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Allen will protect the road goal versus the Golden Knights on Wednesday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Allen won his last outing, posting 30 saves on 31 shots in a 4-1 win over the Ducks on Saturday. He's allowed 14 goals over his last four outings, but he's still gotten a decent share of playing time because Jacob Markstrom has also struggled. The Golden Knights will be missing Jack Eichel (illness) and Shea Theodore (upper body), which takes a little bit of punch out of the opposing lineup.

Saros will protect the home goal versus the Hurricanes on Wednesday.

Saros is on a heater, winning six of his last seven outings while allowing 18 goals on 214 shots in that span (.916 save percentage). The 30-year-old will likely face a lot of pucks Wednesday, as the Hurricanes are averaging 33.0 shots per game this season while scoring 3.25 goals per game.

Vejmelka will protect the road goal versus the Red Wings on Wednesday.

Vejmelka has won his last two starts, but he's allowed 14 goals over his last four games. The 29-year-old netminder has been a good source of wins with 14 in 26 appearances this season. He has a tough matchup Wednesday, as the Red Wings have scored 20 goals while going 5-1-0 over their last six games.

Talbot is set to start at home against Utah on Wednesday, according to Kara Wolfbauer of ESPN.

Talbot has a 9-5-2 record, 3.02 GAA and .885 save percentage in 17 appearances in 2025-26. He's searching for his first win since Nov. 22 -- Talbot is 0-3-2 with a 3.77 GAA and an .852 save percentage since his last victory. His upcoming adversary has been struggling too. After getting off to an 8-2-0 start, Utah has gone 8-14-3 across its past 25 games.

Hart is expected to start at home against New Jersey on Wednesday, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Hart stopped 28 of 30 shots en route to a 3-2 win over Columbus in his last start Saturday. He's improved to 3-0-1 with a 2.61 GAA and a .901 save percentage across four outings this season. The Devils rank 23rd in goals per game with 2.88.

Forsberg was the first goalie off during Wednesday's morning skate, Jared Shafran of LAKingsInsider.com reports, indicating that he'll defend the road crease against Florida.

Forsberg is in line to serve as the Kings' top netminder while Darcy Kuemper (upper body) is on injured reserve. Forsberg has made 10 appearances this year, going 4-3-3 with a 2.82 GAA and an .893 save percentage. He drew a home start against the Panthers on Nov. 6 and allowed five goals on 24 shots (.792 save percentage) in a 5-2 loss.

Ellis (concussion) will be reevaluated Friday, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.

It's still unclear when Ellis will return to the lineup, and he remains on injured reserve for now. With the Sabres carrying three netminders, it's hard to trust any of Ellis, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen or Alex Lyon to get enough work to offer significant fantasy value. However, that could change once Ellis is healthy, as the team could make changes to the crease situation.

Hellebuyck is expected to start on the road against St. Louis on Wednesday, per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.

Hellebuyck has a 9-6-1 record, 2.44 GAA and .915 save percentage in 16 appearances this season. He's 1-0-1 and has stopped 52 of 56 shots (.929 save percentage) in two outings since returning from a knee injury Saturday. St. Louis ranks 29th in the league in goals per game with 2.53.

Kochetkov is slated to start Wednesday's road game against Nashville, Hurricanes play-by-play broadcaster Mike Maniscalco reports.

Kochetkov has seen limited playing time in recent weeks, mostly due to injury, but will draw his second start in three games. He's been effective over a limited sample this season, going 5-1-0 with a 2.10 GAA and a .904 save percentage over seven appearances. He'll have a favorable matchup against a Predator team scoring 2.81 goals per game this year, which is the seventh-worst mark in the league.

Skinner stopped 17 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Oilers. The sixth goal was an empty-netter late in the third period.

Skinner was making his Penguins debut, but he didn't fare well against his former club. He posted a 2.82 GAA while going 11-8-4 in his 23 outings with Edmonton before being traded to Pittsburgh. Skinner will aim to secure his first win as a Penguin if he gets the nod when they take on the Senators on Thursday.