NHL Player News

Murray posted a 24-save shutout in AHL Milwaukee's 2-0 win over Rockford on Saturday.

Murray has his first shutout of the year and the 10th of his AHL career. He's been spectacular for the Admirals with a 5-0-2 record, a 1.96 GAA and a .931 save percentage over seven outings this season. He'll be the next man up in Nashville should anything cause an absence for Juuse Saros or Justus Annunen.

Woll (personal) stopped 21 of 24 shots in AHL Toronto's 3-2 loss to Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

In the first game of his conditioning assignment, Woll blanked the Phantoms on nine shots in the first period, but he gave up all three goals in the second. It's unclear how long he will stay in the minors or if he will play in any full contests before joining the Maple Leafs.

Ullmark made 20 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers on Saturday.

Ullmark was on an island on his own for almost half the game, so he had to be extra sharp. The Sens went without a shot from 12:09 of the second period until the 18:34 mark of the third. Ullmark is 4-1-2 with 20 goals allowed in his last seven games. His game is starting to sharpen into focus, but his overall stats remain soft. Ullmark is 6-4-3 with a 3.24 GAA and an .866 save percentage in 13 starts.

Merzlikins will guard the road goal versus the Canucks on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Merzlikins will take his turn in the goalie rotation after Jet Greaves' loss in Calgary on Wednesday. Merzlikins is also coming off a loss after stopping 36 of 39 shots versus the Islanders in a 3-2 defeat in his last start. The Canucks are still missing a few key players, and they've scored just 16 goals over their last six games, going 3-3-0 in that span.

Askarov will start at home versus the Panthers on Saturday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Askarov won his last start with 28 saves on 29 shots in a 6-1 victory over the Kraken on Wednesday. He's getting the second half of a back-to-back after Alex Nedeljkovic was in goal for Friday's 2-1 win over the Jets. The Panthers have scored 19 goals over their last six games.

Annunen stopped 17 shots in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Stars.

The Predators took a 3-2 lead into the third period, but Annunen gave up three goals on only six shots in the final frame, although there wasn't much he could do on any of them. The 25-year-old netminder remains winless on the season, going 0-3-1 with a 3.81 GAA and an .850 save percentage in four starts as Juuse Saros' backup.

Oettinger made 17 saves in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Predators.

The Stars were a little sluggish early in an afternoon road contest, but the offense came alive in the third period to erase a 3-2 deficit. Oettinger has just one regulation loss in his last six starts, going 3-1-2, but his 2.99 GAA and .893 save percentage on the season aren't yet up to his usual high standards.

Allen turned aside 33 shots in regulation and overtime and both shootout attempts he faced in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Penguins.

He played well enough to earn a shutout, but a fluky Ryan Graves tally in the second period that deflected in off Ondrej Palat's helmet spoiled the goose egg. Allen made sure that was the only puck that would get past him, securing the win by denying Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby in the shootout. The veteran netminder has been alternating starts with Jacob Markstrom since late October. Allen is 6-2-0 in nine outings with a 2.29 GAA and a .914 save percentage this season.

Silovs stopped 23 shots in regulation and overtime but was beaten twice on two attempts in a shootout during Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Devils.

The only puck to get past him during the first 65 minutes came after a bad giveaway by Kris Letang in the Pittsburgh zone, which set Arseny Gritsyuk up for a wide-open chance on Silovs' doorstep, and the New Jersey rookie didn't miss. The 24-year-old netminder had less success in the shootout, however, as Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt both got pucks past him. Silovs has just one regulation loss in his last seven starts, going 3-1-3 during that stretch, and on the season, he sports a 2.49 GAA and a .916 save percentage. With Tristan Jarry (lower body) likely out until the end of the month, Silovs will be handling a much bigger workload in November.

Lyon is expected to start on the road against Carolina on Saturday, per Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News.

Lyon has gone 0-0-3 over his past three appearances while allowing 10 goals on 96 shots (.896 save percentage). That rough patch has left him with a 3-4-3 record, 2.80 GAA and .915 save percentage through 10 outings overall. Carolina ranks fourth in goals per game with 3.62 this year.