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Miner was recalled from AHL Colorado on Friday.

Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) landed on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury in a corresponding move. Miner has gone 0-0-2 with four goals allowed on 44 shots over two NHL appearances this season. With the Eagles, he has a 7-2-0 record, a 2.40 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 10 appearances. Miner will likely handle a backup role while with the Avalanche, as Scott Wedgewood can be penciled in for the starting job in Blackwood's absence.

Blackwood was placed on injured reserve Friday because of a lower-body injury, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.

Blackwood will miss Colorado's three-game road trip, which features matches against Carolina, Florida and Tampa Bay on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. He'll be re-evaluated after the trip. Blackwood has a 13-1-1 record, 2.07 GAA and .924 save percentage in 15 appearances this season. Scott Wedgewood should be expected to start in at least two of Colorado's next three games due to Blackwood's absence, and it's possible Wedgewood will be utilitized in both halves of the Avalanche's back-to-back set over the weekend. Trent Miner was recalled from AHL Colorado on Friday because of Blackwood's injury.

Gustavsson is expected to start on the road against Anaheim on Friday, per Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Gustavsson has a 13-8-4 record, 2.47 GAA and .912 save percentage in 25 outings with Minnesota in 2025-26. He's been dominant recently, posting a 6-0-1 record, 1.71 GAA and .931 save percentage across his past seven appearances. Anaheim ranks seventh in goals per game with 3.33.

Hart is set to start on the road against St. Louis on Friday, per Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Hart is 4-2-3 with a 3.18 GAA and an .883 save percentage in nine appearances this season. He's allowed five goals in each of his past two appearances. St. Louis ranks 32nd in goals per game with 2.46 and has lost its past two games while being outscored 10-3.

Dostal will patrol the home crease versus Minnesota on Friday, per Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Dostal has had his challenges the last three games, giving up 14 goals on 68 shots (.794 save percentage). Overall, the 25-year-old netminder is 13-9-2 with a 3.15 GAA and an .888 save percentage over 25 appearances. The Wild are tied for 16th in NHL scoring, generating 3.07 goals per game this season.

Hofer will guard the cage at home against the Golden Knights on Friday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Hofer took the bulk of the workload for the Blues in December, featuring in 10 of 15 games while posting a 5-3-0 record and 2.20 GAA. The 25-year-old netminder will get the first start of 2026, though Jordan Binnington figures to get the nod for the second half of the back-to-back versus Montreal on Saturday. At this point, Hofer should probably be considered the No. 1 option in St. Louis, though his hold on that spot is tenuous at best.

Lankinen will tend the twine at home versus the Bruins on Saturday, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Lankinen has played in just two of the Canucks' last nine contests, posting a 2-0-0 record and 2.77 GAA. Both of those appearances, and Saturday's upcoming outing, have come in back-to-backs, so fantasy managers shouldn't expect to see Lankinen stealing starts away from Thatcher Demko.

Demko will defend the home goal versus Seattle on Friday, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Demko will attempt to snap a three-game losing streak during which he has allowed 13 goals on 105 shots. Demko is 8-8-0 with a 2.72 GAA and a .905 save percentage over 17 games this season. Seattle is 29th in NHL scoring, averaging 2.61 goals per game.

Rittich will be between the home pipes versus Toronto on Saturday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Rittich will make his seventh straight start but will have Ilya Sorokin (lower body) as his backup for the first time since Sorokin got hurt. Rittich is 10-5-2 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.46 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 17 outings this season. The Maple Leafs are tied for fourth in NHL scoring, generating 3.35 goals per game.

Sorokin (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Friday and will back up David Rittich Saturday against the Maple Leafs, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Sorokin has sat out the last six games with the injury and is slated to return to the crease Tuesday versus New Jersey. Sorokin is 12-10-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .910 save percentage across 24 appearances this season.