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Hellebuyck is set to serve as the starting goaltender for Thursday's road matchup against Seattle, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Hellebuyck has started in five of the Jets' first six games of the season, cruising to a 5-0-0 record while posting a 1.40 GAA and .948 save percentage. The reigning Vezina Trophy winner will attempt to remain effective on the road Thursday against the Kraken, who have scored 24 goals over their first seven games of the season.

Rittich was the first netminder off the ice at morning skate, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports, indicating he will get the home start versus San Jose on Thursday.

Rittich has been hot and cold this season, giving up 10 goals on 44 shots in two losses, and two goals on 41 shots in his two wins. He has taken over the No. 1 job with the Kings as Darcy Kuemper remains out of action with a lower-body injury. Rittich should have his best matchup of the season as he will face the Sharks, who are 0-5-2 while scoring a league-low 13 goals.

Head coach Luke Richardson said Thursday that Brossoit (knee) won't travel with the Blackhawks for the start of their upcoming road trip, which begins Saturday in Dallas, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

While Brossoit won't be with the team for the start of the road trip, Richardson said that the goalie could join the Blackhawks in San Jose ahead of their Oct. 31 matchup against the Sharks since Chicago will have more practice time at that point. While the 31-year-old appears to be trending toward a return, he still seems to be at least a week or two away from returning to game action.

Annunen will protect the visiting goal in Utah on Thursday, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.

Annunen will get another chance to wrest the No. 1 job in Colorado from Alexandar Georgiev when the Avalanche take on Utah. Annunen is 2-1-0 with a 2.46 GAA and a .900 save percentage in four appearances this season, much better than Georgiev's 1-3-0 record with a 4.98 GAA and an .810 save percentage in five games. Utah has lit the lamp on 22 occasions over seven games this season.

Kahkonen was sent to AHL Colorado on a conditioning stint Thursday.

Kahkonen was picked up on waivers Oct. 11 and has yet to play in a game as Alexandar Georgiev and Justus Annunen have shared the goaltending duties. The Eagles play Friday and Sunday and it's likely that Kahkonen will get at least one start, if not both. Kahkonen struggled last season, going 7-24-3 in 37 regular-season appearances split between San Jose and New Jersey.

Vejmelka was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and is slated to get the home start versus Colorado on Thursday, according to Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Vejmelka saw some action Tuesday as he relieved Connor Ingram and turned aside all 14 shots in a 4-0 loss to Ottawa. Vejmelka is 0-1-0 in two appearances this season, giving up three goals on 46 shots (.935 save percentage). Colorado has scored 24 goals in seven games thus far.

Bobrovsky will tend the twine on the road against the Rangers on Thursday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Bobrovsky has already made six starts this season, posting a 3-2-1 record while sporting a career-worst 3.47 GAA. The veteran struggled in his most recent outing, getting the hook after allowing five goals on just 16 shots (.688 save percentage). A matchup with a Rangers squad that is scoring over five goals per game probably isn't the best way for Bobrovsky to get back on track.

Vladar will be between the home pipes versus Carolina on Thursday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Vladar is off to a nice start as he is 2-0-1 this season. He has given up eight goals on 73 shots (.890 save percentage) but has been fortunate as the Flames are averaging 4.00 goals. The Hurricanes have found the back of the 15 times in five games in 2024-25.

Swayman will protect the home crease versus Dallas on Thursday, according to Scott McLaughlin of WEEI.

Swayman is 2-2-1 with a 2.77 GAA and a .911 save percentage in five starts this season. Swayman is in his first season as the undisputed No. 1 goaltender in Boston, but he is off to a slow start due to contract negotiations that were resolved a week before the start of the regular season, resulting in Swayman missing training camp. The Stars are averaging 2.93 goals per game this season.

Fleury will tend the twine on the road against the Lightning on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Fleury gave up four goals on 34 shots in an overtime loss to Seattle in his only other appearance this season. At this point, Filip Gustavsson has been too good to pull from the crease, having gone 4-0-1 with a 1.40 GAA in five contests. However, a road matchup in Pittsburgh on Tuesday could see Fleury starting again soon.