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Clang will protect the road goal in Wednesday's preseason game versus the Sharks, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.

Clang was called up earlier in the day, and he'll get some extra playing time in the preseason to spare the Ducks' more veteran goalies. The 23-year-old will likely be reassigned to AHL San Diego for the start of the 2025-26 regular season.

Lankinen will tend the twine in Wednesday's road preseason game versus the Flames, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Lankinen is set to make his second start of the preseason. The 30-year-old netminder will get this start because Thatcher Demko (personal) is away from the team. Lankinen is capable of taking on a starting role as necessary, but he is projected to serve as the Canucks' No. 2 option as long as Demko is available most of the time in 2025-26.

Wedgewood will guard the road goal in Wednesday's preseason game versus the Golden Knights, Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas reports.

Wedgewood is getting another tune-up between the pipes as the Avalanche play their penultimate preseason game. The 33-year-old could get a run of playing time early in the regular season if Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) can't get past his injury in time for Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Kings.

Schmid will protect the home goal versus the Avalanche in Wednesday's preseason game, Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas reports.

Schmid will make his second start and third appearance of the preseason, and it could be his final opportunity to stake his claim to the Golden Knights' backup job. However, he appears to have a fair amount of cushion over Carl Lindbom for that role.

Luukkonen aggravated his lower-body injury during Wednesday's game versus the Penguins and won't return to the contest.

Luukkonen's injury woes seem likely to linger into the regular season at this point, as this was his first game of the preseason. He had previously been aiming for an Opening Night return, and it appears that accelerating that timeline didn't go well. If Luukkonen misses additional action, expect Alexandar Georgiev and Alex Lyon to share the goaltending duties for the Sabres.

Daccord is expected to start at home in Wednesday's preseason game versus the Oilers, per Sound of Hockey.

Daccord will get his third appearance of the preseason as the Kraken play their final exhibition game. The 29-year-old netminder should also be expected between the pipes for Opening Night on Oct. 9 versus the Ducks.

Shepard was promoted from AHL Belleville on Wednesday.

Shepard will likely serve as the backup for one or both of the Sens' final two preseason games before he goes back to the minors. With both Leevi Merilainen and Mads Sogaard available to back up Linus Ullmark, it would take a significant rash of injuries for Shepard to log a game for Ottawa this year.

Stauber was placed on waivers by the Mammoth on Wednesday.

Stauber was going to be hard-pressed to secure a spot on Utah's Opening Night roster, so his designation for waivers shouldn't come as a surprise. Assuming he clears, the 26-year-old backstop should split time in the minors but shouldn't be expected to join the NHL club any time soon.

Askarov is expected to guard the home goal against San Jose on Wednesday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Askarov had a 2.45 GAA and a .923 save percentage in 22 regular-season appearances with AHL San Jose in 2024-25. He also posted a 3.10 GAA and an .896 in 13 outings with the Sharks. Askarov is set to open this season as the Sharks' No. 1 goaltender.

Copley was placed on waivers by the Kings on Wednesday.

Copley had a 2.49 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 42 regular-season appearances with AHL Ontario in 2024-25. Copley is expected to rejoin the Reign if he clears waivers, but he might be the first goaltender summoned in the event that Darcy Kuemper or Anton Forsberg suffer an injury.