NHL Player News

Talbot will defend the cage at home versus Toronto on Thursday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Talbot will get the nod Thursday while Alex Lyon starts Friday's home clash with Ottawa. Given the battle for the No. 1 job in the Motor City, it wouldn't be a shock to see Ville Husso take the preseason finale on the road versus the Leafs on Saturday. While the veteran Talbot likely has the inside track, there is no clear starter at this point, with the Wings possibly even deploying a three-headed monster in the crease.

Patera was claimed off waivers by the Bruins on Wednesday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Patera was waived by the Canucks on Tuesday with the intent of assigning him to the AHL, but he'll join the Bruins ahead of the regular season. He made six regular-season appearances with Vegas last year and posted a 1-3-1 record, 3.97 GAA and .893 save percentage.

Petersen was placed on waivers Wednesday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Petersen had a 2.71 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 28 regular-season appearances with AHL Lehigh Valley last year. The 29-year-old netminder has a 46-44-10 record, 2.96 GAA and .903 save percentage across 106 career NHL games.

Schmid was moved to AHL Henderson on Wednesday, according to Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Schmid had a 3.06 GAA and an .894 save percentage in 23 outings with AHL Utica in 2023-24. He also posted a 3.15 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 19 appearances with New Jersey. Schmid could be summoned to Vegas if Adin Hill or Ilya Samsonov get hurt at any point during the 2024-25 campaign.

Sawchenko was sent to AHL Cleveland on Wednesday.

Sawchenko had a 2.12 GAA and a .924 save percentage in six regular-season games with AHL Abbotsford in 2023-24. Elvis Merzlikins and Daniil Tarasov are expected to be the Blue Jackets' two goaltenders going into the 2024-25 campaign, and Jet Greaves is likely also ahead of Sawchenko in the depth charts.

Martin was placed on waivers by the Hurricanes on Wednesday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Martin has already been named to the Canes' preseason roster to face Nashville on Wednesday, so he figures to serve at least as the backup in that contest. With 57 games of NHL experience, in which he posted a 21-26-7 record to go with a 3.52 GAA, the 29-year-old netminder could draw some interest on the waiver wire. If he goes unclaimed, Martin will likely be sent down at some point before Opening Night against the Lighting on Oct. 11, though it may not happen immediately.

Grubauer is expected to serve as the starting goaltender in Wednesday's home preseason game against the Oilers, Alison Lukan of Root Sports reports.

Grubauer turned aside 31 of 36 shots in a preseason start against Edmonton on Sept. 28, and he'll get another chance to face the Oilers during Wednesday's preseason finale. After posting a 14-16-2 record, 2.85 GAA and .899 save percentage over 36 regular-season appearances last year, the 32-year-old will likely begin the 2024-25 campaign in a platoon with Joey Daccord.

Pickard (upper body) expects to be ready for the season, telling reporters Wednesday, "Feeling good, feeling ready to go, it's nice to be back skating again."

Pickard figures to enter the upcoming campaign as the No. 2 option behind Stuart Skinner and should see a similar workload as last year when he played in 23 contests. In those outings, the 32-year-old goaltender went 12-7-1 with a 2.45 GAA, .909 save percentage and one shutout. If he can maintain those levels this year, Pickard could challenge Skinner for a few extra starts but is unlikely to work his way into the starting job.

Oettinger is expected to start in Thursday's preseason game on the road against the Blues, Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest reports.

Oettinger is expected to play the full game Thursday, while Casey DeSmith will serve as the backup goaltender. Oettinger had a down year by his standards during the 2023-24 campaign, posting a 35-14-4 record, 2.72 GAA and .905 save percentage over 54 regular-season appearances, but he still enters this season as the Stars' clear No. 1 goaltender.

Wolf is expected to serve as the starting goalie for Wednesday's preseason road game against the Jets, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf stopped 33 of 34 shots during his first preseason start against Edmonton this year but had slightly less success against the Canucks a few days later, turning aside 17 of 19 shots. The 23-year-old is competing with Dan Vladar to serve as the Flames' No. 1 goaltender to begin the regular season, but the two netminders could start the year in a platoon.