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Quick gave up six goals on 17 shots in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Senators.

Quick gave up four goals in the first period, but he was left in until Thomas Chabot tallied at 12:23 of the second. Quick has four straight regulation losses and is now 0-9-2 over his last 11 outings. He was mostly effective with a limited workload, but he has faltered significantly since Igor Shesterkin's (lower body) absence has led to Quick taking on the starting job. For the season, Quick is 3-10-2 with a 3.13 GAA and an .887 save percentage over 15 appearances. The Rangers' next game is scheduled for Saturday in Philadelphia, marking the start of a four-game road trip.

Merilainen stopped 18 of 22 shots in Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Rangers.

The Senators took care of business early, which made Merilainen's poor third period (three goals against) a non-issue. He's won his last two starts, but he has allowed five goals on 42 shots in that span. The 23-year-old is at an 8-10-0 record with a 3.37 GAA and an .868 save percentage over 19 appearances. Merilainen's time as the Senators' primary starter should be nearing a close, as James Reimer is now with the team and Linus Ullmark (personal) should be approaching his return. It's unclear if the Senators will keep Merilainen on the roster for a weekend back-to-back with games at home versus the Canadiens on Saturday and in Detroit on Sunday.

Levi notched a 20-save shutout in AHL Rochester's 3-0 win over Syracuse on Wednesday.

Levi has two shutouts this season for the Americans. The 24-year-old netminder has a 13-7-4 record with a 2.81 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 24 appearances. He's collected four wins over his last nine outings and continues to have some consistency troubles for the farm team.

Schmid will guard the road goal versus the Kings on Wednesday, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period reports.

Schmid has won his last two outings, stopping 39 of 43 shots in those games. The 25-year-old netminder is temporarily in the No. 1 role for the Golden Knights while Adin Hill (lower body) wraps up his recovery. The Kings have won just one of their last four games, scoring eight goals in that span.

Vladar sustained an undisclosed injury Wednesday versus the Sabres and will be evaluated after the game.

Vladar's injury occurred at some point in the first period. He allowed two goals on five shots prior to his exit, and Samuel Ersson took over in goal. If Vladar misses additional time, expect Aleksei Kolosov to get called up from AHL Lehigh Valley.

Luukkonen will protect the home goal versus the Flyers on Wednesday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Luukkonen has won five of his last six outings, allowing just 13 goals on 186 shots in that span. The 26-year-old netminder has taken over as the Sabres' top goalie with his recent run of success. The Flyers have lost their last three games, scoring just four goals in that span, so this is a good matchup for Luukkonen.

Grubauer will start Wednesday's road game versus the Devils, James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now reports.

The Kraken will start a goalie in consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 18-20. Grubauer has won five of his last six outings while allowing just nine goals in that span, so it appears this is a case of riding the hot hand. The Devils have scored just 14 goals over their last six games, going 2-4-0 in that span.

Merilainen is slated to start on the road versus the Rangers on Wednesday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.

Merilainen will start back-to-back games, but James Reimer is set to back him up in this one after Hunter Shepard was reassigned to AHL Belleville earlier in the day. Merilainen stopped 19 of 20 shots in Tuesday's win over the Canucks, but he received an early hook the last time he started consecutive days, which was versus the Avalanche on Jan. 8.

Kuemper was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports, indicating he'll be between the pipes at home versus Vegas on Wednesday.

Kuemper has lost three straight outings, going 0-2-1 with a 4.08 GAA and an .820 save percentage. Since returning from an upper-body issue, the veteran netminder has conceded four or more goals in four of his six appearances. If Kuemper continues to struggle, the Kings may need to consider giving Anton Forsberg some extra work to hold on to a playoff spot.

Blackwood (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Wednesday.

The Avalanche assigned Trent Miner to AHL Colorado in a corresponding move. Blackwood will rejoin the Avalanche ahead of Friday's contest against Nashville. Blackwood missed six games due to a lower-body injury, and he'll look to continue his elite season following his absence. He has a 13-1-1 record, a 2.07 GAA and a .924 save percentage through 15 outings this season.