NHL Player News

Hofer is slated to start on the road against Minnesota on Thursday, per Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.

Hofer stopped 15 of 17 shots in a 7-2 victory over Ottawa on Tuesday. He's 2-1-1 with a 1.76 GAA and a .920 save percentage in four appearances this campaign. The Wild are 4-2-1 while averaging 3.00 goals per game in 2026-27, so they're off to a solid start.

Grubauer will start on the road versus the Lightning on Thursday, per the NHL media site.

Grubauer will get his second start in a row and his third in the Kraken's last four games. This will be arguably his biggest test of the season against an experienced Lightning team, but he's looking good so far.

Bobrovsky is expected to start at home against Buffalo on Thursday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Bobrovsky has a 1-2-1 record, 2.96 GAA and .907 save percentage in four appearances. He's allowed three goals in each of his first four starts of the campaign. Buffalo is 3-3-1 and is tied for 22nd in goals per game in 2026-27 with 2.71.

Luukkonen will guard the road goal versus the Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Luukkonen will get the nod for the second game in a row after allowing three goals on 38 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens. The 27-year-old netminder has struggled at times this season, but Colten Ellis hasn't been consistent enough to steal much of Luukkonen's workload. The two will continue to handle the crease after Alex Lyon (upper body) had a setback in his recovery earlier this week.

Woll will start Thursday's road game against Detroit.

Woll has yet to enter the win column this year, but he's alternated starts with Dan Vladar over the past week and a half, a trend that will continue Thursday. Across his four starts to begin the regular season, Woll has gone 0-2-2 with a 2.95 GAA and .914 save percentage.

Murray has been reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Thursday, per the NHL media site.

In addition to Murray's demotion, the Predators have activated Justus Annunen (undisclosed) off injured reserve. While the 28-year-old Murray performed well in his only appearances for Nashville this year, stopping 18 of 20 shots in an overtime loss to Ottawa, the Alberta native will be hard-pressed to take over as the No. 2 option for the Predators, barring another injury.

Annunen (undisclosed) has been taken off injured reserve ahead of Thursday's matchup with San Jose, per the NHL media site.

In addition to Annunen no longer being listed on injured reserve, it appears Matt Murray has been returned to the minors. As such, look for the 26-year-old Annunen to serve as the backup behind Juuse Saros against the Sharks.

Hart is expected to start at home against Calgary on Wednesday, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Hart has a 3-2-0 record, 2.41 GAA and .906 save percentage in five outings with Vegas in 2026-27. He stopped 24 of 27 shots en route to a 4-2 loss in his last start Monday. Calgary has struggled out of the gate, posting a 1-5-0 record while averaging just 2.00 goals per game.

Vejmelka will defend the road crease against Edmonton on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.

Vejmelka has picked up wins in three of his last four outings, and he'll draw a third consecutive start Thursday. Across six regular-season appearances this year, the 30-year-old has gone 4-1-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .895 save percentage.

Wolf will start Thursday's road game against Vegas, Derek Wills of QR Calgary 770 AM reports.

Wolf earned his first win of the season on the road against Anaheim on Tuesday, and he'll be between the pipes for a third consecutive game Thursday. Across his four starts to begin the regular season, he's gone 1-3-0 with a 4.56 GAA and .839 save percentage.