NHL Player News

Binnington is set to start at home against Washington on Saturday, per Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Binnington has won his past two starts while stopping 56 of 60 shots (.933 save percentage). That gives him a 4-5-0 record, 2.78 GAA and .904 save percentage across 10 appearances in 2024-25. Although he's on a bit of a roll, the Capitals will still be a challenging adversary. Washington is 9-4-0 and ranks fourth offensively with 3.92 goals per game.

Thompson is set to start on the road against St. Louis on Saturday, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

Thompson has won all of his first six starts while posting a 2.81 GAA and a .903 save percentage. It's certainly helped that the Capitals have provided him with at least three goals worth of support in each of those outings, and Washington tallied a minimum of four markers in five of those six games. The Blues are 7-7-0 and rank 23rd offensively with 2.64 goals per game.

Luukkonen stopped 24 of 26 shots in a 3-2 shootout win over Calgary on Saturday.

The Sabres squandered a 2-0 lead but bounced back to improve to 6-4-0 in the past 10 games. Luukonen has won his last three starts, allowing four goals on 90 shots. He has a 6-4-1 record with a 2.64 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 11 appearances this campaign.

Vladar made 17 saves on 19 shots in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to Buffalo.

The Flames rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the first period, but Vladar allowed the only goal in the shootout to take the loss. He has earned one win over his last six appearances (1-3-2) to fall to 3-3-2 this season. Vladar has a 2.60 GAA and a .906 save percentage through eight starts in 2024-25.

Kolosov (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's road matchup versus Florida.

Kolosov will miss his second straight game. Samuel Ersson (lower body) will start against the Panthers on Saturday, while Ivan Fedotov will be the backup. It's unclear when Kolosov will return to the lineup, but the Flyers can be patient with his recovery now that Ersson is back in the fold.

Stezka was moved to AHL Coachella Valley on Saturday.

Stezka served as the backup goaltender in Seattle's 4-3 overtime win over Vegas on Friday because Philipp Grubauer was unavailable due to an undisclosed injury he suffered during an accident at home. Stezka could be recalled before Tuesday's home tilt against Columbus if Grubauer misses additional time. The 27-year-old Stezka has a 3.61 GAA and an .881 save percentage in six outings with Coachella Valley this season.

Ersson (lower body) will guard the road goal in Saturday's tilt against Florida, according to Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports.

Ersson left last Saturday's 3-0 loss to Boston after logging just 7:36 of ice time because of the injury. He has a 4-2-1 record, 2.68 GAA and .901 save percentage in nine appearances in 2024-25. The Panthers will be a challenging adversary -- they're 10-3-1 and rank fifth offensively with 3.86 goals per game.

Skinner will be between the visiting pipes in Vancouver on Saturday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Skinner gave up three goals on 34 shots in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Vegas. The loss gave Skinner a 3-5-1 start, along with a 3.28 GAA and an .885 save percentage. Skinner also got off to a slow start last season before rebounding and ending the regular season with a 36-16-5 record, 2.62 GAA and .905 save percentage. He will not have an easy time with the Canucks, who are 7-2-3 this season, though they have struggled at home, going 1-1-3.

Oettinger will defend the road net Saturday versus the Jets, per Illegal Curve Hockey.

Oettinger is coming off a 25-save performance in Thursday's 3-1 win over Chicago. He has a 6-2-0 record with a 2.26 GAA and a .922 save percentage through eight appearances. Winnipeg leads the league with 4.50 goals per game this campaign.

Hellebuyck is expected to start at home against Dallas on Saturday, per Illegal Curve Hockey.

Hellebuyck has won his past four starts and is coming off back-to-back shutouts. He has a fantastic 10-1-0 record, 1.91 GAA and .932 save percentage in 11 outings in 2024-25. Dallas has an impressive 8-4-0 record, though the Stars have been middling offensively, ranking 16th with 3.08 goals per game.