NHL Player News

Greaves will protect the home net against Buffalo on Saturday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Greaves is coming off a 30-save effort in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to New Jersey. He has posted a record of 11-10-5 this season with a 2.62 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 26 appearances. Buffalo is tied for 15th in the league with 3.10 goals per game during the 2025-26 campaign.

Shesterkin stopped 36 of 37 shots in Friday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.

Shesterkin rebounded after back-to-back losses against the Islanders and Hurricanes with an outstanding effort against the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Shesterkin's 36 saves were his third-best effort of the season in that regard, and he also extended his streak of games with a save percentage of at least .900 to four contests.

Hellebuyck is expected to guard the road goal against Ottawa on Saturday, according to Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

Hellebuyck has lost his last seven outings while allowing 19 goals on 163 shots over that span. He has provided a 9-10-3 record this season with a 2.51 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 22 appearances. Ottawa ranks 10th in the league with 3.23 goals per game this campaign.

Gibson will protect the home net against Pittsburgh on Saturday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Gibson is coming off a 23-save performance in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Winnipeg. He has a 13-8-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.97 GAA and an .893 save percentage through 23 appearances this season. Pittsburgh sits 11th in the league with 3.21 goals per game this campaign.

Vladar will guard the visiting crease in Edmonton on Saturday, per Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Vladar has won three of his last four starts and has not allowed more than three goals in his past seven outings. During that seven-game stretch, he has gone 4-1-2 with a 1.98 GAA and a .919 save percentage. Vladar is 14-6-3 with a 2.40 GAA and a .910 save percentage across 23 appearances this season. The Oilers rank sixth in the league with 3.34 goals per game.

DeSmith (personal) was granted non-roster status Saturday.

According to Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports, the Stars granted DeSmith a leave of absence to attend to a personal family matter. The 35-year-old DeSmith is off to the best start in his NHL career, posting a 9-2-4 record with a 2.44 GAA and a .912 save percentage over 15 games this season. The Stars recalled Remi Poirier from AHL Texas in a corresponding move.

Poirier was called up from AHL Texas on Saturday.

The Stars designated backup goaltender Casey DeSmith (personal) as a non-roster player in a corresponding move. Poirier has a record of 8-10-4 with a 2.77 GAA and a .903 save percentage across 22 AHL appearances this season. He could see action Tuesday in Carolina or Wednesday in Washington, if DeSmith has not returned to the roster.

Merilainen was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease against Winnipeg on Saturday.

Merilainen is coming off a 26-save performance in Thursday's 4-3 win over Washington. He has posted a 5-7-0 record with a 3.46 GAA and an .872 save percentage across 12 appearances this campaign. The struggling Jets rank 22nd in the league with 2.87 goals per game this season.

Thompson will patrol the home crease against Chicago on Saturday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Thompson has lost his last two outings while allowing eight goals on 60 shots. He has a 15-11-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.39 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 29 appearances this season. Chicago is tied for 24th in the league with 2.78 goals per game this campaign.

Skinner will be between the visiting pipes in Detroit on Saturday, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Skinner is 1-3-0 with a 3.36 GAA and an .869 save percentage since coming over to Pittsburgh as part of the deal that sent Tristan Jarry to Edmonton on Dec. 12. Skinner has been rotating with Arturs Silovs in the Penguins' crease since the trade, but Silovs has outperformed the ex-Oilers netminder. Detroit has generated 3.05 goals per game, which ranks 19th in the league.