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Dansk was put on waivers Saturday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Dansk provided a record of 11-12-3 with a 3.22 GAA and an .897 save percentage across 27 regular-season appearances with AHL Calgary in 2023-24. If the 30-year-old clears waivers and heads to AHL San Diego, Calle Clang could begin the 2024-25 campaign as Lukas Dostal's backup due to the absence of John Gibson (abdomen).

Allen made 17 saves in a 3-1 win over the Sabres on Saturday as part of the NHL Global Series in Czechia.

Allen wasn't tested much Saturday, with the shots being 37-18 in favor of the Devils. But he was strong when he needed to be. Allen has the skills to be a strong and busy backup behind Jacob Markstrom and a playoff-bound Devils squad. The 34-year-old Allen will be a great daily option who gets upward of 30 starts.

Levi made 34 saves on 37 shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to New Jersey in Czechia as part of the NHL Global Series.

While he didn't get the win in his season debut, Levi showed his skills on a world stage. And those skills are elite. Levi was one of the best players on the ice, and he was the reason the score only favored the Devils by two. His mates only mustered 18 shots on Jake Allen at the other end. Levi won't be the top dog in Buffalo this season or in 2025-25 either, but this young man should get another chance at being a starter.

Husso will defend the road net Saturday in preseason action against Toronto, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

Husso stopped 43 shots in a 2-1 exhibition win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday. He will compete with Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon for playing time during the 2024-25 season.

Zherenko will start the first two periods on the road against Chicago on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Zherenko has yet to play a regular-season NHL game. The 23-year-old was 12-24-1 with a 3.49 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 29 regular-season games with AHL Springfield in 2023-24. Joel Hofer is expected to play the third period against the Blackhawks on Saturday.

Bobrovsky will defend the visiting crease versus LA in Quebec City on Saturday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Bobrovsky will play in his final preseason game before Opening Night on Tuesday against the Bruins. Bobrovsky was outstanding last campaign, going 36-17-4 with a 2.37 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 58 regular-season appearances. He was also 16-8 with a 2.32 GAA in the playoffs to lead the Panthers to a Stanley Cup victory. The 36-year-old veteran could take a step back in 2024-25 because it will be difficult to repeat the success of such a good season.

Woll will defend the home crease versus Detroit on Saturday, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Woll will play the entirety of Toronto's preseason finale. The 26-year-old goaltender will battle for the No. 1 job with Anthony Stolarz, leading to the duo potentially splitting the net this season. Woll was 12-11-1 with a 2.94 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 25 regular-season games in 2023-24.

Shesterkin gave up five goals on 38 shots in Friday's 5-2 preseason loss to the Islanders.

Shesterkin gave up three even-strength goals and two power-play tallies, and even though the defense didn't do him any favors, there's no question he struggled badly throughout the contest. Preseason stats shouldn't matter much, however, and the goal was all about allowing Shesterkin to get enough ice time to be ready for Opening Night against the Penguins on Wednesday.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 22 shots in Friday's 5-2 preseason win over the Rangers.

Varlamov was unfortunate to give up the first goal to Jonny Brodzinski, as his save went up and deflected off his back to find the back of the net. However, he settled down after giving up two first-period goals and looked solid the rest of the way. The Russian netminder could be in line to start Opening Night at home versus Utah on Oct. 10 since Ilya Sorokin (back) has not seen any preseason action yet.

Blomqvist allowed three goals on 29 shots in Friday's 7-3 preseason win over the Blue Jackets.

Blomqvist endured a rough start Friday and gave up two goals over the opening 5:05 of playing time, but he settled down afterward and conceded just one goal the rest of the way. Blomqvist has yet to make his NHL debut after being selected in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft. However, he has a shot at opening the regular season against the Rangers on Oct. 9 as Tristan Jarry's backup because Alex Nedeljkovic (lower body) is unavailable.