NHL Player News

Knight (illness) won't suit up for Saturday's game versus the Predators, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Knight will miss his second straight game with the stomach illness going around the Blackhawks' locker room. The 24-year-old will attempt to be ready for a tough matchup Monday at home versus the Oilers.

Commesso will start on the road versus the Predators on Saturday, Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean reports.

Commesso will get the nod for consecutive games as the Blackhawks appear to still be missing Spencer Knight (illness) and Arvid Soderblom (illness). Commesso allowed five goals on 24 shots Friday versus the Capitals after starting on short notice. Given the likelihood that the team in front of him is far below 100 percent health, Commesso is a risky fantasy option.

Gustavsson is expected to start at home against the Islanders on Saturday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Gustavsson stopped 29 of 32 shots en route to a 4-2 loss to Los Angeles in his last start Monday. He has a 14-9-4 record, 2.48 GAA and .912 save percentage in 27 outings in 2025-26. The Islanders rank 23rd in goals per game with 2.86. They did earn a 9-0 blowout victory over New Jersey on Tuesday, but the Islanders followed that up with a 2-1 shootout loss to Nashville on Thursday.

Vasilevskiy will protect the road goal versus the Flyers on Saturday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Vasilevskiy has won six straight outings, allowing just 15 goals on 155 shots in that span. The Lightning's defense has done well to keep his workload down during one of Vasilevskiy's best stretches of the season. The Flyers' offense has been sporadic lately -- over the last six games, they've been held to one goal three times, but they've scored five or more goals in the other three contests in that span.

Dostal is expected to start on the road against Buffalo on Saturday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Dostal has a 13-11-2 record, 3.22 GAA and .887 save percentage in 28 outings with the Ducks this season. He's gone 0-4-1 over his past seven appearances while allowing 25 goals on 163 shots (.847 save percentage). It'll be difficult for him to rebound against Buffalo, which has won 12 of its past 13 games. The Sabres have averaged 3.54 goals per game over that stretch.

Daccord will protect the road goal versus the Hurricanes on Saturday, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News reports.

Daccord will take his turn in the Kraken's goalie rotation, though he's in line for a tough matchup. He has won three of his last four games, allowing 11 goals and 121 shots in that span. The Hurricanes have scored 14 goals during their three-game winning streak.

DeSmith is set to start on the road against the Sharks on Saturday, per Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.

DeSmith has a 10-2-4 record, 2.33 GAA and .916 save percentage in 17 outings in 2025-26. He turned aside 23 of 24 shots en route to a 4-1 win over Washington on Wednesday. San Jose ranks 15th in goals per game with 3.12, but the team has 4.33 goals per game while going 5-1-0 over its past six matches.

Miner will patrol the home crease against Columbus on Saturday, per Bailey Curtis of DNVR Sports.

Miner has appeared in two games for the Avalanche this season, stopping 40 of 44 shots en route to a record of 0-0-2. Columbus is tied for 20th in the league this campaign with 2.98 goals per contest.

Forsberg is expected to defend the road net against Edmonton on Saturday, per Jared Shafran of LA Kings Insider.

Even though he made a relief appearance in Friday's 5-1 loss to Winnipeg, the Kings still plan to turn to Forsberg for the second half of the team's back-to-back. He has posted a 6-6-3 record this season with one shutout, a 2.64 GAA and a .901 save percentage across 16 appearances. Edmonton is tied for fourth in the league with 3.39 goals per game during the 2025-26 campaign.

Hart (lower body) is week-to-week, per SinBin Vegas on Saturday.

Hart won't be an option for Saturday's home matchup against St. Louis, and it's unclear when he will be ready to return to the lineup. He has a 5-3-3 record this season with a 3.28 GAA and an .871 save percentage across 12 appearances. Akira Schmid and Carl Lindbom will handle the goaltending duties for the Golden Knights until Hart or Adin Hill (lower body) receives the green light to return.