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Korpisalo will be between the home pipes versus Buffalo on Thursday, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports.

Korpisalo will make his second straight start after turning aside 33 of 35 shots in a 5-2 win over the Islanders on Tuesday. Jeremy Swayman will remain on the bench after his poor performance Monday, when he allowed seven goals on only 24 shots in a 7-2 loss to Ottawa. Korpisalo is 2-3-0 with a 3.62 GAA and an .870 save percentage this season. The Sabres are averaging 3.00 goals per game, which ranks 19th in the NHL.

Ersson (undisclosed) will not play Thursday versus Nashville, Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports reports.

Head coach Rick Tocchet said Wednesday that Ersson "tweaked something," and the issue will sideline the goaltender for at least one game. The 26-year-old netminder is 2-1-1 with a 3.08 GAA and an .876 save percentage in October. He has been replaced by Dan Vladar as the Flyers' top netminder. Philadelphia recalled Aleksei Kolosov in a corresponding move to back up Vladar on Thursday.

The Flyers called up Kolosov from AHL Lehigh Valley on Thursday, according to Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports.

Kolosov will back up Dan Vladar on Thursday, as Samuel Ersson remains out with an undisclosed injury. Kolosov was 3-2-0 with a 2.60 GAA and a .918 save percentage in five AHL games before his recall.

Vladar will defend the home crease against the Predators on Thursday.

Vladar didn't appear in either of the Flyers' last two games, but he'll return to the net Thursday after Samuel Ersson (undisclosed) tweaked something during Wednesday's practice session. Ersson is considered day-to-day, and Aleksei Kolosov is slated to be called up to serve as Vladar's backup for Thursday's game. Vladar has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.81 GAA and a .932 save percentage over his first five starts of the season.

Ullmark will patrol the home crease versus Calgary on Thursday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Ullmark is coming off a poor performance in Chicago on Tuesday in which he allowed six goals on 25 shots in a 7-3 loss. The 32-year-old netminder is 4-4-1 with a 3.44 GAA and an .858 save percentage across nine starts. The Flames are the lowest-scoring team in the NHL this season, averaging only 2.09 goals per game.

Bussi was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Islanders.

Bussi was in the starter's crease during the Hurricanes' morning skate, and he'll be in net Thursday for the second time in the team's last three games. He's made three previous starts this year, all on the road, going 2-1-0 with a 2.33 GAA and a .911 save percentage. The Islanders have had a solid start to the year offensively, averaging 3.56 goals per game, which ranks ninth in the league.

Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and is slated to defend the home goal versus Dallas on Thursday, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.

Vasilevskiy has been ordinary this season, though he has played better of late, winning his last two starts while giving up only three goals on 39 shots. Overall, the 31-year-old netminder is 2-3-2 with a 2.86 GAA and an .893 save percentage across seven starts this season. He has had great success in the past versus Dallas, posting a 15-4-3 mark with a .927 save percentage.

Husso posted a 27-save shutout in AHL San Diego's 3-0 win over San Jose on Wednesday.

Both of Husso's wins this season have come via shutout, but he's allowed a total of 10 goals in his three losses. The 30-year-old netminder will continue to split time with Calle Clang. Husso figures to be the first goalie for a call-up if Lukas Dostal or Petr Mrazek are unavailable at any point in 2025-26.

Primeau stopped 18 of 24 shots in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Primeau wasn't at his best in his first two starts, but this was his first loss of the season. He's allowed 13 goals on 80 shots while serving as Anthony Stolarz's backup over the first month of the season. Joseph Woll (personal) has resumed practicing with the Maple Leafs but still needs time to get up to game speed. With no back-to-back sets in the next week, it's unclear if Primeau will get another start with the big club before Woll returns to action.

Merzlikins stopped 33 of 36 shots in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

Merzlikins has won three straight starts. He was in control for this one, with the help of a big performance from the Blue Jackets' third line, though the Maple Leafs got a couple of goals back late in the game. Merzlikins improved to 4-1-0 with a 2.97 GAA and a .915 save percentage over five outings this season. He has alternated starts with Jet Greaves, and if that pattern holds, Greaves would play at home versus the Blues on Saturday, while Merzlikins would draw a road start Sunday against the Islanders.