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Blackwood is set to start at home against St. Louis on Wednesday, per Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.

Blackwood has a 12-1-1 record, 2.15 GAA and .924 save percentage in 14 outings. He stopped 23 of 25 shots en route to a 5-2 victory over the Kings on Monday. The Blues rank 32nd in goals per game with 2.50.

Ingram will patrol the home crease against Boston on Wednesday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Ingram is coming off a 29-save effort in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Calgary. He has stopped 75 of the 82 shots he has faced en route to a 2-1-0 record with the Oilers this season. Boston is tied for 17th in the league with 3.05 goals per game this campaign.

Wolf is expected to start at home against Philadelphia on Wednesday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf has won his past two starts while stopping 54 of 57 shots (.947 save percentage). He has a 13-14-2 record, 2.89 GAA and .899 save percentage in 30 outings this season. Philadelphia ranks 20th in goals per game with 2.97.

Stolarz (upper body) has resumed skating, but there's still no timetable for his return, Anna Dua of Sportsnet reports Wednesday.

Stolarz hasn't played since Nov. 11 because of the injury. He has a 6-5-1 record, 3.51 GAA and .884 save percentage in 13 appearances this season. Joseph Woll is serving as the Maple Leafs' No. 1 goaltender during Stolarz's absence, while Dennis Hildeby occupies the No. 2 gig. When Stolarz is ready to return, Hildeby will likely head to the minors, and Woll will split the workload with Stolarz.

Quick will defend the road net against Washington on Wednesday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Quick has gone 0-4-1 in his last five outings despite allowing only 11 goals on 151 shots during that span. He has a 3-5-1 record this season with one shutout, a 1.78 GAA and .937 save percentage through nine appearances. Washington is tied for 10th in the league with 3.18 goals per game this campaign.

DeSmith is expected to start at home against Buffalo on Wednesday, per Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars.

DeSmith is 9-1-4 with a 2.33 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 14 outings this season. He allowed four goals on 25 shots en route to a 4-3 overtime loss to Detroit in his last start Dec. 23. The Sabres are riding a nine-game winning streak and have averaged 3.44 goals per game during that stretch.

Andersen stopped 23 of 28 shots in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Penguins.

Andersen hasn't won a game since Nov. 6 and has dropped his last eight starts, going 0-6-2 with a 3.81 GAA and a subpar .832 save percentage over that stretch. What's even more worrying is the fact that Andersen has given up five goals in each of his last two outings. As if his backup role wasn't enough reason to avoid him in most formats, Andersen hasn't performed well on an individual level to even gain upside as a streaming option in deep formats.

Skinner stopped 27 of 28 shots in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Skinner was beaten by Mark Jankowski late in the second period, but that would be all the offense the Hurricanes would muster throughout the game. This snapped a three-game losing streak for Skinner, a stretch in which he had allowed three or more goals each time. Skinner ends the month of December with a 3-4-1 record, a 2.68 GAA and an .895 save percentage across eight outings.

Tarasov stopped 26 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal.

The 26-year-old netminder appeared headed for his first shutout of the season before a dazzling individual play by Cole Caufield got the Canadiens on the board with less than five minutes left in regulation. Nick Suzuki then beat Tarasov twice to steal the win for the visitors. Tarasov will be happy to see the calendar flip to January -- through five starts in December, he went 2-2-1 with a shaky 3.39 GAA and .888 save percentage.

Montembeault made 28 saves in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Panthers.

The game was still scoreless midway through the third period, but Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart struck to give Florida a 2-0 lead with less than five minutes left in regulation. Montembeault buckled down and didn't allow another goal, giving Montreal a chance to rally before Nick Suzuki potted the winner in OT. It was the 29-year-old netminder's first start since Dec. 9, as he's fallen to third on the Habs' depth chart behind Jakub Dobes and rookie Jacob Fowler, while the win was Montembeault's first since Nov. 28. On the season, he sports a 6-6-1 record with a shaky 3.53 GAA and .863 save percentage.