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Kuemper will guard the home goal versus the Panthers in Saturday's exhibition game in Quebec City, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Kuemper has been sharp in the preseason, winning both of his previous starts while allowing just one goal on 35 shots. The 34-year-old's strong preseason has positioned him well to begin the year as the Kings' top goalie, though the absence of Drew Doughty (ankle) could see the team's defensive system a little leakier than normal.

Alexander was sent to ECHL Toledo on Saturday.

Alexander had a 3.76 GAA and an .887 save percentage in 19 regular-season contests with ECHL Tulsa in 2023-24. He's not expected to play in the NHL during the 2024-25 campaign.

Ullmark is set to guard the home goal against Montreal in Saturday's preseason clash, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Ullmark had a 22-10-7 record, 2.58 GAA and .915 save percentage in 40 regular-season appearances with Boston in 2023-24. He was fantastic with the Bruins, even winning the Vezina Trophy in 2022-23. However, Ullmark was dealt in the summer to Ottawa, a squad looking to make the playoffs for the first time since 2017. It remains unclear if the 31-year-old netminder will be as effective with his new team. Still, he held his own in Tuesday's exhibition action against the Canadiens, stopping 29 of 32 shots en route to a 4-3 victory.

Andersen is expected to start in Saturday's road preseason game against Nashville, per Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville.

The Predators are dressing a roster similar to what they're likely to have for the start of the regular season, so this should be a good tune-up contest for Andersen. The 35-year-old netminder had a 13-2-0 record, 1.84 GAA and .932 save percentage in 16 regular-season games in 2023-24. He's expected to be Carolina's No. 1 netminder this season, but he has a lengthy injury history, which makes it risky to pencil him in for a lot of starts this year.

Saros will patrol the home crease in Saturday's preseason contest against Carolina, Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville reports.

Saros posted a 35-24-5 record with a 2.86 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 64 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. He will likely be among the busiest goaltenders again in 2024-25 since new backup Scott Wedgewood isn't a threat to steal many starts.

Bussi is set to guard the road goal against Washington in Saturday's preseason contest.

Bussi had a 2.67 GAA and a .913 save percentage across 41 regular-season appearances with AHL Providence in 2023-24. Although he was originally projected to start the 2024-25 campaign in the minors, Jeremy Swayman remains unsigned as a restricted free agent, opening a spot for Bussi to serve as Boston's No. 2 netminder behind Joonas Korpisalo. Bussi's stay in the NHL will depend on how long Swayman remains without a contract with the Bruins.

Larsson was loaned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.

Larsson earned a 19-9-0 record with a 1.93 GAA and a .920 save percentage across 28 appearances for Leksands IF of the SHL during the 2023-24 regular season. He will probably spend most, if not all, of the 2024-25 campaign in the minors.

Blackwood was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now, indicating he will guard the road goal in Saturday's exhibition contest versus Vegas.

Blackwood surrendered three goals on 25 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 preseason loss to Utah. Yaroslav Askarov likely isn't out of the mix for NHL playing time despite being sent down to AHL San Jose on Friday. However, until he is brought up from the minors, Blackwood will compete for starts with Vitek Vanecek to begin the 2024-25 campaign.

Soderblom is set to guard the home goal in Saturday's preseason game against St. Louis, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Although Chicago is technically the home team, the exhibition contest is taking place in Milwaukee. Soderblom had a 5-22-2 record, 3.92 GAA and .879 save percentage across 32 games with Chicago in 2023-24. Petr Mrazek will enter the 2024-25 campaign as the Blackhawks' starting goaltender, while Soderblom will be the understudy due to the absence of Laurent Brossoit (knee).

Hellberg was placed on waivers Saturday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Hellberg played in 27 AHL regular-season contests between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Charlotte in 2023-24. In 26 career NHL appearances, he has an 8-8-1 record with a 3.08 GAA and an .890 save percentage. He will likely begin the 2024-25 campaign with AHL Texas, with Jake Oettinger and Casey DeSmith expected to start the year as Dallas' goaltenders.