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Romanov is expected to start at home against Edmonton on Thursday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Romanov will attempt to recover after allowing eight goals on 36 shots (.778 save percentage) against the Kings on Sunday. He's 0-2-0 with a 4.97 GAA and an .829 save percentage across three appearances with the Sharks in 2024-25. Edmonton is tied for 10th in the NHL in goals per game with 3.23, though the Oilers are still missing Connor McDavid (lower body).

Vejmelka will be between the home pipes versus the Kings on Thursday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Vejmelka will make his 19th straight start for Utah. He has won his last two games, allowing three goals on 63 shots in victories over Chicago and Calgary. Vejmelka is 23-20-7 with a 2.56 GAA and a .905 save percentage over 52 contests in 2024-25. The Kings are generating 2.95 goals per game this season, 18th in the league.

Talbot will patrol the home crease versus Carolina on Friday, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Talbot is 1-1-1 in his last three starts, allowing only four goals on 80 shots (.950 save percentage). The veteran netminder is 18-17-1 with a 2.91 GAA and a .902 save percentage across 41 appearances this season. The Hurricanes are generating 3.28 goals per contest in 2024-25, which ranks seventh in the NHL.

Jarry will defend the cage on the road against the Blues on Thursday, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Jarry has played in nine of the Pens' last 10 outings, posting a 5-3-1 record, 2.95 GAA and .907 save percentage. After a few tough outings to end March, the 29-year-old backstop put up a 31-save shutout performance versus Ottawa on Sunday. At this point, it seems the team is going to roll with Jarry as the primary netminder in Pittsburgh.

Mrazek (head) has to get through a few practices before he returns to the lineup, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com on Thursday.

Mrazek has been out of the lineup since March 24 after leaving a game against Utah early. An exact timeline for his return remains unclear, but he probably won't be ready for Sunday's home matchup versus Florida. Mrazek has a 12-21-2 record with a 3.35 GAA and an .891 save percentage through 38 appearances between Detroit and Chicago this season.

Carriere was elevated from AHL San Jose on Thursday.

Carriere's promotion ahead of Thursday's matchup could be an indication that either Alexandar Georgiev or Georgi Romanov won't be available to face the Oilers on Thursday -- especially considering the Barracuda play a back-to-back Friday and Saturday versus AHL Colorado and Yaroslav Askarov is dealing with a lower-body injury.

Hofer was the first goaltender off during Thursday's morning skate, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Penguins.

Hofer has started in just one of the Blues' last four games, but he's been productive over a limited sample in recent weeks. Across his last four starts, he's gone 4-0-0 with a 1.25 GAA and .942 save percentage. The Penguins are generating 2.89 goals per game this season, which ranks 19th in the league.

Wolf will tend the twine for Thursday's home game against Anaheim, Eric Francis of Sportsnet reports.

Wolf will make his fifth start in the Flames' last five outings despite being mired in a three-game losing streak. During his slump, the 23-year-old backstop has posted an 0-2-1 record to go with a 2.99 GAA and .878 save percentage. Calgary faces an uphill battle to secure a playoff spot and may not be able to wait for Wolf to pick up his game, which could open the door for Dan Vladar to see more opportunities.

Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and is slated to defend the visiting crease in Ottawa on Thursday, per Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.

Vasilevskiy has won three straight games as well as six of his last seven outings. He is 36-19-3 with six shutouts, a sparkling 2.16 GAA and a .921 save percentage. The Senators are solidly entrenched as the first wild card in the Eastern Conference and have scored 212 goals in 74 games this season.

Montembeault will operate as the starting netminder during Thursday's home game against the Bruins, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.

Montembeault has picked up wins in his last two starts, posting a 2.01 GAA and .925 save percentage in those appearances, both of which came against Florida. His two-game winning streak ended a run in which he went 0-2-2 over a stretch of four starts in the second half of March. He should have a favorable matchup against the Bruins, as they're generating just 2.61 goals per game this year, which is the fourth-worst mark in the league.