NHL Player News

Hogberg was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease in Monday's preseason game versus Philadelphia.

Hogberg stopped 24 of 25 shots in a 2-0 exhibition loss to the Flyers on Thursday. He could start the 2024-25 season with the Islanders if Ilya Sorokin (back) is unavailable for Opening Night on Oct. 10 against Utah. Still, the 29-year-old Hogberg will compete with Jakub Skarek and Keith Kinkaid, a camp invitee on a professional tryout, for a potential roster spot.

Romanov will report to the AHL after being cut by the Sharks on Sunday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Romanov will now have a chance to develop his game with AHL San Jose in the coming campaign. The 24-year-old will be hard-pressed to earn time in the NHL this season with a crowded depth chart ahead of him. The Russian netminder appeared in two contests for the Sharks in 2023-24, making 29 saves on 30 shots, good for a .967 save percentage and a 1.01 GAA.

Vejmelka will be in net for Sunday's road preseason contest against Colorado.

Vejmelka will make his first appearance of the preseason before eventually giving way to Dylan Wells. Vejmelka was 13-19-2 with an .895 save percentage and a 3.35 GAA in 38 regular-season appearances with Arizona in 2023-24.

Annunen will be between the pipes for Sunday's exhibition contest against Utah, according to Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.

Annunen is making his second start of the preseason -- the 24-year-old turned away 14 of 15 shots in Monday's exhibition loss to Dallas. The Finnish netminder is projected to take on a larger workload in 2024-25 after appearing in 14 contests for Colorado in 2023-24.

Forsberg will patrol the home crease versus the Penguins on Sunday, according to TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Forsberg will start Sunday's contest before turning the net over to Leevi Merilainen. It will be Forsberg's second appearance of the preseason -- the Swede is projected to be Ottawa's No. 2 netminder this season behind countryman Linus Ullmark. Forsberg posted a record of 15-12-0 with an .890 save percentage and a 3.21 GAA in 30 regular-season appearances in 2023-24.

Jarry will guard the road crease versus Ottawa on Sunday.

Jarry will start the contest before giving way to fellow netminder Filip Larsson. The 29-year-old Jarry sported a record of 19-25-5 with a .903 save percentage and a 2.91 GAA in 51 regular-season appearances in 2023-24.

DeSmith will guard the road goal Sunday in preseason action versus Minnesota, according to the NHL media site.

In two periods of work, DeSmith stopped all 14 shots he faced in a 2-1 exhibition victory over the Blues on Sept. 21. He posted a 12-9-8 record with a 2.89 GAA and an .895 save percentage over 29 regular-season appearances with Vancouver in 2023-24. DeSmith will occupy the backup role for the Stars in 2024-25 behind Jake Oettinger.

Wallstedt will patrol the home crease in Sunday's preseason contest versus Dallas, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

During his last outing, Wallstedt stopped 38 shots in a 5-2 exhibition win over Winnipeg on Sept. 21. He posted a 2-1-0 record with a 3.01 GAA and an .897 save percentage in three regular-season appearances for Minnesota in 2023-24.

Merilainen (groin) will be in the lineup for Sunday's preseason contest against Pittsburgh.

Merilainen had been unable to practice for most of training camp after injuring his groin during Ottawa's rookie camp, but he could get his first game action of the preseason in Sunday's matchup. Merilainen will probably begin the 2024-25 campaign with AHL Belleville.

Murray was waived Sunday for assignment to AHL Milwaukee, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Murray was a longshot to make the Preds' opening-night roster behind Juuse Saros and Scott Wedgewood. The 26-year-old netminder figures to spend most of the 2024-25 campaign with AHL Milwaukee as an insurance option in goal.