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Merzlikins patrol the home crease Monday against Edmonton, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Merzlikins' return to the crease will end Daniil Tarasov's streak of four consecutive starts. The 30-year-old Merzlikins has surrendered seven goals on 48 shots in two appearances this campaign. Edmonton is coming off a 3-2 overtime win over Detroit on Sunday.

Hellebuyck will protect the home net Monday against Toronto, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Hellebuyck has won six straight games to begin the 2024-25 season, posting one shutout and allowing 10 goals on 166 shots. Still, he has struggled against Toronto, earning a 7-9-3 record with a 3.07 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 21 appearances.

Ullmark stopped both shots he faced over 4:46 of game time in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Avalanche.

Ullmark was called upon twice to take the crease while Anton Forsberg dealt with a skate issue in the second period. This will count as Ullmark's fourth appearance of the season. The 31-year-old is expected to resume his role as the Senators' No. 1 goalie after dealing with a muscle strain for a week. He'll likely get the nod at home Tuesday versus the Blues.

Forsberg surrendered four goals on 29 shots in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Avalanche. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Forsberg didn't play the full contest -- he twice had to leave the ice in the second period due to skate issues. He gave up every goal the Avalanche scored against a netminder, dropping his record to 2-2-0 with a 3.27 GAA and an .895 save percentage through five appearances. Forsberg functioned as the Senators' starter while Linus Ullmark dealt with a muscle strain, but Ullmark should resume the starting role moving forward. Forsberg's next start will likely come during a back-to-back as the Senators visit the Rangers on Friday before hosting the Kraken on Saturday.

Annunen stopped 26 of 30 shots in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Senators.

Annunen gave up all four goals in the third period, though the Avalanche were able to score three times themselves in the final frame to keep the lead. This was Annunen's worst start of the season, but he still came away with a fourth straight win to strengthen his grip on the starting job in goal. He's 4-1-0 with a 2.48 GAA and a .905 save percentage through six appearances. The Avalanche play again Monday versus the Blackhawks, which is likely an opportunity for either Alexandar Georgiev to get his season back on track or for Kaapo Kahkonen to return from a conditioning loan to make his team debut.

Primeau stopped 23 of 26 shots in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Flyers.

The Canadiens led 4-1 for much of the third period, but the Flyers scored twice late in the frame to make things interesting. Primeau was able to hold the fort, earning his first win in four appearances this season. He's allowed a total of 15 goals on 126 shots while going 1-1-1. Sam Montembeault has handled the starting duties for the Canadiens, and that's likely to continue with Primeau doing little to make a case for more playing time. Montreal doesn't have a back-to-back over the next week.

Reimer stopped 28 of 34 shots in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Devils.

Reimer made his second start of the year and didn't do well. He's allowed nine goals on 66 shots so far while serving as backup to Lukas Dostal. John Gibson (abdomen) is traveling with the Ducks on their current road trip, which has two more stops with visits to the Islanders on Tuesday and the Penguins on Thursday. That means Reimer has likely run out of time to make a positive impression -- he could be waived once Gibson is ready to return.

Markstrom stopped 24 of 26 shots in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Ducks.

Markstrom had allowed 10 goals over his last two outings, but he got back on track Sunday. The Devils surged ahead with a four-goal second period to give their netminder plenty of support. Through eight starts, Markstrom is 4-3-1 with a 3.01 GAA and an .895 save percentage, though his lukewarm numbers haven't cost him the No. 1 job in goal yet. The Devils are set for a trip out west over the next week, with stops in Vancouver on Wednesday, Calgary on Friday and Edmonton on Monday.

Talbot allowed three goals on 34 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to Edmonton.

Talbot saw another large workload in Sunday's loss, as he's faced at least 34 shots in three of his last four outings. The 37-year-old appears to be in a timeshare with Alex Lyon -- both netminders have made four starts early on in the campaign. Talbot is 2-1-1 with a .913 save percentage and a 3.16 GAA through five appearances.

Pickard turned aside 24 of 26 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings.

Pickard has picked up wins in back-to-back starts, stopping a combined 49 of 53 shots. The 32-year-old goaltender has been serviceable as Stuart Skinner's backup, posting a 2-1-0 record, .875 save percentage and 2.91 GAA across four appearances. Pickard's next chance to extend his win streak to three will likely come against Calgary on Nov. 3 or New Jersey on Nov. 4.