Mandolese was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Thursday.

Mandolese filled the backup role in goal during Alexandar Georgiev's absence, but the former did not play during his brief stint in the NHL. With Georgiev healthy after winning Thursday against the Capitals, Mandolese heads back to the AHL ranks until the big club has another injury concern in goal.

Thompson turned aside 25 of 27 shots faced during Thursday's 2-1 home loss to the Avalanche.

Thompson put together another solid performance, but the Capitals struggled to light the lamp in their first game since losing captain Alex Ovechkin (calf) to long-term injury. The 27-year-old has put together a strong start to his first season with Washington, but he will need to get back in the win column to separate himself from Charlie Lindgren and secure the top spot on the Capitals depth chart.

Georgiev turned aside 29 of 30 shots faced during Thursday's 2-1 road win over the Capitals.

After a bumpy start of the season, Georgiev has rattled off four straight wins and surrendered two-or-fewer goals in four of his last five starts. With the Avalanche starting to get healthy, the 28-year-old Russian should be able to get plenty of offensive support as he tries to work his way back into the top echelon of fantasy netminders.

Johansson will patrol the road crease in Thursday's game versus the Blue Jackets, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Johansson will start for the first time since Nov. 3, when he allowed five goals on 32 shots against the Jets. All of the 29-year-old's appearances so far have come on the road, and that will continue Thursday. He's facing a Columbus team that has scored 3.22 goals per game despite a 7-9-2 record.

Knight will protect the road goal versus the Blackhawks on Thursday, Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network reports.

Knight will start for the first time in four games. He took a loss Nov. 12 against the Devils, allowing three goals on 23 shots in that start. The 23-year-old netminder will have an easier matchup Thursday, as the Blackhawks are averaging just 2.32 goals per game.

Martin is expected to start on the road against the Devils on Thursday, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Martin has a 1-1-0 record, 2.79 GAA and .891 save percentage in three outings in 2024-25. He posted a 24-save shutout over Ottawa in his last start Saturday. The Devils rank eighth offensively with 3.43 goals per game, so they are likely to be a challenging adversary.

Vanecek (upper body) will not dress Thursday in St. Louis, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.

Yaroslav Askarov will make his San Jose debut Thursday, while Mackenzie Blackwood will be the backup. Vanecek is in danger of losing his spot on the roster if Askarov is able to excel at the NHL level. Vanecek is 2-5-1 with a 3.36 GAA and an .899 save percentage in 10 games this season.

Markstrom will patrol the home crease versus Carolina on Thursday.

Markstrom will play in his 500th NHL game, becoming the 81st goaltender in NHL history to reach the milestone. The 34-year-old is off to a good start with the Devils, as he is 8-5-1 with a 2.58 GAA and a .906 save percentage. Markstrom had his three-game winning streak snapped Saturday in a loss to the Lightning. The Hurricanes are a high-scoring team, averaging 4.00 goals per game.

Fleury will patrol the visiting crease in Edmonton on Thursday, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Fleury will make his second start in the Wild's last nine games as Filip Gustavsson has run with the top job. Fleury is 3-0-1 with a 2.70 GAA and a .904 save percentage in what is his last season in the NHL. He will not have an easy time of things Thursday as he takes on Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers.

Shesterkin was the first goalie to exit the ice Thursday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports, indicating he'll tend the twine on the road versus Calgary.

Shesterkin hasn't exactly been in stellar form of late, going 2-2-0 in his last four outings, including a pair of contests in which he gave up five goals apiece. Still, the 28-year-old backstop is the unquestioned No. 1 option in the Big Apple. Having said that, the fact that veteran Jonathan Quick is riding back-to-back shutouts could see him steal a few starts away from Shesterkin.