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Fleury is slated to start Tuesday's road game against Pittsburgh, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Although Fleury has started just two of the Wild's first eight games of the season, it isn't very surprising to see him tabbed to start in Pittsburgh, where he spent the first 13 years of his career. The 39-year-old has announced that he intends to retire following the 2024-25 season, so Tuesday's matchup should be his final regular-season start in Pittsburgh. Over his first two starts this year, he's generated a 1-0-1 record, 2.88 GAA and .900 save percentage.

Hill will patrol the home crease Monday against Calgary, according to Jesse Granger of The Athletic.

Hill has allowed four goals in three straight outings, including a 35-save performance against Ottawa on Friday in a 6-4 win. He has a 3-2-0 record with a 3.85 GAA and an .864 save percentage through five appearances this season. Calgary has generated 28 goals in eight games this campaign.

Lankinen was the first goalie off Monday, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports, indicating he'll get the start at home against Carolina.

Lankinen will draw the start for a fifth consecutive game and will attempt to continue a hot start to the season, as he's posted a 4-0-1 record, 1.95 GAA and .930 save percentage over five starts. He'll go up against the Hurricanes, who have averaged 3.29 goals per game over their first seven matchups of the year.

Mrazek was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, according to Ryan Boulding of NHL.com, indicating he will guard the road goal Monday against the Avalanche.

Mrazek has lost three straight games, surrendering 12 goals on 93 shots. He has a 2-5-0 record with a 3.20 GAA and an .893 save percentage in seven appearances this season. Colorado is coming off a 5-4 win over Ottawa on Sunday.

Ingram will protect the home net Monday against San Jose, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports.

Ingram is coming off a 20-save effort in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Kings. He has a 4-2-1 record with a 3.71 GAA and an .862 save percentage in seven outings this season. San Jose has scored 18 goals in nine games en route to a mark of 0-7-2 to begin the 2024-25 campaign.

Varlamov is slated to be between the pipes for Wednesday's road matchup against Columbus, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Varlamov struggled during his most recent outing, allowing five goals on 27 shots (.815 save percentage) to take the loss against the Panthers at home. Ilya Sorokin will draw the start for Tuesday's home game against Anaheim, but Varlamov will patrol the crease for the second half of the back-to-back.

Sorokin will protect the home goal Tuesday against Anaheim, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Sorokin will get the first half of the Islanders' back-to-back, and Semyon Varlamov will play in Wednesday's road matchup versus Columbus. The 29-year-old Sorokin has stopped 103 of 110 shots en route to a 2-1-1 start to the season.

Head coach Paul Maurice said Monday that Bobrovsky will start Monday's road game against Buffalo, Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network reports.

Bobrovsky got the night off Saturday against the Islanders but will return to action Monday. Over his last four appearances, he's posted a 2-1-1 record, 3.17 GAA and .880 save percentage.

Luukkonen is expected to start in the home crease for Monday's game against Florida, Jourdon LaBarber of the Sabres' official site reports.

Luukkonen will attempt to maintain his momentum during Monday's matchup, as he's started three consecutive games and has earned wins in all three of those appearances. During that stretch, he's posted a 2.33 GAA and .924 save percentage. He'll have his hands full against the Panthers, who lead the Atlantic Division after winning three of their last four games.

Vasilevskiy will be between the pipes for Monday's home matchup against the Predators, according to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida.

Vasilevskiy ended his three-game losing skid with a 32-save shutout win against Washington on Saturday. He has a 4-3-0 record with a 2.64 GAA and an .896 save percentage through seven outings this season. Nashville has scored 21 goals in eight games this campaign despite leading the league with 35.8 shots per game.