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Saros is dealing with a lower-body injury and is questionable for Thursday's home game against Dallas, per Robby Stanley of NHL.com on Wednesday.

Given that Saros hasn't been ruled out for the upcoming contest yet, his injury might not be major. The 29-year-old had an inconsistent 2023-24 regular season, posting a 2.86 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 64 games, but he had an incredible 14-2-2, 2.25 GAA and .924 save percentage from Feb. 17-April 7, which played a key role in Nashville making the playoffs. Some rough patches last season aside, he's typically been a vital part of the Predators and figures to be so again in 2024-25. If he's not available Thursday, though, then Scott Wedgewood might start while Matt Murray, who was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Wednesday, is projected to be the backup netminder.

Sorokin will serve as the backup goaltender for Thursday's Opening Night matchup at home against Utah, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Sorokin was limited during training camp following offseason back surgery, but he's been deemed healthy ahead of the Islanders' regular-season opener. However, the team will roll with Semyon Varlamov as the Opening Night starter in the crease. Sorokin will attempt to bounce back this season after logging a 25-19-12 record, 3.01 GAA and .908 save percentage last year.

Varlamov will start in the home crease for Thursday's Opening Night matchup against Utah, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Although Ilya Sorokin (back) has been cleared to return to action ahead of the regular season, Varlamov will get the start in the Islanders' regular-season opener. Varlamov appeared in 28 games last year and logged a 14-8-4 record, 2.60 GAA and .918 save percentage.

Daccord signed a five-year, $25 million contract extension with Seattle on Wednesday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Daccord played in 50 games for the Kraken last year, and he posted a 19-18-11 record, 2.46 GAA and three shutouts. The 28-year-old backstop enters the campaign as the No. 2 option behind Philipp Grubauer but could force his way into a split share if he can produce similar numbers. With a back-to-back upcoming, Daccord should make his season debut against Minnesota or Dallas on Saturday or Sunday, respectively.

Woll is dealing with lower-body tightness and won't play on the road against Montreal on Wednesday, per David Alter of The Hockey News.

Anthony Stolarz is set to start versus the Canadiens while Dennis Hildeby has been summoned from AHL Toronto and will serve as the backup. Woll might still be an option for Thursday's road game against New Jersey, according to Mark Masters of TSN. When healthy, the 26-year-old Woll will likely be the Maple Leafs' No. 1 goaltender this campaign. He had a 12-11-1 record, 2.93 GAA and .907 save percentage across 25 regular-season outings in 2023-24.

Stolarz will get the starting nod on the road against Montreal on Wednesday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Stolarz was originally expected to take the second game of the back-to-back versus New Jersey on Thursday, but a lower-body injury to Joseph Woll has shuffled the Leafs' plans. The 30-year-old Stolarz has never reached the 30-game mark in his career but could play himself into a bigger share of the workload with some strong performances early on. As of now, Woll hasn't been ruled out for Thursday's matchup, though Dennis Hildeby has been promoted from the minors.

Jarry was the first goalie off Wednesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, indicating he'll start in the home goal for Pittsburgh's Opening Night matchup against the Rangers.

Jarry showed some slight regression during the 2023-24 campaign, posting a 19-25-5 record, 2.91 GAA and .903 save percentage, all of which were his worst marks since becoming a regular part of the Penguins' goaltending picture during the 2019-20 season. However, he was relatively solid in the preseason and should be Pittsburgh's No. 1 goaltender early in the year while Alex Nedeljkovic (lower body) is on injured reserve.

Bobrovsky turned aside 24 shots in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Bruins.

The Panthers jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first period and were comfortably ahead 6-2 with four minutes left in the third, so Bobrovsky's focus may have wavered just a bit before the final horn. It's still a win in the books to begin Florida's Stanley Cup defense, and the 36-year-old figures to see a heavy workload again between the pipes in 2024-25, at least until Spencer Knight demonstrates he's ready for regular NHL action.

Korpisalo made 29 saves in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Panthers.

Making his debut for the Bruins, Korpisalo was beaten four times in the first period -- twice in 64 seconds early in the frame, and then twice in 60 seconds late. The veteran netminder settled down the rest of the way, but Boston couldn't put together a comeback against the defending Stanley Cup champs. The Bruins are counting on Korpisalo to replace Linus Ullmark in their goaltending tandem with Jeremy Swayman, but the workload may end up tipping Swayman's way if Korpisalo doesn't step up his game.

Ullmark agreed to terms on a four-year, $33 million contract extension with Ottawa on Wednesday, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.

Ullmark has yet to appear in a regular-season game for the Senators, but it seems the team already wants to lock him up long-term. With the Bruins last year, the 31-year-old backstop went 22-10-7 with a 2.58 GAA in 40 outings. Now in Ottawa, Ullmark should see significantly more starts, perhaps logging between 55-60 games, making him a top-end fantasy prospect.