NHL Player News

Woll will protect the home goal versus the Senators on Saturday, Dave McCarthy of NHL.com reports.

Woll has won two of his last three games, allowing eight goals on 89 shots in that span. The Senators went 4-0-1 in the five games prior to the break, scoring 21 goals in that span. Given Toronto's all-around struggles, this is a tricky matchup for Woll.

Gibson is expected to start on the road against Carolina on Saturday, per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer.

Gibson will look to extend his personal winning streak to nine games after allowing just 17 goals on 233 shots (.927 save percentage) across his past eight appearances. He's 12-7-1 with a 3.01 GAA and an .891 save percentage in 21 outings this year. Carolina is a difficult adversary with a 22-11-3 record. The Hurricanes are tied for sixth in goals per game with 3.25.

Bussi will protect the home goal versus the Red Wings on Saturday, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.

Bussi took an overtime loss with 38 saves on 41 shots versus the Panthers last Saturday. He'll get another tough task, as the Red Wings went into the holiday break on a three-game winning streak, racking up 12 goals in that span.

Demko is expected to start at home against San Jose on Saturday, per Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.

Demko turned aside 34 of 38 shots en route to a 5-2 loss to Philadelphia on Monday, which brought his three-game winning streak to an end. He's 8-6-0 with a 2.46 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 15 appearances this season. San Jose ranks 20th in goals per game with 2.92.

Fowler will defend the road net against Tampa Bay on Sunday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Fowler has won his last two outings, stopping 57 of 59 shots during that span. He has gone 3-1-1 in five NHL appearances this season while allowing only 12 goals on 146 shots. Tampa Bay is tied for sixth in the league with 3.25 goals per game this year.

Wedgewood will defend the road net against the Golden Knights on Saturday, according to Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.

Wedgewood has won his last three outings, allowing only four goals on 83 shots over that span. He has a 16-1-4 record this season with two shutouts, a 2.01 GAA and a .924 save percentage through 23 appearances this season. Vegas is tied for 13th in the league this campaign with 3.11 goals per game.

Askarov will guard the road goal against Vancouver on Saturday, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Askarov has lost his last two outings while allowing seven goals on 47 shots. He has a 12-10-1 record this season with a 3.37 GAA and an .897 save percentage across 23 appearances. Vancouver sits 25th in the league with 2.78 goals per game this year.

Hart was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, SinBin Vegas reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease against Colorado on Saturday.

Hart is coming off a 21-save performance in Tuesday's 7-2 win over San Jose. He has a 4-1-2 record through seven appearances this season while stopping 170 of the 188 shots he has faced. Colorado sits first in the league with 3.94 goals per game this campaign.

Luukkonen is expected to start at home against Boston on Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR 550.

Luukkonen stopped 26 of 27 shots en route to a 3-1 victory over New Jersey in his last start Sunday. He's 5-5-1 with a 2.73 GAA and an .892 save percentage in 11 appearances this season. Boston is tied for 11th in goals per game with 3.16.

Saros will guard the road goal against the Blues on Saturday, according to Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Saros has won his last two outings while permitting five goals on 54 shots. He has a 14-11-3 record this season with a 2.92 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 28 appearances. St. Louis has registered a league-low 2.50 goals per game this season. However, the Blues will get offensive forwards Jordan Kyrou (lower body) and Jimmy Snuggerud (wrist) back from injured reserve in Saturday's contest.