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Hogberg signed a three-year contract with the SHL's Linkoping HC on Wednesday, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Hogberg had a 2.92 GAA and an .890 save percentage in 31 regular-season outings with AHL Bridgeport in 2025-26. He also made one NHL appearance with the Islanders in 2025-26, stopping five of seven shots in 13:29 of ice time en route to a 7-2 loss to Utah on Jan. 7. Hogberg first played for Linkoping during the 2012-13 campaign and was most recently with the Swedish club from 2021-22 through 2023-24.

Blomqvist was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

Blomqvist will serve as the Penguins' No. 3 option in Game 6 on Wednesday. As such, the 24-year-old backstop shouldn't be expected to actually get into the game. Looking ahead to 2026-27, Blomqvist will need a strong training camp to earn a spot on the NHL roster for Opening Night.

Hart will patrol the home net in Wednesday's Game 5 matchup against Utah, SinBin.vegas reports.

Hart has allowed three or more goals in each of his last three outings, posting a 1-2-0 record, 3.42 GAA and .847 save percentage. Still, the 27-year-old will be featuring for the 11th time in the Knights' last 12 contests. At this point, it seems unlikely that head coach John Tortorella will bench Hart even if the goaltender struggles in Game 5.

Vejmelka is expected to start on the road against Vegas in Game 5 on Wednesday, per Brogan Houston of the Deseret News.

Vejmelka will attempt to rebound after allowing five goals on 36 shots in a 5-4 overtime loss to Vegas on Monday. He's 2-2 with a 2.80 GAA and an .899 save percentage in four playoff outings this year. Although Vegas has some elite forwards, the Golden Knights didn't dominate offensively during the regular season, finishing 14th in goals per game with 3.22.

Vasilevskiy is expected to start at home against Montreal in Game 5 on Wednesday, per Eduardo A. Encina of Tampa Bay Times.

Vasilevskiy stopped 16 of 18 shots in a 3-2 win over Montreal on Sunday. He's 2-2 with a 2.58 GAA and an .882 save percentage in four playoff outings this year. Vasilevskiy is gearing up for his 125th career postseason appearance. He's 69-52 with a 2.45 GAA and a .917 save percentage in his playoff career.

Silovs will tend the twine on the road against the Flyers in Game 6 on Wednesday, Sportsnet's Dan Potash reports.

Silovs has given up four goals on 50 shots (.920 save percentage) in two wins this postseason. The 25-year-old has become the No. 1 option between the pipes for head coach Dan Muse after Stuart Skinner went 0-3 in the first three games of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Skinner surrendered nine goals on 71 shots.

Vladar was the first goalie to exit the home ice ahead of Game 6 against the Penguins on Wednesday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports, indicating he'll be in goal.

Vladar has given up six goals on 42 shots (.857 save percentage) in back-to-back losses to the Penguins. Overall, the 28-year-old netminder is sporting a 2.03 GAA and .914 save percentage this playoffs, including one shutout. He'll have his third crack at closing out Philadelphia's opening-round series versus the Penguins on Wednesday.

Lyon stopped 27 shots Tuesday in the Sabres' 2-1 overtime loss to the Bruins in Game 5 of their first-round series.

The Sabres grabbed an early 1-0 lead on a Rasmus Dahlin power-play tally in the first period. However, they weren't able to build on that advantage. The 33-year-old Lyon has given up just four goals on 78 shots (.949 save percentage) in three starts during the series. He'll probably get another shot at leading Buffalo into the second round in Game 6 on Friday.

Swayman made 24 saves Tuesday in the Bruins' 2-1 overtime win over the Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round series.

Rasmus Dahlin opened the scoring early in the first period with a power-play tally, but Swayman shut the door the rest of the way. The 27-year-old Swayman gave his team a chance to rally and avoid elimination. He has had a strong postseason so far despite his 2-3 record, posting a 2.87 GAA and .910 save percentage. Swayman should be between the pipes when the series shifts back to Boston for Game 6 on Friday.

Husso stopped 10 of 11 shots in relief of Lukas Dostal in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Oilers in Game 5.

Husso made his first playoff appearance since 2022, when he went 2-5 with a 3.67 GAA and an .890 save percentage over seven games for the Blues. The 31-year-old was brought in to spark the Ducks after a sluggish start to this contest. Husso isn't likely to see much additional playing time this postseason as long as Dostal stays healthy. Expect Husso to be back in the backup role for Game 6 in Anaheim on Thursday.