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Georgiev will defend the road crease during Thursday's preseason game against Detroit, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Georgiev will draw the start Thursday, and he's also slated to play the full game against the Red Wings. The Sabres also announced that Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will have his first full practice Thursday, and Georgiev's opportunities to begin the regular season will likely be limited if Luukkonen is healthy.

Talbot will start Thursday's preseason game at home against the Sabres, Sean Shapiro of DLLS Sports reports.

Talbot was in the starter's crease during Thursday's morning skate, and he'll ultimately draw the preseason start against Buffalo. He's slated to play approximately half the game, while Michal Postava is expected to patrol the crease for the second half of the matchup.

Rittich is expected to defend visiting crease versus the Rangers on Thursday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Rittich will be backed up by Marcus Hogberg as Ilya Sorokin gets the night off. Rittich was the backup goaltender for the Kings in 2024-25, going 16-14-2 with a 2.84 GAA and an .886 save percentage across 34 regular-season games. Rittich will battle the injured Semyon Varlamov (knee) and Hogberg for the No. 2 spot with the Islanders in 2025-26.

Kuemper will guard the road goal in Wednesday's preseason game versus the Ducks, Ducks PA Announcer Phil Hulett reports.

Kuemper is set for his first preseason action. The 35-year-old is set to reprise his role as the Kings' No. 1 netminder in 2025-26 after posting a 31-11-7 record, a 2.02 GAA and a .921 save percentage over 50 regular-season games last season.

Daccord will protect the road goal versus the Oilers in Wednesday's preseason game, per the NHL media site.

Daccord allowed two goals on 11 shots over two periods in his first appearance during the exhibition slate. The American netminder is locked into the No. 1 role for the Kraken, so his performance in the preseason shouldn't carry much weight.

Greaves will protect the home goal in Wednesday's preseason game versus the Penguins, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Greaves is set for his second preseason appearance after allowing one goal on 24 shots in his previous outing. That was a positive first audition in his attempt to secure one of the Blue Jackets' goaltending spots for the year, and he'll continue to battle with Elvis Merzlikins and Ivan Fedotov during the exhibition slate.

Andersen will serve as the starting netminder during Wednesday's preseason game at home against Florida, Panthers play-by-play announcer Steve Goldstein reports.

Andersen made 22 regular-season appearances for the Hurricanes last year and went 13-8-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .899 save percentage. After signing a one-year extension with Carolina during the offseason, he'll likely split goaltending duties with Pyotr Kochetkov this year.

Tarasov will defend the road crease during Wednesday's preseason game against Carolina, Panthers play-by-play announcer Steve Goldstein reports.

After four seasons in Columbus, Tarasov joined the Panthers during the offseason and should serve as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup this year. Tarasov made 20 regular-season appearances for the Blue Jackets last year and went 7-10-2 with a 3.55 GAA and .880 save percentage.

Dostal will defend the home crease during Wednesday's preseason game against the Kings, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Dostal didn't appear in either of the Ducks' first two preseason matchups this year, but he'll draw the start at home Wednesday. The 25-year-old made a career-high 54 regular-season appearances last year and went 23-23-7 with a 3.10 GAA and .903 save percentage. He inked a five-year, $32.5 million contract extension during the offseason and is expected to begin the year as Anaheim's No. 1 netminder.

Demko is set to get the home start for Wednesday's preseason game against Calgary, per Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com.

Demko might not end up playing the full game, given that it's still early in the preseason. He's trying to put an injury-riddled campaign behind him in which he posted a 10-8-3 record, 2.90 GAA and .889 save percentage across 23 appearances with Vancouver. If Demko stays healthy, he could bounce back in a big way this year.