Shesterkin will start Game 1 in New Jersey. Shesterkin ended his regular season with a 37-13-8 record, .916 SV% and 2.48 GAA and will take the crease as expected for Game 1 vs. New Jersey Tuesday. The 27-year-old Vezina winner has 21 games of playoff experience throughout his career, with his 10-10-0 record, He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who finished their 2022-23 regular season with a 52-22-8 record and fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.52). Source: Arthur Staple
Hellebuyck will start Game 1 in Vegas. Hellebuyck had a fantastic regular season, finishing second in Jets history in wins in a season with his 37-25-2 record, 2.49 GAA and .920 SV% and is expected to start game 1 Tuesday vs. Vegas. The 29-year-old has previously played in 35 playoff games for the Jets, posting a 16-19-0 record, 2.46 GAA and .921 SV% across four separate postseasons. He will face the Vegas Golden Knights, who finished their season 51-22-9 and are 14th in the NHL in goals per game (3.26).Source: Mitchell Clinton
Samsonov will start Game 1 vs. the Lightning.Samsonov closed out his impressive inaugural season with the Maple Leafs with a 27-10-5 record, .919 SV% and 2.33 GAA and is the expected starter for Game 1 vs. Tampa Bay. The 26-year-old brings in eight games of NHL playoff experience, where he is 1-6-0 with a 2.98 GAA and .907 SV%. He will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who rounded out the year with a 46-30-6 record and were eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.41).Source: Dave McCarthy
Grubauer starts Game 1 in Colorado. Grubauer closed out yet another disappointing regular season with the Kraken after going 17-14-4 with a 2.85 GAA and .895 SV% but is expected to start Game 1 vs. Colorado Tuesday. The 31-year-old has an impressive playoff resume, with his 19-10-1 record, .913 SV% and 2.50 GAA across 33 games between Colorado and Washington. He takes on his old team in the Colorado Avalanche, who finished the season 51-24-7 and eighth in the NHL in shots on goal (33.3) and 10th in goals per game (3.34).Source: Bob Condor
Alexandar Georgiev will start Game 1 Tuesday vs. Seattle. Georgiev completed his impressive first full regular season in Colorado by placing second all-time in Wins in franchise history as he went 40-16-6 with a 2.53 GAA and .919 SV% and will start Game 1 vs. Seattle as expected Tuesday. The 27-year-old has never started an NHL playoff game but did appear twice for New York Rangers in 2021-22, posting a 0-1-0 record, with a .935 SV% and 2.04 GAA. He takes on the Seattle Kraken, who are making their first-ever playoff appearance as a franchise after finishing the season 46-28-8 and fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.52). Source: Jesse Montano