NHL Player News

Fleury will be in goal at home versus the Jets for Friday's preseason game, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Fleury will get the nod for his first preseason action Friday. The 39-year-old veteran is expected to fill a timeshare role in the crease for the Wild this season, with Filip Gustavsson likely being his tandem partner.

Varlamov will protect the home goal versus the Devils on Friday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Varlamov will make his second preseason start. Head coach Patrick Roy told Gross on Friday that Varlamov requested two preseason starts, so he may not see much additional action before the regular season begins. That could allow the Islanders to get a longer look at Marcus Hogberg, who is an option to fill the backup role if Ilya Sorokin (back) is not ready to begin the campaign.

Sawchenko was waived by Columbus on Friday, according to PuckPedia.

Sawchenko last appeared in the NHL with San Jose during the 2021-22 campaign, posting a record of 1-2-1 with a .901 save percentage and a 3.35 GAA in seven regular-season appearances. The 26-year-old will likely compete with Jet Greaves for the No. 1 goaltending gig with AHL Cleveland this season.

Georgiev will tend twine in Friday's road preseason game versus the Stars, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Georgiev will make his first start of the preseason and play half of the contest, while fellow netminder Kevin Mandolese will finish the game. Despite playing in 125 contests over the past two campaigns, Georgiev could be pushed by No. 2 goaltender Justus Annunen for playing time in 2024-25. The 28-year-old Georgiev went 38-18-5 with an .897 save percentage and a 3.02 GAA across 63 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. He is eligible for unrestricted free agency next summer.

Andersen is expected to start at home in Friday's preseason game against Florida, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Andersen had a 13-2-0 record, 1.84 GAA and .932 save percentage in 16 regular-season contests with the Hurricanes in 2023-24. As those numbers indicate, he can be a fantastic goaltender when healthy. However, the 34-year-old veteran has a substantial injury history, which makes him a risky netminder for fantasy managers to draft.

Soderblom is expected to guard the road goal against Detroit in Friday's preseason game, per Greg Boysen of CHGO Sports.

Soderblom posted a 5-22-2 record, 3.92 GAA and .879 save percentage in 32 contests with Chicago in 2023-24. He's projected to enter the campaign as the Blackhawks' No. 2 netminder behind Petr Mrazek.

Daccord is slated to start in Friday's preseason home game against Vancouver, according to Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.

Daccord surrendered two goals on 19 shots across two periods in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Vancouver. Both of the goals he surrendered occurred on the power play. He posted a 19-18-11 record, 2.46 GAA and .916 save percentage in 50 contests with Seattle in 2023-24. His strong play gave him an edge over Philipp Grubauer last season, but they are both expected to get plenty of opportunities in 2024-25.

Allen is expected to start on the road against the Islanders in Friday's preseason clash, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.

Allen logged 28:03 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-0 exhibition loss to the Canadiens, allowing a goal on 13 shots in that span. He had a record of 12-18-4 with a 3.44 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 34 contests between Montreal and New Jersey in 2023-24.

Knight will be between the pipes for Friday's road preseason game versus Carolina, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Knight will make his second appearance of the preseason after turning aside all 19 shots he faced against the Predators on Sunday. The 23-year-old is battling with fellow netminder Chris Driedger for the backup role behind Sergei Bobrovsky ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Knight's last appeared in the NHL during the 2022-23 season, when he posted a 9-8-3 record with a .901 save percentage and a 3.18 GAA in 21 regular-season games.

Oettinger is expected to start in Friday's preseason home game versus Colorado, per Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest.

Oettinger got the nod Wednesday and stopped 17 of 18 shots across two periods in Dallas' 5-2 victory over the Wild. He'll once again serve for two frames in Friday's action as he continues to get ready for his role as the Stars' No. 1 goaltender during the regular season ahead of projected backup Casey DeSmith. For the upcoming exhibition contest against Colorado, Ben Kraws is scheduled to step in for the third.