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Miner stopped 20 of the 24 shots he faced during Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils.

All things considered, the 24-year-old did alright being thrown to the wolves in his first NHL start this season. It didn't begin great for Miner, who allowed two goals in the first 10 minutes of the game, but he did enough to get the Avalanche to overtime and earn a point against the league-leading Devils. It remains to be seen whether or not the young netminder will get another start before Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) returns from injury.

Wallstedt will defend the home net against San Jose on Sunday, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Wallstedt will get the second half of Minnesota's back-to-back after Filip Gustavsson played in Saturday's 6-2 loss to Utah. The 22-year-old Wallstedt has a 1-0-1 record this season while stopping 50 of the 55 shots he has faced. San Jose sits 22nd in the league with 2.88 goals per game this campaign.

Daws has been reassigned by the Devils to AHL Utica, the team announced Sunday.

With Jacob Markstrom having recovered from a lower-body injury, Daws is no longer needed at the NHL level. The 24-year-old Daws will head back to the AHL with one NHL start under his belt, in which he stopped 30 of 31 shots to beat the Wild.

Vasilevskiy will patrol the home crease against Vegas on Sunday, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.

Vasilevskiy will get the second half of Tampa Bay's back-to-back after Jonas Johansson played in Saturday's 4-3 win over Anaheim. The 31-year-old Vasilevskiy is coming off a 22-save effort in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Chicago. He has posted a record of 0-3-2 this season while surrendering 17 goals on 148 shots. Vegas is tied for third in the league with 3.75 goals per game this campaign.

Soderblom is expected to guard the home goal against the Kings on Sunday, according to CHGO Blackhawks.

Soderblom hasn't played since Oct. 15, when he stopped 23 shots in an 8-3 win over St. Louis. He has a 1-0-1 record this season while stopping 52 of 59 shots. The Kings have posted 2.78 goals per game through nine outings this season.

Askarov will start Sunday's game against the Wild, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Askarov will start consecutive games for the first time this season after participating in a true 50-50 split with Alex Nedeljkovic to begin the season. The 23-year-old is coming off of a strong performance against the red-hot Devils, stopping 26 of 28 shots in Friday's 3-1 loss. He will face a Wild team that's struggling offensively this season, particularly at even strength. Minnesota has just 10 goals at 5-on-5 this season, tied for the fewest in the league.

DeSmith will get the start Sunday against the Predators, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

DeSmith will look to rebound from a tough outing in his only start of the season so far. The 34-year-old gave up five goals on 26 shots faced Oct. 16 against the Canucks, suffering the loss. The schedule hasn't worked out for the veteran netminder to get many starts, but with the team on the second of a back-to-back, it will be his job to stop a Predators team that is coming off of a five-goal showing against the Kings.

Markstrom (lower body) is dressed for Sunday's game as the backup goaltender, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports Sunday.

It's not in the starting role, but Markstrom dressing at all is a good sign for the Devils. The 35-year-old was set to miss at least two weeks as of October 15, but his return to the lineup Sunday puts him ahead of that timeline. The Devils remained red-hot without him in the lineup but his return should provide an even bigger boost to the team, despite Markstrom's pedestrian start statistically (2-1-0 record, 3.88 GAA, .845 save percentage).

Miner will defend the road net against New Jersey on Sunday, per Conor McGahey of Altitude TV.

Miner stopped all 20 shots he faced in a relief appearance against Carolina on Thursday, but Sunday's matchup will be his first start of the season. He will get the second half of Colorado's back-to-back after Scott Wedgewood played in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Boston. The Devils rank first in the league with 3.88 goals per game this campaign.

Wolf will be between the pipes for Sunday's home matchup against the Rangers, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf has lost seven straight games (0-6-1) while allowing 25 goals on 188 shots. However, he has bounce-back potential in Sunday's outing. Wolf made 27 saves in a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Nov. 21 last season. The Rangers also rank 31st in the league with 2.33 goals per game this campaign.