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Stolarz will guard the cage at home versus the Red Wings on Monday, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Stolarz will be looking to bounce back from a subpar performance versus the Red Wings on Saturday in which he gave up four goals on 33 shots (.879 save percentage). With the Maple Leafs heading into a back-to-back, Cayden Primeau will likely get the home start versus the Predators on Tuesday.

Vasilevskiy will defend the road net against Washington on Tuesday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Vasilevskiy will get the second half of Tampa Bay's back-to-back after Jonas Johansson plays in Monday's road matchup versus Boston. The 31-year-old Vasilevskiy has allowed nine goals on 62 shots en route to a record of 0-2-0 to begin the 2025-26 campaign. Washington has netted six goals through three outings this season.

Johansson will tend the twine on the road versus Boston on Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Johansson will make his 2025-26 season debut before usual starter Andrei Vasilevskiy gets the nod for the second game of the Lightning's road back-to-back against the Capitals on the road Tuesday. In 2024-25, the 30-year-old Johansson saw action in 19 regular-season games but could see his workload diminish if Tampa Bay keeps waiver claim Pheonix Copley on the roster.

Vladar was the first goalie off the ice Monday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports, indicating he'll guard the cage at home versus the Panthers.

Vladar will make his second start of the year after stopping 32 of 34 shots in the season opener versus the Panthers on Thursday. Through the first three games of the year, Vladar has been evenly splitting the crease with Samuel Ersson, a trend that could continue until one of the two can separate himself from the other.

Ullmark will patrol the home crease against Nashville on Monday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Ullmark will make his third straight start to begin the 2025-26 campaign. He has posted a 1-1-0 record while surrendering 10 goals on 52 shots. Last season, Ullmark made 36 saves in a 3-1 win over the Predators on Dec. 7.

Greaves will get the starting nod at home versus the Devils on Monday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Greaves posted a fantastic .938 save percentage in the season opener against the Predators on Thursday but still came away with a loss due to the lack of offensive support. It's still early in the year, but through three games, the Jackets have been rotating their backstops, so look for Elvis Merzlikins to get the nod in Thursday's home game against the Avalanche.

Lindgren posted a 35-save shutout in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Rangers.

Lindgren had little margin for error, and he performed as such in an excellent season debut. He was able to make a second-period goal by Anthony Beauvillier stand as the game-winner. The Capitals are not expected to be as predictable as last year between the pipes, when Logan Thompson and Lindgren almost always alternated starts. It's Lindgren who's slated to fade into the backup role, though he may force the team to adjust its plans if he continues to play as he did Sunday. The Capitals' next game is Tuesday at home versus the Lightning.

Quick stopped 20 of 21 shots in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Capitals.

The Rangers had the better pace of play in this contest, but they weren't able to solve Charlie Lindgren in the opposing net. Quick did his part to keep it close, and there was nothing he could do on Anthony Beauvillier's redirection goal in the second period. Quick will serve as backup to Igor Shesterkin this season, with the former likely to make 20-25 starts throughout the campaign.

Lindgren will get the start for Sunday's battle with the Rangers, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

It will be the 2025-26 season debut for Lindgren on Sunday night, the second of a back-to-back for the Capitals. The 31-year-old saw action in 39 games last season, posting a record of 20-14-4, a 2.73 GAA and an .894 save percentage. He faces a Rangers team, also on the second of a back-to-back, that has filled the net 10 times through three games this year.

Quick will get the start for Sunday's matchup with the Capitals, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Igor Shesterkin has been fabulous in the Rangers' first three games, but with the team on the second leg of a back-to-back, it will be Quick called upon to get his first start of the campaign. The 39-year-old Quick held an 11-7-5 record, 3.17 GAA and .893 save percentage in his 24 outings last season. He faces a Capitals team, also on the second leg of a back-to-back, coming off a four-goal outing against the Islanders.