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Hill is set to start at home against Toronto on Wednesday, according to Jesse Granger of The Athletic

Hill will look to extend his three-game winning streak -- he's stopped 72 of 74 shots (.973 save percentage) in that span. The 28-year-old is 22-10-4 with a 2.52 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 36 appearances this season. Toronto ranks 10th in the NHL with 3.21 goals per game this season.

Lankinen is expected to start at home against Anaheim on Wednesday, per Ben Kuzma of Postmedia.

Lankinen is coming off a disappointing 6-3 loss to Seattle on Saturday in which he surrendered five goals on 23 shots. He had a good stretch before that, though, stopping 77 of 82 shots (.939 save percentage) over three outings from Feb. 6 to Feb. 26. This will be his second start of the campaign against the Ducks after he saved 21 of 22 shots en route to a 5-1 victory over them Nov. 5.

Kuemper was the first goalie off Wednesday, Russell Morgan of Hockey Royalty reports, indicating he'll guard the cage at home versus the Blues.

Kuemper has struggled in his last two outings, giving up a combined 10 goals on 49 shots (.796 save percentage) to the Stars and Blackhawks. Considering the Kings play the Blues in each of their next two games, the veteran netminder will need to recover quickly and find his game.

Skinner is slated to start at home against Montreal on Thursday, per Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton on Wednesday.

Skinner is still searching for his first win since Feb. 4. He's 0-3-0 with a 4.55 GAA and an .863 save percentage over his past five outings. Montreal will enter Thursday's clash riding a five-game winning streak, so the Canadiens won't be the easiest of adversaries for Skinner.

Romanov was elevated from AHL San Diego on Wednesday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Romanov hasn't appeared in an NHL game since 2023-24 when he played in two games for the Sharks. The team doesn't have any immediate back-to-backs, so Romanov may not get into a game for San Jose right away. Instead, he figures to serve as the No. 2 behind Alexandar Georgiev -- at least until Yaroslav Askarov is cleared to return from a lower-body injury.

Lyon stopped 28 of 30 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

Lyon protected the Red Wings' crease for the first time since Feb. 23, when he allowed four goals in a 5-4 win over the Ducks, but he was tagged with the loss in this low-scoring affair. Lyon has looked decent in recent weeks, going 2-1-0 with a 3.19 GAA and an .886 save percentage over his four appearances since the beginning of February.

Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Red Wings.

Andersen was outstanding in this win and did everything in his power to lift the Hurricanes to victory in a low-scoring matchup. Numbers aside, this was a much-needed bounce-back performance for Andersen, who had lost each of his previous four starts. This was the first win since Jan. 28 for the 35-year-old veteran, but Pyotr Kochetkov should get the nod versus the Bruins on Thursday as the Hurricanes stick with their timeshare between the pipes.

Sorokin stopped 26 of 28 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Jets.

Although Sorokin was beaten twice, the star netminder was solid enough to secure the win and bounce back from the 4-0 loss to the Rangers on Monday. Sorokin has won three of his last four starts, going 3-1-0 with a 2.53 GAA and a .918 save percentage over that stretch. That's a significant step forward from the four consecutive losses he suffered between Feb. 7 and Feb. 25, when he posted an .818 save percentage and a 5.02 GAA.

Fedotov turned aside 25 of 27 shots and took the loss after replacing Samuel Ersson midway through the first period Tuesday as the Flyers fell 6-3 to the Flames.

Ersson got beaten three times on only five shots, but Fedotov's better play in the crease went unrewarded, as the first goal he allowed proved to be the game-winner for Calgary. This might be the performance that gives Fedotov a chance to push his way into a timeshare or even take the starting job from Ersson, however. Over six appearances dating back to Jan. 24, Fedotov has a solid 2.67 GAA and .900 save percentage, but just a 1-4-0 record.

Ersson gave up three goals on five shots before being replaced by Ivan Fedotov midway through the first period of Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Flames.

While Ersson had little chance on the first tally, the netminder got a clean look at Nazem Kadri's shot from faceoff circle and then let Connor Zary sneak a puck past him from a sharp angle, prompting head coach John Tortorella to give him the hook. However, Ersson avoided the loss, as the first goal Fedotov gave up proved to be the game-winner for Calgary. It's the fourth time in his last six outings that Ersson has allowed at least three goals, a stretch in which he's gone 3-0-2 despite a mediocre 3.23 GAA and .884 save percentage.