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Thompson will guard the road goal in Sunday's preseason matchup against the Bruins, Mike Vogel of the Capitals' official site reports.

Thompson earned a 31-21-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.44 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 58 regular-season appearances for the Capitals in 2025-26. He will likely make the majority of the starts for the team again in the 2026-27 campaign.

Saros will protect the road net in Sunday's preseason contest against Tampa Bay.

Saros posted a 28-22-8 record with a 3.16 GAA and an .894 save percentage in 59 games for the Predators during the 2025-26 regular season. He should see the bulk of the starts for Nashville again during the 2026-27 campaign.

DiPietro will patrol the home crease in Sunday's preseason matchup against Washington, according to Belle Fraser of the Bruins' official site.

DiPietro posted a superb 34-8-1 record with a 1.91 GAA and a .930 save percentage in 45 regular-season appearances for AHL Providence in 2025-26. He will likely begin the 2026-27 campaign as Jeremy Swayman's backup.

Grubauer will guard the road goal against Calgary on Sunday in preseason action, Bob Condor of the Kraken's official site reports.

Grubauer will play the first two periods, and Nikke Kokko will enter the contest in the third frame. The 34-year-old Grubauer went 13-12-4 with a 2.65 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 32 regular-season appearances for Seattle in 2025-26. He will likely compete for starts with Joey Daccord in the 2026-27 campaign.

Comrie will guard the road goal in Sunday's preseason matchup against Anaheim, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Comrie earned a 12-11-1 record with a 3.13 GAA and an .890 save percentage in 25 regular-season appearances for Winnipeg in 2025-26. After signing a two-year contract with the Sharks in the summer, he will compete for a depth role with his new team during training camp ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

Cossa will defend the road net in Sunday's preseason matchup against Colorado, Brogan Houston of the Deseret News reports.

Cossa posted a 26-8-4 record with a 2.33 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 39 regular-season games for AHL Grand Rapids in 2025-26. He is competing for Utah's backup role behind Karel Vejmelka during training camp.

Vanecek led the Islanders onto the ice for Sunday's preseason game, indicating he'll draw the road start against New Jersey, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Vanecek will get the first chance to audition for the backup goalie role behind Ilya Sorokin in the midst of his training camp battle against Semyon Varlamov. The 30-year-old Vanecek is looking to bounce back in 2026-27 after a rough go of things a season ago, when he compiled a 5-13-3 record, a 2.94 GAA and an .883 save percentage across 22 regular-season games with Utah. He's set to debut for his sixth different team across seven NHL seasons, as Vanecek has become a journeyman depth option in net.

Kochetkov is expected to start Sunday's preseason game against the Panthers, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

While Kochetkov was healthy during Carolina's Stanley Cup run, Sunday will mark his first official appearance since Dec. 20, 2025. The 27-year-old backstop was solid when healthy last season, posting a 6-2-0 record, a 2.33 GAA and an .899 save percentage across nine regular-season outings. He has been effective when healthy and is expected to serve in a tandem with Brandon Bussi for the reigning Stanley Cup champions.

Rittich will start Sunday's preseason game against the Islanders, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

For his debut with New Jersey, Rittich will have the chance to face the Islanders, for whom he played last season. The 34-year-old netminder was a decent backup option in 2025-26, as he posted a 14-10-3 record, a 2.76 GAA and an .894 save percentage across 30 regular-season games for the Isles. The veteran netminder is competing for a larger role this preseason against Jake Allen.

Cooley will patrol the home crease in Sunday's preseason contest against Seattle, according to Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM.

Arsenii Sergeev will serve as Cooley's backup in Sunday's exhibition opener. Cooley posted a 10-10-6 record with a 2.69 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 31 regular-season appearances with Calgary in 2025-26. He will likely be Dustin Wolf's backup going into the 2026-27 campaign.