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Martin signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Rangers on Wednesday, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post. He has also been placed on waivers.

Martin is expected to be sent to AHL Hartford if he clears waivers. The 30-year-old had a 2.69 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 14 KHL appearances with CSKA Moscow in 2025-26 before signing with New York. He might get summoned to the Rangers if Igor Shesterkin or Jonathan Quick suffers an injury at some point during the campaign.

Ellis is expected to start on the road against Utah on Wednesday, per Michael Augello of The Hockey News.

Ellis has made one previous start with the Sabres this season, allowing two goals on 31 shots in a victory against Detroit on Oct. 22. Buffalo also has Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alex Lyon on the roster, which hasn't presented Ellis with many opportunities to play. Utah has a 9-7-0 record and ranks 15th in goals per game with 3.19.

Dobes will patrol the blue paint for Thursday's home clash with Dallas, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Dobes is undefeated in regulation this season, going 6-0-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .920 save percentage in seven outings. He has started every third game for the Habs recently, which could line him up for another look versus Washington on Nov. 20. Still, if Dobes keeps playing at this level, he could pry some extra starts away from Sam Montembeault.

Markstrom is expected to start on the road against Chicago on Wednesday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom stopped 21 of 24 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders on Monday. He has a 4-2-1 record, 3.82 GAA and .872 save percentage through seven appearances in 2025-26. Markstrom is facing the Blackhawks at a time when the team is red hot. Chicago has won its past three games while outscoring its adversaries 14-3.

Gibson is set to start at home against Anaheim on Wednesday, according to Max Bultman of The Athletic on Wednesday.

Gibson will attempt to get back into the win column after losing his past three outings -- he allowed nine goals on 84 shots (.893 save percentage) over that stretch. The 32-year-old netminder has a 4-5-0 record, 3.15 GAA and .882 save percentage in nine outings this year. Anaheim has been a dangerous adversary this year. The Ducks have an 11-4-1 record and rank second in goals per game with 3.94.

Knight is expected to start at home against New Jersey on Wednesday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Knight has won his last two starts, stopping 76 of 78 shots (.974 save percentage) in that span. He's having a great campaign with a 6-3-2 record, 2.33 GAA and .926 save percentage in 11 outings. New Jersey is in a three-way tie for ninth in goals per game with 3.31.

Vejmelka was the first goalie off the ice Wednesday, Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports reports, indicating he'll be in goal at home versus the Sabres.

Vejmelka has lost three of his last four outings while posting a 3.78 GAA -- though his lone victory over the stretch was against Buffalo. The 29-year-old netminder saw the bulk of the workload to open the year, featuring in 10 of the opening 13 contests. He has been splitting the workload of late with Vitek Vanecek and will play for just the second time in the Mammoth's last four games.

Shesterkin is set to start on the road against Tampa Bay on Wednesday, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

Shesterkin stopped 27 of 30 shots en route to a 6-3 win over Nashville on Monday. He's 5-6-2 with a 2.46 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 13 outings this year. Tampa Bay has an 8-5-2 record and ranks 16th in goals per game with 3.07.

Pickard will be between the pipes for Thursday's road clash with the Blue Jackets, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.

Pickard has seriously underwhelmed this season, giving up four or more goals in four of his six outings to start the year. The veteran netminder is 2-2-1 with an .836 save percentage. With the Oilers utilizing Stuart Skinner on the road against the Flyers on Wednesday, that will give Pickard the nod for the second half of the back-to-back.

Skinner will get the starting nod on the road against the Flyers on Wednesday, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.

Skinner will make his fourth straight appearance in the crease, having gone 1-1-1 despite a 4.31 GAA in his last three outings. Fortunately for the 27-year-old backstop, he doesn't need to be perfect to pick up wins when backed by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Still, Skinner could be in danger of losing opportunities to Calvin Pickard if he doesn't improve his save percentage.