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Woll is expected to start at home against Washington on Thursday, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.

Woll is getting a chance to rebound after stopping just 19 of 24 shots en route to a 6-3 loss to New Jersey on Tuesday. He has a 10-9-1 record, 2.96 GAA and .908 save percentage in 21 outings this season. The Capitals have won six of their last seven games, so they might be a difficult adversary for Woll.

Samsonov, who sustained a contusion on his calf Saturday, feels ready to play, Mark Masters of TSN reports Wednesday.

Samsonov has a 19-6-7 record, 3.12 GAA and .889 save percentage in 34 games this season. Now that he's recovered from his injury, Samsonov will likely get the majority of Toronto's starts going forward while Joseph Woll will serve primarily as the backup. Martin Jones remains on the roster, but he might not get any starts if Samsonov and Woll remain healthy.

Varlamov will be between the pipes on the road against the Panthers on Thursday, Denis P. Gorman of Newsday reports.

Varlamov is undefeated in regulation over his last three outings, posting a 2-0-1 record to go with a 2.63 GAA and .909 save percentage. While the 35-year-old backstop might be getting the nod Thursday, he remains the second-choice option behind Ilya Sorokin.

Vasilevskiy is expected to start at home against Boston on Wednesday, per Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida.

Vasilevskiy has a 26-16-2 record, 2.94 GAA and .897 save percentage in 29 appearances this season. The 29-year-old enjoyed a five-game winning streak from March 9-21, but that run ended with a 4-3 overtime loss to LA on Saturday in which he stopped just 19 of 23 shots. Boston, which ranks 10th offensively with 3.32 goals per game, figures to be a difficult adversary for Vasilevskiy.

Nedeljkovic turned aside 38 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

He had little chance on the one puck that beat him in the second period, as Dmitry Orlov's shot from just above the faceoff circle deflected off a Pittsburgh defender before sneaking past the screened goalie. Nedeljkovic is 2-0-1 over his last three starts and has a 2.45 GAA and .919 save percentage over his last five outings, including two relief appearances. With the Penguins fighting to stay alive in the playoff race, that might be enough to push the 28-year-old ahead of the struggling Tristan Jarry on the Pens' depth chart.

Kochetkov stopped 18 of 20 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Penguins, with Pittsburgh's final two goals getting scoring into an empty net.

Both goals Kochetkov allowed came in the second period, and while he gave Carolina a chance to rally, the visitors couldn't crack Alex Nedeljkovic in the final frame. Kochetkov has gone 3-3-1 through seven starts in March with a 2.86 GAA and .898 save percentage while working in a strict timeshare with Frederik Andersen.

Shesterkin made 36 saves in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Flyers.

After a scoreless first period, Philly grabbed a 2-0 lead before the Rangers could get on the board, but once New York had surged ahead 3-2 early in the third, Shesterkin made sure they never trailed again. It's the second time in his last five starts the 28-year-old netminder has given up five goals, but through nine outings in March he still sports a 2.64 GAA and .910 save percentage to go along with a 5-3-1 record.

Ersson turned aside 21 shots in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Rangers.

After a scoreless first period, the game began to get away from both netminders, and what looked like it might be a goaltending duel between Ersson and Igor Shesterkin turned into a barn burner. The six goals were the most Ersson had given up since he got beaten seven times by the Ducks on Oct. 28, but the performance continues a shaky March for the Flyers rookie. Over 10 outings on the month, he's gone 4-3-3 with a 3.48 GAA and .876 save percentage. Philly is now only one point up on Washington for third place in the Metropolitan Division, and three points up on Detroit for the final wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.

Bobrovsky stopped 17 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to Boston.

Three times the Panthers grabbed one-goal leads, and each time Bobrovsky couldn't prevent the Bruins from tying it up. The veteran netminder then had no chance on the game-winner late in the third period, as David Pastrnak's wide shot deflected in off Pavel Zacha's skate. Bobrovsky hasn't won in five straight starts, going 0-4-1 with a 3.41 GAA and .882 save percentage, but Florida remains in the thick of the race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

Swayman made 18 saves in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Panthers.

The Bruins rallied three times from one-goal deficits before Pavel Zacha gave the visitors their only lead of the game with less than three minutes to go in the third period. Swayman has allowed at least three goals in four straight starts and has a 2.85 GAA and .895 save percentage through six outings in March, but on the season he's up to 23 wins -- one short of the career high he set in 2022-23.