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Talbot will patrol the home crease versus Toronto on Friday, Carley Johnston of the Red Wings' official site reports.

Talbot has lost his last three games, allowing nine goals on 87 shots. Overall, the 37-year-old netminder is 6-8-2 with a 2.79 GAA and a .912 save percentage. Talbot will face the Maple Leafs, who will be missing Auston Matthews.

Forsberg (lower body) will travel with the Senators on the team's five-game road trip per TSN 1200 Ottawa on Friday.

He has missed the last five games due to injury. Forsberg is not guaranteed to play against Winnipeg on Saturday or Sunday versus Minnesota. Linus Ullmark (back) won't be with the team, so the Senators recalled Leevi Merilainen and Mads Sogaard from AHL Belleville on Friday. Forsberg is 4-6-0 with a 2.95 GAA and an .889 save percentage this season.

Ullmark (back) will not be with the Senators on their road trip, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports Friday.

Ullmark was injured Sunday and left the game after the first period versus Edmonton. The netminder has been spectacular of late, winning seven in a row before getting a no-decision versus the Oilers. Overall, Ullmark is 12-7-2 with a 2.38 GAA and a .915 save percentage through 23 appearances this season.

The Senators recalled Sogaard from AHL Belleville on Friday.

The Senators are shy a couple of netminders as Linus Ullmark (back) and Anton Forsberg (undisclosed) are currently on the sidelines. Ottawa also recalled netminder Leevi Merilainen on Friday to give the team a pair of healthy goaltenders, if needed versus Winnipeg on Saturday. Sogaard was 0-3-1 with a 3.24 GAA and an .877 save percentage across six appearances with Belleville before his recall.

Merilainen was called up from AHL Belleville on Friday.

Merilainen has started the last two games, as Linus Ullmark (back) and Anton Forsberg (undisclosed) have both been out of action. Merilainen is 1-1-0 this season, allowing six goals on 39 shots. He could get another start in Winnipeg on Saturday if Ullmark and Forsberg are both unable to go.

Markstrom is in the starter's crease at morning skate and is expected to get the home start versus Carolina on Friday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Markstrom is coming off back-to-back shutouts over his last two starts. The 34-year-old goaltender has had a comeback season in 2024-25, as he is 18-6-2 with three shutouts, a sizzling 2.12 GAA and a .912 save percentage, after a tough couple of campaigns in Calgary. The Hurricanes will be a challenging matchup, as they are fifth in NHL scoring, averaging 3.47 goals per game.

Murray was recalled from AHL Toronto on Thursday.

Murray made his first NHL start in 628 days Friday and stopped 24 shots in a 6-3 victory over Buffalo. He was sent down to the minors the following day for roster management purposes, allowing the Maple Leafs to avoid waivers. Look for the same situation this week as it is likely Murray starts Friday in Detroit, and if he does, he should return to the AHL on Saturday with Dennis Hildeby returning to the Toronto roster.

Hildeby was reassigned to AHL Toronto on Thursday.

The Maple Leafs recalled Matt Murray in a corresponding move, and Murray is slated to get one start on the weekend, either against Detroit on Friday or versus Washington on Saturday. Look for Hildeby to be recalled shortly as the Maple Leafs used Murray a week ago and promptly returned him to the AHL after his start, protecting his waiver status. Hildeby is 2-1-0 with a weak 3.69 GAA and an .875 save percentage.

Lindgren stopped 21 of 24 shots faced during Monday's 4-1 road loss to the Bruins.

Lindgren paid the price for the Capitals' failure to generate much of any offense, as they finished with just 11 shots in the final game before the holiday break. The Capitals continue to stick with a rigid rotation between Lindgren and Logan Thompson, which means the former is likely to return to action in a Sunday matinee in Detroit.

Swayman turned aside 10 of 11 shots faced during Monday's 4-1 home win over the Capitals.

Swayman had a very light night against a Capitals offense that was clearly struggling to generate offense in the second half of back-to-back outings. Though the 25-year-old has had a frightful start to the 2024-25 season, Swayman has been better of late with a 1.96 GAA and a .900 save percentage behind a 3-1-0 record over his last four starts, so the Bruins can only hope their franchise netminder has found his game as the calendar rolls towards 2025.