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Ellis stopped 32 of 36 shots in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Mammoth. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Ellis held the Mammoth to one goal over the first two periods, but the home team erupted in the third to run away with the game. It ends up as a middling effort for the 25-year-old, who is 1-1-0 with six goals allowed on 67 shots over his first two NHL appearances. Ellis has been battling with Alex Lyon and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for playing time, though none of the three goalies has yet to get on a hot streak to seize the top job. Given the crowded crease, it's unclear when Ellis might play again.

Vejmelka stopped 17 of 19 shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Vejmelka has just two wins over his last five outings, and both have been over the Sabres. The 29-year-old allowed the first two goals of the game to Isak Rosen, but the Mammoth were able to fire back with five straight tallies to take the win. Vejmelka is now 8-4-0 on the year with a 2.84 GAA and an .882 save percentage over 12 starts. He's faced more than 25 shots in just three of his outings as Utah's defense keeps traffic from getting to the net, but he hasn't really put in a dominant performance yet. The Mammoth's next game is Friday at home versus the Islanders.

Vasilevskiy will protect the home goal versus the Rangers on Wednesday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

The Lightning are going through a light part of the schedule, having not played since Saturday, so Vasilevskiy should be fully rested for this contest. The Rangers have been more dangerous on the road this year, but they're averaging just 2.41 goals per game overall, making this a favorable matchup. Vasilevskiy has gone 5-1-0 with just 12 goals allowed on 155 shots (.923 save percentage) over his last six games.

Martin signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Rangers on Wednesday, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post. He has also been placed on waivers.

Martin is expected to be sent to AHL Hartford if he clears waivers. The 30-year-old had a 2.69 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 14 KHL appearances with CSKA Moscow in 2025-26 before signing with New York. He might get summoned to the Rangers if Igor Shesterkin or Jonathan Quick suffers an injury at some point during the campaign.

Ellis is expected to start on the road against Utah on Wednesday, per Michael Augello of The Hockey News.

Ellis has made one previous start with the Sabres this season, allowing two goals on 31 shots in a victory against Detroit on Oct. 22. Buffalo also has Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alex Lyon on the roster, which hasn't presented Ellis with many opportunities to play. Utah has a 9-7-0 record and ranks 15th in goals per game with 3.19.

Dobes will patrol the blue paint for Thursday's home clash with Dallas, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Dobes is undefeated in regulation this season, going 6-0-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .920 save percentage in seven outings. He has started every third game for the Habs recently, which could line him up for another look versus Washington on Nov. 20. Still, if Dobes keeps playing at this level, he could pry some extra starts away from Sam Montembeault.

Markstrom is expected to start on the road against Chicago on Wednesday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom stopped 21 of 24 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders on Monday. He has a 4-2-1 record, 3.82 GAA and .872 save percentage through seven appearances in 2025-26. Markstrom is facing the Blackhawks at a time when the team is red hot. Chicago has won its past three games while outscoring its adversaries 14-3.

Gibson is set to start at home against Anaheim on Wednesday, according to Max Bultman of The Athletic on Wednesday.

Gibson will attempt to get back into the win column after losing his past three outings -- he allowed nine goals on 84 shots (.893 save percentage) over that stretch. The 32-year-old netminder has a 4-5-0 record, 3.15 GAA and .882 save percentage in nine outings this year. Anaheim has been a dangerous adversary this year. The Ducks have an 11-4-1 record and rank second in goals per game with 3.94.

Knight is expected to start at home against New Jersey on Wednesday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Knight has won his last two starts, stopping 76 of 78 shots (.974 save percentage) in that span. He's having a great campaign with a 6-3-2 record, 2.33 GAA and .926 save percentage in 11 outings. New Jersey is in a three-way tie for ninth in goals per game with 3.31.

Vejmelka was the first goalie off the ice Wednesday, Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports reports, indicating he'll be in goal at home versus the Sabres.

Vejmelka has lost three of his last four outings while posting a 3.78 GAA -- though his lone victory over the stretch was against Buffalo. The 29-year-old netminder saw the bulk of the workload to open the year, featuring in 10 of the opening 13 contests. He has been splitting the workload of late with Vitek Vanecek and will play for just the second time in the Mammoth's last four games.