NHL Player News

Skinner (flu) worked as the Oilers' top netminder during Sunday's practice session, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Skinner missed Friday's preseason game against the Canucks, but his role during Sunday's practice suggests that he's moved past his illness ahead of the regular season. It seems likely that Skinner will be in net for Wednesday's Opening Night matchup against Calgary.

Primeau was placed on waivers by the Hurricanes for the purpose of assignment to AHL Chicago, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports Sunday.

Primeau, acquired by the Hurricanes in an offseason trade, will begin the season in the AHL, assuming he clears waivers. It's not too surprising considering the 26-year-old is looking up at established NHL goaltenders Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov, and now the addition of Brandon Bussi off waivers further complicates his situation. Primeau was very impressive in his 26 regular-season starts last year with AHL Laval, registering a 1.96 GAA and a .927 save percentage.

Petersen was placed on waivers by the Wild on Sunday.

Petersen didn't make any regular-season NHL appearances last year, and he'll begin the 2025-26 campaign at AHL Iowa if he clears waivers. He made 31 regular-season outings with AHL Lehigh Valley last year, going 13-15-3 with a 3.14 GAA and an .885 save percentage.

Carolina claimed Bussi off waivers from Florida on Sunday.

Bussi posted a 15-14-3 record with a 2.77 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 33 regular-season appearances for AHL Providence in 2024-25. He is currently behind Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov on the Carolina depth chart.

Daws was placed on waivers by the Devils for the purpose of assignment to AHL Utica, the team announced Sunday.

Daws got into six regular-season games with New Jersey last year, but with Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen on the roster and healthy, Daws was never expected to be in the NHL to start 2025-26. Assuming he clears waivers, the 24-year-old Daws is slated to begin the season with AHL Utica, where he went 11-20-3 with a 3.16 GAA and an .893 save percentage across 34 appearances last year.

DiPietro was placed on waivers by the Bruins for the purpose of assignment to AHL Providence, Belle Fraser of the Bruins' official site reports Sunday.

DiPietro was excellent with Providence last year, going 26-8-7 with a 2.05 GAA and a .927 save percentage across 40 regular-season outings. The Bruins will try to sneak him through waivers, but he's got a chance to be claimed by a goalie-needy team in a busy day of waivers around the league.

Kahkonen was placed on waivers by the Canadiens for the purpose of assignment to AHL Laval, the team announced Sunday.

Kahkonen played only one NHL game in 2024-25, the fewest NHL games he's logged in a season since making his NHL debut in the 2019-20 season. Kahkonen also got into 36 outings in the AHL last year between his stints with Colorado, Charlotte and Manitoba. Assuming he clears waivers, 29-year-old might end up back in the NHL if Sam Montembeault or Jakub Dobes sustain an injury at any point during the season.

Sogaard was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Belleville.

If he passes through waivers, Sogaard will provide the Senators with organizational depth between the pipes behind Linus Ullmark and Leevi Merilainen. The 24-year-old Sogaard has posted an 11-11-3 record with a 3.55 GAA and an .879 save percentage in 29 appearances with Ottawa over the last four regular seasons.

Vejmelka is set to guard the home crease for Saturday's preseason game against San Jose, per Catherine Bogart of Utah's official site.

Vejmelka had a 26-22-8 record, 2.58 GAA and .904 save percentage across 58 outings with Utah last year. He's expected to start the upcoming campaign as the team's No. 1 goalie and will probably be between the pipes for Utah's regular-season opener at Colorado on Thursday.

Ullmark is expected to start on the road against Montreal in Saturday's preseason game.

Ullmark has stopped 19 of 22 shots across two appearances this preseason. He will open the 2025-26 campaign as Ottawa's No. 1 goaltender, so look for him to get the start in Ottawa's regular-season opener in Tampa Bay on Thursday.