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Forsberg stopped 21 of 25 shots in Friday's 4-0 loss to the Blues.

Forsberg returned from a nine-game absence due to a lower-body injury. His Senators teammates failed to provide any scoring support, and Forsberg let in a goal to Brayden Schenn and three more to Brandon Saad in the loss. Forsberg is down to 4-7-0 with a 3.04 GAA and an .885 save percentage over 12 appearances this season. He could share the playing time between the pipes with Leevi Merilainen until Linus Ullmark (back) is able to return. The Senators wrap up a nine-game road trip Tuesday in Detroit.

Dostal will protect the road goal versus the Oilers, per the NHL media site.

John Gibson played in Winnipeg on Thursday, earning a 4-3 overtime win, so it tracks that Dostal would handle the second half of a back-to-back. This will be a tough matchup for Dostal, as the Oilers have scored 19 times over their last six games. Dostal has won four of his last six starts, allowing 16 goals in that span.

Hofer will start on the road versus the Blue Jackets on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Hofer will handle the second half of a back-to-back after Jordan Binnington starts Friday. Hofer went 4-0-1 with a 2.18 GAA and a .914 save percentage over six games in December. The 24-year-old has often started once every two or three contests, though this will be his first start in four games after he allowed four goals in a 7-4 win over the Predators on Dec. 27.

Binnington will protect the home goal versus the Senators on Friday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Binnington has won two of his last three games, allowing six goals on 65 shots in that span. The 31-year-old had lost five straight outings before his recent turnaround. The Senators are in the second half of a back-to-back after losing 4-2 in Dallas on Thursday.

Knight is set to start in Friday's home tilt versus Pittsburgh, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Knight has a 6-6-1 record, 2.88 GAA and .887 save percentage in 14 appearances in 2024-25. He stopped 21 of 25 shots en route to a 4-0 loss to Montreal in his last start Saturday. Pittsburgh ranks 16th in goals per game with 3.05.

Miner will be called up by the Avalanche on Friday, Meghan Angley of Guerilla Sports reports.

Miner has a 2.47 GAA and a .903 save percentage in 16 appearances with AHL Colorado in 2024-25. He's being recalled since Scott Wedgewood is dealing with a lower-body injury. Mackenzie Blackwood figures to get the majority of the starts during Wedgewood's absence, but Miner might play between the pipes during the Avalanche's upcoming back-to-back in Chicago on Wednesday and in Minnesota on Thursday.

Wedgewood (lower body) continues to undergo further evaluation but appears to be facing a somewhat long-term absence after head coach Jared Bednar told reporters Friday, "I'm guessing it's going to be week-to-week," per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.

It's a tough blow for Wedgewood considering he was putting up decent numbers in Colorado. The 32-year-old netminder is 4-2-0 with a 2.35 GAA and one shutout in seven appearances for the Avalanche. Still, barring a long-term concern, Wedgewood could still see plenty of action this season as the No. 2 option in Colorado. In the meantime, the Avs will likely need to bring up either Kevin Mandolese or Trent Miner from the minors ahead of Saturday's clash with Montreal.

Saros is slated to start in Friday's road tilt against Vancouver, according to Predators Radio Host Max Herz.

Saros has an 8-16-6 record, 2.82 GAA and .903 save percentage in 30 appearances in 2024-25. He stopped 25 of 28 shots en route to a 3-0 loss to Winnipeg in his last start Monday. The Canucks rank 13th in goals per game with 3.11, though they're missing some key players in Elias Pettersson (undisclosed), Quinn Hughes (undisclosed) and Filip Hronek (lower body).

Wolf will patrol the home crease versus Nashville on Saturday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf enters the game on a three-game winning streak, turning aside 68 of 74 shots (.919 save percentage). Wolf is 12-5-2 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.61 GAA and a .914 save percentage across 19 appearances this season. The Predators are averaging a league-worst 2.39 goals per game in 2024-25.

Silovs was recalled from AHL Abbotsford on Friday, according to Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com.

Silovs was 1-4-1 with a 4.11 GAA and an .847 save percentage over seven appearances with the Canucks during the first two months of the season. Silovs has seen limited duty in the AHL, going 2-3-0 with a 2.44 GAA and a .900 save percentage with Abbotsford. Silovs will back up Kevin Lankinen versus Nashville on Friday as Thatcher Demko gets the night off to deal with back spasms that forced him to leave Thursday's tilt in Seattle in the second period.