NHL Player News

Ullmark will protect the home goal versus the Canadiens on Friday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Ullmark's last outing was a 30-save shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Sunday. The 31-year-old goalie has won five of his last six outings, posting a .931 save percentage in that span. Friday's game is a battle between the Eastern Conference's likely two wild-card teams, so they'll still be competing for positioning.

Vasilevskiy will guard the home goal versus the Red Wings on Friday, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Vasilevskiy is 7-2-1 with a 1.59 GAA and a .934 save percentage over his last 10 outings. However, his last start was a 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday in which he allowed four goals on 31 shots. The Red Wings are playing the second half of a back-to-back and have been limited to 12 goals over their last six games, a span in which they are 3-2-1.

Romanov will start in Friday's contest against the Oilers, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports via Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton.

The task of snapping the Sharks' seven-game losing streak will go to Romanov on Friday. The last three starts for the 25-year-old have been solid -- he's allowed seven goals between the three contests with a .914 save percentage. The Oilers present a tough challenge with Connor McDavid back in the lineup, but Edmonton is still without the NHL's leading goal-scorer Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed), perhaps lessening the challenge for Georgiev.

Lennox stopped one of two shots he faced in Thursday's 9-2 loss to the Rangers.

Head coach Patrick Roy made some odd decisions, which included pulling Marcus Hogberg after the Rangers' sixth goal. Lennox entered but gave up a goal, leading Roy to return Hogberg to the crease after just 4:43 of ice time for Lennox. It's a strange NHL debut and likely one Lennox may want to forget given how the Islanders played. He's set to be with the big club until Ilya Sorokin (lower body) can return, though with the Islanders' playoff chances nearly gone, Sorokin could get shut down.

Gustavsson will get the start on the road against the Flames on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

After getting Wednesday's game against the Sharks off, it will be Gustavsson in net for the Wild with a chance to clinch a playoff spot. The 26-year-old, who has played in all but three of Minnesota's 19 games since the beginning of March, will look to extend upon a career-high 30 wins. Gustavsson faced the Flames once earlier this season, stopping 28 of 31 shots (.903 save percentage) in a 4-3 shootout loss Nov. 23.

Pickard will guard the home cage versus San Jose on Friday, per Ryan Rishaug of TSN.

Pickard is 4-1-0 in his last five starts, allowing only 11 goals on 133 shots (.917 save percentage). Overall, the 32-year-old is 21-9-1 with a 2.65 GAA and a .901 save percentage across 34 appearances this season. The Sharks are 30th in NHL scoring, generating 2.60 goals per game, but they did strike for seven goals Wednesday in an 8-7 overtime loss against the Wild.

Lindgren saved 30 of 34 shots on net in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

Despite allowing the first and last two goals in regulation, Lindgren was able to hang on in the extra period and shootout for the win. With Thursday's victory, the 31-year-old netminder is up to a 19-13-3 record with a 2.74 GAA and an .893 save percentage. While his overall performance has been a step down from a season ago, Lindgren is getting hot at the right time for the Capitals by winning three of his last four starts. Since Logan Thompson is temporarily sidelined with an upper-body injury, Lindgren may pick up a few more starts before the end of the regular season, boosting his value in fantasy leagues. His next opportunity to guard the crease is Saturday at Columbus.

Andersen made 24 of 28 saves in Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Capitals.

Andersen had a strong first and third period Thursday night but allowed four consecutive goals from late in the first to the end of the second. He then tended a clean overtime before he surrendered the lone goal of the shootout to Washington's Pierre-Luc Dubois. Thursday was Andersen's first overtime loss of the season, which brings his overall record to 13-6-1 with a 2.20 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 20 games. After putting together a seven-game winning streak throughout March and into April during which he allowed just 10 goals, the 35-year-old netminder has lost back-to-back appearances and has conceded nine goals in that span. Given his track record in 2024-25, Andersen should bounce back and stay a top option in the crease for the remainder of the fantasy playoffs.

Wolf will start Friday's home game against the Wild, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf has been relatively sharp this month but his record doesn't reflect that notion, going 2-1-2 with a 2.36 GAA and .915 save percentage over five appearances. However, he'll draw a sixth consecutive start and should have a favorable matchup Friday, as the Wild are generating just 2.75 goals per game this season, which is the seventh-worst mark in the NHL.

Oettinger stopped 31 of 35 shots in Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Jets.

Oettinger didn't have his best performance Thursday, though to be fair, the entire Stars team looked overmatched in this 4-0 defeat. Oettinger has dropped his last two starts, but fantasy managers shouldn't be overly concerned by his performances. This was the first time Oettinger posted a save percentage below the .910 mark since March 18.