NHL Player News

Ullmark will defend the road net against the Flyers on Saturday, according to Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site.

Ullmark has stopped 130 of 137 shots during his six-game winning streak to begin the 2026-27 campaign. Philadelphia (0-6-3) ranks last in the league with only 1.22 goals per game this season.

Vladar will start Saturday's home matchup against Ottawa.

Vladar played well in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to Seattle, making 29 saves on 31 shots. Still, he is 0-3-1 and has permitted 17 goals on 136 shots in four appearances this season. Ottawa (6-2-0) is tied for 24th in the league this campaign with 2.63 goals per game.

Greaves will protect the home net against the Rangers on Saturday, per Blue Jackets reporter Dave Maetzold.

Greaves has posted a 1-2-0 record and has surrendered 11 goals on 87 shots in four appearances this campaign. The Rangers (6-3-0) have scored 28 goals in nine games this season.

Fowler will protect the home net against Buffalo on Saturday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Fowler is 2-1-0 in his first NHL outings this season, stopping 59 of 65 shots. He has both of his wins in shootouts. Buffalo (4-3-1) is tied for 17th in the league with 3.00 goals per game this campaign.

Thompson will patrol the home crease against New Jersey on Saturday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Thompson has lost his last two outings, surrendering eight goals on 61 shots. He has a 3-2-0 record, a 2.84 GAA and a .904 save percentage in five appearances this season. New Jersey (4-3-0) ranks 11th in the league with 3.29 goals per game during the 2026-27 campaign.

Allen will defend the road net against Washington on Saturday, according to Sam Kasan of the Devils' official site.

Allen is coming off a 23-save performance in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over Detroit. He has a 3-1-0 record and has stopped 92 of 104 shots in four appearances this season. Washington (4-3-0) sits 10th in the league with 3.43 goals per game this campaign.

Markstrom (undisclosed) is expected to patrol the home crease against Seattle on Saturday, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.

Following a two-game absence, Markstrom will return to the crease. He has posted a 2-1-1 record with one shutout, a 2.03 GAA and a .904 save percentage in five appearances this season. Seattle (5-2-0) ranks fifth in the league with 3.88 goals per game during the 2026-27 campaign.

Dostal surrendered four goals on 22 shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Bruins.

Dostal took his third loss of the year and his second in as many games. His performance has been all over the place so far, as evidenced by a 3.17 GAA and an .882 save percentage through six outings. He's not yet in danger of losing the No. 1 job for the Ducks, but he'll need to get himself on track on the road. The Ducks begin their road trip out east with a back-to-back, visiting the Rangers on Monday and the Islanders on Tuesday. Expect Dostal and Ville Husso to split those contests.

DiPietro stopped 25 of 27 shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.

DiPietro has been chasing his first NHL win since 2018-19 when he debuted with the Canucks. The 27-year-old finally got it Friday, though he had a shaky start when he allowed two goals late in the first period. This was his second start of the campaign, and he's allowed a modest five goals on 56 shots so far while going 1-1-0. DiPietro isn't likely to see a lot of time behind Jeremy Swayman, who will probably get the nod Saturday versus the Kings.

Silovs allowed five goals on 32 shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Avalanche.

The Penguins led 2-1 after the first period, but Silovs wasn't able to hold back the Avalanche's top line. This was the third time in five outings Silovs has allowed five goals, though he's given up just one additional tally in the other two games combined. The extremes make Silovs a risky option in fantasy. Sergei Murashov is likely to start in Vegas on Saturday, but it's unclear which netminder will get the nod to wrap up the road trip in Utah on Monday.