NHL Player News

Saros made 20 saves in Saturday's 6-0 preseason loss to the Hurricanes.

Half the goals against Saros came on power plays, as the Predators got thoroughly outclassed by the defending Stanley Cup champions. The 31-year-old netminder has won at least 20 games in six straight seasons, but he's coming off a 2025-26 campaign in which he posted a career-worst 3.16 GAA and an .894 save percentage.

Ehlers scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 6-0 preseason win over the Predators.

Both points came in the first period as the Hurricanes raced out to a 3-0 lead. Ehlers is coming off a strong introductory campaign with Carolina, producing 26 goals and a career-high 71 points in 82 regular-season games before adding eight goals and 18 points in 18 playoff contests en route to a Stanley Cup title. The 30-year-old winger should continue to occupy prominent roles for the Hurricanes in 2026-27.

Sanderson (undisclosed) didn't complete Saturday's preseason game against Montreal for precautionary reasons.

Ottawa's season opener isn't until next Saturday in Toronto, so Sanderson has plenty of time to recover before he's in danger of missing the game. The 24-year-old blueliner had 14 goals and 54 points in 67 regular-season appearances with the Senators in 2025-26.

Mailloux left Saturday's preseason game against Chicago due to an upper-body injury.

Mailloux had five goals, 13 points and 48 PIM in 67 regular-season appearances with St. Louis in 2025-26. Calle Rosen might play in St. Louis' season opener in Dallas on Friday if Mailloux isn't available.

Blake scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Saturday's 6-0 preseason win over the Predators.

His early first-period tally opened the scoring and held up as the game-winner, as the defending Stanley Cup champions wrap up their preseason in style. Blake had a career year offensively with 22 goals and 53 points in 81 regular-season games last campaign. He also led Carolina with 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 19 playoff contests. The 23-year-old winger should have a top-six role to open 2026-27, and Blake could take on additional responsibilities while Seth Jarvis (shoulder) remains on the shelf.

Bussi stopped all 22 shots he faced in Saturday's 6-0 preseason win over Nashville.

Last season's breakout star in the crease for the Hurricanes wrapped up his preseason with an impressive three-period performance. He will split starts with Pyotr Kochetkov in 2026-27, but Bussi is the early favorite to handle the No. 1 role. Bussi posted a 2.47 GAA and won 31 games, including two via shutouts, in the 2025-26 regular season.

Edmundson (undisclosed) is day-to-day, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Saturday.

Edmundson's status for the Kings' season opener in Colorado on Wednesday remains uncertain. If Edmundson can't play in the opener, then Erik Gustafsson might draw into the lineup. Edmundson has two goals and 23 points in 82 regular-season appearances in 2025-26.

Fowler is set to start at home against Ottawa in Saturday's preseason game, per the NHL media site.

Fowler had a 9-6-2 record, 2.43 GAA and .908 save percentage in 17 regular-season appearances in 2025-26. Jakub Dobes is slated to begin the upcoming campaign as Montreal's No. 1 goaltender, while Fowler and Sam Montembeault might both make the team and pick up starts when Dobes needs a breather.

Ersson is set to start on the road in Montreal for Saturday's preseason game, per the NHL media site.

Ersson had a 14-11-5 record, 3.12 GAA and .870 save percentage in 33 regular-season appearances with the Flyers in 2025-26. He's slated to start the upcoming campaign as Ottawa's No. 2 goaltender behind Linus Ullmark.

Mintyukov didn't play in Saturday's preseason tilt against Los Angeles because of an illness, per Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Mintyukov had eight goals, 22 points, 39 hits and 112 blocks in 73 regular-season appearances in 2025-26. The Ducks don't have their regular-season opener until Friday in Vegas, so Mintyukov might still be fine for that game.