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Lankinen is expected to start on the road against Boston on Saturday, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic.

Thatcher Demko is set to start in Friday's road game against the Islanders, so Lankinen is manning the second half of the back-to-back. The 30-year-old Lankinen has a 4-10-3 record, 3.49 GAA and .878 save percentage in 17 appearances this year. He hasn't faced the Bruins this season, but he earned a 33-save shutout victory over Boston during the 2024-25 regular season.

Demko is slated to start Friday's road game against the Islanders, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports.

Demko is coming off a shutout win over the Rangers on Tuesday, and he'll draw a fourth consecutive start Friday. Over his three starts since returning from a lower-body injury, Demko has gone 2-1-0 with a 1.35 GAA and .938 save percentage.

Oettinger will protect the visiting cage in San Jose on Thursday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Oettinger will look to get back in the win column after losing his last two starts. Oettinger is 14-6-2 with a 2.54 GAA and a .907 save percentage and has actually been outplayed by backup Casey DeSmith this season, with both netminders having good stats. Oettinger will face the Sharks, who are generating 2.97 goals per game this season, tied for 18th in the NHL.

Nedeljkovic will draw the home start against the Stars on Thursday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Nedeljkovic didn't start in either of the Sharks' last two games, but he'll return to the crease Thursday. Over his last three starts, he's gone 2-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 save percentage. He'll have his hands full against the Stars, who rank fourth in the NHL with 3.29 goals per game this season.

Shesterkin was the first goalie to leave the ice ahead of Thursday's road clash with St. Louis, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports, indicating he'll be in goal.

Shesterkin has played in 10 of the Rangers' last 12 outings, posting a 6-3-1 record, 2.60 GAA and .906 save percentage. The Russian backstop is currently tied with Karel Vejmelka for the league lead in starts with 27, and could find himself in the mix for the Vezina Trophy if he can start putting together a string of victories.

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.