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In eight games this season, Silovs has already posted two shutouts, the first of his career, but he's been wildly inconsistent. The 25-year-old Latvian goalie has allowed two or fewer goals in four games but five in the other four. Silovs has a 2.87 GAA and .890 SV% in eight games (5-3-0). The Penguins enter Thursday's action as +116 home underdogs against a Utah Mammoth team that defeated them 5-4 less than two weeks ago.

Originally a game-time decision because of an undisclosed ailment, Hedman will be in the lineup Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 35-year-old Swedish defenseman and 2017-18 Norris Trophy winner has settled into a smaller role as a veteran in 2026-27. In 10 games, Hedman has four points (2G / 2A), averages a career-low 13:35 time on ice, and is no longer used on the team's power play.

Originally a game-time decision due to an undisclosed ailment, Hagel will be in the lineup on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 28-year-old Hagel had a disappointing showing in Tampa Bay's previous game, recording a -3 plus/minus in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Utah Mammoth. That said, he has been clicking offensively this season, with 13 points (7G / 6A) in 11 games.

Vasilevskiy boasts a 5-3-0 record through eight games, but hasn't lived up to the standard he set last season when he won his second Vezina Trophy. The 32-year-old Russian goalie allowed five goals on 23 shots (.783 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. He has uncharacteristically allowed three or more goals in five of eight games this season, posting a pedestrian 2.78 GAA and .884 SV%. Still, Tampa Bay enters Thursday's game as sizeable -228 home favourites against a struggling Winnipeg Jets team that has scored two or fewer goals in five straight games (0-4-1).

Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour has rotated goalies almost evenly in recent seasons, but Pyotr Kochetkov's outstanding early-season performances have led him to deviate from the plan. The 27-year-old goalie returns to the crease on Thursday for his ninth start in Carolina's last 12 games and, deservedly, after posting a tremendous undefeated 8-0-0 record with an absurd 1.62 GAA and .918 SV%. In his previous outing, he saved 15 of 16 shots (.938 SV%) in a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins. The Hurricanes enter Thursday's contest as significant -253 home favourites against a Columbus Blue Jackets team that has scored two or fewer goals in four of their last five games (3-2-0).

Othmann left Wednesday's game vs. Edmonton with an upper-body injury after a spirited tilt vs. Ty Emberson and will not return. The 24-year-old has appeared in six games but has yet to pick up his first point of the season while averaging just over 11 minutes of TOI per game.

Cooley entered Wednesday's contest vs. Edmonton with a four-game winning streak but was forced to leave down 1-0 at the start of the second period after Colten Dach made contact with him in his crease earlier in the game. It is unfortunate timing for the 29-year-old, who was not only taking the world by storm with his recent on-ice play, but had been everyone's favourite off-ice interview for the last week and a half.

Grubauer has never lived up to expectations since joining the Seattle Kraken in their inaugural 2021-22 season, but he is off to a strong start in 2026-27. The 34-year-old German goalie was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 33 of 36 shots (.917 SV%) in a 5-3 win over the Utah Mammoth. He has a 2.76 GAA and .907 SV% in seven appearances this season (6-1-1). Seattle enters Wednesday's contest as +120 home underdogs against a Toronto Maple Leafs team coming off a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.

Joshua was activated off LTIR earlier Wednesday but will be a game-time decision due to his equipment being in transit to the game. If he is able to get his gear, he is expected to make his season debut vs. Seattle. The 30-year-old had 18-points in 55 games in 2025-26.