Ville Husso will start Saturday vs. Ottawa. Husso will get his second consecutive start and look for his third consecutive win on Saturday as the Red Wings face off against the Ottawa Senators. Husso has been far from remarkable this season, posting a 3.37 GAA and .881 SV%, but has still managed a winning record through three starts (2-1-0) thanks in part to the Red Wings' early-season offensive prowess (4.75 GF/GP). Husso and the Red Wings will be put to the test against the Senators as they have been equally difficult to contain offensive, also scoring an average of 4.75 goals per game. Source: Carley Johnston
Joonas Korpisalo will start Saturday vs. Detroit. Korpisalo allowed two goals on 24 shots (.917 SV%) in a win over Tampa in his previous start and will get the start Saturday vs. Detroit. The 29-year-old netminder signed a five-year, $20 million contract in the offseason and has a 1-1-0 record with a .894 SV% and 3.53 GAA this season. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have won three straight games and are tied for first in the NHL in goals per game (4.75).Source: Bruce Garrioch
Lukas Dostal will start Saturday's matinee vs. Arizona. Dostal stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) for a win in his only start of the season vs. Carolina and will take the crease Saturday in a matinee vs. Arizona. The 23-year-old struggled in his second season last year, going 4-10-3 with a .901 SV% and a 3.02 GAA. He faces the Arizona Coyotes, who are .500 through four games so far in 2023-24, and are 24th in the NHL in goals for per game (2.5). Source: Alyson Lozoff
Karel Vejmelka will start Saturday vs. Anaheim. Vejmelka lost unfortunately his previous start after stopping 33 of 34 shots against (.971 SV%) and will start Saturday vs. Anaheim. The 27-year-old has had a sensational two starts thus far in 2023-24, with a 1-1-0 record, .943 SV% and a 1.95 GAA. He takes on the Anaheim Ducks, who have lost two of their first three games and are ranked 15th in the NHL in goals for (3.0). Source: Craig Morgan
Sergei Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. Vancouver.Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 30 shots against (.967 SV%) for his second-straight victory as he topped the Toronto Maple Leafs in his last start. The 35-year-old netminder has taken control of the Panthers' crease yet again with his 2-2-0 record, .908 SV% and 2.81 GAA so far this season. He takes on the Vancouver Canucks, who have dropped their last two contests but rank sixth in the NHL in goals for per game (3.75). Source: Jameson Olive
Jonas Johansson will start Saturday vs. Toronto.Johansson will continue his reign as the starting goalie for the Lightning as he is projected to get his fifth start in the six games on Saturday. The Lightning have uncharacteristically been outscored 20-17 in five games so far this season (2-2-1) and are doing their best to tread water with Andrei Vasilevskiy still sidelined for the foreseeable future. Johansson and the Lightning will face off against a Toronto Maple Leafs team that is coming off a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers and will be hungry to respond after an all-around sluggish start to the 2023-24 campaign (2-2-0).Source: Gabby Shirley
Darcy Kuemper will start Saturday vs. Montreal. Kuemper allowed six goals on 29 shots (.793 SV%) in a loss to Ottawa in his previous start but is the expected starter Saturday vs. Montreal. The 33-year-old missed some time prior to the Capitals' previous game due to the birth of his child but has a 1-1-0 record, .884 SV% and 3.84 GAA so far in 2023-24. He takes on the 1-1-1 Montreal Canadiens, who are 13th in the NHL in goals for (3.33) and 21st in shots per game (29.7).Source: Marc Antonie Godin
Semyon Varlamov will start Saturday vs. Buffalo. Varlamov has yet to start any of the Islanders' three games yet this season but had an 11-9-2 record, .913 SV% and 2.70 GAA in 2022-23. He takes on the struggling Buffalo Sabres who have dropped three of their first four games and are ranked 25th in the NHL in both goals for (2.25) and shots on goal (27.8). Source: Andrew Gross
Eric Comrie will start Saturday vs. the New York Islanders. Comrie has yet to appear in any of the Sabres' four games thus far this season but is expected to start Saturday after occupying the crease at morning skate. The 28-year-old was 9-9-1 with an .886 SV% and a 3.67 GAA in 19 games started in 2022-23. He takes on the New York Islanders, who have gotten points in all three of their matchups (2-0-1) and are 22nd in the NHL in goals per game (2.67).Source: Mike Harrington
Adin Hill will start Saturday vs. Chicago. Hill stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) for his third-straight win in his last start vs. Dallas and will be between the pipes Saturday as Vegas takes on Chicago. The 27-year-old has been sensational to start the 2023-24 season, with his 3-0-0- record, 1.31 GAA and .951 SV%. He takes on the Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost three of their last four contests and are 27th in the NHL in goals per game (2.2). Source: Danny Webster
Elvis Merzlikins will start Saturday vs. Minnesota. Merzlikins was expected to start Friday vs. Calgary but was pulled late as he was still dealing with an illness and is expected to start Saturday vs. Minnesota. The 29-year-old has had an incredible two starts so far in 2023-24, with his 1-1-0 record, .950 SV% and 1.84 GAA. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have lost two of their last three games but are eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.5).Source: Jeff Svoboda
Mackenzie Blackwood will start Saturday vs. Nashville. Blackwood allowed six goals on 42 shots (.857 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was downed by Carolina in his previous start. The 26-year-old has played well dispite facing a tremendous amount of rubber in his two starts, posting a 0-2-0 record with a 3.36 GAA and .926 SV%. He will look to get San Jose in the win column Saturday as they take on Nashville, who won their last game 4-1 over NYR and are 23rd in the NHL in goals for per game (2.6). Source: Sheng Peng
Alexandar Georgiev will start Saturday vs. Carolina. Georgiev was perfect in his previous start as he stopped 18 of 18 shots against vs. the Chicago Blackhawks for his first shutout of the season and will start Saturday vs. Carolina. The 27-year-old has yet to lose this season as he is 4-0-0 with a .965 SV% and a .098 GAA. He takes on the Carolina Hurricanes, who have lost two of their last three but are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.8) and fourth in goals (4.6). Source: Jesse Montano
Jonathan Quick will start Saturday vs. Seattle. Quick has only appeared in one game for the Rangers this season and stopped all nine of nine shots against in a relief appearance vs. Nashville. The 37-year-old is in his 17th NHL season and has a 375-277-84 career record with a .911 SV% and a 2.47 GAA. He will face the Seattle Kraken Saturday, who snapped a four-game losing skid with a victory last game but are struggling to score ranking 28th in the NHL in goals for per game (2.0). Source: Arthur Staple
Philipp Grubauer will start Saturday vs. the New York Rangers. Grubauer allowed three goals on 27 shots (.889 SV%) for his third straight loss in his previous start vs. Colorado and will take the crease Saturday vs. the New York Rangers. The 31-year-old goaltender has yet to pick up a win this season and is 0-3-0 with a .909 SV% and 2.71 GAA. He takes on the New York Rangers, who have started the season 2-2-0 and are 19th in the NHL in goals per game (2.75). Source: Sound of Hockey
Connor Hellebuyck will start Saturday vs. Edmonton. Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 29 shots (.828 SV%) in a loss to Los Angeles in his previous start but will be looking to turn the tides Saturday as he takes on Edmonton. The 30-year-old workhouse has struggled out of the gate this season, with a 1-2-0 record, .843 SV% and a 4.38 GAA. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers, who have lost three of their first four games to start the season and are tied for 19th in the NHL in goals per game (2.75). Source: Ken Wiebe
Stuart Skinner starts Saturday vs. Winnipeg. Skinner allowed four goals on 16 shots (.750 SV%) in his previous start as he lost to Vancouver but will look for redemption Saturday as he takes on Winnipeg. The 24-year-old has had a horrific two appearances for the Oilers thus far in 2023-24, with his 0-2-0 record, 5.33 GAA and .750 SV%. He will face the Winnipeg Jets, who have lost their last two games but are fourth in the NHL in shots per game (34.5). Source: Tony Brar
Jeremy Swayman will start Saturday vs. Los Angeles. Swagman stopped 34 of 36 shots (.944 SV%) for a win over Nashville in his only start of the season and will take on Los Angeles Saturday. The 24-year-old will be looking to build off an incredibly impressive 2022-23, where he was 24-6-4 with a 2.27 GAA and .944 SV%. He will face Los Angeles on the road Saturday, who has won their last two games and are tied for first in the NHL in goals for per game (4.75)Source: Zach Dooley