NHL Player News

Fedotov will guard the road goal in Sunday's exhibition contest versus Washington, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Fedotov will play the first two periods, and Carson Bjarnason will enter the contest in the third frame. The 27-year-old Fedotov 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 will likely begin the 2024-25 campaign as Samuel Ersson's backup.

Daccord will start Tuesday's preseason contest on the road against Vancouver, Alison Lukan of Root Sports reports.

Daccord figures to share goaltending duties this year with Philipp Grubauer, who will start Sunday's preseason opener. Daccord is expected to play the first two periods Tuesday before Ales Stezka takes over in the third.

Grubauer will guard the home net Sunday against Calgary, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports.

Grubauer is expected to play the first two periods of Seattle's preseason opener before Ales Stezka takes over in the third. The 32-year-old Grubauer went 14-16-2 for the Kraken last year, with an .899 save percentage and 2.85 GAA.

Murray will defend the road net in preseason action against Florida on Sunday afternoon, according to Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network.

Murray posted a 23-save shutout win versus Minnesota on Jan. 8 during his lone appearance with Dallas last campaign. In 31 regular-season contests for AHL Texas in 2023-24, he posted a 14-15-2 record with a 3.02 GAA and an .896 save percentage. He will likely start 2024-25 in the minors.

Knight will start the Panthers' preseason opener Sunday at home against the Predators, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

Per Richards, Knight will start the first 30 minutes Sunday before Cooper Black takes over in the second half. Knight went 9-8-3 in the 2022-23 season with a .901 save percentage and 3.18 GAA. The 23-year-old netminder is expected to back up Sergei Bobrovsky this year after spending the 2023-24 campaign in the minors.

Sogaard is expected to start Sunday's road preseason contest versus Toronto, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Sogaard posted a 1-3-0 record with a 4.05 GAA and an .859 save percentage in six regular-season outings with Ottawa in 2023-24. He will probably begin the 2024-25 campaign in the minors. Dustin Tokarski, a training camp invitee on a professional tryout agreement, will be the backup for Sunday's contest.

Kahkonen will patrol the home crease in Saturday's preseason contest versus Minnesota.

Kahkonen earned a mark of 7-24-3 with a 3.64 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 37 regular-season outings between San Jose and New Jersey in 2023-24. He is competing with Eric Comrie for the backup role behind Connor Hellebuyck during training camp.

Schmid is expected to start in Sunday's road preseason game against San Jose, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Schmid had a 5-9-1 record, 3.15 GAA and .895 save percentage in 19 contests with New Jersey in 2023-24. He's battling Ilya Samsonov for Vegas' backup job, but Schmid is likely to start the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL.

Binnington will defend the road net in Saturday's exhibition contest against Dallas, according to Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars.

Binnington earned a 28-21-5 record with a 2.84 GAA and a .913 save percentage across 57 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. He is expected to play one period before Colten Ellis is between the pipes for the rest of the contest, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

DeSmith is set to start for Saturday's preseason home game against St. Louis.

DeSmith had a 12-9-6 record, 2.89 GAA and .895 save percentage in 29 regular-season contests with Vancouver in 2023-24. He signed a three-year, $3 million contract with the Stars over the summer and is expected to open the 2024-25 campaign as Jake Oettinger's understudy.