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Wolf will operate as the starting goaltender for Thursday's home game against the Kraken, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf's four-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday against San Jose, but he's still been effective recently, going 4-1-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .916 save percentage over his last five starts. The Kraken are scoring a league-worst 2.48 goals per game this season.

Rittich is slated to defend the road crease against Buffalo on Saturday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Rittich has seen limited playing time recently, but he'll draw the start in the second half of a back-to-back set Saturday. Over his last five starts, he's gone 3-1-1 with a 1.94 GAA and .921 save percentage.

Sorokin is set to serve as the starting netminder for Friday's home game against the Canucks, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Sorokin snapped a five-game winning streak Tuesday against Detroit, but he'll still draw a third consecutive start in the first half of a back-to-back set Friday. He'll have a favorable matchup against the Canucks, who are scoring 2.73 goals per game this year, which is the sixth-worst mark in the league.

Hildeby will defend the road crease against Washington on Thursday, Luke Fox of Sportsnet reports.

Hildeby is coming off a rough start at home against the Oilers on Saturday, as he was pulled in the third period after allowing six goals on 32 shots (.813 save percentage). However, he had been effective over his three prior starts, posting a 1.28 GAA and .958 save percentage despite a somewhat unlucky 1-0-2 record during that time.

Wallstedt will serve as the starting netminder for Thursday's road game against Columbus, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Wallstedt has been effective this season, but he's started just once in the Wild's last five games. He'll return to the crease Thursday and is in the midst of a strong run in which he's gone 8-1-0 with a 1.43 GAA and .957 save percentage over his last nine starts.

Silovs is slated to patrol the visiting crease in Ottawa on Thursday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Silovs has struggled mightily recently, going 0-2-2, allowing 17 goals on 79 shots (.769 save percentage). Overall, Silovs is 4-4-6 with a 3.20 GAA and an .890 save percentage across 14 appearances this season. The Senators are generating 3.06 goals per game, ranking 14th in the NHL.

Jarry is slated to start Thursday's road game against Boston, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Jarry has picked up wins in each of his first two starts with his new team, posting a 3.50 GAA and .879 save percentage during that time. He'll attempt to remain effective against the Bruins, who are scoring 3.26 goals per game, which ranks seventh in the NHL.

Knight will defend the road blue paint in Montreal on Thursday, according to Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News.

Knight has been great this season, a major reason why Chicago is tied for 11th place in the Western Conference, only five points out of the second wild card. Knight is 10-8-5 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.54 GAA and a .914 save percentage. Montreal is 12th in NHL scoring, generating 3.15 goals per game.

Ersson will start Thursday's road game against Buffalo, Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports reports.

Ersson has seen limited playing time in recent weeks, but he'll be between the pipes Thursday for the second time in the Flyers' last six games. Across his last five starts, he's gone 2-2-1 with a 2.54 GAA and .897 save percentage.

Swayman will patrol the home crease versus Edmonton on Thursday, per Adam Pellerin of NESN.

Swayman has won three of his last four starts and is 14-8-0 with a 2.74 GAA and a .909 save percentage. Swayman had an off-year in 2024-25, but he has turned things around this season. The Oilers are third in NHL scoring, scoring 3.41 goals per game.