NHL Player News
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Frederik Andersen G | CAR
Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Set to face Red Wings
Andersen will patrol the home crease against Detroit on Saturday, per Peter Dewar and Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.
Andersen has gone 0-0-2 in his past two outings for the Hurricanes while surrendering seven goals on 64 shots. He has a 7-10-5 record this campaign with a 3.26 GAA and an .871 save percentage through 22 appearances. Detroit ranks 20th in the league with 2.95 goals per game during the 2025-26 season.
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Yaroslav Askarov G | SJ
Sharks' Yaroslav Askarov: Tending twine Saturday
Askarov will patrol the home crease in Saturday's clash with Edmonton, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Askarov will get the nod for his second start since the Olympic break, and his fourth in a row dating back to the beginning of February. He has gone winless over his last four outings with an .874 save percentage, which is marginally lower than his season average. Across 36 appearances this campaign, the 23-year-old netminder has a 17-16-2 record, a 3.52 GAA and an .888 save percentage. He'll have a tough task in net Saturday against an Edmonton team that ranks third in the NHL with 3.52 goals per game in 2025-26.
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Joseph Woll G | TOR
Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Between pipes Saturday
Woll will defend the home net versus Ottawa on Saturday, Dave McCarthy of NHL.com reports.
Woll is 13-8-4 with two shutouts, a 2.92 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 26 appearances this season. Woll stopped 26 of 31 shots in a 7-5 win over the Senators on Dec. 27. Ottawa is 13th in the league with 3.26 goals per game in 2025-26.
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Dan Vladar G | PHI
Flyers' Dan Vladar: Tending twine Saturday
Vladar will patrol the home crease versus Boston on Saturday, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Vladar is having his best season in the NHL, posting a 17-9-6 record with a 2.46 GAA and a .905 save percentage across 34 contests. The Bruins are generating 3.40 goals per game in 2025-26, seventh in the league.
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Logan Thompson G | WAS
Capitals' Logan Thompson: Stays hot in Friday's win
Thompson made 24 saves in Friday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights.
The 29-year-old netminder took a 3-0 lead into the third period before withstanding a furious comeback attempt from Vegas. Thompson has won three straight starts sandwiched around the Olympic break, allowing five goals on 79 shots during that span. He has gone 21-16-4 this season with a 2.40 GAA and a .913 save percentage.
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Akira Schmid G | LV
Golden Knights' Akira Schmid: One rough period against Caps
Schmid turned aside 27 shots in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Capitals.
All three Washington goals came in the second period on 12 shots, as Vegas' defense got caught flat-footed on multiple occasions. Schmid has just one win in his last five starts dating back to Jan. 22, going 1-3-1 over that stretch with a 3.02 GAA and .885 save percentage.
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Daniil Tarasov G | FLA
Panthers' Daniil Tarasov: Tough loss to Buffalo
Tarasov stopped 36 of 38 shots in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres, with Buffalo's final goal getting scored into an empty net.
With the game tied 1-1 midway through the third period, Beck Malenstyn put Buffalo in the lead with a shot from the blue line. However, Tarasov felt his glove was impeded by Mattias Samuelsson's stick, which prevented him from making the save. However, the Panthers lost the coach's challenge for goaltender interference. Tarasov had coughed up 10 total goals over his prior two outings, so even though it was a third straight loss, it was an encouraging performance from the 26-year-old netminder. On the season, Tarasov sports an 8-9-2 record with a 2.80 GAA and .903 save percentage.
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Alex Lyon G | BUF
Sabres' Alex Lyon: Pockets win against former club
Lyon made 28 saves in Friday's 3-2 win over the Panthers.
Facing the team that helped him turn his career around in 2022-23, Lyon was locked in and couldn't be faulted for either of Florida's goals -- one came on a second-period power play for the Panthers, while the other came late in the third when Rasmus Dahlin tried to clear a puck out of the crease and instead banked it into the net off the back of Lyon's legs. The veteran netminder has won five of seven starts since returning from a lower-body injury in late January, going 5-2-0 with a 2.32 GAA and .930 save percentage.
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Jake Oettinger G | DAL
Stars' Jake Oettinger: First off ice
Oettinger was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports, and is slated to defend the home cage versus Nashville on Saturday.
Oettinger is on a six-game winning streak, despite his poor peripherals, as he has allowed 18 goals on 132 shots (.864 save percentage). Oettinger is 23-10-4 with a 2.73 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 37 appearances this season. The Predators are 21st in NHL scoring, averaging 2.93 goals per game.
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Linus Ullmark G | OTT
Senators' Linus Ullmark: Guarding goal Saturday
Ullmark will defend the road net against Toronto on Saturday, per Julian McKenzie of The Athletic.
Ullmark is coming off an 18-save effort in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to Detroit. He has a 16-8-6 record this campaign with a 2.82 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 31 appearances. Toronto is tied for 14th in the league this season with 3.22 goals per game.