NHL Player News

Saros will protect the home goal versus the Stars on Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Saros lost his season debut Thursday versus the Wild, allowing three goals on 30 shots. The 31-year-old netminder could be set for a longer run of starts while Justus Annunen (undisclosed) is out. Saros will be backed up by Matt Murray in Saturday's contest, which sees the Stars come to Nashville on the second half of their back-to-back.

Annunen (undisclosed) will miss Saturday's game against Dallas.

Annunen is day-to-day, so it remains to be seen if he'll be an option Tuesday in Toronto. Matt Murray was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Saturday and will serve as the backup goaltender versus the Stars. Juuse Saros will get the start. Annunen hasn't played yet this season, but he had a 10-12-2 record, 2.68 GAA and .906 save percentage in 28 regular-season appearances with Nashville in 2025-26.

DiPietro will guard the road goal versus the Wild on Saturday, Jim McBride of The Boston Globe reports.

DiPietro will handle the second half of a back-to-back after Jeremy Swayman started Friday versus the Jets. This will be DiPietro's fifth career NHL game and just the second since the start of 2025-26. He is set to be Swayman's backup for the year, though DiPietro may struggle to see much time behind a clear starter.

Greaves is slated to start at home against Utah on Saturday, according to Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch.

Greaves opened the season by stopping 23 of 26 shots in a 6-3 win over Buffalo on Thursday. He posted a 26-19-9 record, a 2.60 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 55 regular-season appearances for Columbus in 2025-26. Greaves should receive most of the Blue Jackets' starts again, while Cam Talbot will act as the understudy.

Grubauer is slated to start on the road against Edmonton on Saturday, per Sound of Hockey.

Grubauer had a 2.65 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 32 outings with Seattle during the 2025-26 regular season. He's gearing up for his first start of the new campaign. Edmonton is missing Zach Hyman (undisclosed), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (lower body) and Matt Savoie (lower body), so its forward group is missing some noteworthy members. Despite that, Edmonton figures to be a difficult adversary after accumulating 14 goals across two games against Vancouver to open the campaign.

Bobrovsky will protect the home goal versus the Senators on Saturday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 24 shots Tuesday versus the Canadiens in the Maple Leafs' season opener. He'll get a second chance between the pipes as he looks to settle into a rhythm as his new team's starter. If Bobrovsky struggles, Anthony Stolarz is a capable backup who could pick up extra work.

Levi will protect the home goal versus the Kraken on Saturday, Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network reports.

Levi is set to start despite allowing seven goals on 22 shots in his season debut Thursday versus the Canucks. He did get the win in that contest, so it's possible he's being rewarded for the result more than the process. Tristan Jarry lost his start Opening Night, but he'll be a veteran option to fill in if Levi can't get on track.

Cossa is slated to start on the road against Columbus on Saturday, per Catherine Bogart of the Mammoth's official site.

Karel Vejmelka started in Utah's season opener, posting a 15-save shutout over Chicago. Vejmelka is poised to get the bulk of the Mammoth's work this campaign, which leaves Cossa firmly in the No. 2 spot.

DiVincentiis posted a 36-save shutout in AHL Manitoba's 3-0 win over Chicago on Saturday.

It's the fourth shutout of DiVincentiis' AHL career. The 22-year-old goalie looked to be the Jets' backup late into the preseason, but the team claimed Clay Stevenson off waivers. That will allow both of DiVincentiis and Thomas Milic to continue developing with the Moose for the bulk of 2026-27.

Kochetkov will guard the road goal against Philadelphia on Saturday, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Kochetkov will make his season debut after Brandon Bussi went 0-1-1 in the first two games. During that span, Bussi surrendered six goals on 47 shots. Kochetkov posted a 6-2-0 record with a 2.33 GAA and an .899 save percentage in nine appearances for Carolina during the 2025-26 regular season. Philadelphia (0-1-1) has two goals in two games this campaign.