NHL Player News

Bjorklund was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Saturday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Bjorklund hasn't made his NHL debut yet after being the backup goalie behind Logan Thompson in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to Carolina. The 23-year-old Bjorklund has a 3.01 GAA and an .895 save percentage in nine outings with Hershey this season. Charlie Lindgren (upper body) was activated off injured reserve in a corresponding move.

Lindgren (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

The Capitals returned Garin Bjorklund to the minors in a corresponding move. After missing the last three games, Lindgren will dress as Logan Thompson's backup in Saturday's road matchup against Winnipeg.

Johansson is expected to start on the road against the Islanders on Saturday, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

Johansson is making his sixth straight start because Andrei Vasilevskiy (undisclosed) is on the shelf. Johansson is 7-5-0 with a 2.65 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 13 outings this year. It will be a rematch of the Johansson versus Ilya Sorokin matchup from Dec. 6. Johansson kicked out 17 of 18 shots in that game, but he still got the loss because Sorokin led the Islanders to a 2-0 victory thanks to a 32-save shutout.

Sorokin is set to start at home against Tampa Bay on Saturday, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Sorokin will attempt to extend his personal winning streak to five games after turning aside 130 of 138 shots (.942 save percentage) over his past four starts. He's 11-8-2 with a 2.53 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 21 outings this season. His current winning streak includes a 32-save shutout victory over Tampa Bay on Dec. 6.

Wolf is expected to start on the road against Los Angeles on Saturday, per Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf has won his past three starts while turning aside 79 of 84 shots (.940 save percentage). He's 9-12-3 with a 2.95 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 24 outings in 2025-26. The Kings rank 28th in goals per game with 2.70.

Wedgewood is set to start at home against Nashville on Saturday, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.

Wedgewood has stopped 75 of 81 shots (.926 save percentage) across his past three appearances, but he's 0-0-2 over those outings. He's 13-1-4 with a 2.11 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 20 outings this year. Nashville ranks 26th in goals per game with 2.77.

Wallstedt will start Saturday's home matchup against Ottawa.

Wallstedt is coming off a 17-save effort in last Saturday's 4-2 loss to Vancouver. He has posted a record of 8-1-2 this season with four shutouts, a 1.95 GAA and a .936 save percentage across 11 appearances. Ottawa is tied for 11th in the league with 3.10 goals per game this year.

Silovs will patrol the home crease against San Jose on Saturday, according to Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site.

Silovs has lost his last five outings (0-2-3) while allowing 14 goals on 102 shots. He has a 4-4-5 record this season with a 2.98 GAA and an .897 save percentage through 13 appearances. San Jose sits 25th in the league with 2.78 goals per game this campaign.

Gibson will protect the road crease against Chicago on Saturday, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Gibson has won his last four outings while stopping 131 of the 141 shots he has faced. He has posted a record of 8-7-1 this season with one shutout, a 3.32 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 17 appearances. Chicago ranks 20th in the league with 2.94 goals per game this campaign.

Askarov will guard the road net against Pittsburgh on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Askarov has lost his last two outings, surrendering seven goals on only 35 shots during that span. He has a 10-8-1 record with a 3.14 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 19 appearances this campaign. Pittsburgh is tied for 11th in the league this season with 3.10 goals per game.