Michael DiPietro Set to Make First Start of Season Against Wild

Michael DiPietro will guard the road goal versus the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, marking his first start of the season. DiPietro gets the nod for the second half of a back-to-back set after Jeremy Swayman started Friday against the Jets. This will be DiPietro's fifth career NHL game and just his second since the start of the 2025-26 campaign. He enters the year slotted as the primary backup behind Swayman.