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Chabot (personal) will miss Monday's preseason opener against the Canadiens, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Chabot won't join the Senators for their preseason opener as he and his wife await the birth of their first child. The 29-year-old blueliner posted seven goals, 31 points, 99 shots on net and 11 blocked shots across 57 regular-season outings in 2025-26. He is in contention to fill Ottawa's captain vacancy, alongside fellow blueliner Jake Sanderson and center Tim Stutzle. Regardless of whether Chabot is named captain, he is expected to handle another sizable role in 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.

Markstrom will protect the home net in Sunday's preseason matchup against Carolina, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Markstrom posted a 23-19-1 record with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .883 save percentage in 44 regular-season appearances with New Jersey in 2025-26. After being acquired by Florida on June 30, the 36-year-old netminder has plenty of bounce-back potential as the Panthers' projected No. 1 option for the 2026-27 campaign.

Vasilevskiy is expected to patrol the home crease against Nashville in Sunday's preseason matchup, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.

Vasilevskiy posted a 39-15-4 record with two shutouts, a 2.31 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 58 appearances during the 2025-26 regular season. He led all netminders in wins and captured his second career Vezina Trophy. Vasilevskiy will probably be the first goaltender off the board in redraft leagues ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

Daccord turned aside all 14 shots he faced during Saturday's 4-2 preseason win over the Canucks.

Daccord drew the start during Saturday's preseason opener and played two periods before being replaced by Nikke Kokko. Daccord was perfect before being pulled, strengthening his case for the No. 1 goaltending job once the regular season gets underway, though he could split time with Philipp Grubauer. Daccord went 20-20-6 with a 3.03 GAA and .896 save percentage across 47 regular-season appearances with Seattle last year.

Tolopilo turned aside 26 of 30 shots during Saturday's 4-2 preseason loss to the Kraken.

Tolopilo played the entire preseason opener and faced plenty of shots, but he didn't have an ideal showing. He allowed a pair of first-period goals before giving up two more in the final frame. Thatcher Demko (hip) isn't expected to be a full participant in training camp, which could give Tolopilo an opportunity to serve as Kevin Lankinen's backup to begin the 2026-27 regular season. Still, Chris Driedger will likely have a chance to compete for that role as well.