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Sorokin stopped 18 of 19 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Blackhawks.

After allowing a goal to Jason Dickinson in the first period, Sorokin rebounded to blank Chicago over the final two frames, earning a one-goal victory to snap a six-game losing streak. Semyon Varlamov had started New York's last three contests after Sorokin struggled to an .881 save percentage during his recent skid. Overall, the 28-year-old Sorokin improved to 23-19-8 with a .907 save percentage and a 3.04 GAA this season. It remains to be seen who the Isles will turn to in net when they visit Columbus on Thursday.

Mrazek will guard the road goal Tuesday versus the Islanders, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Mrazek is coming off a 32-save effort in Thursday's 2-0 loss to Ottawa. He has registered a 17-27-4 record this campaign with a 3.05 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 51 games played. The Islanders rank 21st in the league with 2.96 goals per contest this campaign.

Jarry (illness) will not be available against the Devils on Tuesday, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Without Jarry in the lineup, the team called up Joel Blomqvist to serve as the backup to Alex Nedeljkovic, who will be making his sixth straight start. At this point, with Jarry having just one win in his last eight appearances, the Penguins may continue to roll with Nedeljkovic down the stretch -- at least as long as there is a glimmer of hope for securing a wild-card spot.

Allen will patrol the home crease Tuesday against Pittsburgh, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Allen made 31 saves on 34 shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to Buffalo. In seven appearances with the Devils since being acquired from Montreal on March 8, he has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.59 GAA and a .923 save percentage. The Penguins sit 23rd in the league this campaign with 2.95 goals per contest.

Nedeljkovic will tend the twine on the road against New Jersey on Tuesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Nedeljkovic will take both ends of the Penguins' back-to-back due to the absence of Tristan Jarry (illness). The 28-year-old Nedlejkovic was solid in the first game Monday, stopping 28 of 30 shots in a winning effort versus the Rangers. It will be the sixth consecutive start for Nedeljkovic, having gone undefeated in regulation in the previous five outings (3-0-2).

Stolarz will be between the pipes on the road against the Canadiens on Tuesday.

Stolarz stopped all six shots he faced in relief of Sergei Bobrovsky on Monday and now finds himself starting the second game of the back-to-back as well. On the year, the 30-year-old Stolarz is 14-6-2 with a career-best 1.99 GAA through 24 outings.

Blomqvist has been added to the Penguins' roster Tuesday, per the NHL media site.

Blomqvist's addition to the roster could be an indication that Tristan Jarry (illness) once again won't be available against New Jersey on Tuesday. The Penguins didn't carry a second netmidner on the roster versus the Rangers on Monday but will at least have Blomqvist available if needed.

Blackwood will guard the home goal versus LA on Thursday, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.

Blackwood was decent in his last start Monday versus the Kraken, stopping 28 of 31 shots, but he still came away with a loss due to insufficient goal support from his teammates. He'll try to get back in the win column in a home matchup against a slumping Kings team that's lost three straight games.

Hill is dealing with a lower-body injury, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Tuesday.

Hill was previously ruled out with an undisclosed injury, but now there is some clarity regarding the nature of his ailment. Still, that won't change the fact that Hill remains without a clear timeline to return to action. In the meantime, Logan Thompson figures to see the bulk of the workload for the Knights.

DeSmith was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, per Dan Murphy of Sportsnet, indicating he will guard the road goal against Vegas on Tuesday.

DeSmith has stopped 47 of 52 shots during his two-game losing streak. In 26 appearances this season. he has provided an 11-7-6 record with a 2.71 GAA and a .900 save percentage. The Golden Knights rank 15th in the league with 3.16 goals per contest this campaign.