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Hellebuyck stopped 30 of 32 shots he faced during Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Kings.

After allowing five goals in his first start, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner rebounded nicely Saturday. In stopping 30 of 32 Kings' shots, including nine over the course of five LA power plays, he had a .938 save percentage for the game. That's more like it for the 32-year-old netminder, who's had a save percentage of .920 or higher in three straight seasons.

Kuemper stopped 24 of the 27 shots on goal he faced during Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Jets.

Kuemper has had a tough start to his season so far, with both of his appearances now featuring save percentage numbers in the .800s. He's faced two tough offenses in the Golden Knights and Jets to begin the season, but the Kings would surely like to see the 35-year-old rise to the level of play he reached last season, when he was a Vezina Trophy finalist.

Ullmark will defend the road net against Florida on Saturday, according to TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Ullmark will make his second straight start of the 2025-26 campaign after a 21-save effort in Thursday's 5-4 win over Tampa Bay. During the 2024-25 regular season, he stopped 74 of 79 shots en route to a 1-1-0 record versus the Panthers.

Demko will guard the road goal against the Oilers on Saturday, Ben Kuzma of Postmedia reports.

Demko made 17 saves in a 5-1 win over Calgary on Thursday to open the 2025-26 campaign. During the 2024-25 regular season, he posted a 1-1-0 record versus Edmonton while stopping 41 of 49 shots.

Wolf will patrol the home crease against St. Louis on Saturday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf will make his third start in four days after stopping 53 of 61 shots en route to a 1-1-0 record in his first two outings of the 2025-26 campaign. The Blues got blanked by Minnesota on Thursday in a 5-0 loss.

Hofer is slated to guard the road goal against Calgary on Saturday.

Hofer is looking for his first start of the campaign after Jordan Binnington turned aside 18 of 21 shots en route to a 5-0 loss to Minnesota in the Blues' opener Thursday. Hofer had an 18-8-3 record, 2.64 GAA and .904 save percentage in 31 regular-season appearances for the Blues last year. The 25-year-old Hofer is likely to get a similar workload in 2025-26 as Binnington's understudy.

Wedgewood will patrol the home crease against Dallas on Saturday, per Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.

Wedgewood has a 2-0-0 record to begin the 2025-26 campaign after stopping 56 of 58 shots in wins over the Kings and Mammoth. Dallas is coming off a 5-4 victory over Winnipeg on Thursday.

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

Mrazek will make his Anaheim debut after Lukas Dostal stopped 28 of 31 shots en route to a 3-1 loss to Seattle in the Ducks' season opener Thursday. Mrazek had a 12-21-2 record, 3.35 GAA and .891 save percentage across 38 outings with Chicago and Detroit in 2024-25. Mrazek could appear in about 30 games this year, while serving as Dostal's understudy.

Vejmelka was the first netminder off the ice at the morning skate and is expected to defend the visiting cage against Nashville on Saturday, according to Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Vejmelka started the 2025-26 campaign with a 25-save effort in a 2-1 loss to Colorado on Thursday. Nashville is coming off a 2-1 win over Columbus in Thursday's season opener.

Hellebuyck will patrol the home crease versus Los Angeles on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Hellebuyck gave up five goals on 37 shots in an Opening Night loss to Dallas on Thursday. Last season, it took Hellebuyck four games and 100 shots on net to give up five goals, as the Winnipeg netminder won the Hart Trophy and Vezina Trophy in a stellar campaign. The Kings have scored six times in two games this season.