NHL Player News

Soderblom will protect the home goal in Saturday's preseason game versus the Blues, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Soderblom will make his second start of the preseason. He stopped 40 of 43 shots in his start versus the Red Wings on Sept. 23. Soderblom is projected to fill the backup role behind Spencer Knight for the Blackhawks in 2025-26.

DiVincentiis was reassigned to AHL Manitoba on Saturday.

During the 2024-25 regular season, DiVincentiis had a 2.84 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 28 outings with AHL Manitoba while posting a 2.97 GAA and an .896 save percentage in 20 appearances with ECHL Norfolk. There's a good chance DiVincentiis will spend the entire 2025-26 campaign in the minors.

Wedgewood is expected to guard the road goal for Saturday's preseason game against Dallas, per the NHL media site.

Wedgewood had a 14-6-2 record, 2.32 GAA and .908 save percentage in 24 regular-season appearances between Nashville and Colorado in 2024-25. If Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) isn't available for the regular-season opener in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Wedgewood will probably start, and Trent Miner could serve as the understudy.

Oettinger will guard the home goal in Saturday's preseason game versus the Avalanche, per the NHL media site.

Oettinger will get one more tune-up before the regular season. He played a full game in his previous preseason outing, allowing two goals on 21 shots in a win over the Wild on Sept. 23. The 26-year-old should be capable of handling a No. 1 workload for the Stars once the regular season gets going.

Kochetkov will defend the road net against Nashville on Saturday in exhibition action, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Kochetkov missed some time during training camp due to a minor injury, but he will return to the crease in Carolina's preseason finale. He earned a 27-16-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.60 GAA and an .897 save percentage across 47 appearances during the 2024-25 regular season. Kochetkov is poised to split starts with Frederik Andersen in the 2025-26 campaign.

Kuemper is expected to guard the home goal for Saturday's preseason game against Anaheim, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Kuemper had a 31-11-7 record, 2.02 GAA and .921 save percentage across 50 regular-season appearances with the Kings in 2024-25. He's expected to open this season as LA's No. 1 netminder, so he'll probably also get the nod for Tuesday's regular-season opener versus Colorado.

Saros will patrol the home crease in Saturday's preseason finale against Carolina, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Saros will make his fourth appearance of the exhibition schedule, having posted a 1.80 GAA over 99:46 of playing time in his previous three outings. He posted a 20-31-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.98 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 58 regular-season games in 2024-25.

Bussi was placed on waivers Saturday, per PuckPedia.

Bussi had 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. If he clears waivers, he will begin the 2025-26 campaign with AHL Charlotte.

Skarek was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Saturday.

Skarek was the backup netminder behind Alex Nedeljkovic in Friday's 4-1 preseason win over Vegas. The 25-year-old Skarek passed through waivers Wednesday, and he will begin the 2025-26 campaign in the minors.

Askarov will patrol the visiting crease in Utah on Saturday, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.

Askarov will probably start Opening Night versus Vegas on Thursday. He has been considered the Sharks' goaltender of the future since being acquired from Nashville in August of 2024. During the 2024-25 regular season, Askarov was 4-6-2 with a 3.10 GAA and an .896 save percentage across 13 appearances with the Sharks in 2024-25. He was superb at the AHL level last year, posting an 11-9-1 mark with a 2.45 GAA and a .923 save percentage in 22 regular-season games.