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Pickard will defend the road net Sunday against Detroit, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Pickard has a 1-1-0 record this season while surrendering eight goals on 54 shots in three appearances. He played in 12 regular-season games for the Red Wings from 2019-20 to 2021-22 before joining Edmonton's organization for the 2022-23 campaign. Detroit has registered 23 goals across eight games this year.

Wolf turned aside 30 of 34 shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Jets, with Winnipeg's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The 23-year-old kept Calgary in the game with some big stops, but Winnipeg took a 3-2 lead just 61 seconds into the third on a Dylan Samberg slap shot that sailed well over the net, bounced off the end glass and caromed into the Flames' net off Wolf's back. It's the first loss of the season for Wolf, who has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.74 GAA and .924 save percentage while splitting starts with Dan Vladar. Expect the timeshare to continue as long as both goalies are playing well in the Calgary crease.

Comrie stopped 26 shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Flames.

He wasn't particularly sharp, giving up a goal in each period including two from bad angles, but Comrie got more than enough offensive support from his skaters to collect his second win in two starts. The 29-year-old won't see much work behind Connor Hellebuyck, but Comrie should be a solid backup and has allowed six goals on 71 shots (.915 save percentage) to begin the season.

Quick made 32 saves in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Ducks.

The first two periods belonged to the goaltenders, as Quick battled Lukas Dostal to a scoreless tie through 40 minutes, but the Rangers finally broke through early in the third. Quick lost his own shutout bid when Olen Zellweger tipped home a slick feed from Leo Carlsson midway through the frame. The 38-year-old netminder hasn't seen much work so far behind Igor Shesterkin, but Quick has won both his starts while allowed just three goals on 64 shots.

Dostal turned aside 30 shots in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Rangers.

The 24-year-old was locked in a scoreless goaltending duel with Jonathan Quick through two periods, but Dostal finally cracked in the third, getting beat by Ryan Lindgren and Will Cuylle. Dostal has had a hammerlock on the starting job for the Ducks to begin the season, starting six of the team's first seven games and going 3-2-1 with a 2.17 GAA and .936 save percentage. John Gibson (abdomen) is traveling with the team and appears close to coming off IR, but Dostal's current form should keep him atop the depth chart, even if he cedes a little more work to Gibson than he has to James Reimer so far.

Luukkonen made 22 saves in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Red Wings.

It looked like Luukkonen might be in for an easy afternoon when Buffalo grabbed a 3-1 lead early in the second period, but Detroit tied it up midway through the frame. The 25-year-old stood tall the rest of the way, however. After going 0-2-1 through his first three starts of the season, Luukkonen has now won three straight, giving up seven goals on 92 shots during that streak.

Lyon stopped 34 of 38 shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres, with Buffalo's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The 31-year-old netminder has started three of the last four games for Detroit, but Lyon gave up more than three goals Saturday for the first time this season. He had little chance on any of them, and the game-winner came on a Bowen Byram point shot that Lyon stopped, only for the rebound to deflect in off the back of Jeff Petry's leg. Lyon has a 2-2-0 record, 2.05 GAA and .940 save percentage through five appearances, and for now he appears to have a slight edge over Cam Talbot for playing time in the Wings' crease.

Nedeljkovic stopped 30 of 34 shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Canucks.

The Penguins led 2-0 until the Canucks flipped the script with three goals in a span of 1:05 in the second period. Arshdeep Bains then scored a few minutes later, and that sent the Penguins to a fifth straight loss. Nedeljkovic has been in net for three of them, going 0-2-1 with 12 goals allowed on 95 shots this season. The Penguins' next game is Tuesday at home versus the Wild, and at this point, fantasy managers may want to steer clear of Pittsburgh's crease given the team's overall struggles.

Lankinen stopped 21 of 24 shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Penguins.

The Canucks rode a four-goal second period to victory, with Lankinen doing just enough in the third to preserve the lead. The 29-year-old has won his last four starts, allowing eight goals in that span. He's now 4-0-1 with 10 goals allowed on 143 shots this season as the Canucks' top netminder while Thatcher Demko (knee) remains without a return timetable. A tough matchup is up next as Vancouver hosts Carolina on Monday.

Daccord stopped 35 of 38 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

Daccord started in consecutive games for the first time this season, but he's gone 0-1-1 in that span with seven goals allowed on 74 shots. He's faced 30-plus shots in four of his five starts this season, which is unusual since the Kraken tend to be fairly stingy on the shot counter. Daccord is now 3-1-1 with 15 goals allowed on 167 shots. Philipp Grubauer will likely feature during the Kraken's upcoming five-game road trip, which includes a back-to-back next weekend. However, if Daccord can get back on track quickly, he could emerge as the team's No. 1 netminder, and he has slightly more upside in general.