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DiPietro was placed on waivers by the Bruins for the purpose of assignment to AHL Providence, Belle Fraser of the Bruins' official site reports Sunday.

DiPietro was excellent with Providence last year, going 26-8-7 with a 2.05 GAA and a .927 save percentage across 40 regular-season outings. The Bruins will try to sneak him through waivers, but he's got a chance to be claimed by a goalie-needy team in a busy day of waivers around the league.

Kahkonen was placed on waivers by the Canadiens for the purpose of assignment to AHL Laval, the team announced Sunday.

Kahkonen played only one NHL game in 2024-25, the fewest NHL games he's logged in a season since making his NHL debut in the 2019-20 season. Kahkonen also got into 36 outings in the AHL last year between his stints with Colorado, Charlotte and Manitoba. Assuming he clears waivers, 29-year-old might end up back in the NHL if Sam Montembeault or Jakub Dobes sustain an injury at any point during the season.

Sogaard was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Belleville.

If he passes through waivers, Sogaard will provide the Senators with organizational depth between the pipes behind Linus Ullmark and Leevi Merilainen. The 24-year-old Sogaard has posted an 11-11-3 record with a 3.55 GAA and an .879 save percentage in 29 appearances with Ottawa over the last four regular seasons.

Vejmelka is set to guard the home crease for Saturday's preseason game against San Jose, per Catherine Bogart of Utah's official site.

Vejmelka had a 26-22-8 record, 2.58 GAA and .904 save percentage across 58 outings with Utah last year. He's expected to start the upcoming campaign as the team's No. 1 goalie and will probably be between the pipes for Utah's regular-season opener at Colorado on Thursday.

Ullmark is expected to start on the road against Montreal in Saturday's preseason game.

Ullmark has stopped 19 of 22 shots across two appearances this preseason. He will open the 2025-26 campaign as Ottawa's No. 1 goaltender, so look for him to get the start in Ottawa's regular-season opener in Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Soderblom will protect the home goal in Saturday's preseason game versus the Blues, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Soderblom will make his second start of the preseason. He stopped 40 of 43 shots in his start versus the Red Wings on Sept. 23. Soderblom is projected to fill the backup role behind Spencer Knight for the Blackhawks in 2025-26.

DiVincentiis was reassigned to AHL Manitoba on Saturday.

During the 2024-25 regular season, DiVincentiis had a 2.84 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 28 outings with AHL Manitoba while posting a 2.97 GAA and an .896 save percentage in 20 appearances with ECHL Norfolk. There's a good chance DiVincentiis will spend the entire 2025-26 campaign in the minors.

Wedgewood is expected to guard the road goal for Saturday's preseason game against Dallas, per the NHL media site.

Wedgewood had a 14-6-2 record, 2.32 GAA and .908 save percentage in 24 regular-season appearances between Nashville and Colorado in 2024-25. If Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) isn't available for the regular-season opener in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Wedgewood will probably start, and Trent Miner could serve as the understudy.

Oettinger will guard the home goal in Saturday's preseason game versus the Avalanche, per the NHL media site.

Oettinger will get one more tune-up before the regular season. He played a full game in his previous preseason outing, allowing two goals on 21 shots in a win over the Wild on Sept. 23. The 26-year-old should be capable of handling a No. 1 workload for the Stars once the regular season gets going.

Kochetkov will defend the road net against Nashville on Saturday in exhibition action, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Kochetkov missed some time during training camp due to a minor injury, but he will return to the crease in Carolina's preseason finale. He earned a 27-16-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.60 GAA and an .897 save percentage across 47 appearances during the 2024-25 regular season. Kochetkov is poised to split starts with Frederik Andersen in the 2025-26 campaign.