NHL Player News

Lankinen will tend the road twine Monday against the Blues, per Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com.

Lankinen turned aside 32 of 33 shots on goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over Washington. The 29-year-old has won two of his last three starts while allowing seven goals in that span, but he surrendered six of those markers in a loss to Winnipeg on Jan. 14. The Finnish netminder is 2-0-0 with a .922 save percentage and a 2.47 GAA in two career outings against St. Louis.

Talbot will patrol the home crease Monday versus the Kings, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Talbot recorded his second shutout of the campaign Saturday in a 2-0 win over the Lightning. The veteran netminder is rolling through eight appearances in January with a 7-1-0 record, .906 save percentage and 2.72 GAA. The Kings sit 20th in the NHL with 2.89 goals per game in 2024-25.

Nedeljkovic will tend the twine on the road versus San Jose on Monday, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.

Nedeljkovic has underwhelmed this season, going 9-8-4 with a 3.26 GAA in 22 appearances. Despite the 29-year-old netminder's struggles, he remains the No. 1 option in Pittsburgh ahead of youngster Joel Blomqvist. Still, if Nedeljkovic can't string together some victories, Blomqvist could get an extended look in order for the team to fully evaluate his abilities.

Thompson agreed to terms on a six-year, $35.1 million contract with Washington on Monday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Thompson is undefeated in regulation over his last 11 outings, going 10-0-1 with a 1.49 GAA, a .947 save percentage and two shutouts. The 27-year-old backstop has already reached the 20-win threshold for the third consecutive campaign and could be capable of topping the 30-win mark for the first time in his four-year NHL career. All of that comes despite the fact that Thompson has been splitting the workload with Charlie Lindgren all year.

Kuemper is expected to start on the road against the Red Wings on Monday, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports.

Kuemper wasn't on the ice during Monday's morning skate, and it appears as though he'll draw his third consecutive start. The 34-year-old is coming off an overtime loss to Columbus on Saturday in which he turned aside 21 of 24 shots (.875 save percentage). He's gone just 2-2-1 over his last five starts but has still performed relatively well during that time, posting a 1.82 GAA and .927 save percentage.

Skinner was not on the ice ahead of Monday's game versus Seattle while awaiting the birth of his child, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.

With Skinner away, the Oilers will roll with Calvin Pickard in net against the Kraken for Monday's home contest. At this point, it's probably a game-time decision whether Skinner will link up with the team to serve as the backup or if the club will recall a goalie, likely Collin Delia, from the minors for Monday's matchup.

Pickard will tend the twine during Monday's home game against the Kraken, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.

Although Pickard has seen somewhat sporadic playing time in January, he's been sharp when called upon, going 4-0-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .900 save percentage over five appearances. However, he'll start for the second time in the last three games since Stuart Skinner is expecting the birth of his child shortly. Pickard made a start in Seattle on Jan. 4 and turned aside 16 of 18 shots (.889 save percentage) en route to a 4-2 win.

General manager Kyle Davidson said Monday that he's hopeful that Brossoit (knee) will be able to return at some point this season, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.

Brossoit has dealt with a knee injury since the start of the regular season, and he's been out indefinitely after undergoing a procedure in late November. Although the Blackhawks haven't been particularly competitive this season, Davidson still maintains hope that Brossoit will be back in game action sometime during the final two and a half months of the regular season. Brossoit may not see considerable playing time if he's able to return, as Davidson also said Monday that he wouldn't be concerned with carrying three goaltenders on the active roster.

Allen will start Monday's road game against the Flyers, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Allen has picked up wins in his last two outings, and he'll attempt to remain effective against the Flyers, who rank 16th in the NHL with 2.94 goals per game. Over 16 appearances this season, Allen has gone 7-8-1 with a 2.67 GAA and .902 save percentage.

Binnington was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports, indicating that he'll start at home against the Canucks.

Binnington picked up his third shutout win of the season Jan. 3 against Ottawa, but he hasn't been particularly sharp since then, going 2-4-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .892 save percentage over his last six outings. He'll have a fairly favorable matchup Monday, as the Canucks are averaging 2.79 goals per game this season, which is the 10th-worst mark in the league.