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Lankinen will tend the home twine Tuesday versus Montreal, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Lankinen will make his fifth straight start as Vancouver is battling for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The 29-year-old has had mixed results over four outings in March, going 2-2-0 with an .884 save percentage and a 2.79 GAA. The Canadiens have lost back-to-back games and were shutout 1-0 in Calgary on Saturday.

Swayman will protect the home net against Florida on Tuesday, per Elaine Cavalieri of the Bruins' official site.

Swayman is coming off a 26-save performance in Saturday's 4-0 shutout win over Tampa Bay. He has a 19-21-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.93 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 46 appearances this season. Florida sits eighth in the league with 3.27 goals per game in 2024-25.

Gibson (lower body) will be available for Tuesday's home matchup against the Capitals, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Gibson will return to the lineup after missing back-to-back games with his lower-body injury. Lukas Dostal was operating in the starter's crease at Tuesday's morning skate, so Gibson will probably be the No. 2 option against the Caps.

Georgiev was the first goalie off Tuesday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports, indicating he'll tend the twine at home versus the Predators.

Georgiev will make his fifth straight start after going 2-2-0 with a 3.71 GAA and an .862 save percentage in his previous four outings. In his 20 games for San Jose this year, the 29-year-old netminder is 4-14-1 with a career-worst 3.88 GAA. There aren't any back-to-backs on the Sharks' upcoming schedule, so Georgiev figures to continue to see plenty of starts.

Merilainen was summoned from AHL Belleville on Tuesday, per Steve Lloyd of TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Prior to being recalled, Merilainen had been in the minors since Feb. 2. The Finnish netminder has been efficient over 12 appearances with the big club this season, registering an 8-3-1 record, .925 save percentage and 1.99 GAA. Anton Forsberg will start Tuesday against the Flyers, though his 8-10-1 record, .895 save percentage and 2.82 GAA could open the door for Merilainen to earn a role in the crease behind Linus Ullmark going forward.

Vejmelka stopped 23 of 26 shots in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs.

Vejmelka was beaten twice in the first period and once more in the second, though two of those goals came when the Maple Leafs had the man advantage. The 28-year-old settled down afterward, but he ended up being tagged with an OT loss for the second game in a row. Vejmelka has started seven games in a row for Utah, going 4-1-2 with a 2.11 GAA and a .914 save percentage over that stretch.

Woll stopped 29 of 32 shots in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over Utah.

Woll was beaten three times over a 3:56 stretch in the second period, but he stopped two shots in the shootout, and that was enough to secure the win. Toronto has been alternating goalies in recent weeks, and Woll has started in five of the team's last 10 games. He's gone 3-2-0 with a 3.49 GAA and an .880 save percentage over that stretch.

Wedgewood stopped all 20 shots he faced in Monday's 3-0 win over the Blackhawks.

Wedgewood recorded his second shutout of the season, and the 32-year-old veteran has now won each of his last two starts. Given that this game was the first leg of a back-to-back set, Mackenzie Blackwood will likely start in Minnesota on Tuesday, meaning Wedgewood could return to action against Calgary on Friday. Wedgewood, who was traded from Nashville to Colorado in late November, has gone 7-4-0 in his 12 appearances with Colorado this season, posting a 2.03 GAA and a .922 save percentage over that span.

Forsberg will occupy the road crease Tuesday against the Flyers, according to TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Forsberg will make his 23rd appearance of the campaign Tuesday -- the Swedish netminder holds an 8-10-1 record, .895 save percentage and 2.82 GAA across 22 outings. This will be Forsberg's first start since Feb. 6, though he made an appearance Feb. 22 in relief of Linus Ullmark, who has drawn the bulk of the starts lately while Ottawa attempts to make the postseason for the first time since 2016-17. Tuesday's game is the second half of a back-to-back for the Sens, while the Flyers last played Sunday in a 3-1 home loss to New Jersey.

Knight stopped 18 of 20 shots in Monday's 3-0 loss to the Avalanche. The third goal was an empty-netter with 56 seconds left in the game.

Knight looked excellent between the pipes over the first two periods, but he couldn't hold on in the third period and was beaten twice, and then the Avs closed things out with an empty-netter in the final minute of the contest. This was Knight's third start with Chicago since he was traded from Florida, and he's gone 2-1-0 with a 1.98 GAA and a .941 save percentage so far.