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Hart will serve as the starting goaltender for Sunday's road game against the Rangers, Steve Carp of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Hart picked up a shootout win in his team debut against Chicago on Tuesday, turning aside 27 of 30 shots. He rested Friday in New Jersey but will draw his first road start as a member of the Golden Knights on Sunday. The Rangers have struggled offensively this year, scoring just 2.67 goals per game, which is the fifth-worst mark in the NHL.

Binnington will start Sunday's game against the Canadiens, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Binnington's last start went poorly, as he allowed five goals in a loss to the Bruins on Thursday. With the Blues on the back end of a back-to-back Sunday, he'll get a chance to rebound against the Canadiens. The 32-year-old has a 6-7-5 record with a 3.30 GAA and an .874 save percentage on the season. The Canadiens enter the game scoring 3.22 goals per game, eighth in the NHL.

Ersson stopped 25 shots on 28 attempts on net in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Avalanche.

All three goals against Ersson came in the first 22 minutes. The 26-year-old netminder drops to a 5-3-2 record with an .871 save percentage and a 2.98 GAA through 10 games this season. The 2025-26 campaign has been an up-and-down experience for Ersson, who has won half his starts this season. Ersson will need to display more more consistency moving forward to challenge Dan Vladar for the top spot on Philadelphia's goalie depth chart. His next opportunity to guard the crease is Tuesday against San Jose.

Montembeault (illness) will not dress in Sunday's game against the Blues.

Montembeault was set to start Sunday after Jakub Dobes started Saturday's front end of Montreal's back-to-back, but an illness has thrown a wrench in those plans. Kaapo Kahkonen has been called up from AHL Laval to back up Dobes in Montembeault's absence. It remains to be seen if Montembeault will be available for Montreal's next game, Tuesday against the Lightning.

Kahkonen has been recalled from AHL Laval by the Canadiens, the team announced Sunday.

With Sam Montembeault (illness) not dressing Sunday, Kahkonen has been called up for the first time this season. The 29-year-old Kahkonen will serve as the backup to Jakub Dobes for the game against the Blues. Kahkonen has a 6-2-0 record with a 2.81 GAA and an .891 save percentage with AHL Laval this season.

Dobes will defend the home crease against the Blues on Sunday.

Dobes has been strong in his last two outings, posting a 1.39 GAA and .945 save percentage en route to back-to-back overtime victories. Although he started against the Maple Leafs on Saturday, he'll draw another start in the second half of the back-to-back set since Sam Montembeault has been ruled out due to an illness. Kaapo Kahkonen was called up from AHL Laval to serve as the backup for Sunday's game.

Oettinger will start Sunday's game against the Penguins, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Oettinger can pull in front of Scott Wedgewood (back) for the league lead in goaltender wins if the Stars defeat Pittsburgh on Sunday. The 26-year-old Oettinger has 13 wins on the season to go along with a 2.52 GAA and a .908 save percentage. He faces a Penguins team that ranks ninth in the league with 3.19 goals per game. Pittsburgh will be playing without Evgeni Malkin (upper body).

Greaves will guard the road goal against the Capitals on Sunday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Greaves will get the second half of the Blue Jackets' back-to-back after Elvis Merzlikins played in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss to Florida. The 24-year-old Greaves has a 7-4-5 record this season with a 2.81 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 16 appearances. Washington ranks second in the league with 3.48 goals per game this campaign.

Blackwood made 24 saves on 26 attempts on goal in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Flyers.

After allowing two goals in the first 26 minutes of Sunday's contest, Blackwood shut down the Flyers down the stretch to grab his second consecutive win. With the victory, the 28-year-old netminder is up to an 8-1-1 record with a 2.21 GAA and a .920 save percentage through 10 games this season. He has four wins in his last five tries and has seen an uptick in playing time in the absence of Scott Wedgewood (back). Regardless of how the Avalanche divide up the playing time in goal, Blackwood remains a top-tier option in fantasy with Colorado off to a 21-2-6 start to the year. Wedgewood is expected to suit up Tuesday against the Predators, but the Avalanche have yet to name a starter in net for that game.

Jarry will get the start Sunday against the Stars, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Jarry has been magnificent this season and a major reason for Pittsburgh's surprisingly strong start. The 30-year-old has a 9-2-0 record with a 2.61 GAA and a .913 save percentage on the season. He'll put an undefeated 4-0-0 record since returning from a lower-body injury on the line against the Stars, who rank fourth in the league with 3.45 goals per game.