Rittich allowed two goals on 21 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kraken.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich didn't get to play with a lead in the contest. The Jets bounced back from a couple of one-goal deficits and Mark Scheifele sealed the win 54 seconds into overtime. Rittich is now 2-1-0 with eight goals allowed in his three appearances so far. Connor Hellebuyck has been excellent as the Jets' primary goalie, so Rittich will likely be confined to a backup role with infrequent playing time.

Rittich will get the starting nod in Seattle on Sunday, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich will make his third appearance of the year for Winnipeg. He's allowed six goals on 52 shots in two outings so far, going 1-1-0 in the process. Rittich has yet to make a start at home this season and he posted an .898 save percentage on the road during the 2021-22 campaign.

Rittich stopped 19 of 21 shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Coyotes.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich was beat twice by Christian Fischer in the first period and then settled in the rest of the way. The Jets went on for a comeback win to earn Rittich his first victory of the year in his second start. The 30-year-old has allowed six goals on 52 shots while serving as the backup to Connor Hellebuyck.

Rittich is expected to get the road start against Arizona on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich will make his second start of the season as the Jets are playing the second game of back-to-back contests. Rittich gave up four goals on 31 shots in a 5-2 loss to Vegas as he saw his only action in the second game of back-to-back games. He will face the Coyotes who should be full of energy as they have their first ever game in the 5,000 seat Mullett Arena in Tempe.

Rittich allowed four goals on 31 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich got the damage out of the way early, giving up all four goals in the first period. The Jets pushed back a bit in the third, but never came close to evening the score. The 30-year-old is coming off of a horrendous 2021-22, and he'll likely be stuck in games he starts when Connor Hellebuyck is being rested. Rittich shouldn't be expected to play that often, especially if he can't put together many positive results.

Rittich is expected to start Thursday against Vegas, per Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich is preparing for his first start of the season. He struggled with Nashville in 2021-22, posting a 6-3-4 record, 3.57 GAA, and .896 save percentage in 17 contests. As long as Connor Hellebuyck is healthy, Rittich will likely be used sparingly. Unfortunately, his first opportunity of the season will be a difficult one. Vegas has a great offense and is off to an impressive 3-1-0 start.

Rittich is expected to start between the pipes in Wednesday's home preseason game versus the Flames, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.

EDGE Analysis

At this point it isn't clear if Rittich will play the entirety of Wednesday night's exhibition game. The 30-year-old netminder was decent in his last preseason appearance Thursday against Montreal, stopping nine of the 10 shots he faced through two periods. Rittich is expected to enter the season as Winnipeg's No. 2 netminder behind Connor Hellebuyck.

Rittich is slated to start and play two periods against the Canadiens on the road Thursday, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich isn't exactly coming into Winnipeg on a high note after posting a career-worst 3.57 GAA in 17 appearances for the Predators last season. The 30-year-old netminder certainly shouldn't expect to see much in the way of starts behind workhorse Connor Hellebuyck who has played in the most games of any NHL netminder over the last three seasons.

Rittich signed a one-year, $900,000 contract with the Jets on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Rittich struggled as the Predators' backup last season, posting a 6-3-4 record with a 3.57 GAA and an .886 save percentage in 17 contests. He'll have a chance to fill the same role for the Jets behind another top starter in Connor Hellebuyck. Rittich seems unlikely to get more than 20-25 games, so he'll be a low-end option in fantasy even if his performance improves.

Rittich surrendered five goals on 13 shots in 15:04 of ice time in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Avalanche in Game 1.

EDGE Analysis

The Avalanche's high-octane offense was far more than Rittich could handle. Connor Ingram stopped 30 of 32 shots in relief, which could see Rittich relegated to the backup role for Thursday's Game 2. Regardless of which goalie plays, the Avalanche score far too many goals to make either of them a good DFS option in what's expected to be a fairly quick series.