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Blackwood is slated to start on the road against the Capitals on Tuesday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Blackwood has posted a 5-8-3 record, .904 save percentage and 3.06 GAA through 16 appearances. The Ontario native bounced back in his last start, stopping 36 of 38 shots in a 4-2 win over Seattle after losing three consecutive prior contests. Blackwood will have his hands full against a Washington team that's put up a league-best 4.21 goals per game through 24 outings.

Talbot (lower body) isn't expected to be an option for the next three games, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday.

Talbot will sit out Detroit's two-game road trip, which includes Tuesday's matchup against Boston and Thursday's contest against Ottawa. There is a slight chance he could be ready for Saturday's home clash with Colorado, but head coach Derek Lalonde believes that would be a stretch. With Talbot and Alex Lyon (lower body) unavailable, Sebastian Cossa will be Ville Husso's backup versus the Bruins on Tuesday.

Gustavsson will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home matchup against the Canucks, per Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.

Gustavsson has been excellent in back-to-back games -- he's won both contests while turning aside a combined 64 of 66 shots on goal. Vancouver ranks 10th overall in the league with 3.30 goals per game through 23 contests. The Swedish netminder has a 3-2-1 record, 2.78 GAA and .908 save percentage in seven career appearances against the Canucks.

Knight will get the starting nod against the Penguins on Tuesday.

Knight will make his 10th appearance of the season -- the 23-year-old is 4-4-0 with a .911 save percentage and a 2.31 GAA through nine appearances. The Connecticut native posted his first shutout of the season Saturday in a 20-save, 6-0 win over Carolina. Knight has yet to face the Penguins in his four-year NHL career.

Hellebuyck will defend the home crease versus the Blues on Tuesday, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Hellebuyck leads the NHL in wins with 15, and he'll have a favorable matchup Tuesday against a St. Louis team that ranks 29th in the NHL with 2.48 goals per game through 25 outings. The 31-year-old has a stellar 16-5-2 record, 2.03 GAA and .929 save percentage in his career against the Blues.

Kochetkov (concussion) is expected to be in goal for Tuesday's home matchup against the Kraken, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Kochetkov has missed four consecutive games. He conceded four goals on 31 shots in a 5-4 loss to Columbus in his last start. The 25-year-old will face the Kraken, who have generated 70 goals through 25 contests.

Jarry will patrol the home crease Tuesday against the Panthers, per Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jarry is coming off his best win of the season -- he turned aside 30 of 31 shots in Friday's 2-1 victory over Boston. It was the first time in 2024-25 that Jarry has allowed less than three goals in a game. The 29-year-old will have a tough assignment Tuesday against a Panthers club that sits fifth in the NHL with 3.64 goals per game through 25 contests.

Montembeault will tend the home twine in Tuesday's matchup against the Islanders, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Montembeault will make his 19th appearance of the season Tuesday -- the 28-year-old is 6-10-2 with an .897 save percentage and a 3.12 GAA through 18 outings. The Quebec native has struggled lately, allowing 12 goals on 82 shots over a 0-2-1 stretch. The Islanders rank 27th in the NHL with 2.56 goals per game through 25 contests.

Stolarz made 27 saves in Monday's 4-1 win over Chicago.

The 30-year-old netminder continues to shine in a timeshare with Joseph Woll, taking a shutout into the third period Monday before Lukas Reichel banged a rebound past him. Stolarz has given up more than three goals only once in seven appearances since the beginning of November, and he's posted an 8-4-2 record with a 2.23 GAA and a .924 save percentage on the season.

Soderblom turned aside 18 of 21 shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs. Toronto's final goal was scored into an empty net.

Chicago was never really in the contest, but Soderblom did his best to keep things close, allowing just one goal in each period. The 25-year-old netminder hasn't picked up a win in a month while seeing infrequent work behind Petr Mrazek, and Soderblom has lost his last four starts despite posting a 2.54 GAA and a .913 save percentage over that stretch.