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Arvid Soderblom will start Saturday vs. Winnipeg

Soderblom stopped 31 of 32 shots (.970 SV%) for his first victory of the season his last time out vs. Los Angeles. Soderblom has been a revelation for the Blackhawks since Alex Stalock went down (concussion) posting a .935 SV% and 2.37 GAA. He will take on the Winnipeg Jets who have won four of their last five contests.

Arvid Soderblom
Soderblom starts Thursday vs. the Kings.

Soderblom stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in a hard-fought 3-1 loss to the Islanders his last time out. The rookie will be forced to man the Blackhawks' crease while Alex Stalock deals with a concussion. He has played well in limited time for Chicago, posting a .920 SV% and 3.1 GAA while still yet to get his first win of the season. He faces the LA Kings, who are coming off a 5-2 beatdown from the Dallas Stars.

Arvid Soderblom
Soderblom is in the starter's crease at the Blackhawks morning skate.

Soderblom stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in a hard-fought 3-1 loss to the Islanders his last time out. The rookie will be forced to man the Blackhawks' crease while Alex Stalock deals with a concussion. He has played well in limited time for Chicago, posting a .920 SV% and 3.1 GAA while still yet to get his first win of the season. He faces the LA Kings who are coming off a 5-2 beatdown from the Dallas Stars.

Arvid Soderblom
Knight will start Saturday afternoon in Buffalo.

Florida's prized young goaltender will take the crease for his first start of 2022-23. Signing a three-year, $13.5-million contract extension in the offseason, the 21-year-old will be looking to build off an up-and-down first full season in 2022-21, where he posted a .908 SV% and 2.79 GAA backing up the President Trophy winners.

Spencer Knight
The Lightning suspended Ian Cole after allegations surfaced of underage sexual assault and grooming.

The Lightning suspended defenseman Ian Cole on Sunday, approximately 48 hours after an anonymous and newly created social media account posted disturbing allegations that Cole groomed and sexually assaulted a woman while she was underage. The team suspended Cole with pay pending investigation, which was launched by the NHL on Sunday.

Ian Cole
The Panthers have signed Spencer Knight to a three-year contract extension worth $13.5 million ($4.5M AAV).

Knight's new contract does not kick in until next season, he'll play 2022-23 in the final year of his ELC. The 21-year-old will open the season as the No.2 behind Sergei Bobrovsky but could fight for near equal usage. Last season he was 19-9-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .908 SV%.

Spencer Knight
Ellis is unlikely to play during the 2022-23 NHL season.

The Flyers finally revealed the nature of Ellis' injury, which sidelined him for almost all of last season. A torn psoas muscle has caused significant hip and core issues for Ellis and could end his career prematurely. Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher told reporters that Ellis is out indefinitely and unlikely to play this season and added that Ellis might never play again.

Ryan Ellis