NHL Player News

Talbot is expected to start on the road outdoors at Ohio Stadium in Saturday's Stadium Series game versus the Blue Jackets, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Talbot was torched for four goals on 29 shots in Thursday's game versus the Blue Jackets in Detroit. He'll get a chance to redeem himself in the rematch. Talbot has gone 3-2-1 with a 3.00 GAA and an .892 save percentage over six games in February, and given hi recent loss against Columbus, fantasy managers may want to turn elsewhere for goalie games Saturday.

Blackwood will protect the home goal versus the Wild on Friday.

Blackwood has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and a .924 save percentage over six games in February. He'll look to keep things rolling in a somewhat favorable matchup, as the Wild are on the second half of a back-to-back. The Wild are 1-2-0 with seven goals scored over three games since the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

Dansk was reassigned to AHL San Diego on Friday.

Dansk's demotion comes after he's served as backup goalie behind Lukas Dostal while John Gibson (upper body) has been out since his injury last Saturday versus the Bruins. While this doesn't guarantee that Gibson is healthy, if Dansk remains in the minors leading up to Saturday's game versus the Blackhawks, it should be assumed that the Ducks will move forward with their usual top two goalies.

Woll (illness) is set to serve as backup to Anthony Stolarz in Friday's game versus the Rangers, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Woll was feeling under the weather earlier in the week, leaving his availability in doubt, but the Maple Leafs did not make a move for a goalie prior to Friday's game. Barring an injury to Stolarz, Woll is unlikely to play Friday, though he should be in the mix to start Sunday in Pittsburgh if his health continues to improve.

Vejmelka will defend the home crease versus New Jersey on Saturday, according to Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Vejmelka is on a four-game winning streak heading into action Saturday. He has allowed only five goals on 86 shots (.942 save percentage) and has seen only 54 shots over his last three games. Vejmelka is 16-15-4 with a 2.44 GAA and a .910 save percentage across 37 contests this season. The Devils are generating 3.03 goals per game, 14th in the NHL this season.

Kuemper was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, Zach Dooley of Kings Insider reports, and is expected to defend the visiting crease in Dallas on Friday.

Kuemper has won four straight, giving up 10 goals on 100 shots (.900 save percentage) in victories over Vegas, Utah, Montreal and Carolina during the month of February. Kuemper is 18-6-6 with two shutouts, a 2.21 GAA and a .917 save percentage across 31 outings this season. Dallas is generating 3.31 goals per game this season, which ranks sixth in the NHL.

Lindgren stopped 14 of 18 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Blues. The fifth goal was an empty-netter with 1:55 left in the third period.

Lindgren had won his previous two starts, but he never got it going Thursday and suffered his first loss in regulation since Jan. 25, when he stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Canucks. Lindgren has been rotating between the pipes with Logan Thompson and has posted a 3-2-1 record with a 2.84 GAA and a .884 save percentage across his last six outings. Lindgren should continue to see a decent amount of opportunities between the posts going forward.

Hofer stopped 16 of 18 shots in Thursday's win over the Capitals.

Hofer returned to the ice after operating as the backup to Jordan Binnington in the previous two contests, and Hofer earned a win for the first time since Jan. 16, when he stopped 28 shots in a 4-1 victory over the Flames. Hofer has gone 1-1-1 with a 2.60 GAA and a .900 save percentage across three appearances in February, but his fantasy upside is limited given his backup role and limited opportunities to protect the Blues' crease.

Blomqvist stopped 21 of 22 shots in relief during Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Flyers.

Blomqvist entered the game in the second period after Alex Nedeljkovic was pulled, and he looked stellar in relief, allowing just one goal and playing a significant role in the Penguins' late comeback that was capped by Evgeni Malkin's overtime winner. This was Blomqvist's first win since Nov. 8, and he had gone 0-5-0 with a 4.41 GAA and an .828 save percentage across six outings between those wins.

Nedeljkovic allowed three goals on 15 shots before being pulled in the second period of Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Flyers.

The Penguins rallied back to secure the win Thursday, but the 29-year-old goaltender wasn't sharp and didn't even make it to the end of the second period. He's on a run of subpar performances of late, going 0-2-0 with an inflated 6.90 GAA and 53 saves across 67 shots faced over his last three appearances (.791 save percentage).