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Sorokin will defend the road crease against the Rangers on Monday, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Sorokin will have a chance to avenge his loss to the Rangers on Feb. 25 -- he was pulled after allowing five goals on 11 shots in that game. The Russian netminder has a 3-5-2 career record against his divisional foe, though the Islanders will have the rest advantage Monday -- the Rangers are on the second half of a back-to-back.

Shesterkin will tend the twine at home against the Islanders on Monday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Shesterkin may be hard-pressed to reach the 30-win mark at this point considering he has managed just 20 victories in his 43 appearances this year. At this point, the 29-year-old Russian is sporting a career-worst 2.93 GAA and .904 save percentage -- though those are still decent ratios compared to the rest of the league.

Kuemper is poised to patrol the blue paint on the road against Chicago on Monday, Zach Dooley of Kings Insider reports.

Kuemper is just two victories away from reaching the 20-win threshold after coming up short of that mark last year. In his last five outings, the 34-year-old backstop is 4-1-0 with a 3.20 GAA and .879 save percentage. Look for Kuemper to continue to see the bulk of the workload heading into the final weeks of the regular season while David Rittich serves as the No. 2 option.

Pickard is expected to guard the home crease versus the Ducks on Tuesday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.

Pickard is coming off a solid 35-save victory over the Hurricanes on Saturday and will get the opportunity to make consecutive appearances for just the fourth time this year. It would likely take an extended run of form for the 32-year-old backstop to steal the starting job away from Stuart Skinner, but it's certainly not an impossible task.

Kochetkov stopped 15 of 16 shots in Sunday's 2-1 overtime win over the Flames.

Kochetkov was beaten midway through the third period when Nazem Kadri found the back of the net on the power play, but other than that, he was solid between the pipes en route to his second consecutive win. The 25-year-old goaltender has won three of his last four starts, going 3-1-0 with a 2.50 GAA and an .890 save percentage in that span.

Wolf stopped 31 of 33 shots in Sunday's overtime loss to the Hurricanes.

Wolf was excellent between the pipes Sunday, but his efforts weren't enough to lift the Flames to a win, as the offense mustered just one goal on 16 shots. Wolf had to settle for the OT loss, and as good as he's been of late, the record isn't showing that. He's won just one of seven starts since the beginning of February, going 1-4-2 with a 2.86 GAA and an .899 save percentage in that span. He's posted a save percentage of at least .905 in his previous three starts.

Knight will patrol the home crease against the Kings on Monday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Knight will make his Chicago debut after being acquired from Florida on Saturday as part of the Seth Jones deal. The 23-year-old Knight has stopped 68 of 74 shots during his three-game winning streak. He posted a 12-8-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.40 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 23 appearances with the Panthers this season. Los Angeles is tied for 20th in the league with 2.84 goals per game in 2024-25.

Georgiev will defend the road net versus the Maple Leafs on Monday, per Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun.

Georgiev has gone winless in his last eight outings (0-6-1), allowing 30 goals on 230 shots. He has a 10-19-1 record with a 3.65 GAA and an .877 save percentage through 34 appearances between San Jose and Colorado this season. Toronto is tied for ninth in the league with 3.23 goals per game and earned a 6-5 overtime win over Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Montembeault will protect the home net against Buffalo on Monday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Montembeault has stopped 68 of 73 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has a 21-21-3 record with four shutouts, a 2.90 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 45 appearances this season. Buffalo sits 12th in the league with 3.17 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vasilevskiy is expected to guard the road goal against Florida on Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Vasilevskiy has made 225 saves on 238 shots during his eight-game winning streak. He has a 29-15-3 record with four shutouts, a 2.18 GAA and a .923 save percentage through 47 appearances this season. Florida ranks seventh in the league with 3.28 goals per game in 2024-25.