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Mrazek surrendered four goals on 24 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Utah. Utah also scored one empty-net goal.

Mrazek's preseason struggles carried over to Opening Night, as Utah scored the first three goals of the game and never looked back. The 32-year-old netminder also gave up a goal to Lawson Crouse in the final minute after Utah's empty-netter. Mrazek is set to see a starting role to begin 2024-25, but the Blackhawks' defense doesn't inspire much confidence, which could make it tough for him to replicate his 3.04 GAA and .907 save percentage from last season.

Ingram stopped 24 of 26 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Ingram was sharp when he needed to be, keeping the Blackhawks off the board in the first period. He also fended off the visitors' third-period comeback effort. Ingram had a strong preseason and looks to be the No. 1 goalie for Utah to begin the year, though Karel Vejmelka will likely get some chances to compete for the top job in the early going after the two goalies shared the crease for Arizona last year.

Grubauer made 22 saves in a 3-2 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday.

Seattle was up 2-0 halfway through the second when Jordan Kyrou went five-hole on the power play. It started a mini-collapse, with St. Louis scoring three times in a span of 1:55. Grubauer's teammates were quick post-game to say they'd taken their foot off the gas, but some of it was on him. The final two goals both went glove side, so we have to wonder if that's the book on the German twinetender. Grubauer will be pushed by the rising Joey Daccord, so he needs to get in groove early to set a rhythm.

Binnington made 30 saves in a 3-2 win over Seattle on Tuesday.

Binner put up strong numbers in 2023-24 and came out of the blocks with the same approach on the ice this year. With the win, Binnington became the Blues' all-time leader in wins in a season opener. He has four, breaking a tie with Jaroslav Halak, Curtis Joseph, Mike Liut and Rick Warmsley.

Grubauer will guard the home net Tuesday on Opening Night against St. Louis, Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times reports.

Grubauer posted a 14-16-2 record with two shutouts, a 2.85 GAA and an .899 save percentage in 36 appearances during the 2023-24 regular season. He will compete for starts with Joey Daccord in the 2024-25 campaign.

Binnington will be between the pipes for Tuesday's road contest versus the Kraken, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.

Binnington enters his eighth NHL season atop of St. Louis' goaltending depth chart. The 31-year-old regained his form in 2023-24, going 28-21-5 with a .913 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA in 57 regular-season appearances. The Ontario native should be able to fend off Joel Hofer for the No. 1 netminding role if he can replicate his play from last season. Binnington posted a 2-0 record against Seattle in 2023-24, turning aside a combined 63 of 67 shots on goal.

Mrazek will defend the road net Tuesday on Opening Night versus Utah HC, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mrazek provided a record of 18-31-4 with a 3.05 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 56 games during the 2023-24 regular season. He only registered four wins in 27 outings on the road last campaign.

Driedger was designated for waivers by the Panthers on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Driedger's placement on waivers clears the way for him to be reassigned to AHL Charlotte, assuming he clears, after Tuesday's clash with the Bruins. While Sergei Bobrovsky will be manning the crease in that contest, the 30-year-old Driedger will serve as the backup. Once he clears, the Winnipeg native figures to switch places with Spencer Knights, who is expected to be called up in a corresponding move.

Skinner will patrol the home crease Wednesday against Winnipeg, according to Oilers play-by-by announcer Jack Michaels.

Skinner posted a 36-16-5 record with two shutouts, a 2.62 GAA and a .905 save percentage across 59 regular-season outings in 2023-24. He went 2-0-1 versus the Jets last campaign, stopping 71 of 78 shots.

Hellebuyck (personal) will skate with the team Wednesday morning and is slated to start versus Edmonton, John Lu of TSN reports Tuesday.

Hellebuyck was away from the team Monday while dealing with a personal matter. The Jets have Eric Comrie and Kaapo Kahkonen on the roster, but it remains to be seen whether the club will hang onto to three netminders now that Hellebuyck is back with the team. Hellebuyck will face a dangerous Oilers squad that averaged 3.56 goals per game in 2023-24, good for fourth in the NHL.