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Swayman will protect the home net versus Montreal on Sunday, according to Andrew Fantucchio of Boston Hockey Now.

Swayman has lost his last two outings despite allowing only three goals on 50 shots. He has a 6-9-2 record with one shutout, a 3.09 GAA and an .892 save percentage through 17 appearances this season. Montreal sits 21st in the league with 2.83 goals per game in 2024-25.

Tarasov (illness) is expected to return to the lineup as Elvis Merzlikins' backup in Sunday's road game versus Chicago.

Tarasov sat out Friday's 5-2 win over Calgary. However, the Blue Jackets returned Jet Greaves to AHL Cleveland on Saturday, paving the way for Tarasov's return. The 25-year-old Tarasov has a 3-4-1 record with a 4.04 GAA and an .861 save percentage in eight appearances this season.

Merzlikins will defend the road net versus the Blackhawks on Sunday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins is coming off a 27-save performance in Friday's 5-2 victory over Calgary. He has won five of his last six outings, surrendering 19 goals on 170 shots. Merzlikins has a 7-5-2 record with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .893 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. Chicago sits 30th in the league with 2.48 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lankinen will guard the road goal against Detroit on Sunday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Lankinen has won his last three starts, stopping 90 of 96 shots and posting one shutout. He has earned a record of 11-3-2 with two shutouts, a 2.57 GAA and a .909 save percentage through 16 appearances this season. Detroit ranks 25th in the league with 2.57 goals per game in 2024-25.

Binnington turned aside 28 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers.

The veteran netminder was let down by his defense on Philly's two tallies in regulation, and Binnington simply had no chance on the OT winner, which came on a breakaway by dazzling rookie Matvei Michkov. Binnington has allowed three goals or fewer in six straight starts, going 3-2-1 over that stretch with a stellar 1.97 GAA and .926 save percentage.

Kolosov stopped 25 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues.

The Flyers nearly got the job done in regulation, but with their goalie pulled to create a 6-on-4 power play, the Blues found the tying goal with just 20 seconds left in the third period -- Kolosov robbed both Jordan Kyrou and Justin Faulk in quick succession, but Jake Neighbours banged home the puck on the ensuing scramble. Kolosov finally got rewarded for his efforts when Matvei Michkov scored on a breakaway in OT. The rookie netminder has won three straight starts after losing his first four NHL decisions, and since Samuel Ersson (lower body) landed on the shelf, Kolosov has a 2.25 GAA and .913 save percentage in four appearances compared to Ivan Fedotov's 2.91 GAA and .901 save percentage during the same stretch. If Philly carries only two goalies when Ersson returns from IR, Kolosov has made a strong case to be the team's No. 2.

Nedeljkovic made 30 saves in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Flames.

The 28-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period, but Nedeljkovic saw it slip away on a Jonathan Huberdeau shot from in close late in the frame. It was the first time since Nov. 2 that Nedeljkovic allowed fewer than three goals, and he carries a 4-4-3 record with a 3.31 GAA and .883 save percentage on the season.

Vladar turned aside 37 shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Penguins.

Three of the season-high six goals against Vladar came on Pittsburgh power plays, and the Calgary offense didn't wake up until the third period. The 27-year-old netminder has only one win in his last six starts, going 1-3-2 over that stretch with a 3.09 GAA and .891 save percentage, but for now Vladar still appears to be in a timeshare with Dustin Wolf.

Allen stopped 26 shots in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Capitals.

While there wasn't much the veteran netminder could do on Washington's three power-play tallies in the second period, the eventual game-winning goal in the third was largely Allen's fault. He attempted to handle the puck behind his own net on a dump-in, coughed it up to Aliaksei Protas and could only watch helplessly as Pierre-Luc Dubois took advantage of the wide-open cage. The six goals allowed weren't even a season high for Allen -- he coughed up eight against the Lightning on Oct. 22 -- but on the season he still has a respectable 2.70 GAA and .903 save percentage in nine appearances to go along with a 5-3-1 record.

Lindgren made 22 saves in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Devils.

Washington led 4-2 heading into the third period, but New Jersey dominated a wild final frame and Lindgren did just enough to come away with the victory. While the five goals allowed were a season high for the 30-year-old netminder, Lindgren has still won four of his last five starts. On the season, he sports a 7-5-0 record in 12 outings with a 2.95 GAA and .890 save percentage.