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Skinner is expected to get the home start for Wednesday's preseason game against Seattle.

Samuel Jonsson will serve as Skinner's understudy, and the duo might end up splitting the workload given that this is an early preseason game. Skinner is expected to start the campaign as Edmonton's clear No. 1 goaltender and will likely get more than 50 regular-season appearances as long as he stays healthy.

Prosvetov is expected to get the road start for Wednesday's preseason game against Vancouver, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Prosvetov might not play the full game this early in the preseason, so it wouldn't be surprising if Devin Cooley also logs some minutes in net Wednesday. The 26-year-old Prosvetov is competing with Cooley to be Calgary's backup goaltender behind Dustin Wolf.

Silovs is expected to play between the pipes in Wednesday's road exhibition game against Columbus, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.

The plan is for Silovs to be in net for the first half of the game before Filip Larsson replaces him for the second half. Silovs is projected to start the 2025-26 campaign as Tristan Jarry's understudy. However, there might be an opportunity for Silovs to play a bigger role if he does well, and Jarry endures the same kind of struggles he did last year.

Blomqvist suffered a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day, the team announced Wednesday.

Blomqvist was unlikely to make the Opening Night roster for the Penguins ahead of Tristan Jarry or Arturs Silovs, so this injury likely will have minimal impact on fantasy managers. Still, with Blomqvist sidelined, the Pens could give prospect Sergei Murashov a few extra minutes during preseason, which could see Blomqvist slide further down the organizational depth chart.

Forsberg will protect the road goal in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Golden Knights, Jared Shafran of LA Kings Insider reports.

Forsberg will take a turn in the crease as he prepares to handle the backup role behind Darcy Kuemper in 2025-26. The 32-year-old Forsberg went 11-12-3 with a 2.72 GAA and a .901 save percentage over 30 regular-season games with the Senators last year, and his workload should be fairly similar in his first season with the Kings.

Oettinger will start in goal for Tuesday's preseason contest versus the Wild.

Oettinger will get a little game action to prepare ahead of his sixth NHL season. He is locked in as the Stars' top netminder and will look to replicate the 2.59 GAA and .909 save percentage he had over 58 regular-season games last year.

Saros will patrol the home crease in Tuesday's exhibition game versus Tampa Bay, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Saros earned a 20-31-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.98 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 58 regular-season outings in 2024-25. He led the league in regulation losses, but he has plenty of bounce-back appeal in the 2025-26 campaign if the Predators improve in front of him.

Pickard will patrol the road crease in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Jets, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Pickard looks set to begin 2025-26 as the backup netminder for the Oilers, though a strong preseason could earn him something closer to a 50-50 split with Stuart Skinner. Pickard went 22-10-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .900 save percentage in 36 regular-season games last year.

Dobes will protect the home goal in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Flyers, per the NHL media site.

Dobes will get the nod for his first preseason start. The 24-year-old is looking to fend off Kaapo Kahkonen for the backup role in the preseason. Dobes went 7-4-3 with a 2.74 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 16 regular-season games in 2024-25.

Cossa will defend the home net in Tuesday's exhibition matchup against Chicago, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Cossa may split the contest with Michal Postava. The 22-year-old Cossa posted a 21-15-5 record with a 2.45 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 41 regular-season appearances for AHL Grand Rapids in 2024-25. He will likely spend most of the 2025-26 campaign in the minors.