NHL Player News

Quick will patrol the road crease against Edmonton on Saturday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Quick has been perfect in his last two starts, stopping all 61 shots in road wins over Detroit and Seattle. He is 4-0-0 with an eye-popping 0.91 GAA and a just as impressive .970 save percentage in five appearances. Quick will have a tough matchup against the Oilers. Despite averaging only 2.76 goals per game this season, Edmonton has the offensive firepower to light up any team.

Vanecek (upper body) will be the backup goaltender versus Buffalo on Saturday, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.

Vanecek did not dress Thursday in St. Louis due to the injury, which led to Yaroslav Askarov making his San Jose debut. Vanecek is 2-5-1 with a 3.36 GAA and an .899 save percentage. Mackenzie Blackwood will get the start against the Sabres, and Askarov is projected to be a healthy scratch.

Blackwood will start Saturday at home against the Sabres, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Blackwood has dropped three of his last four outings, despite posting a respectable .900 save percentage with a 2.98 GAA in that span. Overall, Blackwood is 4-6-3 with a .907 save percentage and a 3.07 GAA this season.

Binnington will start Saturday's road matchup with the Islanders, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Binnington will be back between the pipes following a 3-2 shootout victory over San Jose on Thursday. The 31-year-old Binnington is 6-8-1 this year with an .888 save percentage and a 3.10 GAA.

Skinner will defend the home net against the Rangers on Saturday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Skinner had a tough outing Thursday as he gave up five goals on 26 shots in a 5-3 loss to Minnesota. The loss dropped Skinner's record to 6-6-2 with a 3.33 GAA and an .876 save percentage. Skinner is in tough as the Rangers are 12-5-1 and average 3.50 goals per game.

Swayman will defend the road net against Detroit on Saturday, according to Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe.

Swayman has lost his last two outings, surrendering 12 goals on 66 shots. He has a 5-7-2 record with one shutout, a 3.47 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 14 appearances this campaign. Detroit is tied for 25th in the league with 2.53 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lankinen will protect the road net versus Ottawa on Saturday, according to Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet.

Lankinen has lost his last two outings, surrendering eight goals on 52 shots. He has posted a mark of 8-3-2 with one shutout, a 2.71 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 13 appearances this season. Ottawa sits 15th in the league with 3.11 goals per game in 2024-25.

Bobrovsky will guard the home net Saturday against the Avalanche, Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network reports.

Bobrovsky has been up-and-down of late -- he's allowed nine goals on 80 shots in his last three starts. Overall, the veteran netminder is 9-4-1 with an .893 save percentage and a 2.98 GAA this season.

Hill will defend the road crease in Montreal on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Hill has given up two goals in each of his last three starts. The 28-year-old netminder is 8-4-1 with a 3.07 GAA and an .888 save percentage this season. Hill will face the Canadiens, who are averaging 2.84 goals per game.

Kochetkov was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports, indicating he will guard the road goal Saturday versus Columbus.

Kochetkov has won his last two starts, stopping 47 of 49 shots. He has a 10-2-0 record with a 2.30 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 12 appearances this campaign. Columbus ranks 10th in the league with 3.42 goals per game in 2024-25.