There's a mix of recent redemptions, new faces and opportunists rising from the depth charts earning recognition in this week's Goalie Report.
Risers
Jet Greaves, 
Columbus Blue Jackets
Greaves steadily has been building his case for a larger share of the Jackets' crease over the last four seasons. Until this season, he was always on the shorter side of the mix. So far this year, he's surpassed Elvis Merzlikins, earning 12 of the 20 starts in goal and put up a solid stats line (.904 Sv percentage, 2.79 GAA). Last week, he was among the top goalies in the league in compiling two wins in his three starts, while turning aside 86 of 94 shots on goal (.915 Sv percentage). He's appeared in five of their last six games played, which is a clear indication that he has the inside lane on the top goalie role at the moment. His tandem partner, Elvis Merzlikins, simply hasn't kept pace with his ordinary stats over eight starts (.893 Sv percentage, 3.37 GAA).
Colten Ellis, 
Buffalo Sabres
Despite another poor start by the Sabres, there is a new contender for goal crease, as Ellis has impressed since his call up a week ago. He's started three games, winning his last two, while limiting the damage to nine goals allowed in a 97-shot barrage (.907 Sv percentage). This small sample of work has resulted in better numbers for him than for the two veterans (Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alex Lyon) who are battling him for starts, so he should expect to get more opportunities in the short run.
It's looking like another lost season for the Sabres, so this audition will go on, as long as Ellis plays well. The three active goalies on their depth chart can't be a long-term plan, so it will be worth watching, to see how things shake out here.
Stuart Skinner, 
Edmonton Oilers
Despite a lot of negative press, Skinner continues to get the majority of the netminding assignments. That's mainly due to the Oilers confining salary cap issues. However, last week, he extended a personal win streak to a season-high of three games, before taking a surprise loss in Buffalo.
The Oilers have started poorly for the third season in a row, but at least Skinner and his mates showed signs that they might be getting back on track. There's a lot of belief in the Edmonton offense and the hope is that they will continue a recent trend of limiting shots on goal. Both factors should reflect positively on Skinner's statistics as we look ahead.
David Rittich, 
New York Islanders
An injury to Semyon Varlamov created an opportunity for Rittich to get a shot at some playing time here. The Isles are nearing the end of a successful road trip, with a key contribution coming from two solid starts by Rittich. He allowed a total of four goals against, while making 49 saves (.925 Sv percentage).
He's not going to supplant Ilya Sorokin as the No. 1 goalie here, but his recent efforts have to inspire the coaching staff to turn to him a little more often in the face of a busy schedule ahead.
Akira Schmid, 
Vegas Golden Knights
Schmid was shifted into a larger role than he originally expected to be in as the Golden Knights challenged him once Adin Hill was moved to the injury list in late October.
He has responded by playing very well, posting an 8-1-2 mark along with a sparkling 2.45 GAA, underscoring the best stretch of his career to date. With Hill expected to miss a couple more weeks, Schmid has a great opportunity to build his case for more games even after Vegas gets their injured veteran goalie back in the lineup
Fallers
Jordan Binnington, 
St. Louis Blues
With the Olympics looking early in the new year, it's been almost a foregone conclusion that Binnington had a lock on the starting role for Team Canada after his stellar play in the recent Four Nations tournament.
Unfortunately, he's followed that up with a poor start to this season, and ranks near the bottom of qualified goalies with his statistics to date (3.30 GAA, .872 Sv%). Those numbers continued a downward slide despite facing three struggling teams last week.
Jacob Markstrom, 
New Jersey Devils
Markstrom has stumbled in his last four starts, giving up 14 goals out of 92 shots (.847 Sv percentage). In fact, he hasn't looked very good since a six-game injury absence in late October That has to be a big concern for a Devils' team that had lofty aspirations entering this season. His tandem partner, Jake Allen, has outplayed him by a wide margin and that should alter the split of goalie starts in upcoming games.
Injury news
Matt Murray, 
Seattle Kraken
Murray was called up a couple of weeks ago and seemed to making the most of his opportunity created by an injury to Joey Daccord. Murray was solid in four appearances, allowing a total of five goals against out of 68 shots (.941). Unfortunately, he suffered a lower body injury and is now expected to miss approximately six weeks. A healthy Daccord and Philipp Grubauer are in line to share upcoming starting assignments
Joseph Woll, 
Toronto Maple Leafs
Woll finally made his season debut, with two strong starts, as he made 56 stops out of 61 shots in goal. His return comes at a time when his expected tandem partner, Anthony Stolarz, is sidelined with a lower body injury. While the latter is expected back soon, Woll should be expected to handle the next few starts. After that, Leafs fans will hope that they can repeat last season's efforts as one of the best goalie pairs in the league.
