NHL Player News

Mrazek will be in goal at home versus the Wild in Friday's preseason game, per ALL CHGO Sports.

Mrazek will make his third and likely final start of the preseason. He has allowed five goals on 58 shots over his first two outings. Mrazek enters the 2024-25 campaign as the Blackhawks' likely No. 1 goalie, and he'll probably have Arvid Soderblom as a backup while Laurent Brossoit (knee) is set to miss at least a week of the regular season.

Tarasov will protect the road goal Friday versus the Penguins, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Tarasov will start the Blue Jackets' preseason finale. He's had poor results this preseason, allowing six goals on 43 shots over his previous two starts. As such, Tarasov is likely to begin the year as the backup to Elvis Merzlikins.

Forsberg will protect the road goal in Friday's preseason game versus the Red Wings, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Forsberg is set to start for the third time this preseason. The 31-year-old has allowed five goals on 45 shots over his first two appearances. He'll begin 2024-25 as the backup to Linus Ullmark, so Forsberg shouldn't be expected to see much more than 25 games this year under ideal circumstances.

Kochetkov will guard the home goal versus the Lightning on Friday, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports.

Kochetkov has made just one other appearance, stopping 22 of 23 shots versus the Lightning on Sept. 24. The 25-year-old Kochetkov will challenge Frederik Andersen for playing time behind a strong Hurricanes team this season.

Shesterkin will protect the road goal in Friday's preseason game versus the Islanders, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Shesterkin will get his third and final preseason appearance. He allowed two goals on 18 shots versus the Devils' AHL roster in a start Tuesday, playing two periods in that game. He'll likely go the distance Friday, setting him up to be at full speed for Opening Night in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Luukkonen gave up three goals on 22 shots in a 4-1 defeat to New Jersey on Friday.

Luukkonen wasn't particularly busy considering he only faced 22 shots, significantly below the team's average shots allowed from last season (29.3). Still, it's just the first game of a long season, and it's too early to start writing the 25-year-old Finn off just yet. He still looks set to see the bulk of the workload for Buffalo this year. Devon Levi served as the backup Friday and could get the starting nod in the second half of the back-to-back against the Devils on Saturday.

Campbell will be away from the Red Wings indefinitely after entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Friday.

Campbell signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Red Wings over the summer. He joined a crowded Detroit goalie situation that also includes Ville Husso, Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon. Campbell had a 2.63 GAA and a .918 save percentage in 33 regular-season contests with AHL Bakersfield in 2023-24 after struggling with Edmonton during the early portion of the campaign, posting a 4.50 GAA and an .873 save percentage across five appearances from Oct. 11-Nov. 4. When Campbell is ready to play, he will likely spend time with AHL Grand Rapids.

Markstrom stopped 30 of 31 shots faced in Friday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Markstrom's lone slip-up was a third-period goal scored by Owen Power. Overall, it was a solid debut for the veteran backstop and puts him on the path to get back over the 30-win threshold for just the second time in his NHL career. With the two teams back at it Saturday, Jake Allen figures to get the starting nod, while Markstrom should be in line to feature in the home opener versus Toronto on Oct. 10.

Skinner is slated to be in the road crease for Friday's preseason game against Vancouver, Jamie Umbach of the Oilers' official site reports.

Skinner will make his third exhibition start of the year during Friday's preseason finale. Most recently, he turned aside 21 of 23 shots in a home loss to the Canucks on Monday. The 25-year-old should see another heavy workload in 2024-25 as the Oilers' clear-cut No. 1 goaltender.

Silovs will get the home start Friday versus Edmonton, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Silovs will play the whole game, according to coach Rick Tocchet. Silovs is currently battling Kevin Lankinen for the No. 1 job in Vancouver as Thatcher Demko is out of action with a knee problem. Silovs was 3-0-1 in four regular-season games with the Canucks last season and was 5-5 with a 2.91 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 10 playoff appearances, as the Canucks lost in seven games in the second round to the Oilers.