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Forsberg will protect the road goal in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Golden Knights, Jared Shafran of LA Kings Insider reports.

Forsberg will take a turn in the crease as he prepares to handle the backup role behind Darcy Kuemper in 2025-26. The 32-year-old Forsberg went 11-12-3 with a 2.72 GAA and a .901 save percentage over 30 regular-season games with the Senators last year, and his workload should be fairly similar in his first season with the Kings.

Oettinger will start in goal for Tuesday's preseason contest versus the Wild.

Oettinger will get a little game action to prepare ahead of his sixth NHL season. He is locked in as the Stars' top netminder and will look to replicate the 2.59 GAA and .909 save percentage he had over 58 regular-season games last year.

Saros will patrol the home crease in Tuesday's exhibition game versus Tampa Bay, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Saros earned a 20-31-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.98 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 58 regular-season outings in 2024-25. He led the league in regulation losses, but he has plenty of bounce-back appeal in the 2025-26 campaign if the Predators improve in front of him.

Pickard will patrol the road crease in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Jets, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Pickard looks set to begin 2025-26 as the backup netminder for the Oilers, though a strong preseason could earn him something closer to a 50-50 split with Stuart Skinner. Pickard went 22-10-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .900 save percentage in 36 regular-season games last year.

Dobes will protect the home goal in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Flyers, per the NHL media site.

Dobes will get the nod for his first preseason start. The 24-year-old is looking to fend off Kaapo Kahkonen for the backup role in the preseason. Dobes went 7-4-3 with a 2.74 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 16 regular-season games in 2024-25.

Cossa will defend the home net in Tuesday's exhibition matchup against Chicago, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Cossa may split the contest with Michal Postava. The 22-year-old Cossa posted a 21-15-5 record with a 2.45 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 41 regular-season appearances for AHL Grand Rapids in 2024-25. He will likely spend most of the 2025-26 campaign in the minors.

Korpisalo will protect the road goal in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Rangers.

Korpisalo is set for his first exhibition action of the year. The 31-year-old is poised to reprise his role as backup to Jeremy Swayman. In that position last year, Korpisalo went 11-10-3 with a 2.90 GAA and an .893 save percentage in 27 appearances for an underperforming team.

Fedotov will protect the road net versus the Sabres in Tuesday's preseason game, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Fedotov will make his second appearance of the preseason after allowing one goal on 15 shots in his first outing. He's competing for the backup role in Columbus this year after being traded from Philadelphia just before training camp.

Shesterkin will patrol the home crease in preseason action against Boston on Tuesday, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

Shesterkin earned a 27-29-5 record with six shutouts, a 2.86 GAA and a .905 save percentage across 61 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. He should see plenty of action with the Rangers this campaign, and he does possess bounce-back appeal for fantasy managers.

Blackwood (lower body) is progressing, but he could be unavailable for Opening Night on Oct. 7 against the Kings, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette on Tuesday.

Blackwood has been skating and faced shots during Tuesday's on-ice session. However, he remains week-to-week due to a lower-body injury. If Blackwood isn't ready for the start of the 2025-26 campaign, Scott Wedgewood and Trent Miner could be Colorado's top two netminders.