NHL Player News

Stolarz will defend the road net against the Bruins on Tuesday, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.

Stolarz has won his last two outings, stopping 57 of 61 shots. He has posted a record of 11-5-2 with one shutout, a 2.13 GAA and a .928 save percentage across 19 appearances this season. Boston is tied for 24th in the league with 2.74 goals per game in 2024-25.

Andersen will patrol the road blue paint Tuesday against the Canadiens, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Andersen will make his first start following the 4 Nations Face-Off break -- the veteran netminder holds a 6-3-0 record, .914 save percentage and 2.12 GAA through nine appearances in 2024-25. The 35-year-old has dropped his last two starts after winning six consecutive games. Montreal is tied for 15th in the league with 2.91 goals per game this season.

Shesterkin was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports, indicating he will defend the road net against the Islanders on Tuesday.

Shesterkin is coming off a 37-save performance in Sunday's 5-3 win over Pittsburgh. He has a 19-20-2 record with three shutouts, a 2.98 GAA and a .903 save percentage through 41 appearances this season. The Islanders rank 26th in the league with 2.73 goals per game in 2024-25.

Oettinger will start in Tuesday's road game against the Blue Jackets, Sean Shapiro of DLLS Sports reports.

Oettinger will make his 42nd appearance of the campaign Tuesday -- the Minnesota native is sporting a 27-12-2 record, .912 save percentage and 2.37 GAA. He made 34 saves in a 4-3 win over the Islanders on Sunday. Columbus is generating 3.25 goals per game in 2024-25, which ranks ninth in the NHL.

Vladar will tend the road twine Tuesday against the Capitals, per Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Vladar made 29 saves in a 3-2 win over Seattle in his last start Feb. 2. Prior to that, the Czech Republic native had lost six straight outings. The Capitals sit first in the league with 3.70 goals per game and defeated the Oilers 7-3 on Sunday.

Skinner will patrol the road crease Tuesday against the Lightning, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Skinner will look to rebound Tuesday after allowing five goals in a loss to Philadelphia in his first appearance following the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The 26-year-old will have his hands full against a Tampa Bay squad that is tied for second in the NHL with 3.57 goals per game. Skinner is 1-2-0 with a 3.77 GAA and a woeful .836 save percentage over three career appearances against the Lightning.

Hellebuyck stopped 17 shots in Monday's 2-1 overtime win over the Sharks.

While he wasn't particularly busy, Hellebuyck came up big when he needed to, and the only puck to get past him came on a San Jose power play in the first period. The veteran netminder was still staring at his first regulation loss since Jan. 20 until Josh Morrissey rifled home the tying tally inside the final minute of the third period, and Mark Scheifele then secured Hellebuyck's league-leading 35th win of the season in OT -- an incredible eight victories ahead of second-place Jake Oettinger. During his current seven-start win streak, Hellebuyck has posted a 2.13 GAA and a .917 save percentage.

Vanecek made 33 saves in Monday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Jets.

It was a gut punch of a loss. Vanecek took a shutout into the final minute of regulation, but Josh Morrissey blasted a one-timer through traffic with 26 seconds left to tie it, and Mark Scheifele then banged home a rebound 93 seconds into OT. The 29-year-old netminder has started three of San Jose's last four games, going 0-1-2 with a 3.97 GAA and an .871 save percentage, but with Alexandar Georgiev having gone 0-6-0 since Jan. 16, Vanecek should remain in the mix in the crease despite his own lack of success.

Reimer (personal) was on the ice for Tuesday's morning skate, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Reimer will probably back up Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in Tuesday's home matchup versus the Ducks. Reimer is 2-4-1 with a .908 save percentage and a 2.55 GAA through nine appearances in 2024-25.

Thompson will defend the home cage against the Flames on Tuesday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Thompson has been seeing a heavy workload since the start of February, playing two of every three games for the Caps. If that trend continues, the 28-year-old netminder figures to be back in the crease against the Blues at home Thursday before Charlie Lindgren gets the nod at home versus Tampa Bay on Saturday. For his part, Thompson is undefeated in regulation since Dec. 17 versus the Blackhawks, going 13-0-3 over his last 16 starts while registering a 2.02 GAA and two shutouts.