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Skinner will defend the home crease against Ottawa on Sunday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Skinner has been relatively productive recently, posting a 4-1-0 record, 2.80 GAA and .906 save percentage over his last five starts. The Senators are averaging 3.15 goals per game this season, which ranks 11th in the NHL.

Ullmark will serve as the starting goaltender for Sunday's road game against the Oilers, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Ullmark has been on a roll recently, picking up wins in each of his last seven starts. During that time, he's logged a stellar 0.99 GAA and .967 save percentage. He'll attempt to keep his win streak going against the Oilers, who have won seven of their last eight games.

Greaves was recalled by the Blue Jackets on an emergency basis Sunday.

Greaves has made three appearances for the Blue Jackets this year, posting a 0-1-2 record, 3.30 GAA and .896 save percentage. The team hasn't indicated that Elvis Merzlikins or Daniil Tarasov are dealing with injuries, so it's unclear whether Greaves will see any time in the net during his time with the NHL club.

Dostal will defend the road net against Utah on Sunday, according to Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Dostal is coming off a 21-save performance in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Winnipeg. He has a 7-8-3 record with one shutout, a 2.65 GAA and a .920 save percentage over 18 appearances this season. Utah has posted 3.00 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vasilevskiy will patrol the home crease against Florida on Sunday, per Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network.

Vasilevskiy has allowed only seven goals on 86 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has a 15-9-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.38 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 25 appearances this season. Florida sits fourth in the league with 3.53 goals per game in 2024-25.

Rittich will defend the road goal versus the Capitals on Sunday, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Rittich will get the second half of the Kings' back-to-back after Darcy Kuemper played in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Nashville. The 32-year-old Rittich has a 10-7-0 record with a 2.49 GAA and an .890 save percentage across 18 appearances this season. Washington ranks second in the league with 3.78 goals per game in 2024-25.

Stauber will protect the home net versus Anaheim on Sunday, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports.

Stauber has won his previous two starts for Utah this season, stopping 51 of 53 shots overall and picking up his first NHL shutout against Vegas on Nov. 30. Anaheim sits 31st in the league with 2.42 goals per game in 2024-25.

Thompson will guard the home net Sunday against the Kings, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Thompson's been solid while splitting starting duties with Charlie Lindgren this year, going 12-2-2 with a .911 save percentage and 2.48 GAA. He'll face a Kings team that's averaging 3.12 goals per game this season.

Knight will defend the road net Sunday against the Lightning, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

This will be just the second start in eight games for Knight, who's 5-5-1 with an .890 save percentage and 2.85 GAA on the season. The 23-year-old netminder will have a tough task against a Tampa Bay team that's averaging a league-best four goals per game.

Blackwood will patrol the home crease against Seattle on Sunday, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.

Blackwood is coming off a 32-save performance in Thursday's 4-2 win over San Jose. Since being acquired by the Avalanche in a trade with the Sharks on Dec. 9, he has won two of three starts while stopping 91 of 97 shots. Seattle ranks 23rd in the league with 2.80 goals per game and lost 6-2 to Vegas on Saturday.