Wedgewood will get his first start of the 2022-23 season Thursday as the Stars head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs. After being dealt to the Stars at the 2021-22 trade deadline, Wedgewood was solid, posting three wings and a .913 SV% while backing Jake Oettinger to end the season. He will take on a Maple Leafs team that will be looking for vengeance after losing an unexpected showdown with Arizona 3-2 on Monday.
Wedgewood will get his first start of the 2022-23 season Thursday as the Stars head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs. After being dealt to the Stars at the 2021-22 trade deadline, Wedgewood was solid, posting three wings and a .913 SV% while backing Jake Oettinger to end the season. He will take on a Maple Leafs team that will be looking for vengeance after losing an unexpected showdown with Arizona 3-2 on Monday.
Wedgwood was a revelation for the Stars in 2022, going 3-1-3 with a .913 SV% in eight games after being acquired from the Coyotes. Braden Holtby is a UFA, Ben Bishop, who is not expected to play again, was traded to Buffalo and Anton Khudobin is out until at least September, so Wedgewood enters 2022-23 as the Stars' No.2 behind Jake Oettinger.
Anton Khudobin and Ben Bishop are out for the season and Braden Holtby is currently banged up, so the Stars acquired Wedgewood to serve as Jake Oettinger's backup. The move suggests that Holtby could be out long-term. Wedgewood has had an up-and-down season in Arizona, going 1012-2 with a 3.16 GAA and .911 SV% in 26 games (23 starts).
