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Kuemper made 33 saves on 41 shots in Monday's 8-7 overtime loss to the Senators.

The two teams combined for seven power-play goals, making it a miserable afternoon for both Kuemper and the two Ottawa goalies that saw action, Anton Forsberg and Mads Sogaard. Kuemper had given up just three goals on 59 shots in his first two appearances of the season, so while his ratios could look ugly for a while, his spot at the top of the Kings' depth chart likely isn't in any jeopardy.

Ullmark is dealing with a muscle strain ahead of Thursday's matchup with the Devils, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Ullmark's status for Thursday remains up in the air, though if he does miss any time it is not expected to be long. Anton Forsberg would likely step into the starting role due to Ullmark being on the shelf, though the 31-year-old Forsberg did get the hook against the Kings on Monday after giving up three goals on nine shots. Once back to 100 percent, Ullmark should reclaim his spot as the No. 1 netminder in Ottawa.

Swayman gave up four goals on 26 shots in a 4-3 defeat to Florida on Monday.

Swayman stopped 19 of 21 shots at even strength while also giving up a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal to Sam Reinhart. It was the first loss of the year for the 25-year-old backstop but the second time in three games in which he has given up four goals to the opposition. The Bruins head into a three-game road trip starting against Colorado on Wednesday. It wouldn't be surprising to see Swayman take two of those contests while Joonas Korpisalo gets the other one -- though nothing has been confirmed by the club, and the Bruins have two days off between each game during the trip.

Bobrovsky gave up three goals on 27 shots in Monday's 4-3 win over Boston.

Bobrovsky registered a sub-900 save percentage for the second time in his three appearances this season but still managed to pick up win No. 2. With the Panthers heading into the second half of a back-to-back, Spencer Knight figures to get the nod on the road against Columbus on Tuesday before Bobrovsky likely retakes the crease again Thursday versus Vancouver.

Sorokin was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports, indicating he will protect the road net Monday against Colorado.

Sorokin will make his season debut after Semyon Varlamov (0-1-1) played in the first two contests of the 2024-25 campaign. The 29-year-old Sorokin earned a 25-19-12 record with two shutouts, a 3.01 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 56 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. Even though Colorado hasn't picked up a victory yet this year, the team has scored eight goals in two outings.

Georgiev will patrol the home crease Monday against the Islanders, per Ethan Sears of the New York Post.

Georgiev has surrendered eight goals on 25 shots while being pulled in his first two starts this season. The Avalanche and Islanders are both winless heading into Monday's contest. Colorado has allowed 14 goals through two games this campaign.

Forsberg will guard the home goal Monday against the Kings, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.

With Linus Ullmark (undisclosed) unavailable for Monday's contest, Forsberg's backup will be Mads Sogaard. The 31-year-old Forsberg posted a 15-12-0 record with two shutouts, a 3.21 GAA and an .890 save percentage over 30 regular-season outings in 2023-24.

Ullmark (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup versus Los Angeles on Monday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

It seems Ullmark's maintenance day was serious enough to convince the Senators to not even make Ullmark available as the backup Monday. Without the 31-year-old netminder in the lineup, Anton Forsberg will get the start versus the Kings while the recently recalled Mads Sogaard fills in as the No. 2 option.

Kuemper will patrol the blue paint on the road versus the Senators on Monday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Kuemper has looked solid to open the season, posting a 1-0-1 record, 1.46 GAA and .948 save percentage through his first two outings. The 34-year-old netminder should continue to see the majority of the workload for the Kings this season, though a back-to-back versus Toronto and Montreal on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, should afford David Rittich a chance to make his 2024-25 season debut.

Thompson will patrol the home crease Tuesday against the Golden Knights, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.

Thompson will make his Washington debut against his former team. The Capitals acquired the 27-year-old netminder from Vegas in June to share the crease with Charlie Lindgren. Thompson posted a 25-14-5 record with one shutout, a 2.70 GAA and a .908 save percentage across 46 regular-season appearances with Vegas in 2023-24.