Korpisalo will head to Cleveland (AHL) for a conditioning start vs. Syracuse Saturday. From there it is expected that the 28-year-old will head up to Columbus to back up Elvis Merzlikins. Through seven career seasons, he has 76 wins in 164 starts while posting a .902 SV% and 3.04 GAA.
Shesterkin will get the start Thursday after stopping 18 of 22 shots in his last start, leading to a shakey 6-4 win Monday over Anaheim. The superstar's run at back-to-back Vezina trophies has started with an undefeated record (3-0-0) in 2022-23, to go alongside his .919 SV% and 3.05 GAA. He faces San Jose, who has yet to win this season through their first five games due to their league-worst 1.6 GF per game and 5.3% powerplay.
The 27-year-old will see his first bit of NHL action with the Colorado Avalanche Wednesday after getting recalled from the AHL. Blidh has scored four goals and added eight assists in his 70 career games played across six NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins.
Shesterkin takes the crease for the New York Rangers as they host Anaheim at home Monday. The 2021-22 Vezina winner will be looking to keep his undefeated record alive after stopping 33 of 36 shots in a 7-3 win over the Wild on Friday. He faces a Ducks team coming off a tough 7-1 loss in their previous matchup against the Islanders.
Durzi had one assist and three shots in 22:58 TOI in his season debut on Tuesday but will come out of the lineup on Thursday. Brandt Clarke will replace Durzi and make his NHL debut.
Shesterkin takes the crease for the Rangers' second game of the 2022-23 season. It was much the same for last year's Vezina winner in Tuesday's opening game as New York beat Tampa Bay 3-1 on the back of the Russians' 25-save effort (.962). He will look to prove impressive in another tough matchup as the Rangers head to Minnesota Thursday.
The 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner will return to the crease for his fourth season in the Big Apple against one of the league's top-scoring units in the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 26-year-old Russian will be looking to build off a historical 2021-22 season which saw him finish first in the NHL in both SV% (.935) and GAA (2.07), while also finishing sixth in Wins (36) and third in Shutouts (6).
The 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner will return to the crease for his fourth season in the Big Apple against one of the league's top-scoring units in the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 26-year-old Russian will be looking to build off a historical 2021-22 season which saw him finish first in the NHL in both SV% (.935) and GAA (2.07), while also finishing sixth in Wins (36) and third in Shutouts (6).
Korpisalo underwent hip surgery in March and did not appear in a preseason game. Korpisalo is at practice but is expected to start the season on IR and will continue to work to get back to 100 percent. Daniil Tarasov is expected to open the season as Elvis Merzlikins' backup.
Vaakanainen crashed heavily into the end boards in Friday's preseason game and had to be stretchered off of the ice. The Ducks said that Vaakanainen was released from the hospital on Friday night and continues to improve. They have yet to issue another update but expect Vaakanainen to miss the start of the season.
The Rangers selected Sykora in the second-round of this summer's NHL Draft. The 17-year-old winger spent the 2022 season with Nitra MHC (Slovak Extraliga), where he had 10 goals and seven assists (17 points) in 46 games.
Gawdin was originally a fourth-round pick of the Blues in 2015 but he turned pro with the Flames in 2019. He's only appeared in nine NHL games to-date but had a solid 2022 season in the AHL, scoring 15 goals with 35 assists (50 points) in 62 games with Stockton. The one-way contract suggests he could make the NHL roster to open 2022-23.
