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Lankinen will protect the road goal versus the Flames on Wednesday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Lankinen took a second consecutive loss in Tuesday's 4-2 defeat against the Canadiens. However, the Canucks are trying to keep pace in the playoff race, and Lankinen gives them a better chance to win than Arturs Silovs. The 29-year-old Lankinen is 3-4-0 with a 2.59 GAA and a .901 save percentage over his last seven outings, and he has a favorable matchup against the Flames' pedestrian offense.

Lankinen stopped 23 of 26 shots in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Canadiens. The fourth goal came on an empty-netter with 17 seconds left in the game.

Lankinen was beaten twice in the first period and once more in the second, and now he's dropped three of his last five starts, posting a 2.85 GAA and an .884 save percentage in that stretch. The Canucks play again Wednesday at Calgary, so Lankinen could get the night off in the second leg of a back-to-back set. If that's the case, then Arturs Silovs would likely defend the Canucks' crease.

Montembeault stopped 29 of 31 shots in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Canucks.

Montembeault hasn't lost in regulation in any of his past six starts, going 5-0-1 with a 2.11 GAA and an excellent .924 save percentage over that span. He's not allowed more than three goals in any appearance over that stretch, but since the Canadiens are set to take on the Kraken on Wednesday in the second leg of a back-to-back set, the 28-year-old will receive the night off with Jakub Dobes set to start.

Vejmelka is expected to start at home against Anaheim on Wednesday, according to Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Vejmelka is gearing up for his eighth straight start after going 4-1-2 with a 2.11 GAA and a .914 save percentage over his previous seven outings. The 28-year-old netminder has a 17-16-6 record, 2.49 GAA and .909 save percentage across 41 appearances overall in 2024-25. Anaheim ranks 29th in goals per game with 2.66.

Hellebuyck stopped 21 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.

Hellebuyck bounced back from the 4-2 loss to Carolina on Sunday and limited the Rangers to just one goal, courtesy of Mika Zibanejad midway through the first period. The star netminder has won just twice over his last five starts, but his stats have been excellent over that stretch, going 2-2-1 with a 1.79 GAA and a .932 save percentage after conceding just nine goals on 132 shots faced.

Shesterkin stopped 22 of 24 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Jets.

Shesterkin and the Rangers have been slumping lately. This was the goaltender's third straight loss, although the previous two came in overtime. Overall, the 29-year-old Russian netminder is 21-22-4 with four shutouts, a 2.87 GAA and a .905 save percentage over 47 starts this season.

Wolf is set to start at home against Vancouver on Wednesday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf has a 22-12-4 record, 2.52 GAA and .915 save percentage in 38 outings in 2024-25. He earned a 26-save shutout over Montreal in his last start Saturday. This will be Wolf's second time facing the Canucks this season after he stopped 23 of 24 shots en route to a 3-1 victory over Vancouver on Dec. 31.

Jarry turned aside 35 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights.

He was by far the busier netminder on the night, as Vegas out-shot Pittsburgh 37-17, but Jarry got handed an early 2-0 lead by Sidney Crosby and nearly made it stick, only giving up the tying goal to Noah Hanifin with seven seconds left in regulation. Erik Karlsson then rewarded Jarry for his effort with the winner 49 seconds into OT. The 29-year-old netminder has won back-to-back starts since returning to the NHL roster, allowing three goals on 67 shots. While Pittsburgh's playoff chances were already on life support prior to Jarry's promotion, the team has little to lose but draft lottery odds by giving him a chance to reclaim his starting job and put together a miracle finish to the season.

Samsonov stopped 14 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Penguins.

The 28-year-old goalie wasn't busy at all, and that lack of activity may have cost him in OT -- Samsonov got a clean look at Erik Karlsson's shot from the faceoff circle but whiffed on it as the puck zipped past his glove. He's been working in a timeshare with Adin Hill since late January, but consistent action hasn't led to better results for Samsonov, as he's gone 3-2-2 in seven outings during that span with a 2.87 GAA and .859 save percentage.

Markstrom made 17 saves in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

New Jersey grabbed a 3-0 lead before the end of the first period, putting Columbus in a hole it couldn't climb out of -- Markstrom never faced more than eight shots in any frame. It's the netminder's first win in four starts since returning to the crease from a knee injury, and he hasn't looked particularly sharp in that time, as he's given up 15 goals on 100 shots for a rough .850 save percentage.