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Quick will guard the road goal against St. Louis on Sunday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.

Quick has a 5-2-0 record with two shutouts, a 2.39 GAA and a .919 save percentage through nine appearances this season. The 38-year-old Quick stopped all 11 shots he faced in relief after Igor Shesterkin got the hook in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Kings. St. Louis ranks 27th in the league with 2.58 goals per game and lost 2-1 in overtime to Dallas on Saturday.

Levi will guard the road goal Sunday against the Maple Leafs after being recalled from AHL Rochester, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves on 30 shots in Saturday's loss to Washington, and James Reimer was the backup. It's unclear why the Sabres brought up Levi, but head coach Lindy Ruff mentioned the lineup will have some game-time decisions. Levi has a 2-5-0 record with a 3.95 GAA and an .870 save percentage in seven NHL outings this season.

Hildeby will defend the road net versus Buffalo on Sunday, per David Alter of The Hockey News.

Hildeby has surrendered eight goals on 61 shots en route to a 1-1-0 record in the NHL this season. With Anthony Stolarz (lower body) on IR, Hildeby will get the second half of Toronto's back-to-back after Joseph Woll played in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Detroit. Buffalo sits 20th in the league with 2.93 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 4-2 to Washington on Saturday.

Tokarski will protect the home net against Columbus on Sunday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Tokarski has a 4-1-0 record with a 1.61 GAA and a .933 save percentage in five AHL appearances this season. The 35-year-old netminder will get his first NHL action since the 2022-23 campaign, when he went 1-2-0 with a 3.44 GAA and an .897 save percentage in four regular-season outings for Pittsburgh. Columbus ranks ninth in the league with 3.30 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 4-3 in overtime to Anaheim on Saturday.

Merzlikins will guard the road net Sunday against the Hurricanes, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Jet Greaves started Columbus' previous two contests after Merzlikins surrendered 10 goals in his last three games. Overall, the 30-year-old Merzlikins is 9-8-2 with an .888 save percentage and 3.06 GAA this season. He'll have a tough assignment against a Carolina team that's averaging 3.59 goals per game.

Stolarz (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Stolarz had already been ruled out for Sunday's matchup with the Sabres, but he'll be sidelined until at least Dec. 20 in Buffalo, per Alter. Joseph Woll figures to serve as Toronto's top netminding option while Stolarz is sidelined.

Soderblom will patrol the home crease against the Islanders on Sunday, per Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.

Soderblom allowed five goals on 19 shots in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Islanders before being pulled in the third period. He has a 2-7-1 record with a 2.74 GAA and a .908 save percentage through 10 appearances this season. Soderblom will get the second half of Chicago's back-to-back after Drew Commesso played in Saturday's 4-1 loss to New Jersey.

Hellberg was assigned to AHL Texas on Sunday.

Hellberg was the backup goalie behind Jake Oettinger in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over St. Louis. The 33-year-old Hellberg's return to the minors may bode well for the availability of Casey DeSmith (illness) ahead of Monday's home matchup against Washington.

Campbell was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Sunday.

Campbell was recalled under emergency conditions with Cam Talbot (lower body) unavailable, but the former didn't see any game action. With Alex Lyon (lower body) also expected back soon, the 32-year-old Campbell could be in for an extended stay in the minors.

Blackwood turned aside 37 shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

Getting his first start since being traded from the Sharks to the Avalanche, Blackwood took a shutout into the third period but had to settle for his first win with his new club. The 28-year-old should get first crack at the top job in the revamped Colorado crease ahead of Scott Wedgewood. Blackwood has a 2.95 GAA and .912 save percentage through 20 outings this season, while his 7-9-3 record should improve quickly with a better offense supporting him.