Stolarz allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Maple Leafs win over the Lightning on Monday. Dennis Hildeby started on Tuesday and Joseph Woll started on Thursday, so Stolarz will be well-rested for Saturday's matchup with the Bruins. Stolarz has been fantastic to start his Maple Leafs career, going 3-2-0 with a 1.83 GAA and .938 SV% in his first five starts.
Oettinger allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Stars loss in Buffalo on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak to start the season for Oettinger, who now owns a 1.81 GAA and .941 SV% through five starts. Tonight he gets the nod vs. the Blackhawks and the Stars are the biggest favourites (-347) on Saturday's 14-game slate.
Quick stopped 29 of 31 shots in the Rangers' win over the Red Wings on October 17th. It was a strong season debut for the veteran netminder, who will make his second start of the season on Saturday. Quick is an excellent streaming option, as the Rangers are massive -301 home favourites against a Ducks team that are averaging 2.5 goals per game.
Leschyshyn has one goal and two assists (three points) in five AHL games this season. The 25-year-old has appeared in 14 career games with the Rangers but has not registered a point.
Jarry struggled in his first three appearances of the season, posting a 5.47 GAA and .836 SV%. This week the Penguins carried Alex Nedeljkovic and Joel Blomqvist as their goalies on their road trip, while Jarry was in Pittsburgh. Rather than sitting and not playing, he'll get a chance to work on his game in the AHL on a conditioning assignment.
Skinner took the loss his last time out, allowing three goals on 33 shots in a 3-2 overtime defeat to the Hurricanes. The 26-year-old netminder has struggled to open the season, posting a 1-3-1 record and an .866 SV% through five appearances. Luckily for Skinner, he's got a great opportunity to get back in the win column on Friday night. He draws a great matchup as the Oilers enter action as sizable favourites at -230.
It's unclear when Hague suffered the injury, but he was unable to join his teammates on the bench for the start of the third period of Friday's game. We should receive an update on his status ahead of Saturday's game against the Sharks.
Commesso was recalled earlier on Friday but is yet to make his NHL debut. The 22-year-old netminder was selected 46th overall by Chicago in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He has a 1-1-0 record and an .854 SV% in two AHL games this season. He will get the opportunity to back up Petr Mrazek as Arvid Soderblom is out with an illness.
Soderblom was originally projected to start Saturday's game in Dallas, but that is seemingly now up in the air. The recently recalled Drew Commesso will serve as the backup for Petr Mrazek on Friday night.
Saros will make his sixth start of the season on Friday as the Predators opt to go with their number-one netminder for the front-end of their back-to-back. Saros easily had his best game of the season his last time out, stopping all 33 shots he faced in a 4-0 shutout victory over the Bruins on Tuesday. He owns a 1-4-0 record and a .903 SV% on the season. Saros draws a great matchup on Friday with Nashville being -170 road favourites in Chicago.
Bastian will be the odd-man out on Friday as the Devils opt to keep the lineup fresh for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Kurtis MacDermid will draw into the lineup in his place.
Macdermid will re-enter the lineup on Friday as the Devils opt to get some fresh bodies into the lineup for the tail-end of the back to back. Nathan Bastian will sit in his place.
Pesce signed a six-year contract to join New Jersey in the offseason after nine successful seasons on Carolina's blueline and finally make his Devils debut on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, recording three shots in 17:33 time-on-ice. He was a game-time decision on Friday against the New York Islanders as the Devils considered easing him back into the lineup. In 70 games in 2023-24, Pesce had three goals, 13 points, 20 PIMs, and a +10 plus/minus while averaging 20:17 TOI/GP.
Hughes played his first game of the season on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings after suffering a shoulder injury in mid-September and recorded one assist in 15:11 time-on-ice. He was a game-time decision on Friday against the New York Islanders as the Devils considered easing him back into the lineup. In 2023-24, he had nine goals, 47 points, 135 SOG, 28 PIMs, and a -25 plus/minus in 82 games, finishing third place in voting for the Calder trophy.
Commesso is yet to make his NHL debut. The 22-year-old netminder was selected 46th overall by Chicago in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He has a 1-1-0 record and an .854 SV% in two AHL games this season. Isak Phillips was sent down to make room for Commesso.
Phillips is yet to play in an NHL game this season. In 33 games with the Blackhawks last season, he registered 0 goals and 6 assists. Goaltender Drew Commesso was called up in his place.
Fresh off of signing a seven-year, $51.975 million contract extension ($7,425,000 AAV), Theodore will draw back into the Golden Knights' lineup after missing one game due to illness. The 29-year-old Theodore is off to a blistering start to the 2024-25 season, with seven points (1G / 6A), three on the powerplay, in six games.
After serving as the backup to Ilya Samsonov for the last two games, the Golden Knights will return to Adin Hill between the pipes on Friday against the Ottawa Senators. Despite a serviceable 2-2-0 record to start the season, the 28-year-old Hill has struggled, allowing three or more goals in all four of his contests, posting an ugly 3.81 GAA and .851 SV%. That said, the Golden Knights enter action on Friday as -125 home favorites against the Senators.
Shane Pinto will not play on Friday against the Vegas Golden Knights, allowing Reinhardt to draw into the lineup for his season debut. The 24-year-old Reinhardt has five points (2G / 3A) in three games this season with the Belleville Senators (AHL).
Pinto didn't show any signs of an ailment in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Utah HC, but was not present at practice on Thursday, and will not play on Friday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 23-year-old Pinto has three points and -3 plus/minus through six game this season. Cole Reinhardt will draw into the Senators' lineup as Pinto's replacement.
