NHL Player News

Reimer was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports, indicating he will protect the home net against Carolina on Saturday.

Reimer stopped 22 of 26 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Nashville, with the fifth goal being an empty-netter. He has a 1-1-1 record while surrendering nine goals on 82 shots through three outings with Ottawa this season. Carolina is tied for fourth in the league with 3.37 goals per game during the 2025-26 campaign.

Soderblom turned aside 30 shots in regulation and overtime and two of five shootout attempts in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Lightning.

Nikita Kucherov was the only player to get a puck past Soderblom before the shootout. However, the 26-year-old Soderblom struggled with the extra point on the line, as Kucherov, Gage Goncalves and Dominic James all scored in the shootout. It was still the first time Soderblom had allowed fewer than two goals in a start since Nov. 9 against Detroit. He sports a 5-8-2 record in 16 outings this season with a 3.75 GAA and an .874 save percentage.

Kucherov scored his 25th goal of the season in Friday's 2-1 shootout win over Chicago.

The 32-year-old superstar extended his point streak to four games with a quick backhand shot to beat Arvid Soderblom late in the second period. Kucherov also snuck a shot past the netminder for one of three successful shootout attempts by the Bolts. Kucherov has been on a rampage in January, racking up seven goals and 23 points in 10 games. He's now tied with Macklin Celebrini for third in the NHL scoring race with 74 points, behind only Nathan MacKinnon (87) and Connor McDavid (85).

Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots in regulation and overtime and three of five shootout attempts in Friday's 2-1 win over Chicago.

Ryan Greene beat the perennial Vezina contender from in close late in the first period, but Vasilevskiy slammed the door shut the rest of the way until the shootout. Vasilevskiy has given up two goals or fewer in seven straight starts and hasn't taken a regulation loss since Dec. 18, going 11-0-1 over his last 12 outings with a stellar 1.87 GAA and .919 save percentage.

Hellebuyck is expected to patrol the home crease against Detroit on Saturday, per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

Despite allowing only six goals on 80 shots, Hellebuyck has gone 0-1-2 in his last three outings. He has a 12-13-6 record this campaign with a 2.65 GAA and a .903 save percentage through 31 appearances. Detroit is tied for 17th in the league with 3.08 goals per game this season.

Dvorsky scored a power-play goal in Friday's 3-2 loss to Dallas.

Dvorsky put the Blues on the board midway through the opening period on a power play. With the twine finder, he is up to eight goals, 12 points, 52 shots on net, 59 hits and 15 blocks across 41 games this season. After an inconsistent stretch of play to open the calendar year, the 20-year-old center has a point in back-to-back games. The young forward has settled into a steady middle-six role for the Blues and has a bundle of potential in future seasons. While his value in fantasy is highest in dynasty and keeper formats, he holds solid streaming value in deep standard leagues while Robert Thomas (lower body) is on injured reserve.

Reinhardt missed Friday's game in Toronto with an illness, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Reinhardt was a late scratch and was replaced in the lineup by Jonas Rondbjerg. Reinhardt has two goals, four assists and 65 hits across 34 games this season. Reinhardt could return as early as Sunday in Ottawa.

Hintz recorded two assists, including one on a power play, and dished out four hits in Friday's 3-2 win over the Blues.

Hintz grabbed a secondary helper on Wyatt Johnston's power-play goal in the opening period before later recording the lone assist on Jason Robertson's game-winning score. Overall, Hintz is up to 26 assists, 40 points, 112 shots on net and 52 hits over 47 games this season. The 29-year-old center has been a solid playmaker with seven assists over his last 11 games. He holds a high ceiling while operating alongside Robertson and Mikko Rantanen on Dallas' top line, giving Hintz a good chance to record his fifth consecutive season north of the 65-point mark.

Demek (undisclosed) was loaned to AHL Henderson on Jan. 5.

Demek started the 2025-26 campaign on Vegas' injured non-roster list, but he has resumed playing at the AHL level. He hasn't earned a point in two minor-league outings while posting five shots on goal and a minus-4 rating.

Duchene scored a power-play goal in Friday's 3-2 win over St. Louis.

Duchene leveled the game at two scores apiece just under eight minutes into the second period. With the power-play tally, he is up to five goals, 12 points, 38 shots on net and 11 blocks through 27 games this season. His goal Friday snapped a four-game streak without a point and a five-game run without a goal. Due to the upper-body injury that kept him out of the lineup for a month and a half near the start of the campaign, the 35-year-old center will likely take a large step back compared to the point-per-game season he enjoyed a year ago. However, Duchene remains in a strong spot to post numbers inside the Stars' top six, giving him decent fantasy value in standard formats moving forward.