NHL Player News

Skinner will tend the twine on the road versus Winnipeg on Wednesday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.

Skinner has played in at least 50 regular-season games in each of the previous two campaigns, including last year's 36-win performance. The 25-year-old netminder should be in line for another heavy workload in 2024-25 and could even top the 60-game threshold to be one of the leaders in the league. If he does play that much, Skinner could top the 40-win mark as well given the offensive support around him.

Kuemper is set to start in Wednesday's preseason road game in Vegas, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider.

Kuemper was acquired by the Kings from Washington over the summer and is set to compete with David Rittich for starts. The 34-year-old Kuemper is coming off a rough campaign in which he posted a 13-14-3 record, 3.31 GAA and .890 save percentage in 33 regular-season appearances with the Capitals. He'll likely need to do meaningfully better than that to secure the starting gig over Rittich.

Samsonov is likely to start in Wednesday's preseason home game against LA, per Jesse Granger of The Athletic.

Samsonov will attempt to rebound this season after a challenging 2023-24 campaign with Toronto in which he posted a 23-7-8 record, 3.13 GAA and .890 save percentage across 40 regular-season appearances. He's projected to start the campaign as Vegas' No. 2 goaltender behind Adin Hill, though Samsonov has some competition from Akira Schmid for the backup gig.

Kahkonen will be between the pipes at home versus Edmonton on Wednesday, John Lu of TSN reports.

Kahkonen's performance Wednesday could go a long way toward determining who gets the backup job behind Connor Hellebuyck to open the 2024-25 campaign. It figures to be a battle throughout training camp between the 28-year-old Kahkonen and Eric Comrie, who may have the inside track due to his prior stint with the Jets.

Wolf is set to play between the pipes in Wednesday's preseason road game against Vancouver, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf turned aside 33 of 34 shots en route to a 6-1 victory over Seattle in Sunday's exhibition contest. The 23-year-old has a chance to begin the 2024-25 campaign as the Flames' No. 1 goaltender, ahead of Dan Vladar.

Mrazek is slated to start in Wednesday's preseason home game against Detroit, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Mrazek had an 18-31-4 record, 3.04 GAA and .907 save percentage in 56 regular-season contests in 2023-24. The Blackhawks might take a step forward this year, but they're still a rebuilding squad, so Mrazek likely has another challenging campaign ahead of him.

Oettinger is set to start in Wednesday's preseason home game against Minnesota, according to Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.

Oettinger posted a 35-14-4 record, 2.72 GAA and .905 save percentage in 54 regular-season games with Dallas in 2023-24. As long as he stays healthy, Oettinger is a strong bet to reach the 30-win mark for the fourth consecutive campaign. Casey DeSmith is penciled in to replace Oettinger for the third period of Wednesday's action.

Hofer will get the nod on the road in Wednesday's preseason game versus Columbus, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Hofer saved the 13 shots he faced in one period of play during Sunday's 5-3 loss to Utah. The 24-year-old goaltender is slated to serve in the first two frames of Wednesday's clash before being replaced by Colten Ellis for the third.

Thompson is set to start in Wednesday's road preseason game against New Jersey, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

Thompson had a 25-14-5 record, 2.70 GAA and .908 save percentage in 46 regular-season contests with Vegas in 2023-24. Now with Washington after being acquired in an offseason trade, Thompson is likely to split the goaltending duties fairly evenly with Charlie Lindgren in 2024-25.

Markstrom is expected to start at home in Wednesday's preseason game versus Washington, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom stopped 17 of 19 shots in a 4-2 exhibition loss to the Islanders on Sunday. He logged 40 minutes in that game before Nico Daws came out for the third. Goaltender Jake Allen will be on the Devils' roster for the upcoming contest against the Capitals, but it's not known if the plan is to have Markstrom play the full game or eventually be substituted for Allen