Samsonov gets the start after Matt Murray left Saturdays practice early leaving the Maple Leaf's with only one goalie between on their active roster. The 25-year-old enjoyed a successful debut for Toronto Thursday, comfortably stopping 24 of 26 shots on way to a 3-2 victory over Washington. He will likely be the Leaf's workhorse if Murray’s injury turns out to be worse than originally expected.
Forsberg will draw his second start of the early season after the Senators’ unexpectedly dropped their opening matchup against Buffalo 4-1. Forsberg played incredible in his first action of 2022-23 stopping 32 of 34 shots on way to collecting the unfortunate loss. He will have the tough task of taking on the high flying Maple Leaf's Saturday in Toronto.
Brian Elliott is getting his first start of the 2022-23 season. In his first season with Tampa in 2021-22, the 37-year-old veteran won 11 of 17 starts while pitching a .912 SV% as well as a 2.43 GAA backing up Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Moving Murray to LTIR provides the Maple Leafs with some salary cap flexibility and will allow them to make some call-ups next week. With Murray out for at least one month, Ilya Samsonov figures to be very busy moving forward.
Merzlikins will get his first start of 2022-23 after missing Columbus’ opening two matchups due to illness. The 28-year-old had his worst of his three seasons in 2021-22, posting a .907 SV% alongside his high 3.22 GAA. He will look to bounce back this season as the Blue Jackets take on St. Louis on the road Saturday.
Samsonov gets the start after Matt Murray left Saturdays practice early leaving the Maple Leaf's with only one goalie between on their active roster. The 25-year-old enjoyed a successful debut for Toronto Thursday, comfortably stopping 24 of 26 shots on way to a 3-2 victory over Washington. He will likely be the Leaf's workhorse if Murray’s injury turns out to be worse than originally expected.
Adin Hill will get his first start as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights Saturday. The 26-year-old has enjoyed a decent career so far across five NHL seasons, winning 29 games while posting a career .908 SV% across 63 starts with San Jose and Arizona. He will look to start his Vegas career off on the right foot as they take on Seattle Saturday.
Kallgren will likely serve as the Leafs backup tonight after Matt Murray left the morning skate with an injury.
Demko will take the crease for Vancouver as the Canucks head to Philadelphia for a Saturday matinee. The Canucks starter will be looking to change his early season luck after struggling in their opener against Edmonton, allowing four goals on 24 shots. He draws a much less lethal matchup Saturday as he looks to get a Win on the board for the first time this year.
Mrazek will get his second start of the early season Saturday after getting lit up for five goals on 35 shots Wednesday vs Colorado. The 11-year veteran will be hoping a much easier matchup against the winless 0-3-0 Sharks will lead to better results in his second start of 2022-23.
Martin Jones will get his second start of the early season in as many games after beating the LA Kings 4-1 Saturday on the back of a 26-save performance (.963 SV%) for the Kraken. He will hope to continue his hot start to 2022-23 as he looks to take over Seattle's starting position for the long run after Philipp Grubauer struggled in their opener.
Vladar will surprisingly get his first start of the 2022-23 season Saturday in the Battle of Alberta for the undefeated Calgary Flames. Vladar enjoyed a decent first season in Calgary last season, posting a .906 SV% while winning 13 of his 19 starts backing up Jacob Markstrom.
Martin Jones will get his second start of the early season in as many games after beating the LA Kings 4-1 Saturday on the back of a 26-save performance (.963 SV%) for the Kraken. He will hope to continue his hot start to 2022-23 as he looks to take over Seattle's starting position for the long run after Philipp Grubauer struggled in their opener.
Arvidsson missed Thursday's game vs. the Kraken but he's expected to play tonight in Minnesota. Arvidsson had two shots in 17:33 TOI in his only game of the season.
Hart will get the start for the 1-0-0 Flyers Saturday against the Canucks in Philadelphia. The five-year veteran was a monster in the Flyers' opening-night win against New Jersey Thursday, stopping 35 of 37 shots (.946 SV%) on way to the easy 5-2 victory.
Vladar will surprisingly get his first start of the 2022-23 season Saturday in the Battle of Alberta for the undefeated Calgary Flames. Vladar enjoyed a decent first season in Calgary last season, posting a .906 SV% while winning 13 of his 19 starts backing up Jacob Markstrom.
The Flyers moved Owen Tippett (upper-body) to IR to open up a roster spot for Lycksell. The 2017 sixth-round pick had 34 points (14G / 20A) in 47 games with Vaxjo HC (SHL) last season.
