NHL Player News

Mrazek will start on the road versus the Oilers on Saturday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mrazek allowed four goals on 24 shots to Utah in his first outing of the season. He was on the bench for Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Jets, which was a start for Arvid Soderblom. Mrazek will be tested against one of the league's projected top offenses, though the Oilers were shut out in their season opener Wednesday against the Jets.

Ullmark will guard the road net Saturday against the Canadiens, per Julian McKenzie of The Athletic.

Ullmark is coming off a 30-save performance in Thursday's 3-1 win over Florida. He has a 3-1-0 record, allowing 12 goals on 119 shots, in five career regular-season appearances against Montreal.

Montembeault will protect the home goal versus the Senators on Saturday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Montembeault earned a 48-save shutout in his season debut Wednesday versus the Maple Leafs. He'll look to keep things going against another Atlantic Division rival in his second start of the year. If the Canadiens struggle offensively again this season, Montembeault must be excellent to keep the team competitive.

Stolarz will start at home versus the Penguins on Saturday, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Stolarz was sharp in his season debut, stopping 26 of 27 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Canadiens on Wednesday. The 30-year-old netminder is filling in as the No. 1 goalie while Joseph Woll (lower body) is out. If Stolarz continues to play well, he could turn Toronto's crease into a timeshare once Woll returns.

Saros (lower body) will start in Saturday's road game versus the Red Wings, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Saros didn't dress for Thursday's season opener versus the Stars, but he was able to shake off the injury in short order. The 29-year-old went 35-24-5 with a 2.86 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 64 regular-season outings in 2023-24. Given his heavy workload and strong performances, he is a perennial top-5 goalie for fantasy purposes.

Swayman made 33 saves in a 2-1 overtime win over the Kings on Saturday.

Despite surrendering the opening goal to Trevor Moore at the 5:22 mark of the second period, Swayman and the Bruins rebounded to secure the victory. The 25-year-old netminder has a 2-0-0 record to start the 2024-25 campaign, permitting five goals on 58 shots.

Kuemper stopped 23 of 25 shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to Boston.

Kuemper has been superb to begin the 2024-25 campaign following the worst showing of his NHL career last season. As a member of the Kings this year, he has permitted only three goals on 58 shots through two starts. The Kings may go back to Kuemper on Monday in Ottawa.

Samsonov will patrol the home crease Sunday against Anaheim, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Samsonov will make his Vegas debut against a Ducks team that played in San Jose on Saturday. He has gone 2-0-0 versus Anaheim in his career, stopping 59 of 62 shots.

Dostal will defend the road net Saturday against San Jose, according to Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Dostal earned a mark of 8-13-0 with a 3.67 GAA and an .893 save percentage in 25 appearances on the road during the 2023-24 regular season. San Jose is coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to St. Louis on Thursday and will be without the offensive services of Macklin Celebrini (lower body) in Saturday's contest.

Tarasov will guard the road goal Saturday versus the Avalanche, according to Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch.

Tarasov will make his season debut after Elvis Merzlikins gave up three goals on 26 shots in a 3-2 loss to Minnesota on Thursday to open the year. Last campaign, the 25-year-old Tarasov made 45 saves in a 4-1 win over Colorado on April 1.