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Lankinen will defend the road net versus Minnesota on Tuesday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Lankinen has won his last four outings, stopping 117 of 127 shots. He has a 12-3-2 record with two shutouts, a 2.65 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 17 appearances this season. Minnesota sits 11th in the league with 3.21 goals per game in 2024-25.

Daccord will protect the road goal versus the Hurricanes on Tuesday, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News reports.

Daccord lost Saturday versus the Sharks, turning aside 19 of 23 shots, but apparently, he'll get a chance to bounce back. Philipp Grubauer's last outing was also a loss to the Sharks, and he allowed eight goals. Daccord will face a Carolina team that has scored 19 goals over its last six games, a span in which they are 2-3-1.

Sorokin will guard the road goal against Montreal on Tuesday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Sorokin is coming off a 29-save shutout win over Buffalo on Saturday. He has a 6-6-3 record with a 2.52 GAA and a .915 save percentage through 15 appearances this season. Montreal ranks 20th in the league with 2.83 goals per game in 2024-25.

Luukkonen will start in goal at home Tuesday versus the Avalanche, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Luukkonen has allowed seven goals over his last four outings, going 2-1-1 in that span. He'll have a moderately tough challenge Tuesday against an Avalanche team that has scored 17 times over its last six games.

Hill will protect the home net versus Edmonton on Tuesday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Hill is coming off a 22-save effort in Friday's 4-3 win over Winnipeg. He has a 10-4-2 record with one shutout, a 2.85 GAA and an .894 save percentage through 16 appearances this season. Hill made 27 saves in a 4-2 win over the Oilers on Nov. 6. Edmonton sits 17th in the league with 3.00 goals per game in 2024-25.

Skinner will be in goal on the road versus Vegas on Tuesday, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports.

Skinner has been inconsistent over his last five outings, giving up four or more goals in two of those contests while allowing two or fewer in the other three. Overall, the 26-year-old netminder went 3-1-1 over that stretch with an .899 save percentage. While Calvin Pickard should still see some work outside of just back-to-backs, Skinner remains the preferred option between the pipes in Edmonton,

Merzlikins will tend twine against the Flames on Tuesday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site relays.

Merzlikins has won back-to-back games and is 6-0-1 over his last seven starts. This comes after the Latvian netminder won just two of his first eight appearances of the 2024-25 campaign. It'll be Merzlikins' second matchup against the Flames in four days -- the 30-year-old made 27 saves on 29 shots in a 5-2 win over Calgary on Friday. Merzlikins' opponent Tuesday ranks 28th in the league with 2.52 goals per game through 25 contests.

Hogberg was returned to AHL Bridgeport on Monday.

Hogberg's stint with the big club was brief, as Semyon Varlamov appears to have moved past his lower-body injury. Hogberg hasn't made an appearance in the NHL since the 2020-21 campaign with Ottawa.

Varlamov (lower body) participated in Tuesday's morning skate after being absent from Monday's practice, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Following Monday's practice, the Islanders returned Marcus Hogberg to AHL Bridgeport. After occupying the starter's crease during the morning skate, Ilya Sorokin will probably start Tuesday's road game versus Montreal, and Varlamov should dress as the backup.

Hofer will be between the pipes in Tuesday's road game against the Jets, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Hofer will make his first start in eight days -- the 24-year-old was solid in his last appearance, stopping 27 of 29 shots in a 5-2 win over the Rangers. It was the Manitoba's native first victory since Oct. 19, as he hasn't received much work as Jordan Binnington's understudy. Hofer will have a tough matchup against a Winnipeg team that ranks third in the NHL with 3.76 goals per game through 25 contests.