NHL Player News

Nedeljkovic will be between the pipes in Sunday's road game versus the Blackhawks, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.

Nedeljkovic will get the second half of Pittsburgh's back-to-back after Tristan Jarry played in Saturday's 5-3 win over Dallas. The 29-year-old Nedeljkovic has a 13-14-5 record with one shutout, a 3.19 GAA and an .892 save percentage through 36 appearances this season. Chicago sits 26th in the league with 2.70 goals per game in 2024-25.

Luukkonen will protect the home net against Boston on Sunday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Luukkonen will get the second half of Buffalo's back-to-back after James Reimer played in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over Tampa Bay. The 26-year-old Luukkonen has lost his last two outings, surrendering 10 goals on 52 shots. He has a 23-23-4 record with two shutouts, a 3.23 GAA and an .885 save percentage across 52 appearances this season. Boston sits 29th in the league with 2.62 goals per game in 2024-25 but won 5-1 against Carolina on Saturday.

Knight will patrol the home crease against Pittsburgh on Sunday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Knight has gone 0-3-1 in his last four outings, surrendering 14 goals on 100 shots. He has a 15-15-2 record with two shutouts, a 2.67 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 34 appearances between Chicago and Florida this season. Pittsburgh ranks 19th in the league with 2.94 goals per game in 2024-25 and won 5-3 versus Dallas on Saturday.

Vanecek will guard the road goal versus the Red Wings on Sunday, according to Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network.

Vanecek will get the second half of Florida's back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky played in Saturday's 3-0 loss to Ottawa. The 29-year-old Vanecek has allowed 12 goals on 87 shots during his three-game losing skid (0-2-1). He has gone 4-12-4 with one shutout, a 3.72 GAA and an .883 save percentage across 22 appearances between Florida and San Jose this season. Detroit is tied for 21st in the league with 2.84 goals per game in 2024-25.

Tarasov will guard the road net Sunday in Ottawa, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Tarasov appeared in relief of Elvis Merzlikins on Thursday, stopping all four shots he faced against Colorado in a 7-3 loss. This will be Tarasov's first start since March 15. The 26-year-old netminder is 7-9-2 with an .883 save percentage this season.

Swayman stopped 39 of 40 shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Swayman finally snapped a seven-game losing streak Saturday, and he did it by delivering one of his best outings of the season. In 15 appearances since the 4 Nations Face-Off break, he's gone 3-10-2 with a 3.37 GAA and an .884 save percentage. Despite Saturday's strong showing, Swayman will be tough to trust down the stretch behind a porous Boston defense.

Andersen stopped 21 of 26 shots in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Bruins.

Andersen found himself on the losing end of a start for the first time since March 1, and this was one of his worst showings of the entire season. This defeat also snapped a streak of eight games with a save percentage of at least .900. Andersen, who has gone 7-3-0 with a 2.11 GAA and a .914 save percentage since the 4 Nations Face-Off break, will aim to bounce back in his next start. Given that the Hurricanes have been alternating between Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov in recent weeks, Andersen's next start will likely come against the Capitals on Thursday, with Kochetkov in line to face the Sabres on Tuesday.

Gustavsson will protect the home net against Dallas on Sunday, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Gustavsson has surrendered 15 goals on 127 shots during his four-game losing skid (0-2-2). He has a 29-18-6 record with five shutouts, a 2.55 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 54 appearances this season. Dallas sits third in the league with 3.42 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 5-3 to Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Montembeault stopped 21 of 23 shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Flyers.

Montembeault was beaten in the early stages of the first period and with only 40 seconds left in the game, but he still found a way to win thanks to three Montreal goals in between. This was his fourth straight victory, and he has allowed two goals or fewer in each of those contests. The 28-year-old netminder has started in all but one of Montreal's last 11 games and has helped the team's playoff push with a 6-2-2 record and 2.71 GAA despite a lackluster .896 save percentage.

Ersson stopped 23 of 26 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Canadiens.

Ersson looked excellent over the first two periods, but he crumbled in the final frame and gave up three goals over a 10-minute stretch, including a shorthanded goal to Nick Suzuki. The Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention with the loss. Ersson has struggled down the stretch, with a 2-4-1 record, 4.12 GAA and .840 save percentage over his last seven appearances. Those numbers didn't really help the Flyers in their quest for a playoff berth.