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Tomkins is slated to start Thursday's home game against the Ducks, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.

Tomkins made his first NHL appearance since the 2023-24 campaign during Sunday's road matchup against the Rangers, and he turned aside 27 of 28 shots during the 4-1 victory. He's set to start for the second time in the Oilers' last three games Thursday and will face a tough opponent in the Ducks, who rank sixth in the NHL with 3.60 goals per game to begin the regular season.

Woll was the first goalie off at Thursday's morning skate, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against the Rangers.

Woll has struggled to enter the win column early in the regular season, but he'll return to the crease Thursday after sitting out back-to-back games. Across his eight appearances this year, he's gone 1-5-2 with a 3.13 GAA and .899 save percentage.

Head coach Todd McLellan said Thursday that Gibson (lower body) is considered day-to-day, Michael Whitaker of The Hockey News reports.

Gibson exited Tuesday's game against the Lightning due to his lower-body injury. Daniil Tarasov had already been expected to start Thursday's home game against the Golden Knights, but it appears as though Gibson will be unable to dress as the backup for at least one game. Gibson continues to be evaluated by the team, per Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press, while Michal Postava will presumably serve as the backup if Tarasov is officially named the starter Thursday.

Talbot will start Thursday's home game against the Stars, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Talbot picked up his third consecutive win Tuesday against the Avalanche, and he'll remain in the crease for a second consecutive matchup Thursday. Across his seven appearances to begin the regular season, he's gone 4-2-0 with a 2.70 GAA and .901 save percentage.

Hellebuyck was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Blues.

Hellebuyck has picked up wins in each of his first three appearances with the Devils, and he'll start in a third consecutive matchup Thursday. Across his three starts, he's posted a 1.95 GAA and .900 save percentage. The Blues have recorded 3.00 goals per game to begin the regular season, which is tied for 19th in the NHL.

Varlamov will start Thursday's home game against the Hurricanes, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Varlamov picked up his first win of the season against the Predators on Oct. 27, and he'll be back in the crease Thursday after sitting out back-to-back games. He's made four starts to begin the regular season, going 1-1-2 with a 2.40 GAA and .891 save percentage.

Markstrom made 17 saves in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Chicago.

The Panthers grabbed a 3-0 lead on a Seth Jones tally midway through the second period, but the second half of the contest saw Markstrom barely hang onto the lead. The veteran netminder has made two straight starts to kick off November after missing the final five games of October with an upper-body injury, and on the season Markstrom has gone 4-2-1 in eight outings with a 2.57 GAA and .885 save percentage.

Silovs was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Bruins.

Silovs has been inconsistent across the past few weeks, as he's gone 2-2-1 with a shutout, a 2.77 GAA and an .899 save percentage across his last five starts. He'll be between the pipes for a second consecutive game and will face a tough matchup against the Bruins, who are tied for seventh in the NHL with 3.56 goals per game to begin the year.

Garand was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Flyers.

Garand has seen plenty of playing time in recent weeks and will appear in a 12th consecutive game during Thursday's start. He's made 12 total appearances to begin the 2026-27 campaign, going 5-6-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .905 save percentage.

Skinner will defend the home crease against the Canucks on Thursday, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Skinner picked up his first win since Oct. 13 during Tuesday's 5-4 victory over the Canadiens, and he'll draw a third consecutive start Thursday. Across his 11 starts this year, he's gone 4-4-3 with a 3.41 GAA and .882 save percentage. The Canucks have recorded 3.00 goals per game to begin the regular season, which is tied for 19th in the NHL.