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Skinner is slated to tend the twine at home versus the Avalanche on Friday.

Skinner has suffered just one regulation loss in his last 13 appearances, posting an 8-1-3 record to go with a 2.34 GAA and .922 save percentage over that stretch. With a back-to-back up next on the schedule, Calvin Pickard will likely get the nod versus the Flames on the road Saturday. Still, Skinner should see the majority of the workload down the stretch and into the postseason.

Thompson is slated to start on the road against Arizona on Friday, per Vince Sapienza of FOX5 Las Vegas.

Thompson has won his past four appearances while saving 129 of 135 shots (.956 save percentage). He's up to 23-12-5 with a 2.64 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 42 outings in 2023-24. The Coyotes, who are tied for 20th offensively with 3.00 goals per game, should be a somewhat favorable matchup for Thompson.

Dostal will be between the home pipes versus Seattle on Friday, Alyson Lozoff of Bally Sports West reports.

Dostal picked up a win Tuesday, turning aside 20 shots in a 5-3 victory over Calgary. The 23-year-old netminder is 12-21-2 with one shutout, a 3.44 GAA and an .899 save percentage for the lowly Ducks this season. The Kraken have scored 199 goals this season, 29th in the NHL.

Merzlikins (lower body) will not play Saturday versus the Flyers, Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery reports.

Merzlikins will miss his third straight game. The Blue Jackets also lost Daniil Tarasov (upper body) in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders and may need to recall Malcolm Subban from the minors for Saturday's contest if Tarasov is unable to go. Merzlikins is 13-17-8 with a 3.45 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 41 appearances this season.

Quick was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports, putting him on track to patrol the visiting crease in Detroit on Friday.

Quick has won his last four starts including Saturday's 8-5 win over Arizona. With the win over the Coyotes, Quick became the all-time winningest American-born NHL goaltender -- he's racked up 392 victories during his Hall of Fame-caliber career. He is 17-5-2 with a 2.54 GAA and a .913 save percentage this season. The Red Wings are 11th in NHL scoring with 251 goals.

Fedotov will patrol the visiting crease in Buffalo on Friday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Fedotov will make his first NHL start after giving up two goals on 21 shots in relief of Samuel Ersson on Monday against the Islanders. Fedotov went 21-22-1 with a 2.37 GAA and a .914 save percentage in 44 appearances with KHL CSKA Moscow before joining the Flyers in late March. The Sabres are tied for 19th in NHL scoring with 229 goals.

Forsberg stopped 12 of 14 shots in relief of Joonas Korpisalo in a 6-0 loss to Florida on Thursday. Korpisalo was credited with the defeat.

Forsberg stepped into Thursday's contest after Joonas Korpisalo was given the hook in the second period, but the Senators were already down 4-0 at that point. With a back-to-back ahead, Forsberg will likely get the nod against the Devils or Capitals on Saturday or Sunday, respectively.

Vejmelka is slated to get the starting nod at home against Vegas on Friday, Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports reports.

Vejmelka has been sharing the crease with Connor Ingram lately -- Vej has posted a 3-2-0 record, 2.38 GAA and .921 save percentage in his last five outings. The split share should continue heading into the final seven games of the season, which means Vejmelka will likely see three more starts following Friday's appearance.

Greaves stopped 24 of 25 shots after replacing Daniil Tarasov (upper body) late in the first period Thursday, eventually getting tagged with the loss as the Blue Jackets fell 4-2 to the Islanders.

The 23-year-old netminder played well, but the only goal he allowed proved to be the game-winner off the stick of Noah Dobson early in the third period. With both Tarasov and Elvis Merzlikins (lower body) banged up and Columbus headed back to the draft lottery, Greaves could see a starter's workload over the final handful of games. In four NHL appearances this season, he's given up 11 goals on 132 shots (.917 save percentage.)

Sorokin turned aside 25 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Both goals against Sorokin came in the first period, and the 28-year-old netminder shut Columbus down the rest of the way to help the Isles move back into a playoff spot. The streaky Sorokin has won two straight starts while allowing three goals on 46 shots, but that comes on the heels of six straight losses. New York might need him to stay sharp if it's going to stay ahead of Detroit, Washington and Pittsburgh in the race for the final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference.