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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.

Dobes is slated to start Thursday's home game against the Mammoth, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Dobes had started in just one of the Canadiens' last six games, but he'll return to the crease Thursday. Across his six starts to begin the regular season, he's gone 2-2-2 with a 4.06 GAA and .853 save percentage.

Knight turned aside 25 of 29 shots in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers, with Florida's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

Chicago was staring at a 3-0 deficit before finally getting on the board late in the second period, and Knight and his Swiss cheese defense shared responsibility for the poor start to the game. The 25-year-old netminder has lost three straight starts and six of his last seven, going 1-6-0 over that rough stretch despite a semi-respectable 3.19 GAA and .893 save percentage.

Ellis stopped 28 shots in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Senators.

The 26-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period, but Shane Pinto banged home a rebound midway through the final frame to tie it up before Michael Amadio scored the winner with just over three minutes left. Ellis has started three of the last four games for the Sabres, going 2-1-0 while allowing eight goals on 88 shots (.909 save percentage) as he takes advantage of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's struggles this season.