NHL Player News
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Filip Gustavsson G | MIN
Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Guarding road goal
Gustavsson is set to start on the road against Boston on Saturday, per Joe Smith of The Athletic.
Gustavsson has a 26-12-6 record, 2.51 GAA and .910 save percentage in 45 appearances in 2025-26. He'll try to rebound after stopping 20 of 24 shots in a 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Boston ranks 10th in goals per game with 3.29 this season.
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Jake Oettinger G | DAL
Stars' Jake Oettinger: Slated to face Pittsburgh
Oettinger is expected to start on the road against Pittsburgh on Saturday, per Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.
Oettinger has gone 0-1-1 with a 3.43 GAA and an .869 save percentage across his past three outings. He's 29-11-6 with a 2.62 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 47 appearances this season. Pittsburgh ranks seventh in goals per game with 3.39 this season, but the Penguins are missing Sidney Crosby (lower body) and Evgeni Malkin (upper body).
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Jeremy Swayman G | BOS
Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Set to start Saturday
Swayman is expected to start at home against Minnesota on Saturday, per Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe.
Swayman has a 28-15-4 record, 2.72 GAA and .908 save percentage in 48 outings with Boston in 2025-26. He is coming off a 31-save effort in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Toronto. Minnesota ranks 12th in goals per game with 3.22 this season.
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Connor Ingram G | EDM
Oilers' Connor Ingram: Facing Ducks
Ingram will be between the pipes for Saturday's home matchup against Anaheim, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.
Ingram is coming off a 26-save performance in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over Vegas. He has a 12-8-2 record with one shutout, a 2.83 GAA and an .891 save percentage across 25 NHL appearances this campaign. Anaheim ranks 11th in the league with 3.26 goals per game this season.
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Lukas Dostal G | ANA
Ducks' Lukas Dostal: Starting in Edmonton
Dostal will defend the road net against the Oilers on Saturday, per Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune.
Dostal has won his last two outings while making 56 saves on 60 shots. He has a 29-15-3 record this campaign with a 3.01 GAA and an .893 save percentage across 49 appearances. Edmonton is tied for fourth in the league with 3.48 goals per game this season.
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Stuart Skinner G | PIT
Penguins' Stuart Skinner: Set to start Saturday
Skinner is set to start at home against Dallas on Saturday, per Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site.
Skinner stopped 26 of 29 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over Ottawa on Thursday. He's 21-14-9 with a 2.88 GAA and an .889 save percentage in 44 outings between Edmonton and Pittsburgh this season. A 43-18-11 record in 2025-26 makes Dallas a difficult matchup. However, the Stars have dropped their past four games (0-3-1) while being outscored 13-8 during that span.
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Brandon Bussi G | CAR
Hurricanes' Brandon Bussi: Guarding home goal
Bussi is set to start at home against New Jersey on Saturday, per Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News.
Bussi has surrendered at least three goals in five of his past six outings. That's put a damper on what has otherwise been a strong rookie campaign. He's 26-6-1 with a 2.47 GAA and an .895 save percentage in 33 outings with Carolina in 2025-26. New Jersey is 9-3-0 while averaging 4.00 goals per game across its past 12 matches.
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Yaroslav Askarov G | SJ
Sharks' Yaroslav Askarov: Unavailable Saturday
Askarov (upper body) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's road matchup against Columbus, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.
Askarov is day-to-day and will miss at least one game after getting hurt in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to St. Louis. Alex Nedeljkovic will start against the Blue Jackets on Saturday, and Laurent Brossoit will serve as the backup.
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Elvis Merzlikins G | CLB
Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Set to face San Jose
Merzlikins is set to start at home against San Jose on Saturday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.
Merzlikins stopped 15 of 17 shots in a 5-2 win over Seattle in his most recent start last Saturday. He has a 14-9-3 record, 3.35 GAA and .885 save percentage in 28 outings in 2025-26. San Jose has lost its past six games (0-5-1) to drop to 32-31-7 on the season. The Sharks have also managed just five goals over their past four games.
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Alex Nedeljkovic G | SJ
Sharks' Alex Nedeljkovic: Defending crease Saturday
Nedeljkovic will guard the road goal against Columbus on Saturday, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Nedeljkovic has gone 0-4-1 in his last five appearances while surrendering 20 goals on 110 shots. He has a 13-13-4 record with a 3.00 GAA and an .893 save percentage through 34 games this season. Columbus is tied for 13th in the 2025-26 campaign with 3.14 goals per game.