NHL Player News

Hildeby (undisclosed) won't be available for Tuesday's game versus the Rangers, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.

Hildeby will be out of action for at least one game. Andrei Vasilevskiy is getting the start at Madison Square Garden, while Mads Sogaard will fill the backup role until Hildeby is good to go again. The Lightning's next two games are at home, beginning with Thursday's contest versus the Kraken.

Grubauer will defend the road net against Philadelphia on Tuesday, per Sound of Hockey.

Grubauer has a 1-1-0 record in three appearances this season, stopping 66 of 72 shots. Philadelphia (0-5-2) has scored only eight goals in the first seven games of the 2026-27 campaign.

Luukkonen will protect the road goal versus the Canadiens on Tuesday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.

Luukkonen has struggled in his starts this season, but he earned a win in relief on Monday after a bad game from Colten Ellis. Luukkonen has allowed 13 goals on 69 shots, and considering the Sabres are on the second half of a back-to-back, including travel, he'll be a risky fantasy play against Montreal.

Ersson will defend the home crease in Tuesday's clash against the Blues, per Andrew Wilimek of the Senators' official site.

Ersson will make his first regular-season start at the Canadian Tire Centre as a member of the Senators on Tuesday, where he'll look to get his campaign on track. Across two appearances in 2026-27, the 26-year-old netminder has an 0-1-0 record, a 3.85 GAA and an .886 save percentage. He'll face off against the Blues, who he has found success against in the past, where he's posted a 2-1-1 record, an .894 save percentage and a 2.41 GAA across four outings. He's a decent spot start for fantasy managers in a pinch Tuesday.

Wolf will guard the road crease in Tuesday's clash against the Ducks.

Wolf will aim to reclaim his peak form Tuesday, as he's struggled to begin the new season. Across three appearances, the 25-year-old netminder has an 0-3-0 record, a 5.42 GAA and an .816 save percentage across 87 shots attempts between three outings. Tuesday's matchup will be a tough one for him, however, as the Ducks rank sixth in the NHL with 3.60 goals per game to open the 2026-27 campaign. Wolf is best left on waivers for the time being in fantasy.

Markstrom (undisclosed) is considered day-to-day and will miss Tuesday's road clash against the Blue Jackets, per Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site.

Markstrom exited Monday's contest with some tightness, but is expected to have avoided injury. Tuesday's absence is likely just a maintenance day for the 36-year-old netminder, and we could see him suit up again as early as Thursday against the Canucks. For Tuesday's clash Akira Schmid will draw the start and Cooper Black will back up.

Knight will be between the pipes at home against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News reports.

Knight will make his fifth appearance of the season, having posted a 1-3-0 record and a career-worst 3.80 GAA in four games. Despite his struggles, Knight should continue to serve as the No. 1 option ahead of Arvid Soderblom. As such, Knight figures to offer top-end fantasy value given his expected workload.

Swayman will defend the road crease in Tuesday's road clash against the Sharks, per Adam Pellerin of NESN.

Swayman will aim to continue his hot start to the new season in Tuesday's matchup. Across five appearances in 2026-27, the 27-year-old netminder has a 4-1-0 record, a 1.79 GAA, a .932 save percentage and a shutout. With Michael DiPietro still ramping up at the NHL level, Swayman should continue to see the majority of opportunities between the pipes for Boston moving forward, making him an elite fantasy option. He'll face off against the Sharks on Tuesday, who currently rank 23rd in the league with 2.60 goals per game.

Kochetkov is expected to patrol the home crease against Washington on Tuesday, per Walt Ruff and Peter Dewar of the Hurricanes' official site.

Kochetkov has won his first three starts of the 2026-27 campaign, allowing only five goals on 57 shots. He has gone 3-1-2 in seven previous regular-season outings against the Capitals, stopping 106 of 122 shots. Washington (3-2-0) has registered 17 goals in five games this season.

Askarov will protect the home net against Boston on Tuesday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Askarov has lost his last two outings, allowing eight goals on 46 shots. In four appearances this season, he has stopped 92 of 107 shots in a 2-2-0 start to the 2026-27 campaign. Boston (4-2-0) has scored 20 goals in six games this season.