NHL Player News
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Jacob Markstrom G | NJ
Devils' Jacob Markstrom: Between pipes Thursday
Markstrom will defend the home crease versus Tampa Bay on Thursday, according to Mike Morreale of NHL.com.
Markstrom stopped 35 shots in a 4-3 win over Ottawa on Tuesday, his first victory in four starts. Overall, Markstrom is 8-6-1 with a 3.48 GAA and an .880 save percentage across 15 starts this season. The Lightning are scoring 3.13 goals per game this season, 12th in the NHL
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Eric Comrie G | WPG
Jets' Eric Comrie: Between pipes Thursday
Comrie will start Thursday's home game against the Bruins, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Comrie has struggled mightily in his last two outings, going 0-2-0 with a 6.19 GAA and .771 save percentage. However, he'll still draw a seventh consecutive start Thursday. The Bruins are scoring 3.19 goals per game this season, which ranks eighth in the NHL.
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Brandon Bussi G | CAR
Hurricanes' Brandon Bussi: Facing Capitals
Bussi will patrol the visiting crease in Washington on Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
Bussi has been a huge factor in the Hurricanes' success this season, as he is 9-1-0 with a 2.09 GAA and a .909 save percentage. He has outplayed both Pyotr Kochetkov and Frederik Andersen and could easily be considered Carolina's No. 1 goaltender at this time. The Capitals are generating 3.43 goals per game, third in the NHL this season.
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Jacob Fowler G | MON
Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: NHL debut Thursday
Fowler will make his NHL debut defending the road goal in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
Fowler is the Canadiens' goalie of the future, and it seems the future begins now for the 21-year-old. Fowler has been outstanding at the AHL level this season, posting a 10-5-0 record with three shutouts, a 2.09 GAA and a .919 save percentage. The Penguins are ninth in NHL scoring, generating 3.14 goals per game.
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Tristan Jarry G | EDM
Penguins' Tristan Jarry: Starting against Montreal
Jarry was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Canadiens.
Jarry has been solid over the past few weeks, going 4-0-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .915 save percentage over his last six appearances. He'll face a relatively tough opponent Thursday, as the Canadiens are tied for ninth in the NHL with 3.14 goals per game.
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Dennis Hildeby G | TOR
Maple Leafs' Dennis Hildeby: First goalie off
Hildeby was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Mark Masters of TSN reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Sharks.
Hildeby picked up his first career shutout during Monday's win over the Lightning, and he'll tend the twine for a third consecutive matchup Thursday. The 24-year-old has been sharp over his last five appearances (three starts), going 2-0-1 with a 0.79 GAA and .973 save percentage.
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Dan Vladar G | PHI
Flyers' Dan Vladar: Gets starting nod against Knights
Vladar will be between the pipes at home versus Vegas on Thursday.
Vladar continues to put together a strong 2025-26 campaign, posting an 11-5-1 record, 2.50 GAA and .908 save percentage along the way. The netminder has managed to firmly cement himself as the No. 1 option in Philadelphia ahead of Samuel Ersson. With just four more wins, Vladar can set a new career best in victories, topping the 14 wins he racked up in 2022-23 when he was with the Flames.
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Logan Thompson G | WAS
Capitals' Logan Thompson: Starting Thursday
Thompson will defend the home goal versus Carolina on Thursday, according to Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
Thompson has been outstanding over his last six starts, going 5-0-1 with a 1.32 GAA and a .955 save percentage. The 28-year-old netminder is 13-6-2 with one shutout, a 1.96 GAA and a .925 save percentage over 21 starts this season. The Hurricanes are tied for fifth in NHL scoring, generating 3.34 goals per game.
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Elvis Merzlikins G | CLB
Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: In goal Thursday
Merzlikins will get the starting nod at home versus the Senators on Thursday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Merzlikins has given up five or more goals in four of his last five outings, while posting a 2-2-1 record and .850 save percentage. With the Latvian struggling, he has found himself relegated to the No. 2 role in Columbus behind Jet Greaves. Still, Merzlikins could play his way into a split share of the goaltending duties if he can start to put together some better performances.
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Devin Cooley G | CGY
Flames' Devin Cooley: Tagged with loss Wednesday
Cooley stopped 23 of 27 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Red Wings.
Cooley was making his first start since Dec. 2, when he allowed four goals on 16 shots in a loss to Nashville, and the outcome was identical this time around. The 28-year-old goaltender has won just one of his last five appearances, going 1-2-1 with a 3.05 GAA and a subpar .883 save percentage in that span.