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Hellebuyck went through his starting routine during Thursday's morning skate, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports, indicating that he's slated to start at home against the Lightning.

Hellebuyck got the night off during the Jets' first game following the Olympic break, but he'll draw a fourth consecutive start Thursday. Across his last three outings -- all of which have gone to overtime -- he's gone 1-0-2 with a 2.89 GAA and .902 save percentage. He made a road start against Tampa Bay on Jan. 29 and allowed three goals on 36 shots (.917 save percentage) in a 4-1 loss.

Vikman, a 2027 third-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick were traded to the Capitals from the Golden Knights on Thursday in exchange for Nic Dowd.

Vikman has yet to make his NHL debut, but he's appeared in 18 games for AHL Henderson this year, going 8-7-3 with a 3.41 GAA and .866 save percentage. The netminder will presumably head to AHL Hershey following Thursday's deal.

Greaves will patrol the home crease versus Florida on Thursday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Greaves has been outstanding of late, posting a 7-0-1 with a 2.34 GAA and a .915 save percentage over his last nine appearances. The 24-year-old netminder is 19-12-7 with a 2.65 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 39 outings this season. The Panthers are the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions and have floundered this season. as they are 15th in the Eastern Conference standings, 10 points in arrears of Boston, the second wild card.

Silovs was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, according to Penguins' reporter Dan Potash , and will be between the home pipes versus Buffalo on Thursday.

Silovs has won three straight games, giving up three goals on 79 shots, including a 22-save shutout Sunday in Boston. Overall, Silovs is 13-7-8 with a 2.75 GAA and a .900 save percentage across 28 appearances. The red-hot Sabres are generating 3.38 goals per game, eighth in the NHL in 2025-26.

Vladar was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Mammoth.

Vladar is in the midst of a two-game winning streak in which he's posted a 1.44 GAA and .948 save percentage, and he'll draw a third consecutive start Thursday. The Mammoth rank 15th in the NHL with 3.16 goals per game this season.

Shesterkin will defend the home crease against the Maple Leafs on Thursday, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Shesterkin will make his fourth consecutive start following the Olympic break. Across his last three outings, he's gone 1-0-2 with a 3.20 GAA and .885 save percentage. He started on the road against Toronto on Oct. 16 and turned aside 22 of 24 shots (.917 save percentage) in an overtime loss.

Markstrom stopped 24 shots in regulation and overtime and both shootout attempts he faced in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

The two teams traded goals in the three regulation periods, with New Jersey coming from behind each time, but Markstrom shut the door in OT before denying William Nylander and Auston Matthews in the shootout. Markstrom has won three straight starts and has allowed three goals or fewer in seven straight, going 4-3-0 over that stretch with a sharp 2.14 GAA and .918 save percentage.

Stolarz turned aside 44 shots in regulation and overtime but couldn't stop either shootout attempt he faced in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Devils.

The Maple Leafs had a few regulars sitting out ahead of potential trades, and they got outshot 47-27 on the night. Stolarz was still able to earn his team a point with some huge stops, but Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt both beat him clean to his glove side in the shootout. Stolarz has gone 0-1-2 in four outings since the Olympic break thanks to erratic offensive support, but his 2.58 GAA and .925 save percentage during that time deserve a better record.

Talbot stopped 21 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Vegas.

The Red Wings took a 3-1 lead into the third period, but Talbot couldn't make it stick. The veteran netminder has appeared in three straight games while John Gibson (upper body) has been banged up, going 1-1-1 and giving up 10 goals on 80 shots (.875 save percentage). That March 2 win over the Predators was Talbot's only victory in seven outings since the calendar flipped to 2026.

Hill made 23 saves in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Red Wings.

Detroit scored three times in the first period on 11 shots, but Hill regained his focus at the intermission and shut the door the rest of the way. The 29-year-old netminder has won two of three starts since the Olympic break while working in a timeshare with Akira Schmid, but Hill's given up 12 goals on only 67 shots (.821 save percentage) during that time. It remains to be seen whether Vegas will be content with its goaltending situation at the trade deadline.