Kochetkov allowed three goals on 41 shots but was the unlucky overtime loser for his fourth straight defeat as he took on Boston in his previous start. The 23-year-old rookie has played well in limited starts despite what his 2-1-3 record may show, posting a .913 SV% and 2.33 GAA. He takes on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are ninth in the NHL in both goals per game (3.45) and shots per game (33.0).

Kochetkov allowed three goals on 41 shots but was the unlucky overtime loser for his fourth straight defeat as he took on Boston in his previous start. The 23-year-old rookie has played well in limited starts despite what his 2-1-3 record may show, posting a .913 SV% and 2.33 GAA. He takes on the Pittsburgh Penguins who are ninth in the NHL in both goals per game (3.45) and shots per game (33.0).

Kotchtkov allowed three goals on 26 shots (.885 SV%) in a surprise loss to Arizona his previous time out. He takes the crease for Carolina's fourth straight game and has done admirably filling in for Frederik Andersen, posting a 2-1-2 record with a 2.22 GAA and .908 SV%. He draws the tough task of the Boston Bruins who rank first in the NHL with 4.05 goals per game.

Jankowski has not played since Nov. 17th but will draw back into the Predators' lineup Wednesday. Through seven games this season he has two goals and three points along with a +2 rating while playing bottom-six minutes.

Ehlers is expected to be out for six weeks after it was announced Wednesday that the star winger had successfully undergone surgery for a sports hernia. The 26-year-old has only played in two games so far this season prior to his injury, picking up three assists and seven SOG across 43 shifts.

Kochetkov signed a four-year contract extension, with an AAV of $2M Wednesday. The 23-year-old earned the extension after filling in admirably for an injured Frederik Andersen, posting a 2-0-2 record alongside his 2.00 GAA and .914 SV%.

Kochetkov stopped 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%) in a 2-1 overtime loss to Minnesota in his last start on Saturday. The 23-year-old has played incredibly since getting the call-up to fill in for Frederik Andersen, posting a .943 SV%, and 1.32 GAA to go along with his 2-0-1 record.

Jankowski had missed the Predators' previous game due to an undisclosed injury but is a game-time decision Monday vs. Arizona. The 28-year-old centre has two goals and an assist to go along with his +2 plus/minus rating through seven games this season.

Kochetkov stopped 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%) in a 2-1 overtime loss to Minnesota in his last start on Saturday. The 23-year-old has played incredibly since getting the call-up to fill in for Frederik Andersen, posting a .943 SV%, and 1.32 GAA to go along with his 2-0-1 record.

Ehlers has been out since October 17th and will undergo surgery next week, sidelining him indefinitely. The Jets were unable to provide a timetable for his return but do expect him to play again this season.

Rod Brind'Amour announced today that "Nobody's close to getting back." Meaning the Hurricane's all-start netminder will find himself on the shelf for even longer with an undisclosed injury. Andersen had struggled a bit this season after finishing fourth in Vezina Trophy voting in 2021-22, posting a .891 SV% and 2.72 GAA but a decent 5-3-0 record all the same.

Kochetkov stopped 20 of 22 shots (.900 SV%) in his first start of the season last Thursday in a 7-2 victory over Edmonton. He draws a very good matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks who rank 31st in the NHL in shots per game (25.7) and 25th in goals per game (2.71).

Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Friday that starting goaltender Frederik Andersen will be placed on the injured reserve retroactive to November 6th. Andersen had struggled a bit this season after finishing fourth in Vezina Trophy voting in 2021-22, posting a .891 SV% and 2.72 GAA but a decent 5-3-0 record all the same.