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Skinner is slated to be in the road crease for Friday's preseason game against Vancouver, Jamie Umbach of the Oilers' official site reports.

Skinner will make his third exhibition start of the year during Friday's preseason finale. Most recently, he turned aside 21 of 23 shots in a home loss to the Canucks on Monday. The 25-year-old should see another heavy workload in 2024-25 as the Oilers' clear-cut No. 1 goaltender.

Silovs will get the home start Friday versus Edmonton, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Silovs will play the whole game, according to coach Rick Tocchet. Silovs is currently battling Kevin Lankinen for the No. 1 job in Vancouver as Thatcher Demko is out of action with a knee problem. Silovs was 3-0-1 in four regular-season games with the Canucks last season and was 5-5 with a 2.91 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 10 playoff appearances, as the Canucks lost in seven games in the second round to the Oilers.

The Senators sent Sogaard to AHL Belleville on Friday.

Sogaard is highly regarded by the Senators, but with Linus Ullmark and Anton Forsberg ahead of him on the depth chart, it makes sense to send him to the minors to get him playing time. Sogaard was 1-3-0 with a 4.05 GAA and an .859 save percentage in six regular-season appearances with the Senators last year. The Danish netminder was 18-9-3 with a 2.45 GAA and a .916 save percentage over 32 AHL appearances during the regular season in 2023-24.

The Flyers assigned Petersen to AHL Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Petersen was placed on waivers by the Flyers on Wednesday, and he'll officially head to the minors ahead of the regular season. He made 28 regular-season appearances for Philadelphia last year and posted a 2-2-0 record, 3.90 GAA and .864 save percentage.

The Lightning placed Tomkins on waivers Friday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

During the 2023-24 regular season, Tomkins had a 3.33 GAA and a .892 save percentage in six games with Tampa Bay as well as a 2.53 GAA and a .904 save percentage across 29 appearances with AHL Syracuse. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson are penciled in as Tampa Bay's starting and backup goaltenders, respectfully, so Tomkins is expected to head to the minors if he goes unclaimed. However, Tomkins might be recalled if Vasilevskiy or Johansson get hurt during the campaign.

DiPietro was placed on waivers Friday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

DiPietro has played in three NHL games with the Canucks, his last one being in the 2021-22 season when he gave up three goals on 17 shots and took the loss. DiPietro was solid in 30 AHL appearances in 2023-24, going 18-9-2 with a 2.51 GAA and a .918 save percentage with Providence. He should return to Providence once he passes through waivers.

Vanecek was the first goalie off the ice at morning skate, per Max Miller of NHL.com, indicating he will get the home start versus Anaheim on Friday.

Vanecek is battling Mackenzie Blackwood for the No. 1 job in San Jose, as rookie sensation Yaroslav Askarov was sent to the AHL on Friday. Vanecek struggled with the Devils last season, going 17-9-3 with a 3.18 GAA and an .890 save percentage in 32 regular-season appearances. He was sensational two seasons ago, registering a 33-11-4 record with a 2.45 GAA and a .911 save percentage. Vanecek is likely somewhere in between this season, although playing for lowly San Jose could hurt his fantasy value.

Lindgren will guard the home crease versus Boston on Saturday, according to Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Lindgren is scheduled to play the entire game. He is expected to share the No. 1 goaltending spot with Logan Thompson, who was acquired from Vegas in the offseason. Lindgren was 25-16-7 with a 2.67 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 50 regular-season appearances in 2023-24.

Askarov (lower body) was demoted to AHL San Jose on Friday.

When Askarov was acquired by San Jose in a trade from Nashville during the offseason, there was speculation that he would supplant Mackenzie Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek as the No. 1 option between the pipes for the Sharks. Instead, the 22-year-old Askarov has been sent down to the minors to open the season, perhaps in part due to the lower-body injury that limited him during training camp. Even with the demotion, it seems unlikely this will be the last time Askarov graces the NHL roster this year.

Markstrom will tend the twine for Friday's Global Series matchup with Buffalo, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Markstrom will make his Devils debut after being acquired via trade from the Flames in the offseason. The veteran backstop failed to reach the 25-win mark in either of the previous two campaigns but is expected to significantly improve on those results with a stronger team around him in New Jersey. With Markstrom getting the nod Friday, it figures to be Jake Allen between the pipes for Saturday's clash with the Sabres.