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Allen will guard the home net Sunday against Colorado, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports.

Allen will make just his second start in seven games, having allowed six goals on 32 shots in a loss to Washington in his last appearance. Overall, the 34-year-old netminder is 5-3-1 with a .903 save percentage and 2.70 GAA while backing up Jacob Markstrom this season.

Ersson (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Ersson could get the nod in Sunday's home game versus Utah after missing the last 11 contests. He has a 5-2-2 record with one shutout, a 2.70 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 11 appearances this season.

Grubauer will guard the road goal versus the Rangers on Sunday, per Piper Shaw of Kraken Hockey Network.

Joey Daccord (illness) won't be in the lineup, and it's unclear who the backup will be, though it could be an EBUG situation. Grubauer has a 1-8-0 record with a 3.56 GAA and an .870 save percentage through nine appearances this season. The Rangers sit 12th in the league with 3.20 goals per game in 2024-25.

Daccord (illness) won't be available Sunday against the Rangers, Piper Shaw of Kraken Hockey Network reports.

Philipp Grubauer will get the starting nod in New York on Sunday with Daccord sidelined. The 28-year-old Daccord has had a good season thus far, going 12-6-1 with a .913 save percentage. He'll look to return ahead of Tuesday's home matchup with the Panthers.

Oettinger will guard the home net Saturday against the Flames, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Oettinger's dropped his last two starts, allowing six goals on 45 shots in that span. He'll look to get back on track against a Calgary team that's averaging just 2.56 goals per game.

Merzlikins will defend the road net against Winnipeg on Sunday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins has lost his last two outings, surrendering six goals on 37 shots. He has posted a record of 8-7-2 with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .889 save percentage across 17 appearances this season. Winnipeg ranks fifth in the league with 3.64 goals per game in 2024-25 and earned a 4-2 win over Chicago on Saturday.

Husso stopped 23 of 25 shots in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Avalanche.

Husso has been forced to step into a starting role with Cam Talbot (lower body) sidelined, and the results haven't been encouraging. The 29-year-old Finnish netminder has yet to win a start this season and has dropped the four straight appearances since Dec. 1, going 0-2-2 with a 2.78 GAA and a .909 save percentage in that span.

Commesso was recalled from AHL Rockford on Sunday.

This could be a longer stint in the NHL for Commesso as Petr Mrazek (groin) was placed on IR in a subsequent move. The 22-year-old Commesso has yet to appear in an NHL game -- he's 4-6-0 with an .879 save percentage in the minors this year. He figures to back up Arvid Soderblom on Monday in a road matchup with the Rangers.

Mrazek (groin) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.

Mrazek sustained a left groin injury in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Winnipeg, and he will miss at least the next three games due to his placement on IR. According to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times, the 32-year-old netminder will be out for 1-2 weeks. Mrazek has posted a 7-11-1 record with a 2.83 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 20 appearances this season. Chicago recalled Drew Commesso from AHL Rockford on Sunday to occupy the backup role behind Arvid Soderblom.

Georgiev stopped 29 of 30 shots in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Red Wings.

Georgiev gave up an even-strength goal to Lucas Raymond in the final minutes of the second period, but he was excellent the rest of the way and recorded a win for the first time since Nov. 27. He's won just two of his last four starts, but Georgiev has been less of a liability recently, with a save percentage of .900 or better in three of those games. He'll likely rest Sunday against the Devils in the second leg of a back-to-back set but should return to Colorado's crease against the Penguins on Tuesday.