If Connor Hellebuyck occupies your goalie slot in a weekly league, check his status before lineup lock and prepare another option.
The back-to-back map
7 teams play a back-to-back from Thu, Oct 8 to Sun, Oct 11. On a back-to-back, the backup could start one of the two games: nobody knows who starts in goal on a given night until the team confirms it.
| Team | Night 1 | Night 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | Fri, Oct 9 at Winnipeg Jets | Sat, Oct 10 at Calgary Flames |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Fri, Oct 9 vs Pittsburgh Penguins | Sat, Oct 10 at St. Louis Blues |
| Detroit Red Wings | Fri, Oct 9 vs Seattle Kraken | Sat, Oct 10 at Montréal Canadiens |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Fri, Oct 9 at Columbus Blue Jackets | Sat, Oct 10 vs Dallas Stars |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Sat, Oct 10 at Chicago Blackhawks | Sun, Oct 11 at Philadelphia Flyers |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Sat, Oct 10 at Boston Bruins | Sun, Oct 11 vs Carolina Hurricanes |
| Vancouver Canucks | Sat, Oct 10 at New Jersey Devils | Sun, Oct 11 at New York Rangers |
If you use a Carolina goalie in a weekly league, leave that slot open until goalie news arrives and keep another option ready.
Tandems to watch
Goalies on the teams with a back-to-back from Thu, Oct 8 to Sun, Oct 11. 2025-26 is last season; GP is games played and W wins.
| Team | Back-to-back | Goalie | 2025-26 | This season | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | Fri-Sat | Lukas Dostal | 55 GP, 30 W, .888 SV% | 2 GP, 2 starts, 2 W, .918 SV% | Not on the report |
| Anaheim Ducks | Fri-Sat | Ville Husso | Not reported | Not reported | Not on the report |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Sat-Sun | Brandon Bussi | 39 GP, 31 W, .894 SV% | 3 GP, 3 starts, 1 W, .851 SV% | Not on the report |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Sat-Sun | Pyotr Kochetkov | Not reported | 1 GP, 1 starts, 1 W, .889 SV% | Not on the report |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Fri-Sat | Cam Talbot | Not reported | Not reported | Not on the report |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Fri-Sat | Jet Greaves | 55 GP, 26 W, .908 SV% | 2 GP, 2 starts, 1 W, .877 SV% | Not on the report |
| Detroit Red Wings | Fri-Sat | Daniil Tarasov | Not reported | Not reported | Not on the report |
| Detroit Red Wings | Fri-Sat | John Gibson | 57 GP, 29 W, .902 SV% | 3 GP, 3 starts, 1 W, .903 SV% | Not on the report |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Sat-Sun | Dan Vladar | 52 GP, 29 W, .906 SV% | 2 GP, 2 starts, 0 W, .863 SV% | Not on the report |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Sat-Sun | Joseph Woll | Not reported | 2 GP, 2 starts, 0 W, .929 SV% | Not on the report |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Fri-Sat | Arturs Silovs | 39 GP, 19 W, .888 SV% | 2 GP, 2 starts, 2 W, .886 SV% | Not on the report |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Fri-Sat | Sergei Murashov | Not reported | 1 GP, 1 starts, 0 W, .914 SV% | Not on the report |
| Vancouver Canucks | Sat-Sun | Kevin Lankinen | Not reported | 3 GP, 3 starts, 1 W, .824 SV% | Not on the report |
| Vancouver Canucks | Sat-Sun | Leevi Meriläinen | Not reported | Not reported | Not on the report |
| Vancouver Canucks | Sat-Sun | Thatcher Demko | Not reported | Not reported | IR |
If Jet Greaves anchors your goalie slot, check his starting assignment before lineup lock and keep another option ready.
Goalies on the injury report
12 goalies are on the injury report. Return dates are the estimates the report gives; a date before Thu, Oct 8 is marked as passed.
| Team | Goalie | Status | Injury | Estimated return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | Alex Lyon | IR | Upper body | Sat, Oct 10 |
| Buffalo Sabres | Topias Leinonen | IR | Lower body | Sat, Oct 10 |
| Colorado Avalanche | Trent Miner | IR | Undisclosed | Sat, Oct 10 |
| Edmonton Oilers | Frederik Andersen | IR | Knee | Wed, Dec 30 |
| Minnesota Wild | Filip Gustavsson | IR | Hip, surgery | Sun, Nov 1 |
| Nashville Predators | Justus Annunen | IR | Undisclosed | Tue, Oct 13 |
| New York Rangers | Joonas Korpisalo | IR | Lower body | Fri, Oct 9 |
| Ottawa Senators | Linus Ullmark | DTD | Undisclosed | Tue, Oct 6 (date passed) |
| San Jose Sharks | Kyle Keyser | IR | Upper body | Tue, Dec 1 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Elvis Merzlikins | IR | Shoulder, surgery | Tue, Mar 30 |
| Vancouver Canucks | Thatcher Demko | IR | Hip, surgery | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Winnipeg Jets | Connor Hellebuyck | IR | Suspension | Sat, Oct 17 |
If Linus Ullmark is in your lineup, check his status again before lineup lock and keep another goalie option ready.
Next week
14 teams play a back-to-back in Oct 12–18. On a back-to-back, the backup could start one of the two games: nobody knows who starts in goal on a given night until the team confirms it.
| Team | Night 1 | Night 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | Mon, Oct 12 vs Florida Panthers | Tue, Oct 13 at Montréal Canadiens |
| Florida Panthers | Mon, Oct 12 at Buffalo Sabres | Tue, Oct 13 at Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Minnesota Wild | Mon, Oct 12 vs Vegas Golden Knights | Tue, Oct 13 at Winnipeg Jets |
| New Jersey Devils | Mon, Oct 12 vs Ottawa Senators | Tue, Oct 13 at Detroit Red Wings |
| Ottawa Senators | Mon, Oct 12 at New Jersey Devils | Tue, Oct 13 vs St. Louis Blues |
| Vegas Golden Knights | Mon, Oct 12 at Minnesota Wild | Tue, Oct 13 at Nashville Predators |
| Colorado Avalanche | Tue, Oct 13 at Dallas Stars | Wed, Oct 14 vs Dallas Stars |
| Dallas Stars | Tue, Oct 13 vs Colorado Avalanche | Wed, Oct 14 at Colorado Avalanche |
| Montréal Canadiens | Tue, Oct 13 vs Buffalo Sabres | Wed, Oct 14 at Washington Capitals |
| Washington Capitals | Tue, Oct 13 at Carolina Hurricanes | Wed, Oct 14 vs Montréal Canadiens |
| Boston Bruins | Fri, Oct 16 at Anaheim Ducks | Sat, Oct 17 at Los Angeles Kings |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Fri, Oct 16 at Colorado Avalanche | Sat, Oct 17 at Vegas Golden Knights |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Sat, Oct 17 at Winnipeg Jets | Sun, Oct 18 at Calgary Flames |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Sat, Oct 17 vs New York Rangers | Sun, Oct 18 at Minnesota Wild |
If you manage a Carolina goalie in a weekly league, leave a flexible goalie slot next week until goalie news arrives.