NHL Player News

Annunen will start Monday's home preseason contest against Dallas, according to Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.

Annunen is firmly entrenched as Colorado's No. 2 goaltender behind Alexandar Georgiev heading into the 2024-25 season. Annunen performed admirably in the same role in 2023-24, posting an 8-4-1 record with a .928 save percentage and a 2.25 GAA in 14 regular-season appearances.

Ingram will be in the crease for Monday's home preseason contest against the Kings, per Jared Shafran of LA Kings Insider.

Ingram was 23-21-3 with a .907 save percentage and a 2.91 GAA in 50 regular-season appearances with Arizona in 2023-24. The 27-year-old is slated to begin Utah's inaugural season as the club's top netminder, though he often worked in a timeshare with Karel Vejmelka last year, an arrangement that could return in 2024-25.

Portillo will guard the road crease in Monday's exhibition contest versus Utah, Jared Shafran of LA Kings Insider reports.

Portillo posted a 24-11-3 record with a 2.50 GAA and a .918 save percentage in 39 regular-season appearances with AHL Ontario in 2023-24. The 24-year-old will likely be limited to the AHL again in 2024-25 -- the Kings currently have three veteran netminders in training camp.

Pickard will be between the pipes for Monday's home preseason contest against the Flames.

Pickard will start the 2024-25 campaign as Stuart Skinner's top backup. The 32-year-old Pickard was 12-7-1 with a .909 save percentage and a 2.45 GAA in 23 regular-season appearances with the Oilers in 2023-24.

Makiniemi will be the starting netminder in Monday's road preseason game against Montreal.

Makiniemi is looking to win a role within Philadelphia's organization after signing a PTO with the club in August. The 25-year-old was a fourth-round selection by Carolina in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The Finnish goaltender has very little NHL experience -- he has made only two appearances with San Jose during the 2022-23 campaign and split time between the AHL and ECHL in 2023-24.

Greaves will defend the road net in Monday's preseason matchup against the Sabres, according to Joe Yerdon of Bleacher Report.

Greaves earned a 3-6-0 record with a 3.49 GAA and a .908 save percentage over nine regular-season contests with Columbus in 2023-24. He will probably begin the upcoming campaign in the minors because Elvis Merzlikins and Daniil Tarasov are expected to occupy the top two spots for the Blue Jackets on Opening Night.

Gustavsson will tend to the road net in Wednesday's preseason contest against Dallas, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Gustavsson posted a 20-18-4 record with a 3.06 GAA and an .899 save percentage in 45 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. He will battle for playing time with Marc-Andre Fleury in the upcoming campaign, and if they struggle again, could be replaced by Jesper Wallstedt at some point during the season.

Delia will guard the road goal in preseason split-squad action against Calgary on Monday, according to Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton.

Delia compiled an 11-19-1 record with a 3.55 GAA and an .872 save percentage across 32 regular-season outings in 2023-24 with AHL Manitoba. With Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard set to occupy NHL spots for the Oilers in 2024-25, Delia will likely begin the upcoming campaign in the minors.

Rodrigue will get the starting nod for Monday's home clash versus Calgary, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.

With Edmonton and Calgary playing split-squad games, Rodrigue takes the net at home while Collin Delia will start for the Oilers in the road contest. The 24-year-old Rodrigue saw action in 37 games for AHL Bakersfield last year in which he posted a 19-12-5 record, a .916 save percentage and a 2.73 GAA. With Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard set as the NHL goalie tandem to open the season, Rodrigue figures to continue plying his trade in the minors with the Condors.

San Jose released Dell from his professional tryout agreement Monday.

Dell earned a mark of 7-4-1 with a 2.57 GAA and a .914 save percentage across 12 regular-season contests for AHL Ontario in 2023-24. The 35-year-old netminder has a 50-50-13 record with a 2.92 GAA and a .905 save percentage over 130 appearances during his NHL career. According to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News, Dell is expected to attend training camp with AHL San Jose.