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Grubauer will patrol the road crease Friday against the Sharks, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

The 32-year-old has been struggling all season long and has gone 1-6-0 with a 3.11 GAA and an .881 save percentage over seven starts. This will be his first start since Nov. 17, when he lost 2-0 to the Rangers. The Sharks average 2.64 goals per game this season, the 10th-worst mark in the league.

Vasilevskiy is a healthy scratch for Friday's road tilt against Nashville, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.

Jonas Johansson is starting for the Lightning while Matt Tomkins, who was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Friday, is the backup netminder. That allows Vasilevskiy to take the day off entirely. The 30-year-old Vasilevskiy will likely start in Saturday's home game against Toronto.

Lyon (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup Friday versus New Jersey, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Cam Talbot will get the start with Ville Husso as his backup. Lyon was injured during the Red Wings' morning skate Wednesday. He is 4-4-0 with a 2.74 GAA and a .911 save percentage in nine appearances this season.

Talbot is set to guard the home goal against New Jersey on Friday, per Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

Talbot has a 6-4-2 record, 2.47 GAA and .923 save percentage in 13 appearances in 2024-25. He saved 24 of 25 shots en route to a 2-1 overtime win over Calgary on Wednesday. The Devils have an impressive 15-8-2 record and rank ninth offensively with 3.36 goals per game.

Lankinen will patrol the road crease in Buffalo on Friday, Brian Koziol of WGR 550reports.

Lankinen shut out the Bruins in his last start, turning aside 33 shots in a 2-0 victory. Lankinen is 10-3-2 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.56 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 15 starts in 2024-25. The Sabres are averaging 3.09 goals per game this season, 15th in the NHL.

Saros is expected to start in Friday's home tilt versus Tampa Bay.

Saros stopped 20 of 23 shots en route to a 3-2 overtime loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday. He's 6-10-3 with a 2.59 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 19 appearances in 2024-25. Tampa Bay ranks fourth offensively with 3.81 goals per game.

Markstrom is starting in Friday's game against the Red Wings, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

The veteran goaltender led the Devils onto the ice for warm-ups Friday, so he'll get the nod and will aim to bounce back following his defeat against the Blues on Wednesday. Markstrom has dropped two of his past four starts, going 2-2-0 with a 2.53 GAA and an .889 save percentage in that stretch. The Red Wings rank 28th in the league with 2.50 goals scored per game.

Wolf will be between the visiting pipes in Columbus on Friday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Wolf saw his four-game winning streak come to an end Monday, giving up four goals on 30 shots in a 4-3 loss in Ottawa. Wolf has been outstanding this season, going 8-3-1 with a 2.47 GAA and a .921 save percentage. Wolf will face the Blue Jackets, who are a surprisingly good scoring team this season, averaging 3.43 goals per game.

Johansson is expected to start on the road against Nashville on Friday, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.

Johansson has a 1-1-1 record, 5.22 GAA and .856 save percentage in four appearances in 2024-25. He has surrendered at least five goals in each of his past three starts. Nashville ranks last offensively with just 2.35 goals per game. Vasilevskiy might miss Friday's game for a non-injury reason, which would result in Matt Tomkins, who was summoned from AHL Syracuse, serving as the backup goaltender.

Reimer is slated to start in Saturday's road tilt versus the Islanders, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is set to start Friday versus Vancouver. Reimer has a record of 1-2-0 with a 3.69 GAA and an .889 save percentage in 36 appearances in 2024-25. The Islanders rank 30th offensively with 2.48 goals per game.