NHL Player News
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Kevin Lankinen G | VAN
Canucks' Kevin Lankinen: Defending home crease Tuesday
Lankinen will be between the home pipes against Anaheim on Tuesday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Lankinen is 1-3-1 with a 3.26 GAA and an .884 save percentage over six appearances in March. The Finnish netminder has lost back-to-back games against the Lightning and Blues while giving up a combined eight goals on 51 shots in those outings. The Ducks are currently holding the top spot in the Pacific Division and are 16-17-2 on the road this season.
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Dustin Wolf G | CGY
Flames' Dustin Wolf: In goal Tuesday
Wolf will protect the home net against the Kings on Tuesday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Wolf is coming off a 24-save performance in Friday's 4-1 win over Florida. He has a 20-25-3 record this campaign with two shutouts, a 2.98 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 50 appearances. Los Angeles is tied for 28th in the league with 2.61 goals per game this season.
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Tristan Jarry G | EDM
Oilers' Tristan Jarry: Between pipes Tuesday
Jarry will defend the road net against Utah on Tuesday.
Jarry allowed seven goals on 27 shots in a 7-2 loss to Dallas on March 12 in his last outing. He has struggled mightily since the Olympic break, surrendering 18 goals on 95 shots en route to a 1-2-0 record in four appearances. Utah is tied for 14th in the league this season with 3.14 goals per game.
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Alex Nedeljkovic G | SJ
Sharks' Alex Nedeljkovic: First off in Nashville
Nedeljkovic is slated to start on the road Tuesday against the Predators, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Nedeljkovic has dropped three straight decisions in regulation -- he has surrendered a total of 12 goals on 79 shots (.848 save percentage) in losses to Edmonton, Buffalo and Philadelphia during his skid. Overall, the 30-year-old netminder owns a 13-12-3 record with a 2.90 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 32 games this season. The Predators currently sit in a wild-card spot after winning four straight games, a stretch in which they have scored 13 goals.
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Adin Hill G | LV
Golden Knights' Adin Hill: Drawing start in Winnipeg
Hill will tend the road twine Tuesday versus the Jets, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.
Hill is set to make his eighth appearances in the last nine games. The British Columbia native has posted a 3-4-0 record, 2.14 GAA and .894 save percentage over his last seven appearances. Hill had a light workload during his last start in Dallas on Sunday, a game in which he turned aside 13 of 15 shots in a 3-2 win. Winnipeg has netted 2.81 goals per game in 2025-26, which ranks 24th in the NHL.
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Joel Hofer G | STL
Blues' Joel Hofer: Projected to face Washington
Hofer is expected to start at home versus the Capitals on Tuesday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Hofer has alternated wins and losses across his last four starts -- the 25-year-old is 2-0-2 and has posted a 1.67 GAA and a .950 save percentage during that time. He hasn't lost in regulation since the Olympic break, going 5-0-2 over his last seven outings. The Capitals are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to Colorado on Sunday after winning back-to-back games against Ottawa and New Jersey.
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Jake Oettinger G | DAL
Stars' Jake Oettinger: Patrolling home blue paint
Oettinger will guard the home goal against New Jersey on Tuesday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.
Oettinger's four-game winning streak was snapped Saturday in Minnesota, a game in which the 27-year-old made 26 saves on 28 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss in his home state. The 2017 first-round selection is 29-10-6 with a .903 save percentage and a 2.56 GAA through 45 outings this season. Oettinger has a favorable matchup against a Devils club that ranks 27th in the NHL with 2.65 goals per game in 2025-26.
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Frederik Andersen G | CAR
Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Starting in Montreal
Andersen will guard the road goal against the Canadiens on Tuesday, per Patrick Friolet of RDS.
Andersen has stopped 102 of the 117 shots he has faced during his five-game winning streak. He has a 13-11-5 record this campaign with a 3.12 GAA and an .874 save percentage across 29 appearances. Montreal ranks third in the league with 3.51 goals per game this season.
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Jet Greaves G | CLB
Blue Jackets' Jet Greaves: Starting in Philadelphia
Greaves will be between the road pipes Tuesday against the Flyers, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Greaves is coming off a 1-0 loss to the Islanders on Sunday, a game in which he made 21 saves on 22 shots. Prior to that, Greaves had won three straight games, one of which was also in Philadelphia -- he allowed just one goal on 19 shots in a 2-1 shootout win on March 14. The 24-year-old holds a 23-13-8 record with two shutouts, a 2.58 GAA and a .910 save percentage over 45 appearances in 2025-26.
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Filip Gustavsson G | MIN
Wild's Filip Gustavsson: In goal in Tampa Bay
Gustavsson will occupy the road net Tuesday against the Lightning, per Joe Smith of The Athletic.
Gustavsson is currently at the top of his game -- he's won back-to-back outings and five of his last six while stopping 142 of 153 shots (.928 save percentage) in that time. One of those five wins came against Tampa Bay on March 3, a game during which the Swedish netminder allowed just one goal on 25 shots in a 5-1 win. This is the Lightning's first game at home following a four-game road trip out west, and they are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Calgary on Sunday.