NHL Player News

Fedotov will guard the road goal against the Senators on Sunday.

Fedotov will get the second half of Philadelphia's back-to-back after Samuel Ersson played in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Islanders. The 28-year-old Fedotov hasn't played since a 28-save performance in a 2-1 win over Nashville on March 31. He has a 6-13-3 record with a 3.12 GAA and an .881 save percentage across 25 NHL outings this season. Ottawa sits 21st in the league with 2.89 goals per game in 2024-25.

Sorokin (lower body) will get the start Sunday on the road against the Devils, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Sorokin will be back between the pipes after missing the Islanders' previous two games due to a lower-body injury. The 29-year-old Sorokin is 29-23-6 on the year with a .905 save percentage and 2.77 GAA.

Wolf will patrol the home crease versus San Jose on Sunday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf is coming off a 16-save effort in Friday's 4-2 win over Minnesota. He has a 27-16-8 record with three shutouts, a 2.63 GAA and a .909 save percentage through 51 appearances this season. San Jose ranks 31st in the league with 2.59 goals per game in 2024-25.

Markstrom will protect the home net against the Islanders on Sunday, according to Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom's four-game winning streak ended in Tuesday's 7-2 blowout loss to Boston. He has a 26-15-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.53 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 48 appearances this season. The Islanders sit 25th in the league with 2.77 goals per game in 2024-25.

Johansson is expected to patrol the home crease against Buffalo on Sunday after being the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Johansson is coming off a 36-save effort in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres on April 5, and he has posted a 2-0-2 record with a 2.40 GAA and a .928 save percentage in his last four outings. In 17 appearances this season, Johansson has gone 8-5-3 with one shutout, a 3.03 GAA and a .901 save percentage. Buffalo ranks eighth in the league with 3.24 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vanecek turned aside 26 shots in regulation and overtime and all three shootout attempts he faced in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Sabres.

It was the first win for the 29-year-old netminder in over a month and just his second since being acquired by the Panthers to back up Sergei Bobrovsky. Vanecek has gone 2-3-1 with a 2.66 GAA and .900 save percentage in six outings for his new squad, and he'll likely make one more regular-season appearance with Florida facing a back-to-back to wrap up its schedule, Monday versus the Rangers and Tuesday against the Lightning in a game that could have playoff seeding implications.

Luukkonen stopped 32 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Panthers.

The 26-year-old netminder played well -- his 32 saves were his most in a start in over a month -- but didn't get quite enough help to come away with his 25th win of the season. Luukkonen has lost his grip on the starting job to James Reimer in recent weeks, but the latter will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason and may have priced himself out of Buffalo's plans with his recent performances. Luukkonen, with four more years and $19 million left on his contract, will still be a big part of the goaltending picture for the Sabres in 2025-26.

Kochetkov made 28 saves in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Rangers.

The Hurricanes took their foot off the gas in the third period after building a 5-1 lead, but Kochetkov made sure the visitors never got too close. The 25-year-old is still having a sluggish end to the regular season, allowing at least three goals in six straight starts since a shutout win over the Flyers on March 15. Over that stretch, he's gone 2-4-0 with a 4.06 GAA and .830 save percentage.

Shesterkin turned aside 21 of 26 shots in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Hurricanes, with Carolina's final two goals getting scored into an empty net.

With the loss, the Rangers were officially eliminated from playoff contention. Shesterkin is stumbling to the finish line along with the rest of his team -- he's given up at least four goals in four of his last six starts, going 2-3-1 over that stretch with a rough 3.86 GAA and .861 save percentage. The 29-year-old is headed for the worst ratios of his career this season, and New York may need to significantly reinforce its blue line this offseason, if not overhaul its entire defensive scheme, for Shesterkin to regain his elite form in 2025-26.

Greaves stopped all 22 shots he faced in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Capitals.

With the Blue Jackets needing to win out to have any hope of catching the Canadiens for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, coach Dean Evason stuck with the hot hand in Greaves, who made his second start since being promoted from AHL Cleveland. The 24-year-old netminder came through with his first career shutout -- albeit against a Caps squad that was giving Alex Ovechkin the day off. Greaves has allowed two goals on 63 shots in his two starts, and with Elvis Merzlikins (undisclosed) unavailable and potentially having played his last game in Columbus, Greaves might be right back between the pipes Sunday in a rematch with Washington. The Jackets' other goaltending option, Daniil Tarasov, hasn't won a game since March 9.