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Pickard will guard the home net Saturday against the Kraken, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Pickard will start for the Oilers, though he could ultimately split work with Olivier Rodrigue, per Brar. Pickard, expected to open the year as Stuart Skinner's backup, went 12-7-1 with a .909 save percentage and a 2.45 GAA in 23 regular-season appearances last campaign.

Driedger will guard the home net Saturday against the Hurricanes, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

Driedger will make his second start of the preseason after stopping 12 of 15 shots in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to Tampa Bay. The 30-year-old netminder is competing with Spencer Knight for the backup job behind Sergei Bobrovsky at training camp.

Fedotov will defend the home net Saturday versus Boston in preseason action, Bill Meltzer of the Flyers' official site reports.

Fedotov played the first two periods of Sunday's 6-2 exhibition win over Washington, stopping 10 of 12 shots. He earned a record of 0-1-1 with a 4.95 GAA and an .811 save percentage in three regular-season outings with the Flyers in 2023-24. He is poised to start the upcoming campaign as Samuel Ersson's backup.

Jarry will guard the road cage in Saturday's preseason contest against the Red Wings, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

Jarry will start Saturday's contest, though he's expected to split the workload with Filip Larsson. The 29-year-old Jarry went 19-25-5 with six shutouts, a .903 save percentage and a 2.91 GAA across 51 regular-season appearances in 2023-24.

Vladar will patrol the home crease Saturday in exhibition action against Vancouver, according to Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Vladar stopped 18 of 19 shots in two periods of playing time against Edmonton in Monday's 6-1 preseason triumph. He went 8-9-2 with a 3.61 GAA and an .882 save percentage in 20 regular-season outings in 2023-24. Vladar is battling with Dustin Wolf and Devin Cooley for the No. 1 goaltender spot at training camp.

Husso will guard the home net in Saturday's matchup with the Penguins, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

It'll be the second preseason start for Husso, who stopped 15 of 17 shots in a 4-2 win over Chicago on Wednesday. The 29-year-old netminder is expected to compete for starts this campaign with Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon in Detroit. Husso went 9-5-2 with an .892 save percentage and a 3.55 GAA in 19 regular-season appearances in 2023-24.

Villalta will protect the road goal in Friday's preseason game at Vegas, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Villalta signed a two-year contract with Utah in June, though he is on a two-way deal. The 25-year-old made his NHL debut in 2023-24 and played in a total of two games for the Coyotes, allowing five goals on 29 shots. As long as Connor Ingram and Karel Vejmelka stay healthy, Villalta is unlikely to see much NHL time.

Hill will guard the home goal in a preseason game versus Utah on Friday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Hill is set for his first start of the preseason. The 28-year-old enters 2024-25 as the Golden Knights' presumptive No. 1 between the pipes. He went 19-12-2 with a 2.71 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 35 regular-season games last year, but it will be critical for him to stay healthy if he is to maintain a majority of the playing time.

Silovs will protect the road goal versus the Flames in Saturday's preseason game, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Silovs is slated for his second preseason start, and he is expected to go two periods. The 23-year-old is in line to begin the year as backup to Kevin Lankinen if Thatcher Demko (knee) isn't ready for Opening Night.

Tarasov will guard the road goal versus the Capitals on Friday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Tarasov will be making his first start of the preseason in this contest. The 25-year-old is competing for the No. 1 job in goal for Columbus this season, though Elvis Merzlikins is likely to begin the year in that role.