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Reimer will protect the home goal versus the Penguins on Thursday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

After consecutive wins over the Jets and Senators, Reimer will start for a third straight game. He allowed a total of five goals on 68 shots over those two contests. The Penguins are 1-2-1 with 12 goals scored over their last four games and won't have Evgeni Malkin (upper body) in the lineup, so Reimer has a decent chance of keeping the good times going.

Pickard is slated to start on the road against Seattle on Thursday.

Pickard has a 2-0-1 record, 1.28 GAA and .952 save percentage across his past four appearances. He's 17-7-1 with a 2.61 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 28 outings overall. Seattle is in a three-way tie for 14th in goals per game with 2.99.

Ersson is set to start at home against Montreal on Thursday.

Ersson will be looking for his first win since March 13 -- he's 0-3-1 with a 4.43 GAA and an .826 save percentage across his past four outings. The 25-year-old netminder has a 19-15-5 record, 3.10 GAA and .882 save percentage in 42 appearances this campaign. Montreal is in a three-way tie for 14th in goals per game with 2.99.

Rittich is set to start on the road against Colorado on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Rittich stopped 34 of 36 shots en route to a 7-2 victory over Carolina in his last start Saturday. He has a 14-12-2 record, 2.72 GAA and .888 save percentage in 29 outings in 2024-25. The Avalanche rank sixth in goals per game with 3.36.

Saros is expected to guard the home goal versus St. Louis on Thursday, per Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Saros has won his past two starts while turning aside 58 of 61 shots (.951 save percentage). It's a good stretch in what's been a dreary campaign -- he's 18-27-6 with a 2.88 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 52 outings this season. The Blues are red hot, posting a 13-2-1 record over their past 16 games.

Hofer is expected to start on the road against Nashville on Thursday, per Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Hofer has won his past three starts while saving 65 of 68 shots (.956 save percentage). He's 14-7-3 with a 2.64 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 28 outings overall. The Predators rank last in goals per game with 2.55.

Georgiev will patrol the home crease against Toronto on Thursday, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.

Georgiev is coming off a 22-save performance in Saturday's 3-1 win over Boston, and he stopped 25 shots in a 3-2 shootout win over Toronto on March 3. He has a 6-16-1 record with a 3.71 GAA and an .878 save percentage in 24 appearances with the Sharks this season. The Maple Leafs rank eighth in the league with 3.24 goals per game in 2024-25.

Blackwood will protect the home net against the Kings on Thursday, according to Colleen Flynn of Colorado Hockey Now.

Blackwood has won his last two outings, stopping 46 of 52 shots. He has a 20-8-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.22 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 31 appearances with Colorado this season. The Kings sit 18th in the league with 2.93 goals per game in 2024-25.

Daccord was the first goalie to leave the ice Thursday, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports, indicating he'll tend the twine at home versus Edmonton.

Daccord was shelled to the tune of four goals on 28 shots (.857 save percentage) when he faced the Oilers on Saturday. In fact, the 28-year-old netminder has given up four goals in five of his last eight appearances while going 2-4-2 with a 3.53 GAA. Even without Connor McDavid (lower body) or Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed), Edmonton will be a tough matchup for Daccord.

Vejmelka will be between the pipes on the road against the Lightning on Thursday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Vejmelka will make his 15th consecutive appearance in the crease for Utah, a stretch that includes both ends of a back-to-back in early March. As such, it's not impossible that Vejmelka gets the nod again versus Tampa Bay on Friday, but it could be an opportunity for Jaxson Stauber to get into a game.