NHL Player News

Johansson will defend the cage on the road versus the Flyers on Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Johansson will take the first game of the Lightning's back-to-back, which means Andrei Vasilevskiy figures to be the starter for Tuesday's road contest in Pittsburgh. In his 17 appearances this year, the 30-year-old Johansson is 9-6-1 with an .894 save percentage and 2.83 GAA.

Grubauer was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against the Rangers.

Grubauer snapped a four-game winning streak during an overtime loss to the Wild on Thursday, but he'll attempt to bounce back during Monday's matchup. Across his last five outings, he's gone 4-0-1 with a 1.39 GAA and .960 save percentage. The Rangers should be a favorable matchup, as they're scoring just 2.57 goals per game this year, which is the fourth-worst mark in the league.

Dobes will tend the twine at home versus Vancouver on Monday, Marc Antoine Godin of Radio Canada reports.

Dobes has found himself watching from the sidelines of late, featuring in just one of the Canadiens' last nine outings. That lone appearance was far from impressive, as he gave up five goals on 25 shots (.800 save percentage), though he did still manage to get the win over the Hurricanes on Jan. 1.

Quick was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Kraken.

Quick has drawn starts in four of the Rangers' last five games but has struggled during those outings, allowing 18 goals on 84 shots (.786 save percentage). He'll have a favorable matchup against the Kraken, who are scoring 2.74 goals per game this season, which is the eighth-worst mark in the NHL.

Gibson was the first goalie off the ice Monday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports, indicating he'll be between the pipes at home versus the Hurricanes.

Gibson is riding a three-game winning streak, during which he has allowed just four goals on 88 shots while posting one shutout. The veteran netminder has 16 victories this year, which is already his highest total since the 2021-22 campaign. If Gibson can get to the 25-win mark, which seems pretty likely, it would be the first time he's reached that threshold since 2018-19.

Vladar will get the starting nod at home versus Tampa Bay on Monday.

Vladar is undefeated in regulation over his last four contests, going 3-0-1 with nine goals allowed on 101 shots. Given his current pace, the 28-year-old should push for the 30-win threshold this year, which would be a huge improvement considering he has never reached the 20-win mark in his six-year NHL career.

Reimer inked a one-year, $850,000 contract with Ottawa on Monday.

Reimer gave up six goals on 28 shots in an overtime loss to AHL Rochester on Sunday, his first professional appearance this season. The 37-year-old backstop could be pressed into service as the No. 1 option for the Senators until Linus Ullmark (personal) returns.

Skinner stopped 17 of 18 shots in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Bruins.

Skinner was beaten by Viktor Arvidsson's backhander in the first period, and that would be all the offense the Bruins would generate throughout the game. Even though Skinner posted a strong showing between the pipes, the offense didn't support him, which led to the end of his three-game winning streak. He continues to play well at an individual level despite the win-loss record, though, as Skinner has now posted four straight games with a save percentage of at least .915, allowing just one goal in each of those contests.

Korpisalo stopped all 27 shots he faced Sunday in a 1-0 win over the Penguins.

Korpisalo, who returned to the Bruins' crease after not playing in the 10-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday, was impressive en route to earning his second straight win. The 31-year-old also extended his streak of performances with a save percentage of at least .900 to three, going 2-1-0 over that span. This was Korpisalo's first shutout of the season, but his fantasy upside will likely remain matchup-based, especially since he's a firm No. 2 option between the pipes behind Jeremy Swayman.

Askarov stopped 26 of 32 shots in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Golden Knights, who also had one empty-netter.

Askarov and the Sharks were down only 2-1 after one period, but the Golden Knights scored three times in the second to take over the game. While he hasn't been very good lately, Askarov has rarely been this bad between the pipes all year aside from the first few weeks. He's down to a 16-11-1 record with a 3.54 GAA and an .890 save percentage through 29 appearances. The Sharks are off until Thursday, when they start a back-to-back against the Capitals before continuing the road trip Friday in Detroit. Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic are likely to split those starts and the two after that (Jan. 19 versus the Panthers and Jan. 20 versus the Lightning) to deal with the four-game road trip.