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Lindgren will patrol the crease at home versus the Blue Jackets on Friday, per a team press release.

After notching a 2.67 GAA and a .911 save percentage behind a 25-16-7 record in 50 games last season, Lindgren enters the 2024-25 campaign as the top goaltender on Washington's depth chart following an offseason trade that sent Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings. The 30-year-old netminder will need to fend off Logan Thompson to keep his claim on the starter's workload, but with a revamped defensive corps in front of him, Lindgren has a good chance to improve on last season's numbers and remain a solid fantasy asset.

Hellebuyck will be between the pipes for Friday's preseason contest against Minnesota, according to Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

Winnipeg's No. 1 netminder will start the game, but it's unclear how long Hellebuyck will play for. The two-time Vezina winner sported a record of 37-19-4 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.39 GAA in 60 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. Eric Comrie and Kaapo Kahkonen are expected to compete for the backup role behind Hellebuyck this season.

Dostal will protect the home goal versus the Sharks in Thursday's preseason game.

Dostal will play the first half of the game before giving way to Calle Clang. This will be Dostal's first preseason start, and he's currently positioned to begin the year as the Ducks' No. 1 netminder. John Gibson (appendectomy) will be out early in October.

Vasilevskiy enters this season seven wins from reaching 300 in his career.

Only 39 goalies in NHL history have hit that milestone. Vasilevskiy, who just turned 30, has already had an impressive career. He has two Stanley Cups, one Vezina Trophy, one Conn Smythe, two First All-Star Team nods and five All-Star honors overall. Vasilevskiy's resume is about to get a whole lot longer.

Bussi is slated to start on the road against the Rangers in Thursday's preseason contest.

Bussi will attempt to get some revenge against New York after he surrendered two goals on 12 shots in 30:14 of ice time during Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers. Bussi was initially projected to start the 2024-25 campaign in the minors, but if Jeremy Swayman, who is a restricted free agent, doesn't sign before Opening Night, then Bussi might begin the season as Boston's No. 2 netminder behind Joonas Korpisalo.

Hogberg will start in goal on the road for a preseason game versus the Flyers on Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Hogberg will get his second preseason start after allowing two goals on 17 shots versus the Devils in his first game Sunday. The 29-year-old is attempting a North America comeback after spending three years in his native Sweden. Hogberg is likely to begin the year with AHL Bridgeport, though he could win the backup job over Jakub Skarek if Ilya Sorokin (back) is not healthy for Opening Night.

Dobes is expected to start on the road in Thursday's preseason game against Toronto, per Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun.

Dobes had a 2.93 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 51 contests with AHL Laval in 2023-24. Although he's getting into preseason action with the Canadiens, the 23-year-old is expected to spend most, if not all, of the upcoming campaign in the minors.

Quick will start at home versus the Bruins in Thursday's preseason game, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Quick will get his first preseason start in this contest. The 38-year-old had a resurgent 2023-24 with an 18-6-2 record, a 2.62 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 27 games with the Rangers. He will open 2024-25 as backup to Igor Shesterkin.

Gibson underwent an appendectomy Wednesday and will miss the next 3-6 weeks, the team announced Thursday.

Gibson had been practicing with the Ducks during training camp but didn't get into a preseason contest. He had a 13-27-2 record, 3.54 GAA and .888 save percentage in 46 games last season. Lukas Dostal might have gotten the start Opening Night regardless of Gibson's availability, but Dostal will be leaned on heavily while Gibson is out. While the 31-year-old Gibson is recovering, Oscar Dansk will likely serve as the No. 2 goaltender.

Lankinen will guard the road goal in Friday's preseason game versus the Kraken, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Lankinen just signed last Saturday, and he'll be ready to play in a preseason game less than a week later. The 29-year-old has a chance to get the starting job if Thatcher Demko (knee) is sidelined to begin the year. Lankinen went 11-6-0 with a 2.82 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 24 games with the Predators last season.