NHL Player News

Bussi is expected to protect the home net against the Islanders on Saturday, per Walt Ruff and Peter Dewar of the Hurricanes' official site.

Bussi has stopped 63 of the 70 shots he has faced during his three-game winning streak. He has a 28-6-1 record during the 2025-26 campaign with two shutouts, a 2.44 GAA and an .895 save percentage through 35 appearances. The Islanders sit 23rd in the league with 2.84 goals per game this season.

Grubauer was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease against Chicago on Saturday.

Despite surrendering only seven goals on 92 shots in his last three outings, Grubauer has a 1-1-1 record during that span. He has gone 13-10-4 this campaign with a 2.58 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 30 appearances. Chicago ranks 31st in the league this season with 2.54 goals per game.

Ingram will patrol the home crease versus Vegas on Saturday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Ingram is on a three-game winning streak while allowing only five goals on 89 shots (.944 save percentage). Overall, the 29-year-old is 14-8-2 with a 2.69 GAA and an .898 save percentage across 27 NHL appearances this campaign. Vegas is 14th in the NHL with 3.17 goals per game this season.

Ullmark will be between the home pipes versus Minnesota on Saturday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

After giving up five goals on 16 shots in the first period before being pulled in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Florida, Ullmark rebounded nicely in Thursday's 4-1 win over Buffalo while stopping 21 of 22 shots. He is 24-11-8 with a 2.81 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 44 appearances this season. Minnesota is 11th in the league with 3.24 goals per game in 2025-26.

Wallstedt will defend the road goal against Ottawa on Saturday, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

Wallstedt is 1-2-2 in his last six appearances, but he has a solid 2.13 GAA and a .919 save percentage. Overall, the 23-year-old netminder is 15-8-6 with four shutouts, a 2.73 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 31 appearances this season. The Senators sit 10th in NHL scoring while generating 3.31 goals per game.

Greaves will protect the home net against Winnipeg on Saturday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Greaves has emerged victorious in one of his last five outings (1-3-1) despite allowing only 12 goals on 139 shots. He has a 24-15-9 record this season with a 2.59 GAA and a .909 save percentage through 49 appearances. Winnipeg ranks 25th in the league during the 2025-26 campaign with 2.81 goals per game.

Hellebuyck is slated to guard the visiting cage in Columbus on Saturday, according to Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

It's been a tough campaign for Hellebuyck after winning the Vezina Trophy in each of the previous two seasons. Hellebuyck is 20-21-11 with a 2.81 GAA and an .898 save percentage across 52 appearances. The Blue Jackets have posted 3.08 goals per game, which ranks 17th in the NHL in 2025-26.

Allen will patrol the home crease against Montreal on Saturday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Allen has won his last three outings while stopping 80 of the 90 shots he has faced. He has a 16-16-1 record this campaign with one shutout, a 2.70 GAA and a .905 save percentage across 34 appearances. Montreal is tied for third in the league with 3.51 goals per game this season.

Thompson is slated to patrol the home crease versus Buffalo on Saturday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Thompson will make his 10th straight start, as Charlie Lindgren is firmly nailed down to the bench in the backup role. Thompson is 27-21-6 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.53 GAA and a .909 save percentage over 54 games in 2025-26. The Sabres are generating 3.41 goals per game, seventh in the league this season.

Dostal allowed six goals on 29 shots in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Blues.

Dostal has lost three games in a row, giving up 13 goals on 83 shots in that span. The Blues outpaced the Ducks in the first period, taking a 3-2 lead on a Jonatan Berggren tally late in the frame. Dostal didn't get any more help while allowing three goals over the final 40 minutes. The 25-year-old's heavy workload is catching up to him, but the Ducks also need to play a bit better in front of him. Dostal is 29-18-3 with a 3.09 GAA and an .890 save percentage through 52 appearances. Ville Husso seems likely to get the nod Saturday versus the Flames.