NHL Player News

Luukkonen will guard the road net Saturday against the Wild, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.

Luukkonen's won three of his last four starts despite posting an .863 save percentage in that span. Overall, he's 23-21-4 with an .888 save percentage and a 3.16 GAA this campaign. Minnesota has 2.72 goals per game in 2024-25, tied for 24th in the league.

Georgiev will start at home Saturday against the Bruins, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.

Georgiev will make his first start since last Saturday when he got the hook after the first period. He allowed three goals on 17 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Capitals. Since joining San Jose, Georgiev is 5-16-1 with a subpar .875 save percentage and a 3.84 GAA.

Hill will guard the home net Saturday against the Red Wings, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Hill's been sharp of late, going 4-1-1 with a .931 save percentage over his last six starts. He has posted a 25-11-5 record with a .907 save percentage and a 2.50 GAA this season. Detroit ranks 21st in the league with 2.82 goals per game in 2024-25.

Skinner will patrol the home crease against Seattle on Saturday, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Skinner stopped 13 of 16 shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Winnipeg before leaving the game due to a concussion spotter. However, he won't miss any additional action. Skinner has a 23-17-4 record with two shutouts, a 2.85 GAA and an .896 save percentage through 47 appearances this season. Seattle is tied for 14th in the league with 2.97 goals per game in 2024-25.

Oettinger will get the home start Saturday against the Flyers, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Oettinger is looking to break out of a slump -- he's gone 1-2-1 with an ugly .853 save percentage in his last four outings. Overall, Oettinger is 31-15-3 with a .906 save percentage and a 2.55 GAA this year. Philadelphia has registered 2.70 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lankinen will guard the road net Saturday against the Rangers, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Lankinen will make his fourth straight start after going 1-1-1 with an .890 save percentage in his previous three outings. Overall, the 29-year-old netminder is 24-13-8 this season with a .903 save percentage and a 2.56 GAA.

Halverson was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Saturday.

Barring an injury or illness, Halverson could be Tampa Bay's third goaltending option behind Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson. The 28-year-old Halverson hasn't appeared in an NHL regular-season game since 2017-18, when he made one appearance with the Rangers.

Blackwood will guard the road net Saturday against the Canadiens, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Blackwood's dropped his last two starts despite allowing just three goals on 49 shots in that span. The 28-year-old netminder has posted a record of 18-8-3 with two shutouts, a 2.17 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 29 appearances with Colorado this season.

Greaves was assigned to AHL Cleveland on Saturday.

Greaves joined the Blue Jackets on an emergency basis for Friday's 6-3 loss to Columbus because Daniil Tarasov (illness) was unavailable. With Greaves returned to the minors, Tarasov could be available to be Elvis Merzlikins' backup versus the Islanders on Monday.

Fedotov will guard the road net Saturday against the Stars.

Fedotov will make his second start in three games, with Samuel Ersson probable for Sunday's road contest against Chicago. The 28-year-old Fedotov was sharp in his last outing, allowing just one goal on 22 shots in Monday's 2-0 loss to the Lightning. He is 5-12-3 with a 2.98 GAA and an .887 save percentage this season.