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Skinner will defend the road net Sunday versus the Flames, according to Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels.

During his last outing, Skinner allowed six goals on 25 shots in a 6-1 loss to Columbus on Monday. He has a 2-4-1 record with one shutout, a 3.51 GAA and an .872 save percentage through seven appearances this campaign. Calgary sits 21st in the league with 2.91 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vladar will guard the home net Sunday versus Edmonton, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Vladar will be the first Calgary netminder to make consecutive starts this season following a 22-save shutout against the Devils on Friday. Overall, the 27-year-old Vladar is 3-2-1 with a .909 save percentage and 2.65 GAA this season.

Shesterkin will patrol the home crease Sunday against the Islanders, per Colin Stephenson of Newsday.

Shesterkin is coming off a 40-save performance in Friday's 2-1 win over Ottawa. He has a 5-2-1 record with one shutout, a 2.25 GAA and a .931 save percentage through eight appearances this season. The Islanders rank 31st in the league with 2.27 goals per game in 2024-25.

Talbot turned aside 31 shots in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Sabres.

Alex Tuch beat him on a shorthanded breakaway midway through the first period, but Talbot shut the door the rest of the way. The veteran netminder is settling into a timeshare with Alex Lyon, and through six appearances this season, Talbot has a 3-1-1 record with a 2.74 GAA and .923 save percentage.

Luukkonen stopped 21 shots in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Red Wings.

Both pucks that beat Luukkonen came on Detroit power plays, with Dylan Larkin sniping both in the second period, and the Buffalo offense couldn't find a response. Luukkonen has started five of the Sabres' last six games as he settles into the No. 1 role, going 3-2-0 with a 2.84 GAA and .904 save percentage over that stretch.

Kuemper made 18 saves in regulation and overtime and failed to make a stop on three shootout attempts in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Chicago.

He appeared to be in complete control as he took a shutout into the third period, but things fell apart for Kuemper when a seemingly harmless Nick Foligno shot early in the final frame trickled through his legs, and the 34-year-old goalie then swept it into the net himself when he reached back to find it. Kuemper's day ended with an 0-for-3 showing in the shootout, which was capped by Ryan Donato deking him out of his shorts for the winner. Kuemper still has yet to take a regulation loss this season, going 3-0-3 in six starts, but his 3.11 GAA and .890 save percentage could cause him to lose his grip on the No. 1 job -- which would be a repeat of his fate in 2023-24 with the Capitals.

Mrazek turned aside 37 shots in regulation and overtime and one of three shootout attempts in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Kings.

Chicago was down 2-0 headed into the third period and wound up being out-shot 40-21 on the afternoon, so the netminder did well just to get the game to OT. Mrazek then made the only save of the shootout when he got an arm on Alex Laferriere's attempt. Mrazek has seen a heavy workload to begin the season, starting 10 of Chicago's first 12 games, and he's compiled a 4-6-0 record with a 3.03 GAA and .900 save percentage.

Kolosov took the loss in Saturday's 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Bruins, stopping 20 of 22 shots after replacing Samuel Ersson (lower body) midway through the first period.

Kolosov didn't play poorly after being brought into the game, but the Flyers couldn't get a puck past Joonas Korpisalo in the other crease. It's not clear how serious Ersson's injury is, but if he misses any time, Kolosov could have the edge on Ivan Fedotov for starts given the latter's rough beginning to the season (5.35 GAA and .821 save percentage in three appearances).

Korpisalo made 20 saves in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Flyers.

The veteran netminder earned his fifth career shutout with some big stops in the second period when the outcome was still in doubt. Korpisalo had a bumpy Bruins debut in the team's season opener, but since then he's allowed just six goals on 78 shots (.923 save percentage) over his last four appearances. With Jeremy Swayman struggling to live up to the big contract he signed in early October after his training-camp holdout, Korpisalo could see more work in the short term.

Ingram stopped 31 of 35 shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Ingram gets a lot of credit for keeping this game close -- Vegas outshot Utah 35-19 in the contest, but it took the Golden Knights until the third period to get a lead. Still, the Utah netminder has four losses in his last five outings, dropping his season record to 5-2-3. He's added a 3.57 GAA and an .881 save percentage in 10 starts. The 27-year-old has seen No. 1 usage between the pipes, but that's behind a defense hampered by injuries early in the season. Utah's road trip continues Tuesday with a stop in Winnipeg.