NHL Player News

Ratzlaff will defend the road net in Saturday's exhibition contest against Columbus, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Ratzlaff posted a 21-26-2 record with a 3.33 GAA and a .905 save percentage across 52 regular-season appearances for WHL Seattle in 2023-24. The 19-year-old netminder will likely return to the junior ranks this campaign.

Merzlikins will protect the home goal in a preseason game versus the Sabres on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Merzlikins stopped all 19 shots he faced in his preseason debut Wednesday versus the Sabres. The 30-year-old will face a youthful version of the Sabres' lineup, as the team's veterans are all in Europe in preparation for the NHL Global Series, so Merzlikins should put in another strong performance Saturday.

Dostal is set to start on the road against the Kings in Saturday's preseason clash.

Dostal stopped 12 of 13 shots across 30:05 of ice time in Anaheim's 3-2 overtime loss to San Jose on Thursday. He had a 14-23-3 record, 3.33 GAA and .902 save percentage in 44 games last season. Dostal is projected to open the campaign as Anaheim's clear No. 1, but he will face increased competition once John Gibson (appendectomy) is healthy.

Rittich will patrol the home crease in Saturday's exhibition matchup against Anaheim, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Rittich registered a 13-6-3 record with a 2.15 GAA and a .921 save percentage over 24 regular-season appearances with the Kings in 2023-24. He is expected to open the 2024-25 campaign as Darcy Kuemper's backup.

Martin is expected to start on the road against Florida in Saturday's preseason game, per David Dwork of The Hockey News.

Martin had a 7-9-2 record, 3.30 GAA and .889 save percentage in 19 regular-season games between Columbus and Carolina in 2023-24. He might start the upcoming campaign on the Hurricanes' roster but is in the awkward position of potentially being the No. 3 netminder behind Pyotr Kochetkov and Frederik Andersen.

Mandolese was put on waivers Saturday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Mandolese posted a 3.07 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 23 contests with AHL Belleville in 2023-24. The 24-year-old appeared in three NHL games with Ottawa in 2022-23, in which he went 1-2-0 with a 3.30 GAA and a .916 save percentage. He will probably begin the 2024-25 campaign in the minors with AHL Colorado.

Grubauer was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, according to Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network, indicating he will guard the road goal in Saturday's exhibition contest against Edmonton.

Grubauer allowed four goals on 19 shots in a 6-1 loss to Calgary in preseason action last Sunday. He earned a 14-16-2 record, 2.85 GAA and .899 save percentage across 36 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. Grubauer will compete with Joey Daccord for starts during the upcoming campaign.

Binnington will guard the home net in Saturday's preseason contest against Chicago, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Per Korac, Binnington will play the first two periods before Colten Ellis takes over in the third. The 31-year-old Binnington went 28-21-5 with a .913 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA across 57 regular-season outings in 2023-24.

Hildeby will guard the road net Saturday against Montreal, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Per Masters, Hildeby is expected to play the full exhibition contest. The 23-year-old netminder was promoted from the minors by the Leafs a few times last year, but he didn't see any playing time.

Mrazek will guard the road net Saturday against the Blues, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Mrazek is expected to play the full game Saturday in his second preseason start. The veteran netminder went 18-31-4 with a .907 save percentage last year.