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Martin will be between the home pipes versus Florida on Friday, according to Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Martin will make his third straight start as Frederik Andersen (knee surgery) and Pyotr Kochetkov (concussion) are out of action. Martin is 3-2-1 with a 3.33 GAA and an .856 save percentage in seven appearances this season. Yaniv Perets will back up Martin on Friday.

Bobrovsky is set to guard the road net Friday versus Carolina, per Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal.

Bobrovsky has a 10-5-1 record, 3.05 GAA and .889 save percentage in 16 appearances this season. He turned aside 23 of 24 shots en route to a 5-1 win over Toronto on Wednesday. The Hurricanes are among the league's toughest adversaries -- they're 16-5-1 and rank second offensively with 4.00 goals per game.

Tarasov (illness) won't dress for Friday's home tilt versus Calgary, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Jet Greaves, who was recalled from AHL Cleveland on an emergency basis Friday, will back up Elvis Merzlikins against the Flames. Tarasov is 3-4-1 with a 4.03 GAA and an .861 save percentage in eight outings this campaign.

Merzlikins is expected to start at home Friday versus Calgary, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins has a 6-5-2 record, 3.15 GAA and .890 save percentage in 13 appearances this season. He's struggled recently, allowing at least four goals in each of his past three starts. Daniil Tarasov is unavailable due to an illness, so Jet Greaves, who was recalled from AHL Cleveland, will serve as the backup goaltender. Calgary has a solid 12-7-4 record, though the Flames have been underwhelming offensively, ranking 26th with 2.57 goals per game.

Oettinger will patrol the home crease versus Colorado on Friday, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Oettinger struggled in his last start Monday, allowing five goals on 33 shots to snap a five-game winning streak. The netminder is 11-4-0 with a 2.43 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 15 starts this season. Oettinger will face the Avalanche, who are 11th in NHL scoring, averaging 3.30 goals per game.

Per Scott Powers of The Athletic on Friday, Brossoit had another procedure on his knee and will be out of action for six weeks, according to coach Luke Richardson.

Brossoit underwent his original surgery Aug. 27 and was in need of another operation. Brossoit has yet to appear in a Chicago uniform this season after signing as an unrestricted free agent July 1. He will battle Petr Mrazek once he is ready to take on a big role. Brossoit was 15-5-2 with a 2.00 GAA and a .927 save percentage in 23 regular-season appearances with the Jets last season.

Swayman will be in the home crease versus Pittsburgh on Friday, per Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald.

Swayman is starting to turn his game around as he has given up only two goals on 34 shots over his last two starts. Overall, Swayman is 6-8-2 with one shutout, a 3.16 GAA and an .888 save percentage. The Penguins are averaging 2.63 goals-per-game this season.

Tarasov is dealing with an illness, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic, which puts his status for Friday's home game against Calgary in question.

Tarasov has a 3-4-1 record, 4.03 GAA and .861 save percentage in eight appearances in 2024-25. The Blue Jackets recalled Jet Greaves on an emergency basis Friday due to Tarasov's illness. If Tarasov can't play against the Flames, then Elvis Merzlikins will likely serve as the starter while Greaves would be his understudy.

Fedotov will defend the home crease versus the Rangers on Friday.

Fedotov is 3-4-1 with a 3.69 GAA and an .874 save percentage as he has struggled his last two starts after winning three in a row. Fedotov has given up eight goals on 67 shots in a loss to Carolina and a shootout defeat at the hands of the Golden Knights. The Rangers are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and are averaging 3.33 goals per game.

Greaves was recalled by the Blue Jackets under emergency conditions Friday.

The fact that it's an emergency recall implies either Elvis Merzlikins or Daniil Tarasov is in danger of missing Friday's home game against Calgary. Greaves has a 3.23 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 11 appearances with AHL Cleveland in 2024-25.