NHL Player News

Hill will make the start in goal on the road versus the Stars on Friday, per SinBin.Vegas.

Hill will take his turn in the Golden Knights' goalie rotation as they finish a stretch of playing on the road in five of six games. The 28-year-old has gone 2-3-1 over his last six games, allowing 15 goals on 138 shots (.891 save percentage). The Stars are a tough foe, but they're slumping, having lost four of their last six games.

Johansson will start in goal Friday in Chicago, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Johansson has lost three of his last four starts, allowing 13 goals in that span. He'll take the first half of a back-to-back Friday, drawing the easier matchup against the Blackhawks while Andrei Vasilevskiy is likely to face the Red Wings on Saturday. Johansson is 5-4-1 with a 3.27 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 11 contests, but the Blackhawks have won just twice in their last eight games.

Fedotov is expected to start on the road against the Islanders on Friday.

Fedotov has a 4-5-3 record, 3.26 GAA and .879 save percentage in 13 appearances in 2024-25. He hasn't shown up in the win column since Nov. 29, going 0-1-2 with a 2.92 GAA and an .870 save percentage since then. The Islanders are in a three-way tie for 28th in goals per game with 2.65.

Wolf stopped 32 of 34 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Wolf was beaten twice in the second period, with both goals coming in a five-minute span, but he was excellent the rest of the way as Calgary scored four unanswered goals to secure the comeback win. This was Wolf's second straight win, and he's been nothing short of outstanding of late. He's won in five of his last six appearances, going 5-1-0 with a 1.99 GAA and an impressive .936 save percentage.

Head coach Craig Berube said Friday that Stolarz (knee) is probably ahead of schedule and isn't expected to be out "a whole lot longer," David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Stolarz was given a 4-6 week recovery time period Dec. 17 when he underwent a procedure to remove a loose body from his knee. He is at the five-week mark already, so it appears that Stolarz could return at some point next week when the Maple Leafs play a pair of home games. Stolarz is 9-5-2 with a 2.15 GAA and a .927 save percentage across 17 starts this season.

Ingram will tend the twine on the road versus Winnipeg on Friday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Ingram has secured victories in each of his previous two outings while posting a 2.00 GAA and .918 save percentage. Overall, the netminder has posted an 8-5-3 record in his 16 outings. At this point, Ingram is firmly entrenched behind Karel Vejmelka as the No. 2 option in Utah.

Luukkonen stopped 21 of 24 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Flames. The other two goals were empty-netters in the final minutes of the third period.

Luukkonen has alternated wins and losses over his last six outings, going 3-3-0 with a 2.71 GAA and a .909 save percentage, but the numbers during that stretch don't tell the whole story. He's been outstanding in the wins, combining for 102 saves on 104 shots (.981 save percentage), but he's allowed 10 goals on 70 shots (.857 save percentage) in the three losses. The lack of consistency certainly hurts his fantasy upside in most formats.

Vejmelka recorded a 26-save shutout in Thursday's 4-0 win over Minnesota.

This was technically Vejmelka's second personal shutout of the season, as the previous one was a 4-0 loss to Ottawa in which he stopped the 14 shots he faced after coming in as relief after Connor Ingram got the hook, thereby negating an actual shutout in the record books. The 28-year-old has gone 3-3-1 with a 2.59 GAA and a .901 save percentage across seven appearances in January.

Gustavsson stopped 25 of 29 shots in Thursday's 4-0 loss to Utah.

Gustavsson was beaten at least once each period and extended his losing streak to four contests. During that four-game stretch, the 26-year-old netminder has gone 0-4-0 with a 4.80 GAA and an .853 save percentage. Gustavsson's overall season stats continue to look good, as he's gone 18-10-3 with three shutouts, a 2.63 GAA and a .913 save percentage. However, that's mostly based on his amazing campaign start and doesn't reflect how he's been playing of late.

Swayman (upper body) is expected to at least be an option ahead of Saturday's clash with Colorado, Scott McLaughlin of WEEI 93.7FM reports.

Swayman hasn't been confirmed as the starter but is at least available if called upon. The Bruins' netminder has been struggling of late with just two wins in his last nine outings, going 2-6-1 with a 3.22 GAA. Considering the Alaska native is just one game back from a minor upper-body injury, it wouldn't be a shock to see Joonas Korpisalo get one more start before Swayman gets the nod against Buffalo on Tuesday.