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Dostal was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, according to Ryan Boulding of NHL.com, and is projected to protect the road crease in Colorado on Friday.

Dostal will get his third start in four games as he has taken over the No. 1 job in Anaheim with John Gibson out of action after an appendectomy Sept. 25. Dostal is 2-0-0, giving up four goals on 60 shots. He will face the Avalanche, who have been reeling this season, starting the year with a 0-4-0 record despite scoring 13 goals.

Ullmark (strain) looked good in practice Friday and coach Travis Green said the team will assess him later Friday or Saturday morning, Claire Hanna of TSN reports.

Ullmark has missed the last two games with his muscular injury, but he could be in line to face the Lightning at home Saturday. Ullmark is 1-1-0 and has given up five goals on 58 shots this season.

Georgiev will defend the home crease versus Anaheim on Friday, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.

Georgiev has been terrible in the early going, as he's 0-3-0 in four starts, with a 5.80 GAA and an .802 save percentage. He was pulled in each of his first two starts and has given up a whopping 17 goals on only 86 shots. Georgiev needs to turn things around quickly, or Justus Annunen could get a crack at the No. 1 job in Colorado. The Ducks are tied for 29th in NHL scoring with eight goals in three games.

Lyon will patrol the crease for Saturday's road clash with the Predators, Carley Johnston of the Red Wings' official site reports.

Lyon is still looking for his first win of the season but is coming off a perfect 15-for-15 save performance in relief of Cam Talbot against the Rangers on Wednesday. In his previous start, also versus New York, the 31-year-old Lyon stopped 24 of 27 shots in a losing effort. If he can put together a strong performance, Lyon might be capable of prying the starting gig away from Talbot.

Blackwood will tend the twine on the road against the Jets on Friday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Blackwood has suffered overtime defeats in each of his two appearances this season while posting a 3.33 GAA and .910 save percentage. The 27-year-old backstop will continue to split the workload with Vitek Vanecek for the time being, though top prospect Yaroslav Askarov could be in the mix at some point down the line.

Lyon replaced Cam Talbot in the second period of Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers and stopped all 15 shots he faced.

Lyon replaced a struggling Talbot midway through the second period, and while he did a good job defending his net, the game was well out of the Red Wings' reach by the time the 31-year-old stepped onto the ice. It's unclear who will start Saturday at Nashville. Lyon has stopped 39 of 42 shots across two appearances this season, posting a 0-1-0 record with a 2.12 GAA and a .929 save percentage.

Talbot gave up five goals, including three on the power play, on 19 shots and was removed in the second period of Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers.

Talbot had a rough showing Thursday, giving up two goals in the first period and three more in the second before being lifted and replaced by Alex Lyon. The second period was particularly frustrating for Talbot, as the Red Wings were down 2-1 before the netminder gave up three goals over a four-minute span. Talbot will aim to bounce back when the Red Wings take on the Predators on Saturday, though it's unclear if he or Lyon will get the start.

Andersen was the first goalie off Friday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports, indicating he'll be in goal on the road against Pittsburgh.

Andersen drew the Opening Night start for the Hurricanes at home last Friday and turned aside 19 of 21 shots in a loss to the Lightning. Andersen will be back in the crease for the first half of a back-to-back Friday, but it wouldn't be surprising to see Pyotr Kochetkov patrol the road crease against St. Louis on Saturday.

Quick allowed two goals, including one on the power play, on 31 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings.

The 38-year-old gave up goals in the second and third periods, but the Rangers weren't down at any point of the contest, and Quick breezed to an easy win in his first outing of 2024-25. He should return to his backup role behind Igor Shesterkin, with the Russian expected to return between the sticks for Saturday's game at Toronto after a much-needed rest. Quick posted an 18-6-2 record with a 2.62 GAA as a backup across 27 regular-season contests for New York in 2023-24.

Hellebuyck will be between the home pipes versus San Jose on Friday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Hellebuyck has been stellar this season, winning all three starts while giving up only two goals on 83 shots (.976 save percentage). This comes after winning the Vezina Trophy in 2023-24. Hellebuyck should have little trouble Friday as the tired Sharks, who dropped a 4-2 decision in Chicago on Thursday, have only scored eight goals in four games this season.