NHL Player News
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Alex Nedeljkovic G | PIT
Penguins' Alex Nedeljkovic: Defending crease Saturday
Nedeljkovic will patrol the home crease Saturday against Utah, according to Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.
Nedeljkovic will get the second half of Pittsburgh's back-to-back after Tristan Jarry played in Friday's 4-1 loss to Winnipeg. The 28-year-old Nedeljkovic has a 3-3-3 record with a 3.17 GAA and an .886 save percentage through 10 appearances this season. Utah sits 24th in the league with 2.58 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Filip Gustavsson G | MIN
Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Starting in Calgary
Gustavsson will guard the road goal Saturday versus the Flames, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Gustavsson is coming off a 22-save effort in Tuesday's 4-2 win over St. Louis. He has a 9-3-2 record with one shutout, a 2.07 GAA and a .926 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. Calgary sits 22nd in the league with 2.60 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Joey Daccord G | SEA
Kraken's Joey Daccord: Set to start Saturday
Daccord is expected to start on the road against LA on Saturday, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.
Daccord has been a standout performer with a 9-3-1 record, 2.31 GAA and .923 save percentage in 13 appearances in 2024-25. He's won his past five starts while allowing just eight goals on 131 shots (.939 save percentage). The Kings are tied for 16th offensively with 3.05 goals per game.
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Dan Vladar G | CGY
Flames' Dan Vladar: Expected to start
Vladar will start in Calgary's home game against Minnesota on Saturday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
In his last start, Vladar stopped 29 of 32 shots in a 3-1 loss to Vancouver on Nov. 12. He has a 3-4-2 record, 2.65 GAA and .906 save percentage through nine outings in 2024-25. Minnesota has a fantastic 13-3-3 record and ranks seventh in the league with 3.47 goals per game. The Wild will be a challenging opponent for Vladar and the Flames despite the absence of Kirill Kaprizov (lower body).
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David Rittich G | LA
Kings' David Rittich: Set to start Saturday
Rittich is expected to start at home against Seattle on Saturday, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.
Rittich has three wins, a 1.43 GAA and a .935 save percentage in his last five appearances. He has a 6-5-0 record, 2.37 GAA and .897 save percentage across 11 outings this season. Seattle ranks 18th in the league with 2.85 goals per game this campaign.
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Jonathan Quick G | NYR
Rangers' Jonathan Quick: Between pipes Saturday
Quick will patrol the road crease against Edmonton on Saturday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Quick has been perfect in his last two starts, stopping all 61 shots in road wins over Detroit and Seattle. He is 4-0-0 with an eye-popping 0.91 GAA and a just as impressive .970 save percentage in five appearances. Quick will have a tough matchup against the Oilers. Despite averaging only 2.76 goals per game this season, Edmonton has the offensive firepower to light up any team.
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Vitek Vanecek G | SJ
Sharks' Vitek Vanecek: Backing up Saturday
Vanecek (upper body) will be the backup goaltender versus Buffalo on Saturday, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.
Vanecek did not dress Thursday in St. Louis due to the injury, which led to Yaroslav Askarov making his San Jose debut. Vanecek is 2-5-1 with a 3.36 GAA and an .899 save percentage. Mackenzie Blackwood will get the start against the Sabres, and Askarov is projected to be a healthy scratch.
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MacKenzie Blackwood G | SJ
Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: Back in goal Saturday
Blackwood will start Saturday at home against the Sabres, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Blackwood has dropped three of his last four outings, despite posting a respectable .900 save percentage with a 2.98 GAA in that span. Overall, Blackwood is 4-6-3 with a .907 save percentage and a 3.07 GAA this season.
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Jordan Binnington G | STL
Blues' Jordan Binnington: Starting vs. Islanders
Binnington will start Saturday's road matchup with the Islanders, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Binnington will be back between the pipes following a 3-2 shootout victory over San Jose on Thursday. The 31-year-old Binnington is 6-8-1 this year with an .888 save percentage and a 3.10 GAA.
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Stuart Skinner G | EDM
Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Between pipes against Rangers
Skinner will defend the home net against the Rangers on Saturday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.
Skinner had a tough outing Thursday as he gave up five goals on 26 shots in a 5-3 loss to Minnesota. The loss dropped Skinner's record to 6-6-2 with a 3.33 GAA and an .876 save percentage. Skinner is in tough as the Rangers are 12-5-1 and average 3.50 goals per game.