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Gustavsson will serve as the starting netminder for Thursday's home game against the Oilers, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Gustavsson has been on a roll recently, picking up wins in each of his last five starts while posting a 1.74 GAA and .940 save percentage during that time. He's coming off his worst performance across that span, as he saved just 21 of 25 shots (.840 save percentage) in Tuesday's 5-4 win over Utah in overtime. However, he'll attempt to bounce back against the Oilers, who are averaging 3.00 goals to begin the season.

Oettinger will patrol the home crease versus Nashville on Thursday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Oettinger snapped a mini two-game losing streak Sunday, stopping 29 shots in a 6-2 victory over Calgary. He will make his fourth straight start Thursday. Oettinger is 14-6-0 with a 2.43 GAA and a .912 save percentage across 20 starts this season. He has a good matchup versus the Predators, who are the lowest scoring team in the league, averaging 2.21 goals per game in 2024-25.

Varlamov (lower body) was not on the ice at morning practice and remains out of action versus Chicago on Thursday, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Varlamov has missed almost two weeks of action with the injury. He is 3-4-3 with a 2.89 GAA and a .889 save percentage. Ilya Sorokin is expected to start Thursday with Marcus Hogberg as his backup.

Stolarz will be between the home pipes versus Anaheim on Thursday, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.

Stolarz was sensational Tuesday, as he turned aside 38 shots in a 2-1 overtime win over New Jersey. The victory raised his record to 9-5-2, but he has been even better than that, as his peripherals are top-three in the NHL. He has a 2.13 GAA and a .928 save percentage across 16 appearances this season. The Ducks are scoring a paltry 2.37 goals per game in 2024-25.

Markstrom is expected to defend the home crease versus the Kings on Thursday, according to Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom has allowed only five goals on 75 shots in his last three games, going 2-0-1. The veteran netminder is 13-6-2 with a 2.48 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 21 appearances with the Devils this season. He will face the red-hot Kings who are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.

Sorokin was the first goalie off Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports, indicating he'll start at home against the Blackhawks.

Sorokin has been relatively effective in recent outings with a 2.29 GAA and .919 save percentage over his last six appearances, but he's had to settle for a 3-2-1 record during that time. Although the Islanders' offense remains lackluster, he'll have a favorable matchup Thursday, as the Blackhawks generate just 2.39 goals per game, the third-worst mark in the league.

Kolosov will start Thursday's home game against the Red Wings, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Kolosov has been somewhat inconsistent in recent starts, but he'll have a chance to right the ship Thursday against the Red Wings, who rank 27th in the NHL with 2.57 goals per game this year. Across his last three starts, Kolosov has posted a 1-1-1 record, 3.69 GAA and .872 save percentage.

Gibson gave up five goals on 34 shots in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Senators.

Ottawa cashed in three times on the power play, with Drake Batherson scoring two-thirds of his hat trick with the man advantage. The Ducks rank 28th in the league in penalty killing, checking in at a 72.4 percent success rate. Gibson has lost four starts in a row, giving up 14 goals in that span while trending in the wrong direction after a positive start to the campaign. He's now 4-4-1 with a 3.01 GAA and a .906 save percentage. Lukas Dostal is slated to start Thursday versus the Maple Leafs and could be due for a larger role between the pipes -- Gibson has been starting two out of three games lately, but a 50-50 split may better suit both goalies.

Ullmark stopped 31 of 32 shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Ducks.

Ullmark has allowed exactly one goal in each of his last three games, winning all of them. The 31-year-old limited the Ducks to a Cutter Gauthier tally in the third period in Wednesday's contest. Ullmark improved to 8-7-2 with a 2.70 GAA and a .903 save percentage through 18 appearances. It's taken some time for him to get on track, but the Swede is looking like the goalie the Senators expected him to be when they traded from him over the summer. The Senators have a back-to-back up next, with a tough road game against the Hurricanes on Friday followed by a more favorable home matchup against the Penguins on Saturday.

Luukkonen allowed two goals on 27 shots in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers. The third goal was an empty-netter.

Luukkonen didn't get any goal support for over 55 minutes, and it was an empty-netter that set the Rangers apart. The Sabres scored once after that Adam Fox tally to make it the decisive goal. Luukkonen is 0-4-2 during his six-game losing streak, but this was one of his better performances during the skid. Overall, the 25-year-old netminder is 8-8-3 with a 2.79 GAA and a .903 save percentage over 20 starts this season. The Sabres have a brutal back-to-back ahead with road games Saturday against the Capitals and Sunday versus the Maple Leafs.