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Saros will patrol the home crease in Saturday's preseason finale against Carolina, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Saros earned a 28-22-8 record with a 3.16 GAA and an .894 save percentage across 59 appearances with the Predators during the 2025-26 regular season. He is expected to get a heavy workload again in the 2026-27 campaign.

Luukkonen will defend the home goal in Saturday's preseason contest against the Penguins, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Luukkonen will get the nod to play in the Sabres' preseason finale before Buffalo opens their season on Thursday. The 27-year-old backstop looked sharp in his lone preseason outing, where he stopped all of the 13 shots he saw in a 5-1 win over Columbus. He played just two periods in that game, so Luukkonen could be in line to play all of Saturday's contest as a ramp-up outing ahead of the regular season. He is expected to serve in a time share alongside Alex Lyon and potentially Colten Ellis to begin the 2026-27 season.

Bussi will defend the road net in Saturday's preseason matchup against Nashville, according to Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Bussi posted a 31-6-2 record with two shutouts, a 2.47 GAA and an .894 save percentage in 39 regular-season appearances for Carolina in 2025-26. He will likely compete with Pyotr Kochetkov for playing time in the 2026-27 campaign.

Wolf will patrol the road crease in Saturday's preseason contest against the Oilers, per Derek Wills of QR Calgary 770 AM.

Wolf will start Calgary's preseason finale before the Flames open their regular season schedule on Thursday. The 25-year-old netminder stopped eight of nine shots in his lone preseason outing of 2026-27, where he played the full game and helped the Flames pick up a 3-1 win over Vancouver. Wolf is looking to bounce back in 2026-27 after regressing slightly in the win column across 57 regular-season outings a season ago.

Silovs will guard the road crease in Saturday's preseason contest against the Sabres, per Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site.

Silovs will get the nod to wrap up exhibition play, where he'll look to bounce back after allowing seven goals in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Red Wings. The 25-year-old backstop saw his largest volume in the NHL during the 2025-26 campaign and posted a 19-12-8 record, a 3.07 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 39 regular-season outings. As the goalie room's veteran, he might open the season as the No. 1 option, but Sergei Murashov will likely challenge him for playing time right out of the gate.

Hofer will guard the road goal in Saturday's exhibition matchup against Chicago, per Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Hofer made 17 saves on 18 shots in Monday's 2-1 preseason loss to Dallas. He will get one last start before the 2026-27 campaign begins. Hofer posted a 24-13-5 record with six shutouts, a 2.61 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 46 appearances during the 2025-26 regular season.

Gibson will guard the home crease in Saturday's preseason contest against the Blue Jackets, per Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

Gibson is expected to play the entirety of Detroit's preseason finale between the pipes. The 33-year-old netminder had a solid first preseason outing, where he allowed just two goals on the 24 shot attempts he saw in a 7-4 win over the Penguins. The veteran backstop is coming off his best year in recent memory and is set to anchor the Red Wings' defense as the clear No. 1 option in net ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

Knight will start Saturday's preseason finale against the Blues, according to Mark Lazerus of The Athletic.

Knight is expected to play the full game. He posted a 19-25-11 record with three shutouts, a 2.82 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 55 appearances during the 2025-26 regular season. Knight should be a workhorse between the pipes for the Blackhawks again in the 2026-27 campaign.

Kolosov will protect the home net in Saturday's preseason finale against Washington, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Kolosov is poised to play the entire game. He went 0-2-0 while allowing eight goals on 47 shots in four appearances for Philadelphia during the 2025-26 regular season. If Dan Vladar (upper body) isn't ready for the start of the 2026-27 campaign, Kolosov could enter the year as Joseph Woll's backup.

Schmid will patrol the home crease in Saturday's preseason matchup against Tampa Bay, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Schmid posted a 16-10-6 record with a 2.59 GAA and an .893 save percentage in 34 regular-season appearances for Vegas in 2025-26. As a member of Florida, he could push Jacob Markstrom for starts in the 2026-27 campaign, but Schmid will likely enter the year as Markstrom's backup.