NHL Hockey Player News

Ferraro is dealing with some kind of injury but was on the ice for the Sharks morning skate and could play Saturday. Ferraro has picked up two assists in 17 games this season.

Korpisalo allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Blue Jackets win in Arizona on Thursday. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Korpisalo, who is now 3-1-0 with a 3.25 GAA and .907 SV% on the road this season. Heading to Colorado isn't as scary without Mikko Rantanen or Gabriel Landeskog, but the Ads are still 5-2-1 with 3.88 goals per game in Colorado this season.

Binnington allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Blues win in Vancouver on Tuesday. Jake Allen gave him the night off on Wednesday, so Binnington will get the call Saturday in Calgary. He has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.80 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this season but will be tested in Calgary. The Flames are 6-1-1 and have scored 4.00 goals per game in their first eight home games of 2019-20.

Francouz allowed four goals on 24 shots in Colorado's win over the Predators on Thursday. With Philipp Grubauer still out, Francouz will start for the second straight game. He has allowed at least three goals in three straight starts, allowing a combined 11 goals on 78 shots (.859 SV%). His numbers aren't great but the Blue Jackets are average on the road--going 3-2-2 with 3.00 goals per game in seven games.

Demers missed Thursday's game against the Blue Jackets but was on the ice for Saturday's game-day skate and could play vs. the Wild. Demers has three assists and 15 shots while playing 22:31 ATOI in 15 games this season.

Oesterle missed two games but will be back in vs. the Wild. Oesterle has some offensive ability but plays a limited role. He has turned that into three assists in eight games this season.

Richardson has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury but will play Saturday vs. the Wild. Reserved to a shutdown role, Richardson doesn't have a lot of offensive upside and comes into the game with just one assist in nine games.

Zadorov took a puck off of the face on Thursday and broke his jaw. The towering defenseman has undergone surgery and will miss at least a couple of weeks, so expect Mark Barberio to draw into the lineup on Saturday.

Koekkoek was a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace rookie defenseman Adam Boqvist in the lineup on Saturday. Koekkoek has two assists in seven games this year.

Kubalik was a healthy scratch on Thursday but will replace Kirby Dach in Pittsburgh. Kubalik has had a solid start to his first NHL season, posting three goals on 27 shots (11.1 SH%) and three assists in 14 games.

Dach played in 10 straight games, registering three points (1G / 2A) and 10 shots while playing 11:06 ATOI. Head coach Jeremy Colliton told reporters that "scratching [Dach] was part of the development plan." He will be replaced by Dominik Kubalik.

Kuemper allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Coyotes loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Kuemper, who comes into Saturday's game at 3-2-0 with a 1.42 GAA, .955 SV% and one shutout on home-ice. On the other side, the Wild have lost six of their last seven road games while averaging just 2.14 goals per game.

Rittich allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Flames win over the Devils on Thursday. Rittich has won four consecutive games while allowing a combined 10 goals on 139 shots (.928 SV%). Rittich is on a heater right now but the Blues comes in playing good hockey as well--they're on a six-game winning streak and have averaged 3.67 goals per game over that span.

Greiss stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Islanders win over the Senators on Tuesday. The Islanders goalie rotation is expected to continue on Saturday afternoon, setting up a Greiss vs. Sergei Bobrovsky matchup. Greiss has won five straight games while posting a stellar 1.80 GAA and .942 SV%. He faces a Panthers team that is 4-2-3 despite averaging an impressive 3.56 goals per game on the road.