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Swayman will patrol the visiting crease in Dallas on Thursday, according to Jim McBride of the Boston Globe.

Swayman has paid the price for missing training camp due to a contract holdout, as he is 5-5-2 with a 3.03 GAA and an .896 save percentage, by far the worst results in his four-plus year NHL career. The 25-year-old will have a tough matchup versus the Stars, as Dallas is 9-5-0 this season, averaging 3.21 goals.

Ersson tweaked something at practice Wednesday and will not be in uniform for Thursday's tilt in Ottawa, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

The Flyers said that the injury is not long term. Ivan Fedotov will get the start with Aleksei Kolosov backing up in Ottawa. Ersson is the Flyers' No. 1 goaltender when healthy, as he is 5-2-2 with a 2.70 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 11 appearances this season.

Kolosov (lower body) will serve as the No. 2 option versus Ottawa on Thursday behind Ivan Fedotov, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Kolosov will fill in for Samuel Ersson, who is dealing with a minor undisclosed injury and won't dress for Thursday's matchup. The 22-year-old Kolosov is still looking for his first win of the season, having gone 0-3-0 with a 3.93 GAA and .863 save percentage to start the campaign. Once the Flyers' netminders are back to 100 percent, Kolosov could be headed for AHL Lehigh Valley.

Binnington will defend the visiting crease in Buffalo on Thursday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Binnington has lost two straight games, allowing 11 goals on 57 shots. He rebounded somewhat Tuesday, giving up three goals on 30 shots after a horrendous game Saturday in which the Capitals put eight goals past him on 27 shots. Binnington is 4-7-0 with a 3.26 GAA and an .887 save percentage over 12 appearances in 2024-25. The Sabres are 7-8-1 this season, averaging 3.38 goals.

Vejmelka stopped 49 of 50 shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

The 28-year-old netminder delivered the best performance of his career in Wednesday's win, shutting down one of the best offenses in the Eastern Conference and only allowing a power-play goal in the second period, courtesy of Martin Necas, who happens to be one of the hottest players in the league at the moment. Vejmelka is not expected to steal the starting role from Connor Ingram, but this was undoubtedly an eye-popping performance. Through five appearances this season, Vejmelka has gone 1-3-0 with a 2.37 GAA and a .926 save percentage.

Blackwood was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and is slated to get the road start versus the Rangers on Thursday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Blackwood was spectacular in his last start, turning aside all 44 shots in a 1-0 victory over New Jersey. The win gave Blackwood a 3-4-2 record with a 3.10 GAA and a .910 save percentage this season. He will have a tough matchup, as the Rangers average 3.71 goals this season, fifth in the NHL.

Comrie will start Thursday's road game against Tampa Bay, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

The 29-year-old has had limited opportunities to start this season behind Connor Hellebuyck, but Comrie will draw his fourth start of the year Thursday. Comrie has been effective when called upon, posting a 3-0-0 record, 2.67 GAA and .914 save percentage.

Allen was the first goalie to leave the ice Thursday, Devils play-by-play announcer Matt Loughlin reports, indicating he'll tend the twine on the road versus the Panthers.

Allen has been used sparingly this season, logging just six games in which he posted a 3-2-1 record with a 2.35 GAA and two shutouts. Still, the veteran netminder's numbers are the best he's put up since 2019-20 when he was with St. Louis and registered a 2.15 GAA. If he can continue to perform well, he could grab a few starts away from Jacob Markstrom -- though he is unlikely to ever take over as the No. 1 option.

Oettinger will defend the home crease against Boston on Thursday, Brian Rea of FanDuel Sports Network Southwest reports.

Oettinger will be between the pipes for the sixth time in the Stars' last seven games. He's been inconsistent recently, going 3-2-0 with a 3.13 GAA and .877 save percentage over his last five appearances.

Vasilevskiy will be between the pipes at home against the Jets on Thursday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Vasilevskiy is mired in a three-game losing streak during which he posted a 0-2-1 record despite a 2.33 GAA. A matchup with the league's top offense -- Winnipeg is scoring 4.56 goals per game -- isn't exactly what the netminder needs in order to get back on track. Still, Vasilevskiy remains a lock as the No. 1 option in Tampa and should continue to see the bulk of the workload ahead of Jonas Johansson.