Oettinger will take the crease for Dallas after a dominating 4-1 victory over Nashville in their opener Thursday. Oettinger was in midseason form stopping 31 of 32 shots on way to an impressive game-one victory. In his third NHL season, he is proving he is one of the elite goaltending talents.
Campbell will look to keep the Oilers rolling after an impressive 33-save opening night performance in a 5-3 win over Vancouver on Wednesday. The 27-year-old is facing his second Canadian rival in as many starts, taking on Calgary's high-powered offence; who scored five in their opener against Colorado Thursday.
Comrie will begin his Sabres career Saturday taking on the 0-1-0 Florida Panthers. The 27-year-old netminder has played 28 games across six sparse seasons in the NHL amassing a .905. SV% and 3,06 GAA while playing for three different teams.
Peterson will be looking to get the Kings' in the win column for the first time in 2022-23 (0-2-0) as he takes the crease for the first time this season. The 27-year-old struggled in 2021-22, posting a career-worst .895 SV% and 2.89 GAA across 35 games started. He will be looking to bounce back this season and be closer to the .908 SV% he's enjoyed throughout his career.
Glass missed Thursday's game with an illness and will be a game-time decision for Saturday's game in Dallas. Cole Smith will remain in the Predators' lineup if Glass is unable to play.
Borowiecki and Jeremy Lauzon continue to alternate games, as Borowiecki will be scratched for the second time in three games. The veteran blueliner has no points and one shot while averaging 11:31 TOI/gm through his first two games.
Lauzon and Mark Borowiecki continue to alternate games on the Predators' blueline, as Lauzon will suit up for the second time in four games. Lauzon had two PIMS and a minus-1 rating in 13:18 TOI in his season debut.
Toropchenko was expected to be out until December but is set to play in the Blues' season opener on Saturday. The 6-foot-6, 222 lbs. winger split his 2021-22 season between the AHL and NHL, collecting two goals in 28 games with the Blues.
Wahlstrom missed the Islanders' season opener on Thursday but is expected to replace Kieffer Bellows in the lineup on Saturday. Wahlstrom had 13 goals and 11 assists (24 points) in 73 games a season ago.
Clutterbuck missed the Islanders' season opener vs. the Panthers but is expected to replace Nikita Soshnikov on the fourth line vs. the Ducks. Last season, Clutterbuck had 15 points (6G / 9A) and 229 hits in 59 games a season ago.
The last team to begin their 2022-23 season, the Blues will finally play their first game of the season with Jordan Binnington taking the start Saturday vs Columbus. The 29-year-old struggled mightily 2021-22 season, posting a .901 SV% and a 3.13 GAA in 37 starts.
San Jose's backup goaltender will draw his second start of the season for the winless Sharks (0-3-0) Saturday. The 26-year-old Finnish netminder will be hoping for a bounce-back performance after allowing three goals on 18 shots (.833 SV%) against Nashville last weekend in Prague.
Oettinger draws his second start of the season Saturday against Nashville. Oettinger dominated the Predators in Dallas' 4-1 season opener, stopping 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) on way to an easy victory. He will be looking for a similar result again Saturday.
The last team to begin their 2022-23 season, the Blues will finally play their first game of the season with Jordan Binnington taking the start Saturday vs Columbus. The 29-year-old struggled mightily 2021-22 season, posting a .901 SV% and a 3.13 GAA in 37 starts.
Jarry draws his second start of the season after a dominating 26-save (.929 SV%) performance in Pittsburgh's opener Thursday night. Currently, In his seventh season with Pittsburgh, Jarry will hope to keep the Penguins undefeated Saturday in a tough matchup against Tampa Bay.
Hischier missed the season opener in Philadelphia but will play Saturday vs. the Red Wings. Prior to Thursday's game, Hischier centred the top line with Yegor Sharangovich and Jesper Bratt, so expect him to skate there tonight.
Murray was in-line to start Saturday's game vs. the Senators but left the morning skate early with discomfort in his groin. The Maple Leafs did not rule him out, but it seems likely that Ilya Samsonov will start so Murray's injury doesn't get worse.
Kuemper will be looking to bounce back in his second start of 2022-23 after allowing four goals on 29 shots in an opening-night loss. The winless Capitals (0-2-0) will be hoping to get their first point of the early season off the back of their $6 Million AAV offseason signing.
Vanecek will finally get his chance to make his first start with the New Jersey Devils Saturday after backing up in their opener. Vanecek was traded to New Jersey in the offseason after posting 20 wins in 39 starts off the back of a .908 SV% and 2.67 GAA.
Florida's prized young goaltender will take the crease for his first start of 2022-23. Signing a three-year, $13.5-million contract extension in the offseason, the 21-year-old will be looking to build off an up-and-down first full season in 2022-21, where he posted a .908 SV% and 2.79 GAA backing up the President Trophy winners.
