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Ersson was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Islanders.

Ersson has had mixed results over his last four outings, going 2-1-1 with 12 goals allowed on 112 shots (.893 save percentage). He's made a pair of starts against the Islanders this year -- one at home and one on the road -- both of which were shootout wins. He allowed a total of six goals on 57 shots in those games.

Sogaard stopped 19 of 20 shots in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Golden Knights.

Sogaard made his first start of the season Sunday and looked surprisingly competent, as he was less than five minutes away from posting a shutout until Rasmus Andersson scored with a wrister late in the third period. The 25-year-old isn't expected to see regular playing time any time soon, and now that Linus Ullmark, who operated as the backup Sunday, is back with the team, Sogaard should return to AHL Belleville. This means Ullmark should return to the No. 1 role with James Reimer as his backup.

Hill stopped 24 of 31 shots in Sunday's 7-1 loss to the Senators.

Making just his fourth start since returning from a lower-body injury that caused him to miss 38 consecutive games between Oct. 25 and Jan. 14, Hill posted an underwhelming effort while allowing a season-worst seven goals. The sample is small, as Hill has made just nine appearances (eight starts) this season, but this is the third time in which he's allowed five or more goals. The 29-year-old owns a 3.53 GAA and an .855 save percentage this season. This was the first time Hill made consecutive starts since Oct. 18 and Oct. 20.

Wolf surrendered four goals on 21 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Ducks.

Wolf continues to struggle in January -- he's allowed four goals in seven of his eight outings this month, going 1-6-1. The 24-year-old was done in by a Beckett Sennecke hat trick in this contest. Wolf is down to 15-20-3 with a 3.03 GAA and an .896 save percentage over 39 appearances after this latest defeat. He's slipped into a timeshare with Devin Cooley, and if they continue to alternate starts, it would be Cooley getting the road start in Minnesota on Thursday before Wolf would start at home Saturday versus Wolf's hometown team, the Sharks.

Dostal stopped 32 of 35 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flames.

Dostal picked up his sixth straight win, though the Flames didn't make it easy. The Ducks' offense was carried by rookie Beckett Sennecke's first hat trick, with the game-winner securing the hattie in overtime. Dostal has allowed 12 goals during his winning streak and is up to 19-12-2 with a 3.00 GAA and an .895 save percentage through 35 appearances. The Ducks will likely turn to Ville Husso for a tough matchup Monday in Edmonton.

Knight allowed four goals on 24 shots in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Panthers, who also scored an empty-netter.

Knight kept the game close for two periods, but the Panthers took over in the third. The 24-year-old netminder had not allowed more than three goals in any of his previous eight outings, going 5-2-1 in that span. Overall, he's down to a 15-14-6 record with a 2.58 GAA and a .911 save percentage over 35 starts this season. The Blackhawks will look to bounce back Tuesday in Minnesota.

Tarasov stopped 19 of 20 shots in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Tarasov didn't have to do too much in this contest. He allowed a goal to Tyler Bertuzzi late in the second period, but the Panthers bounced back with a four-goal third to cruise to the win. Tarasov has allowed just five goals on 90 shots during his four-game winning streak. For the season, he's up to 8-6-2 with a 2.53 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 17 appearances. Sergei Bobrovsky is likely to be back between the pipes for Tuesday's home game versus the Mammoth.

Lankinen allowed three goals on 25 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Penguins.

Lankinen took his fifth regulation loss in his last six outings, and it was his fifth straight game with at least three goals against. The Penguins' tallies came in a span of 11:58 during the second period, and the Canucks' comeback effort in the third fell short. Lankinen dropped to 7-16-4 with a 3.44 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 28 appearances. He hasn't been good enough and hasn't gotten enough support to regularly contend for wins. The Canucks host the Sharks on Tuesday.

Skinner stopped 30 of 32 shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Canucks.

Skinner was spotted a 3-0 lead after two periods. The Canucks pushed back with goals from Jake DeBrusk and Teddy Blueger, but Skinner was able to keep the lead for the Penguins, earning his fourth straight win. He's allowed nine goals on 108 shots during the streak. For the season, the 27-year-old netminder improved to 18-12-4 with a 2.65 GAA and an .896 save percentage over 34 starts. The Penguins will have a short break before their next game, which is at home Thursday versus the Blackhawks.

Woll stopped 33 of 36 shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.

The Maple Leafs very nearly got shut out on home ice, but Max Domi managed to find a power-play tally with just 62 seconds left in the third period. It's the second straight start for Woll in which he received only one goal of support, but he hasn't been doing himself any favors of late, either, going 0-2-2 over his last four outings while allowing 16 goals on 139 shots (.885 save percentage).