24-year-old Dobes has won his last two outings, including a 41-save performance in a 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. He has a 24-8-4 record this campaign with a 2.83 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 36 appearances. Carolina sits fourth in the league with 3.50 goals per game this season.
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Sergei Bobrovsky G | FLA
Panthers' Sergei Bobrovsky: In goal Sunday
Bobrovsky will defend the road net against the Rangers on Sunday, per Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site.
Bobrovsky will get the second half of Florida's back-to-back after Daniil Tarasov played in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders. The 37-year-old Bobrovsky has won his last two outings while allowing only four goals on 48 shots. He has a 26-20-1 record this campaign with four shutouts, a 3.02 GAA and an .878 save percentage across 48 appearances. The Rangers rank 26th in the league with 2.81 goals per game this season.
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Brandon Bussi G | CAR
Hurricanes' Brandon Bussi: Not busy in Saturday's win
Bussi turned aside 17 shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Devils.
New Jersey took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, but Carolina took control the rest of the way and Bussi ended up cruising to his 27th win of the season. The rookie netminder has been inconsistent since the Olympic break, going 4-3-0 in seven starts with a 3.60 GAA and ,849 save percentage as he battles with Frederik Andersen for the top spot between the pipes heading into the playoffs.