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Luukkonen is expected to start on the road against Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Luukkonen lost his first two starts of the 2024-25 campaign while stopping 39 of 44 shots (.886 save percentage). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has gotten off to a solid start offensively, tying for 10th with 3.50 goals per game. With Luukkonen starting Wednesday, Devon Levi might get the nod for Thursday's road game versus Columbus.

Jarry was the first goalie to leave the ice Wednesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, indicating he'll be in goal at home versus Buffalo.

Jarry was fairly steady in his last start, stopping 24 of 27 shots (.889 save percentage) in a winning effort over the Habs on Monday. Still, it's been a less-than-stellar start to the year for the 29-year-old netminder. If he stumbles against the Sabres, it could open the door for Joel Blomqvist to get the nod versus Carolina on Friday. Jarry's hold on the No. 1 job will become even more tenuous once Alex Nedeljkovic (lower body) returns to action.

Daccord allowed three goals on 33 shots in Tuesday's 7-3 victory over Nashville.

Daccord has allowed at least three goals in consecutive games to start 2024-25 campaign, but he's recorded wins in both contests. The 28-year-old is splitting work with Philipp Grubauer to begin the season -- both netminders have made two starts so far. Daccord is off to a 2-0-0 start with a .901 save percentage and a 3.37 GAA.

Stolarz was the first goalie off Wednesday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports, indicating he'll be in the home goal against the Kings.

Stolarz picked up his first win with his new team Saturday against Pittsburgh, turning aside 21 of 23 shots in his second start of the year. The 30-year-old has established himself as the Maple Leafs' No. 1 goaltender early in the season, but Joseph Woll (lower body) was on the ice for the team's morning skate Wednesday, so he could push for playing time soon.

Merzlikins made 18 saves in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to Florida.

It wasn't a great night for Merzlikins, as he lost his shape and positioning on the first two Panthers goals, but he played well enough down the stretch that the Blue Jackets had a chance to tie it up when he was pulled for an extra attacker late. The 30-year-old is seeing fewer pucks thanks to the defensive system installed by new coach Dean Evason, but as yet Merzlikins isn't taking advantage, going 0-2-0 in his first two starts of the season with an .854 save percentage.

Georgiev is slated to start in the home crease during Wednesday's game against Boston, Alex Rajaniemi of Altitude Sports Radio reports.

Georgiev has struggled early in the season, posting an 0-2-0 record, 6.55 GAA and .790 save percentage over three appearances. He gave up five goals on 37 shots during Monday's loss to the Islanders but will have a chance to bounce back against the Bruins at home Wednesday.

Knight turned aside 35 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

The 23-year-old netminder got plenty of help from his posts on the night -- Zach Werenski struck iron on multiple occasions alone -- but Knight also made some big stops, including an absolute robbery of Yegor Chinakhov inside the final minute on what would have been the tying goal. Knight has started two of the Panthers' first five games, going 1-1-0 with an .891 save percentage, and he appears to be settling in nicely as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup.

Sogaard was brought up from AHL Belleville on Wednesday.

Sogaard's promotion doesn't bode well for the availability of fellow netminder Linus Ullmark (strain) ahead of Thursday's meeting with the Devils. Unfortunately for the 23-year-old Sogaard, there aren't any back-to-backs on Ottawa's immediate schedule, which likely means this stint in the NHL will be as a backup to Anton Forsberg.

Vasilevskiy made 26 saves in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.

He lost his shutout bid early in the third period on a Conor Garland power-play tally, but otherwise Vasilevskiy was sharp once again. He's allowed exactly one goal in each of his first two starts this season with a .958 save percentage, and he appears to be in Vezina form already after back surgery a couple Septembers ago led to an erratic 2023-24 campaign.

Silovs stopped 24 of 27 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Lightning, with Tampa Bay's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

He got beaten once in each period, while the Canucks didn't get on the board until the third. Silovs was expected to be the No. 1 in net for Vancouver while Thatcher Demko (knee) was on IR, but so far the 23-year-old has alternated starts with Kevin Lankinen instead. Silovs' 4.50 GAA through his first two outings of the season hasn't made a strong case for more work.