NHL Player News

Sorokin will protect the home net against St. Louis on Saturday, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Sorokin is coming off a 5-0 shutout win over Detroit on Thursday. He has a 7-5-2 record this season with two shutouts, a 2.71 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 14 appearances. St. Louis sits 26th in the league with 2.71 goals per game this campaign.

Dostal will patrol the home crease against the Golden Knights on Saturday, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Dostal has won his last two outings, stopping 52 of 57 shots. He has a 10-5-1 record this season with a 2.81 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 16 appearances. Vegas ranks 12th in the league with 3.20 goals per game this campaign.

Quick will guard the visiting goal in Utah on Saturday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Quick is 3-2-0 with a sparkling 1.42 GAA and a just as impressive .951 save percentage across five starts this season. He will face the Mammoth, who are averaging 3.00 goals per game this season, tied for 18th in the NHL.

Blackwood will guard the visiting goal in Nashville on Saturday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Blackwood will make only his fourth start of the season, as Scott Wedgewood's outstanding play between the pipes has relegated Blackwood to a backup role. Blackwood is 2-0-1 with a 3.28 GAA and a weak .870 save percentage this season. He could get a break Saturday, as the Predators sit 31st in the NHL this year with 2.40 goals per game.

Boyko was sent to KalPa of the Finnish Liiga on Saturday.

The Alberta native was 0-2-2 with a 3.10 GAA and an .894 save percentage in five appearances with AHL Hartford this season. He should get more of an opportunity to play across the pond.

Talbot will protect the home net against Columbus on Saturday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Talbot has won his last three outings while stopping 48 of 52 shots. He has posted a record of 8-2-0 this season with a 2.64 GAA and an .897 save percentage through 11 appearances. Columbus is tied for 21st in the league with 2.95 goals per game this campaign.

Allen will guard the road goal against Philadelphia on Saturday, according to Sam Kasan of the Devils' official site.

Allen will make his second straight start after stopping 23 shots in Thursday's 1-0 loss to Florida. He has a 7-3-0 record with a 2.13 GAA and a .920 save percentage through 11 appearances this season. Philadelphia sits 29th in the league with 2.63 goals per game this campaign.

Cooley will be between the home pipes versus Dallas on Saturday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Cooley picked up his first win of the campaign in a 6-2 victory over Buffalo on Wednesday. He is 1-2-1 with a 1.80 GAA and a .935 save percentage over six appearances this season. Dallas is tied 10th in the NHL this year with 3.24 goals per game.

Murashov made 10 saves on 11 shots in relief during Friday's 5-0 loss to the Wild.

Murashov made his season debut on Nov. 9 in a loss to the Kings, though he posted an .889 save percentage in that defeat. The 21-year-old has shown promise in his first three appearances with Pittsburgh, going 1-1-0 with a 1.53 GAA and a .932 save percentage. With Tristan Jarry (lower body) on injured reserve, Murashov should continue to see playing time as Arturs Silovs' backup, which is especially true given the latter's recent struggles.

Silovs was pulled from Friday's 5-0 loss to the Wild after allowing four goals on 10 shots.

Silovs didn't have his best stuff before being replaced by Sergei Murashov, who made 10 saves on 11 shots faced in relief, in the second period. Silovs has been struggling of late and has won just one of his last five starts, a stretch where he's gone 1-2-2 with a 3.16 GAA and an .890 save percentage.