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  • Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Slated to start Thursday

    Vasilevskiy is scheduled to guard the road goal versus the Canucks on Thursday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

    Vasilevskiy picked up a win over the Kraken on Tuesday, stopping 16 of 18 shots in that contest. He has alternated wins and losses over his last four outings, giving up a total of 10 goals in that span. The Canucks are the worst team in the league, so Vasilevskiy has a good chance to put in a good performance.

  • Adin Hill G | LV

    Golden Knights' Adin Hill: Slated to face Utah

    Hill is expected to start at home against Utah on Thursday, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

    Hill has a 2-2-0 record, 1.26 GAA and .943 save percentage across his past four appearances. He's 8-8-3 with a 2.94 GAA and an .875 save percentage in 20 outings overall in 2025-26. Utah dropped four straight games (0-2-2) from March 9-14, but the Mammoth ended that slump Monday with a 6-3 victory over Dallas to improve to 35-27-6 on the season.

  • Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka: Protecting net Thursday

    Vejmelka will guard the road goal versus the Golden Knights on Thursday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

    Vejmelka was not in goal for Monday's 6-3 win over the Stars. He had allowed at least three goals in four straight games prior to that, going 1-2-1 in that span. The Golden Knights have won just two of their last six games, scoring 15 goals over that stretch.

  • Predators' Justus Annunen: Getting starting nod

    Annunen will protect the home goal versus the Kraken on Thursday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

    Annunen will get the nod since Juuse Saros (upper body) is unavailable. Over his last five outings, Annunen is 2-3-0 with a 2.46 GAA and a .910 save percentage. This is a big game for the wild-card race in the Western Conference, as the Predators are chasing the Kraken, who currently hold the final playoff spot.

  • Juuse Saros G | NSH

    Predators' Juuse Saros: Dealing with upper-body injury

    Saros isn't available for Thursday's home game against Seattle because of an upper-body injury.

    Matt Murray was summoned from AHL Milwaukee as a result of Saros' injury. Justus Annunen is expected to start Thursday, while Murray will serve as the understudy. Saros is considered day-to-day, so he hasn't been ruled out for Saturday's home game against Vegas.

  • Joey Daccord G | SEA

    Kraken's Joey Daccord: Guarding goal Thursday

    Daccord will start in goal on the road versus the Predators on Thursday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

    Daccord snapped a three-game losing streak with a 23-save effort against the Panthers in a 6-2 win Sunday. During his slump, he was in goal for a loss to the Predators in which he gave up three goals on 26 shots. This will be Daccord's fifth start in the Kraken's last seven games, so it looks like he has a slight edge for playing time over Philipp Grubauer.

  • Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Slated to start Thursday

    Knight is expected to start on the road against Minnesota on Thursday, per Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.

    Knight has a 17-19-9 record, 2.67 GAA and .907 save percentage in 45 outings in 2025-26. He's dropped his past two starts (0-1-1) while allowing eight goals on 69 shots (.884 save percentage). Minnesota ranks 10th in goals per game with 3.28 this season, but the Wild will be without Kirill Kaprizov (lower body) on Thursday.

  • Predators' Matt Murray: Up from AHL

    Murray was called up by Nashville on Thursday, per Nick Kieser of Lower Broad Hockey.

    Murray has a 2.72 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 37 outings with AHL Milwaukee in 2025-26. He hasn't played in the NHL yet this campaign. It remains to be seen why Murray was called up. Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen are both currently listed as being healthy, but if either of them is dealing with something, then Murray would presumably serve as the backup goaltender for Thursday's game against Seattle.

  • Ilya Sorokin G | NYI

    Islanders' Ilya Sorokin: In goal Thursday

    Sorokin will start in goal on the road versus the Senators on Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

    Sorokin is 3-2-0 with a 2.64 GAA and a .909 save percentage over five outings in March. The 30-year-old netminder has been sharp, though he hasn't been at his best lately. Sorokin will face a Senators team that took a 4-1 loss to the Capitals on Wednesday.

  • James Reimer G | OTT

    Senators' James Reimer: Tending twine Thursday

    Reimer will patrol the crease at home versus the Islanders on Thursday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

    Reimer will make just his second appearance in the Senators' last 11 contests. In that lone outing, the 38-year-old netminder stopped all 16 shots he faced in a victory over the Canucks. With a back-to-back upcoming, Reimer should feature against either the Rangers or Red Wings on Monday or Tuesday, respectively.

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