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Ersson will guard the road goal versus Colorado on Sunday.

Ersson had won six of seven outings, stopping 169 of 184 shots, before getting pulled from Wednesday's 5-0 loss to New Jersey. He has a 15-9-2 record with a 2.86 GAA and an .890 save percentage through 28 appearances this season. Colorado ranks seventh in the league with 3.28 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vanecek (face) was summoned from his conditioning assignment with AHL San Jose on Sunday.

The Sharks assigned Yaroslav Askarov to the minors in a corresponding move. Vanecek hasn't been in the lineup for the Sharks since Dec. 17 against Winnipeg, when he suffered a fractured cheekbone while sitting on the bench as the backup. Vanecek will compete for playing time with Alexandar Georgiev, but Askarov could return to the NHL before the conclusion of the regular season.

Askarov was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Sunday.

The Sharks recalled Vitek Vanecek (face) from his minor-league conditioning assignment in a corresponding move. Askarov will play in the AHL All-Star Classic on Monday and participate in Sunday's AHL All-Star Skills Competition. He has a 4-6-2 record with a 3.10 GAA and an .896 save percentage in 13 NHL appearances this season.

Luukkonen will protect the home net against New Jersey on Sunday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Luukkonen has won three of his last four outings, stopping 106 of 116 shots. He has a 17-15-4 record with a 2.97 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 37 appearances. New Jersey sits 12th in the league with 3.09 goals per game in 2024-25.

Swayman made 22 saves in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

A hat trick by David Pastrnak helped fuel a big afternoon for the Bruins' offense, allowing Swayman to come away with his 17th win of the season. The 26-year-old netminder has given up at least three goals in five of his last seven outings but has still found some success thanks to the play of his teammates, going 4-2-1 over that stretch despite a 3.52 GAA and .902 save percentage.

Shesterkin turned aside 19 of 24 shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Boston, with the Bruins' final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The Rangers shook things up by trading for J.T. Miller ahead of Saturday's contest, but that didn't improve the team's defensive effort and Shesterkin couldn't do much with any of the high-danger chances that got past him. The 29-year-old goalie is stuck in a rut, giving up 14 goals on 72 shots while losing three straight starts, but Shesterkin has the talent to turn things around at any time -- especially if he gets a little more help in front of him.

Merzlikins will guard the road goal against the Stars on Sunday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins has won seven of his last eight outings and has stopped 84 of 88 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has a 19-11-3 record with one shutout, a 2.89 GAA and an .896 save percentage through 33 appearances this season. Dallas sits 10th in the league with 3.18 goals per game in 2024-25.

Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over Chicago.

Landon Slaggert scored just seven seconds into the first period on a nice display of hustle, but Bobrovsky shut the door the rest of the way as the Panthers dominated play and roared back. It was Bobrovsky's fourth straight win, a stretch in which the veteran netminder has allowed just five goals on 107 shots for a 1.25 GAA and .953 save percentage.

Mrazek made 39 saves in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Florida.

Chicago was thoroughly outplayed on the afternoon, getting out-shot 44-25, and the final score might have been even uglier if it weren't for Mrazek's efforts. Even so, the outing continued a rough stretch for the veteran netminder -- Mrazek has gone just 1-4-1 over his last six starts with a 4.03 GAA and .889 save percentage, and he may be slipping into a timeshare with Arvid Soderblom as a result.

Tomkins was loaned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday.

Tomkins has been the backup goalie behind Andrei Vasilevskiy in the last two games due to the absence of Jonas Johansson (lower body). If Johansson doesn't return to the lineup in Tuesday's home game versus Ottawa, Tampa Bay could recall Tomkins from the minors.