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Gustavsson will patrol the crease for Thursday's home clash with the Rangers, Sarah McLellan of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Gustavsson has appeared in five of the Wild's last six outings, a span in which he posted a 3-2-0 record and 1.98 GAA. With no back-to-backs on Minnesota's short-term schedule, the 26-year-old netminder should continue to see the bulk of the workload moving forward -- though veteran Marc-Andre Fleury could get the occasional spot start along the way.

Blomqvist is reportedly dealing with a minor undisclosed injury, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports on Thursday.

The Penguins seem content to run out Tristan Jarry the rest of the way after bringing him up in a swap for Blomqvist on March 3. Between that and the 23-year-old Blomqvist's injury concern, fans and fantasy managers may not see the young netminder in an NHL crease again this year.

Swayman will tend the twine on the road versus Ottawa on Thursday, Jim McBride of The Boston Globe reports.

Swayman is riding a two-game winning streak during which he has posted a .962 save percentage (51 of 53 saves), including a shutout over the Lightning. The netminder's improved form follows a six-game losing streak in which he went 0-4-2 with a 3.32 GAA. At this point, the Bruins seem content to give the bulk of the workload to Swayman, leaving Joonas Korpisalo to watch from the bench more often than not.

Hill is expected to defend the visiting crease in Columbus on Thursday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Hill saw his four-game winning streak come to an abrupt halt Sunday, allowing six goals on 35 shots in a 6-5 loss to the Kings. Hill is 23-11-4 with a 2.60 GAA and a .904 save percentage across 38 appearances this season. The Blue Jackets are generating 3.33 goals per game, sixth in the NHL in 2024-25.

Ullmark will be between the pipes at home versus Boston on Thursday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Ullmark will be back in the crease after getting the night off versus the Flyers on Tuesday. Considering the 31-year-old Swede has appeared in nine of the Senators' last 11 contests, going 4-4-1 in that stretch, fantasy managers should probably be expecting Ullmark to continue seeing a heavy workload down the stretch ahead of Anton Forsberg.

Allen was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and is expected to guard the home crease versus Edmonton on Thursday, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.

Allen was stellar in his last start, stopping 23 of 24 shots in a 3-1 win over the Flyers on Sunday. Allen is 10-13-1 with four shutouts, a 2.62 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 24 starts. Edmonton is ninth in NHL scoring, scoring 3.23 goals per game this season.

Jarry will be between the home pipes versus St. Louis on Thursday, according to Penguins' reporter Dan Potash.

Jarry has won both his starts since returning from his stint in the AHL on March 3. He has allowed only three goals on 67 shots (.955 save percentage) in wins over Minnesota and Vegas. Jarry is 10-8-4 with a 3.15 GAA and an .891 save percentage across 24 appearances this season. The Blues are generating 2.82 goals per game in 2024-25, 22nd in the NHL.

Ersson will patrol the home crease versus Tampa Bay on Thursday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Ersson has really struggled over his last four starts, allowing 16 goals on 89 shots (.820 save percentage). Ersson is 18-12-4 with a 2.97 GAA and an .889 save percentage across 37 appearances this season. The Lightning are second in NHL scoring, generating 3.50 goals per game in 2024-25.

Merzlikins will defend the home crease versus Vegas on Thursday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Merzlikins has lost his last three games, allowing 12 goals on 102 shots (.882 save percentage). The losing streak has raised his GAA to 3.04, while lowering his save percentage to .896 this season. Merzlikins is 22-17-4 with one shutout. The Golden Knights are generating 3.34 goals per game in 2024-25, fifth in the NHL.

Dobes gave up five goals on 35 shots in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Kraken.

This one will sting -- the Canadiens were ahead 4-2 midway through the third period. Dobes allowed a pair of power-play goals to Jani Nyman and Matty Beniers, and then Brandon Montour scored four seconds into overtime, which is the fastest goal from the start of overtime in NHL history. Over his last seven outings, Dobes has gone 1-3-2 with 23 goals allowed on 198 shots. The 23-year-old netminder slipped to 6-3-2 with a 2.71 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 12 starts as a rookie this season. Sam Montembeault is likely to get the nod in a tough home matchup versus the Panthers on Saturday.