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Stolarz made 19 saves on 23 shots in a 6-4 win over the Jets on Monday.

The Maple Leafs dominated the first two periods and were up 5-2 before they allowed the Jets back in the game in the third, but he stood tall. Stolarz was back in net Monday after Saturday's overtime loss, so it's clear that coach Craig Berube trusts him in net right now as Joseph Woll works his way back from a lower-body injury. Stolarz is now 4-2-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .916 save percentage after handing the Jets their first loss of the season.

Georgiev will be between the pipes for Monday's home matchup versus the Blackhawks, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.

Georgiev will make his sixth start against a Blackhawks club averaging 2.44 goals over nine outings. The 28-year-old earned his first win of the campaign on Oct. 18 versus Anaheim, but he hasn't made an appearance since then, a result of his early season struggles. Georgiev has allowed at least three goals in each of his five appearances, but he draws a favorable matchup in Chicago -- the Blackhawks are second-to-last in goals for per game.

Stolarz is expected to start on the road against Winnipeg on Monday, per David Alter of The Hockey News.

Stolarz will look to rebound after allowing four goals on 34 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss to Boston on Saturday. He's had a great start to the campaign overall, posting a 2.18 GAA and a .927 save percentage through six appearances. Winnipeg will be a major challenge, though. The Jets are 8-0-0 and rank second offensively with 4.50 goals per game.

Saros will guard the crease in Monday's road matchup versus the Lightning, according to Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Saros will make his seventh start of the 2024-25 campaign -- he's posted a 2-4-0 record, .908 save percentage and 2.74 GAA across six games. Even with Nashville struggling to open the season, Saros has been able to post respectable numbers. The 29-year-old has also won two consecutive games, allowing just two markers during that span. Tampa Bay is scoring 3.88 goals per game across eight outings.

Soderblom rejoined the Blackhawks on Monday after recovering from an illness, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Soderblom will return to his role as the backup to Petr Mrazek. As a result of Soderblom moving past his illness, fellow netminder Drew Commesso was reassigned to AHL Rockford on Monday. Soderblom is 0-1-1 with a .911 save percentage and a 2.52 GAA through two appearances.

Commesso was returned to AHL Rockford on Monday.

Commesso was called up by the Blackhawks on Friday but will return to the minors following a brief stint in the NHL, which could signal that Arvid Soderblom (illness) is close to full health. Commesso hasn't yet made his NHL debut but could rejoin Chicago again at some point to provide additional depth.

Kochetkov is slated to serve as the starting goaltender for Monday's road game against Vancouver, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Kochetkov will start for the fourth time over the Hurricanes' first eight games of the season. Across his previous three starts, he's logged a 2-1-0 record, 2.70 GAA and .896 save percentage. Frederik Andersen (lower body) is considered day-to-day, and even though Spencer Martin was called up Monday, Kochetkov could see a slight increase in playing time if Andersen is forced to miss multiple games.

Andersen (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Monday's game against Vancouver, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports.

Andersen sustained an injury in Saturday's 4-1 win over Seattle. He is day-to-day for now, and the Hurricanes will evaluate him further once the team returns to Raleigh. Spencer Martin was recalled from AHL Chicago on Monday to be Pyotr Kochetkov's backup versus the Canucks.

Vladar will start Monday's road game against Vegas, Brendan Parker of Flames TV reports.

Vladar has split time with Dustin Wolf in the crease early in the 2024-25 season. Vladar has started in four of the Flames' first eight games in the 2024-25 campaign, posting a 2-1-1 record, 2.73 GAA and .904 save percentage.

Blackwood will serve as the starting goaltender for Monday's road game against Utah, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Blackwood has yet to enter the win column over five outings this season, and he's settled for losses in regulation in each of his last three appearances. In total, he's posted a 3.88 GAA and .897 save percentage, but he'll attempt to bounce back Monday.