NHL Player News

Georgiev will protect the home net Saturday versus the Jets, per Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette.

Georgiev is coming off a 20-save effort in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Minnesota. He has a 38-17-4 record this campaign with a 2.95 GAA and an .899 save percentage across 61 appearances. Winnipeg sits 16th in the league this season with 3.09 goals per contest.

Kahkonen will start on the road against Philadelphia on Saturday, per Catherine Bogart of the Devils' official site.

Kahkonen will make his first appearance since last Sunday due to a lower-body injury, but he did return for Thursday's 6-5 win over Toronto as the backup goaltender. The 27-year-old netminder has a 7-23-3 record, 3.72 GAA and .897 save percentage in 36 outings between San Jose and New Jersey this season. The Flyers are tied for 24th offensively with 2.86 goals per game, so they figure to be a somewhat favorable matchup for Kahkonen.

Lindgren will protect the home net Saturday against Tampa Bay, according to Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network.

Lindgren stopped 13 of 16 shots in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Buffalo during his last start. He has earned one victory across his past seven outings, allowing 23 goals on 211 shots over that stretch. In 47 appearances this season, he has a 22-16-7 record with a 2.78 GAA and a .908 save percentage. The Lightning rank fifth in the league this campaign with 3.52 goals per contest.

Ersson will patrol the home crease Saturday against New Jersey, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Ersson is coming off a 24-save performance in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Rangers. He has posted a 22-18-7 record this season with a 2.92 GAA and an .888 save percentage over 49 games played. The Devils rank 10th in the league with 3.29 goals per contest this campaign.

Grubauer is set to start on the road against Dallas on Saturday, according to Scott Malone of Root Sports.

Grubauer earned a 39-save shutout victory over Arizona in his last start Tuesday. He's 14-14-2 with a 2.81 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 34 appearances in 2023-24. Dallas ranks third offensively with 3.63 goals per contest, so they will be a difficult adversary for Grubauer.

DeSmith was the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic, indicating he will defend the road net Saturday against Edmonton.

DeSmith has allowed 17 goals on 111 shots for an .847 save percentage during his four-game losing streak. He has gone 11-9-6 this season with a 2.96 GAA and an .891 save percentage through 28 appearances. The Oilers rank fourth in the league this campaign with 3.58 goals per contest.

Skinner will protect the home net against Vancouver on Saturday.

Skinner stopped 17 of 18 shots en route to a 5-1 victory over the Golden Knights on Wednesday during his last outing. He's 35-14-5 with a 2.59 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 56 appearances in 2023-24. The Canucks rank sixth offensively with 3.42 goals per game this season.

Blackwood was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports, indicating he will protect the home net Saturday against Minnesota.

Blackwood is coming off a 38-save effort in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary. He has stopped 114 of 126 shots during his four-game winless skid. In 43 contests this campaign, Blackwood has earned a 10-24-4 record with a 3.38 GAA and a .900 save percentage. The Wild sit 21st in the league this season with 2.99 goals per game.

Oettinger will patrol the home crease Saturday against Seattle, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Oettinger is coming off a 21-save effort in Thursday's 2-0 loss to Winnipeg. He has a 33-14-4 record this season with a 2.80 GAA and a .903 save percentage over 52 games played. The Kraken rank 29th in the league with 2.63 goals per contest this campaign.

Grosenick was sent back to AHL Milwaukee on Saturday.

Grosenick was brought up to back up Kevin Lankinen on Friday, with Juuse Saros getting a night off. The 34-year-old Grosenick will return to the AHL, where he's gone 17-7-1 with a .907 save percentage this season.