NHL Player News

Greaves will defend the road net versus St. Louis on Saturday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Greaves has a 1-1-2 record while surrendering 14 goals on 127 shots in four NHL appearances this season. The 23-year-old Greaves earned a recall from the AHL on Friday after Daniil Tarasov headed to the minors for a conditioning assignment. The Blues rank 21st in the league with 2.86 goals per game in 2024-25.

Hellebuyck will protect the home net against Colorado on Saturday, according to John Lu of TSN.

Hellebuyck will get the second half of Winnipeg's back-to-back after Eric Comrie played in Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Kings. The 31-year-old Hellebuyck is coming off a 26-save performance in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Nashville. He has a 25-6-2 record with five shutouts, a 2.08 GAA and a .926 save percentage through 33 appearances this season. Colorado sits sixth in the league with 3.40 goals per game in 2024-25.

Swayman will patrol the visiting crease against Florida on Saturday, according to Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic.

Swayman will try to halt his five-game losing streak. He is 13-15-3 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.92 GAA and an .893 save percentage. Swayman has already lost a career-high 15 games in regulation this season. The Panthers rank 10th in the league with 3.26 goals per game in 2024-25.

Oettinger will get the road start Saturday against the Canadiens, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Oettinger is currently riding a four-game winning streak, posting a .909 save percentage and 2.20 GAA in that span. Overall, the 26-year-old netminder is 20-9-1 with a 2.41 GAA and a .908 save percentage this season.

Hildeby will guard the home net Saturday against Vancouver, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

It'll be just the second start in 10 games for Hildeby -- he stopped 30 of 32 shots in an overtime win over the Flyers on Sunday in his last appearance. The 23-year-old Hildeby has made four starts this season, going 3-1-0 with a 3.23 GAA and an .892 save percentage. Vancouver has scored just one goal in two contests going into Saturday's matchup.

Primeau stopped all 16 shots faced Friday in AHL Laval's 6-0 win over Cleveland.

Primeau's won two straight starts since rejoining the Rocket and has done it with style, allowing one goal on 44 shots (.977 save percentage) as he works to get back to the NHL. However, Jakub Dobes does not appear to be going anywhere for the time being. He's won all three starts with Montreal, including victories over Florida, Colorado and Washington.

Binnington will guard the home crease against Columbus on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Binnington was less than stellar in his last outing Tuesday, allowing five goals on 25 shots in a 6-4 loss to Minnesota. The defeat dropped Binnington's record to 11-15-3. The 31-year-old netminder has three shutouts, a 2.87 GAA and an .896 save percentage. The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.43 goals per game in 2024-25.

Markstrom is expected to patrol the home crease versus Tampa Bay on Saturday, according to Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom will make his fourth consecutive start. The 34-year-old netminder is 20-8-3 with three shutouts, a 2.20 GAA and a .911 save percentage. He will have his hands full as the Lightning are the top-scoring team in the NHL, averaging 3.69 goals per game in 2024-25.

Ersson will defend the home crease versus Anaheim on Saturday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Ersson has given up only four goals on 70 shots in his last three appearances. He is 9-7-2 with a 3.02 GAA and an .883 save percentage this season. The Ducks are averaging only 2.51 goals per game in 2024-25.

Tokarski posted a 14-save shutout in Friday's 2-0 win over the Canucks.

Tokarski has won each of his last three starts and earned his first shutout of the campaign. Even though he possesses limited fantasy upside due to the nature of his backup role, Tokarski has been reliable when called on for duty. He's gone 4-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .907 save percentage through five appearances.