NHL Player News

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.

Knight will defend the road crease in Thursday's clash against the Sabres, per Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News.

Knight will get back between the pipes Saturday looking to bounce back from his Opening Night loss to the Golden Knights on Tuesday. He allowed four goals in the 5-2 loss, but managed to stop 32 shots in the effort. The 25-year-old backstop showed strong flashes of play in 2025-26, where he posted a 19-25-11 record, a 2.82 GAA, a .902 save percentage and three shutouts across 55 regular-season outings. He'll look to earn his first win of the new campaign against the Sabres, who faltered in a 6-3 loss Thursday.

Cooley is slated to start on the road against Vancouver on Saturday, per Eric Francis of Sportsnet.

Cooley had a 10-10-6 record, 2.69 GAA and .909 save percentage in 31 regular-season appearances with the Flames in 2025-26. He's poised to get his first start of the campaign. Vancouver averaged 6.50 goals per game in its opening two games against Edmonton.

Forsberg will defend the road crease in Saturday's clash against the Sharks, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Forsberg is set to make his first start of the 2026-27 campaign after Darcy Kuemper was given the starting nod in the Kings' opener. The 33-year-old Forsberg posted solid numbers in 2025-26, where he compiled a 16-12-5 record, a 2.57 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 36 regular-season outings. If he continues to be one of the league's most effective backups to begin the new season, he could push Kuemper for playing time as the campaign progresses. He'll face off against a young Sharks offense Saturday, making him a solid streaming option in fantasy.

Askarov will protect the home net against the Kings on Saturday, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Askarov made 23 saves in a 4-3 overtime win over Florida on Thursday. He has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.94 GAA and an .878 save percentage in four previous regular-season outings against the Kings. Los Angeles is coming off an 8-4 loss to Colorado on Wednesday.

DeSmith will defend the road net against Nashville on Saturday, per Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.

DeSmith will get the second half of Dallas' back-to-back after Jake Oettinger played in Friday's 4-0 loss to St. Louis. The 35-year-old DeSmith posted a 15-8-6 record with a 2.43 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 30 regular-season appearances for the Stars in 2025-26. Nashville is coming off a 3-1 loss to Minnesota on Thursday.

Merilainen was the first goalie off the ice at Saturday's morning skate, indicating that he'll start the team's home matchup against the Flames, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic.

Merilainen is in line to make his first start for the Canucks after he was claimed off waivers from Ottawa in late September. The 24-year-old backstop made his Vancouver debut in Thursday's 9-7 loss, where he stopped 10 out of the 11 shots he saw in relief. He's looking to bounce back after a tough 2025-26 campaign, where he posted an 8-10-1 record, a 3.51 GAA and an .860 save percentage across 20 regular-season outings. He'll face off against a Calgary offense that was kept to just one score in their Opening Night matchup.

Wallstedt will patrol the home crease in Saturday's matchup against the Bruins, per Joe O'Donnell.

Wallstedt will return to action for Minnesota's second game of the season after he turned aside 19 shots in the team's Opening Night win. His starting nod for Saturday comes to no surprise, as the 23-year-old backstop is expected to handle a large workload in the absence of Filip Gustavsson (hip). Across 35 regular-season outings in 2025-26, he posted strong numbers with an 18-9-6 record, a 2.61 GAA, a .915 save percentage and four shutouts. However, he'll face a tough test Saturday against a Bruins team that has won each of their first two games to open the regular season.

Luukkonen will patrol the home crease against Chicago on Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Luukkonen surrendered five goals on 22 shots, with the sixth tally being an empty-netter, in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Columbus. He has posted a 6-0-0 record with a 1.67 GAA and a .928 save percentage in six career regular-season outings against Chicago. The Blackhawks (0-2-0) have scored two goals in two games this campaign.