NHL Player News

Pickard will defend the home crease against the Canadiens on Thursday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Pickard has served as the Oilers' No. 2 netminder early in the regular season, but he'll draw his third start of the year Thursday. In his previous two outings, he went 1-1-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .865 save percentage.

Oettinger will guard the home crease versus Los Angeles on Thursday, according to Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News.

Oettinger has lost two straight games after starting the season with three wins. He has a 3.18 GAA and an .896 save percentage across five starts this season. The Kings are struggling to score this season, averaging 2.57 goals per game, 26th in the NHL.

Jarry will patrol the blue paint in Florida on Thursday, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.

Jarry picked up his first shutout of the season Sunday, stopping 31 shots in a 3-0 win over San Jose. The 30-year-old netminder is 2-1-0 with a 2.36 GAA and a .922 save percentage in three starts this season. Jarry will face the Panthers, who are 30th in NHL scoring, averaging a meager 2.38 goals per game.

Hellebuyck was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports, signaling that he'll defend the home crease against the Kraken.

After a shaky season debut, Hellebuyck has picked up wins in each of his last four starts, posting a 1.50 GAA and .947 save percentage during that time. He'll have a somewhat favorable matchup against the Kraken, who have converted just 2.71 goals per game to begin the season.

Hofer will patrol the home crease versus Utah on Thursday, according to Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Hofer is coming off a terrible start against Chicago on Oct. 15, as he allowed seven goals on only 22 shots (.682 save percentage) in an 8-3 loss. He was solid in his first start of the season, stopping 27 of 29 shots in Calgary. The Mammoth are tied for 15th in NHL scoring, averaging 3.00 goals per game.

Nedeljkovic was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and is expected to start on the road against the Rangers on Thursday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Nedeljkovic is 0-2-1 with a 3.69 GAA and an .890 save percentage this season, and he has been the better of the Sharks' netminders as Yaroslav Askarov has struggled in the early going. The Rangers are 31st in NHL scoring and have scored only once in four home games in 2025-26.

Korpisalo was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and will defend the home crease versus Anaheim on Thursday. per Scott McLaughlin of WEEI.

Korpisalo has struggled in the early going, posting a 1-2-0 record with a 3.35 GAA and an .865 save percentage in three starts. Korpisalo will face the Ducks, who are tied for 10th in NHL scoring, averaging 3.17 goals per game.

Bobrovsky will be between the home pipes versus Pittsburgh on Thursday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

Bobrovsky is off to another good start to the season, posting a 4-2-0 record with a 2.18 GAA and a .914 save percentage across six starts. The Penguins are averaging 3.29 goals this season, good for ninth in the NHL.

Ullmark will defend the home crease against the Flyers on Thursday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Ullmark has made six starts this year, going 2-3-1 with a 3.80 GAA and .854 save percentage. He'll make a fourth consecutive start Thursday and will attempt to bounce back after going 0-1-1 over his last two outings.

Merilainen was called up from AHL Belleville on Thursday.

Merilainen was sent down Sunday and picked up the start in goal Wednesday, turning aside 26 shots in a 6-2 win over Laval. Merilainen was outstanding last season in limited action for Ottawa, posting an 8-3-1 record with three shutouts, a 1.99 GAA and a .925 save percentage across 12 appearances. Merilainen got off to a horrible start this season, giving up seven goals on 26 shots in his lone start, prompting the Senators to banish him to the minors for one contest. Ottawa sent Mads Sogaard to Belleville in a corresponding move.