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Sorokin will guard the home net Sunday against the Capitals, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Sorokin was sharp in his last outing, turning aside 27 of 28 shots in a 3-1 victory over the Wild to snap a four-game losing streak. The 29-year-old netminder is 28-23-6 with a .905 save percentage and 2.76 GAA on the campaign. Sorokin will have a tough matchup against a Washington team that's averaging a league-best 3.62 goals per game.

Lindgren will defend the road net against the Islanders on Sunday, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Lindgren is coming off a 19-save effort in Friday's 5-3 win over Chicago. He has posted a record of 18-12-3 with one shutout, a 2.67 GAA and an .896 save percentage through 35 appearances this season. Lindgren will be Washington's No. 1 netminder until Logan Thompson (upper body) is ready to return to the lineup. The Islanders sit 25th in the league with 2.72 goals per game in 2024-25.

Wolf stopped 31 of 34 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Wolf played well and kept the Flames in it after they fell behind 2-0. His teammates rewarded him for his efforts by forcing overtime, but Reilly Smith scored the winner on a double-deflection at 4:31 of the extra session. Wolf is now 2-2-2 with 16 goals allowed over his last six contests, and he can't expect to get much support from one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league. He's at 25-16-7 with a 2.63 GAA and a .910 save percentage across 48 starts this season. The Flames have a couple of winnable matchups next week, with road games versus the Sharks on Monday and the Ducks on Wednesday before a pivotal home game Friday versus the Wild. Wolf will probably start at least two of those games if not all three.

Schmid stopped 21 of 23 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flames.

The two goals Schmid allowed came 51 seconds apart but included the second intermission. He didn't falter after Matthew Coronato's equalizer and earned the win when Reilly Smith scored on a bank shot in overtime. Schmid made his first start and third appearance at the NHL level this season, and he'll be sticking around until Ilya Samsonov (upper body) is healthy enough to play. Adin Hill will likely get the start Sunday in Vancouver to close out this weekend's back-to-back set.

Romanov stopped 10 of 11 shots in relief of Alexandar Georgiev in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Kraken.

Romanov was called on for mop-up duty after the Kraken took a 4-1 lead in the middle of the second period. It was another passable effort from Romanov, but he is still searching for his first win at the NHL level. He's 0-3-0 with 17 goals allowed on 125 shots across five appearances this season, though allowing eight goals to the Kings last Sunday left a mark on his numbers. Romanov may get some extra action down the stretch for evaluation purposes, especially since Georgiev has done little to suggest he'll be part of the Sharks' long-term plans in the crease.

Georgiev allowed four goals on 11 shots before he was pulled in the second period of Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Kraken.

Georgiev missed one game due to an upper-body injury, and it's unclear if that played a part in his poor performance. The 29-year-old lost his third straight outing and has given up at least three goals in four consecutive games. He dropped to 15-25-2 with a 3.69 GAA and an .873 save percentage over 46 appearances this season. The Sharks' next game is at home versus the Flames.

Daccord stopped 23 of 24 shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Sharks.

Daccord allowed a Will Smith goal in the first period, but that was it, as the Kraken netminder won for the third time in his last four starts. The 28-year-old Daccord improved to 26-20-5 with a 2.63 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 53 appearances this season. He'll likely split the Kraken's next two games with Philipp Grubauer -- they visit the Kings on Monday before wrapping up the back-to-back Tuesday in Utah.

Johansson stopped 36 of 38 shots in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres.

Johansson put in a good performance during regulation and overtime, aside from allowing goals to Tage Thompson and Jason Zucker. The shootout didn't go as well, as Johansson stopped just one of three Buffalo attempts, which stuck him with the loss. He's 2-0-2 with 10 goals allowed on 138 shots over his last four outings, which is solid work for a backup netminder. On the year, he's 8-5-3 with a 3.03 GAA and a .901 save percentage across 17 appearances. The Lightning secured their playoff spot Saturday but still have seeding to play for. It's possible Johansson will see more action over the final six games of the season to keep Andrei Vasilevskiy fresh for the playoffs.

Reimer stopped 22 of 24 shots in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Lightning.

Reimer has earned six straight wins, a span in which he's allowed 17 goals. He limited the damage to Brayden Point and Gage Goncalves tallies in the second period and turned aside both of the Lightning's shootout attempts to secure the win. Reimer is now 8-8-2 with a 2.93 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 20 appearances between the Sabres and the Ducks this season. He's been the Sabres' starter in seven of the last nine games, but he'll likely cede the crease to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in Sunday's contest versus the Bruins.

Blackwood stopped 17 of 21 shots in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Blues. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

All four goals on Blackwood's ledger were scored in the first half of the contest. Two of them came on St. Louis power plays, so this wasn't exclusively Blackwood's failing, and a Robert Thomas empty-netter ended up being the decisive goal after a late flurry of scoring. Blackwood has allowed four goals in three of his last 10 outings, going 6-3-1 with 25 goals allowed in that span as he continues to play well in a starting role. He's 28-19-6 with a 2.49 GAA and a .913 save percentage over 54 appearances between the Avalanche and the Sharks this season. The 28-year-old netminder could be called on to start at home in Tuesday's heavyweight showdown against the Golden Knights.