NHL Player News
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Dustin Wolf G | CGY
Flames' Dustin Wolf: In blue paint against Flyers
Wolf will be in goal on the road versus Philadelphia on Tuesday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Wolf has managed just one victory in his last seven outings despite a decent 2.86 GAA over that stretch. The Flyers have secured victories in four of their last five outings and won't make for easy picking for the Flames. Despite his recent slump, Wolf has still managed to reach the 20-win mark this year in addition to posting career bests in GAA (2.58) and save percentage (.913).
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Filip Gustavsson G | MIN
Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Facing Seattle
Gustavsson will be between the road pipes against the Kraken on Tuesday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Gustavsson blanked the Bruins in a 1-0 victory Sunday -- the shutout was his fourth of the campaign, which set a new career high. The Swedish netminder is sporting a 23-13-3 record, .914 save percentage and 2.61 GAA through 40 outings this campaign. Seattle sits 16th in the NHL with 2.93 goals per game this season and earned a 6-3 win over the Canucks on Saturday.
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Juuse Saros G | NSH
Predators' Juuse Saros: Starting in Boston
Saros will defend the road blue paint Tuesday versus the Bruins, Predators Radio Host Max Herz reports.
Saros will make his 46th appearance of the campaign Tuesday -- the Finnish netminder owns a 13-25-6 record, .898 save percentage and 2.96 GAA over 45 starts. The Bruins have put up 2.69 goals per game in 2024-25, which ranks 28th in the NHL. Saros holds a 3-4-1 record, 2.27 GAA and .934 save percentage in eight career games against Boston. Saros has made the third-most starts in the league to this point, and considering Nashville will be in contention to receive the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, it's possible that Justus Annunen will receive a larger share of the crease in the last quarter of the season.
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Alex Nedeljkovic G | SJ
Penguins' Alex Nedeljkovic: Drawing road start
Nedeljkovic is set to face the Avalanche on the road Tuesday, according to Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Nedeljkovic turned aside 23 of 25 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Bruins on Saturday. He'll face a tougher test Tuesday against an Avalanche team that sits ninth in the NHL with 3.23 goals per game this season. Nedeljkovic is 0-1-1 and has surrendered seven goals on 64 shots in two career appearances against Colorado.
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Frederik Andersen G | CAR
Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Slated to start Tuesday
Andersen is expected to patrol the road blue paint against the Red Wings on Tuesday.
Andersen has lost four straight decisions but was given only four total goals of support in those contests. The Danish netminder has been excellent across 13 appearances against Detroit in his career, owning an 11-1-1 record, .924 save percentage and 2.22 GAA. The Red Wings sit 19th in the NHL with 2.88 goals per game in 2024-25 and are 2-3-1 in their last six games.
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Jacob Markstrom G | NJ
Devils' Jacob Markstrom: Set to face Dallas
Markstrom will defend the road net against the Stars on Tuesday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
Following an 11-game absence because of a knee injury, Markstrom stopped 22 shots in Sunday's 2-0 loss to Vegas. He has a 21-10-5 record with three shutouts, a 2.19 GAA and a .912 save percentage through 37 appearances this season. Dallas ranks fourth in the league with 3.40 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Scott Wedgewood G | COL
Avalanche's Scott Wedgewood: Expected starter vs Pittsburgh
Wedgewood is slated to defend the home net Tuesday against the Penguins, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
Wedgewood has been on the hook for back-to-back losses while allowing two goals in each contest. The veteran goaltender has a 6-6-1 record, .898 save percentage and 2.78 GAA across 15 appearances between the Predators and Avalanche this season. The Penguins have generated 2.89 goals per game in 2024-25, which is tied for 17th in the league.
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Casey DeSmith G | DAL
Stars' Casey DeSmith: Set to start Tuesday
DeSmith will tend the home twine against the Devils on Tuesday, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.
DeSmith posted a perfect 3-0-0 record, .911 save percentage and 2.68 GAA over three appearances in February. The Devils are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games and are tied for 14th in the NHL with 2.98 goals per game this season. New Jersey might be without Jack Hughes (undisclosed) on Tuesday -- the 23-year-old center was injured Sunday against the Golden Knights.
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Igor Shesterkin G | NYR
Rangers' Igor Shesterkin: Blanks Isles for fourth shutout
Shesterkin made 21 saves in Monday's 4-0 win over the Islanders.
After watching Jonathan Quick blank the Predators on Sunday, Shesterkin decided not to get upstaged. It's the fourth shutout of the season for the 29-year-old netminder and the 19th of his career. Shesterkin seems to have found a groove since a shaky first outing coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Over his last four starts, he's gone 3-1-0 with a 1.77 GAA and a .939 save percentage.
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Ilya Sorokin G | NYI
Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: No margin for error in loss
Sorokin turned aside 22 of 25 shots in Monday's 4-0 loss to the Rangers, with the Blueshirts' final goal getting scored into an empty net.
The Isles couldn't solve Igor Shesterkin in the other crease, and even the bounces went against Sorokin -- the Rangers' first goal late in the first period came on a shot from Zac Jones that deflected off Kyle Palmieri's skate, then off Will Cuylle's helmet, before fluttering into the net. Sorokin has started eight straight games while Semyon Varlamov (lower body) and Marcus Hogberg (upper body) have been on IR, going 3-5-0 with a 3.58 GAA and an .880 save percentage. Coach Patrick Roy may be forced to turn to untested backup Jakub Skarek soon just to give his 29-year-old starter a breather.