NHL Player News

Wolf will guard the home goal versus the Predators on Saturday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf is on a three-game winning streak, having allowed four goals on 83 shots in that span. The Predators enter Saturday's matchup with four wins in their last six games, scoring a total of 16 goals in that stretch. It should be a close battle between two teams that have dug out of poor starts to the season.

Knight will guard the road goal versus the Capitals on Saturday, per CHGO Sports.

Knight is set for his fourth straight start. He's allowed nine goals on 55 shots over his last three games, but he's coming off a 4-3 win over the Stars on Thursday. The Capitals have scored 21 goals over their last six games.

Wedgewood is expected to start on the road against Carolina on Saturday, per Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News.

Wedgewood has a 17-1-2 record, 2.13 GAA and .919 save percentage in 24 appearances in 2025-26. He hasn't lost in regulation over his past 15 outings (12-0-2). Carolina ranks eighth in goals per game with 3.28.

Andersen will patrol the home crease against Colorado on Saturday, according to Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Andersen has lost his last eight outings (0-6-2) while allowing 30 goals on 179 shots. He has a 5-9-2 record this season with a 3.38 GAA and an .865 save percentage through 16 appearances. Andersen made 44 saves in a 5-4 shootout win over the Avalanche on Oct. 23. Colorado ranks first in the league with 4.05 goals per game this campaign.

Swayman is expected to start on the road against Vancouver on Saturday.

Swayman has allowed just two goals in each of his past two starts. He's 15-10-2 with a 2.84 GAA and a .903 save percentage in 28 outings in 2025-26. He previously faced the Canucks on Dec. 20, turning aside 19 of 23 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss.

Pickard is expected to start at home against Philadelphia on Saturday, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Pickard stopped 41 of 42 shots en route to a 3-1 win over Winnipeg on Monday. He has a 4-5-2 record, 3.69 GAA and .874 save percentage in 14 outings in 2025-26. The Flyers are tied for 20th in goals per game with 2.92.

Binnington will protect the home net against Montreal on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Binnington will get the second half of St. Louis' back-to-back after Joel Hofer played in Friday's 4-3 win over Vegas. The 32-year-old Binnington has a 7-10-6 record with a 3.56 GAA and an .869 save percentage through 24 appearances this season. Montreal sits third in the league with 3.38 goals per game during the 2025-26 campaign.

Vasilevskiy is expected to start on the road against San Jose on Saturday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Vasilevskiy has won his past four games while allowing 10 goals on 100 shots (.900 save percentage). He's 15-7-2 with a 2.33 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 24 outings in 2025-26. San Jose is tied for 18th in goals per game with 3.05.

Kuemper is expected to protect the home net against Minnesota on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Kuemper allowed four goals on 23 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay, with the final tally being an empty-netter. He has a 10-7-0 record with two shutouts, a 2.27 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 24 appearances this season. Minnesota is tied for 13th in the league with 3.12 goals per game this campaign.

Vejmelka will patrol the home crease against New Jersey on Saturday.

Vejmelka is coming off a 20-save performance in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Islanders. He has a 17-10-2 record with one shutout, a 2.68 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 30 appearances this season. New Jersey is tied for 27th in the league with 2.65 goals per game in the 2025-26 campaign.