NHL Player News

Grubauer will protect the road goal versus the Senators on Saturday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Grubauer alternated starts with Joey Daccord over the first eight games of the year, but the latter has since claimed the No. 1 job. Grubauer will get his start since he lost 3-2 to the Avalanche on Oct. 22. The 32-year-old has surrendered 12 goals on 101 shots en route to a 1-3-0 record over four outings this season.

Luukkonen is expected to start on the road against Detroit on Saturday, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Luukkonen will attempt to rebound after stopping 26 of 31 shots en route to a 5-2 loss to Florida on Monday. He's 3-3-1 with a 3.31 GAA and an .890 save percentage in seven appearances this season. Detroit has a 4-5-1 record and ranks 24th offensively with 2.70 goals per game.

Forsberg will protect the home net Saturday against Seattle, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.

Forsberg will get the second half of Ottawa's back-to-back after Linus Ullmark played in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Rangers. The 31-year-old Forsberg has a 2-2-0 record with a 3.27 GAA and an .895 save percentage through five appearances this season. Seattle is tied for 13th in the league with 3.27 goals per game in 2024-25.

Kuemper will patrol the home crease Saturday against the Blackhawks, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Kuemper has won his last two outings, including a 23-save effort in a 6-3 victory over Vegas on Wednesday. He has a 3-0-2 record with a 3.16 GAA and an .895 save percentage in five appearances this campaign. Chicago sits 26th in the league with 2.64 goals per game in 2024-25.

Ingram will defend the road net Saturday against the Golden Knights, according to Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Ingram is coming off a 30-save performance in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Calgary. He has a 5-2-2 record with a 3.53 GAA and an .880 save percentage through nine outings this season. Vegas sits second in the league with 4.55 goals per game in 2024-25.

Thompson is expected to guard the home net against Columbus on Saturday, per Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network.

Thompson has a 4-0-0 record, but that's largely due to the offensive support he's received. The 27-year-old netminder has surrendered at least three goals in three of his four starts, leaving him with a 3.21 GAA and an .876 save percentage this season. The Blue Jackets rank ninth offensively with 3.70 goals per game.

Samsonov won't dress for Saturday's home tilt against Utah due to an undisclosed injury, per SinBin.vegas.

Adin Hill will start Saturday's matchup, while Akira Schmid will be the backup goaltender. Samsonov has a 3-1-1 record, 2.95 GAA and .906 save percentage in five appearances in 2024-25. Hill has gotten off to a rough start, posting a 3.20 GAA and an .878 save percentage across six outings, but he might get leaned on heavily if Samsonov's injury lingers.

Hill will protect the home crease versus Utah on Saturday,SinBin.vegas reports.

Hill has won two straight, including a 16-save shutout over Calgary on Monday. He is 4-2-0 with a 3.20 GAA and an .878 save percentage. Utah is averaging 3.09 goals per game.

Tarasov will guard the road goal against Washington on Saturday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Tarasov is coming off a 29-save performance in last Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville. He has a 3-1-1 record with a 3.42 GAA and an .886 save percentage through five appearances this season. Washington ranks third in the league with 4.11 goals per game this campaign.

Lankinen was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, according to Max Miller of NHL.com, indicating he will defend the road net Saturday against San Jose.

Lankinen is coming off a 28-save effort in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to Carolina. He has a 4-0-2 record with one shutout, a 2.29 GAA and a .920 save percentage through six appearances this season. The Sharks rank 28th in the league with 2.50 goals per game in 2024-25.