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Lazar will take a seat on Wednesday as the Oilers opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Josh Samanski will dress in his place.

Samanski will slot in on Wednesday as the Oilers opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Curtis Lazar will sit in his place.

Ingram will be back between the pipes for the Oilers tonight after Tristan Jarry got the nod in the front-end of their back-to-back on Tuesday. Ingram had a personal three-game win streak snapped in his last start when he allowed five goals on 33 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Golden Knights on Saturday. The 28-year-old netminder carries a 14-9-2 record and an .895 SV% into Wednesday night's matchup, where the Oilers enter action at -120 on the money line.

Stolarz left Wednesday's game after just two minutes and thirty-four seconds and was unable to return. The Leafs netminder suffered a non-contact injury when stretching to make a pad save. We should get an update on Stolarz's status ahead of Toronto's game on Long Island on Thursday.

Lindgren played his first game in nearly a month on Sunday, a miserable outing where he allowed eight games on 32 shots (.750 SV%) in an 8-1 loss to the New York Rangers. Making matters worse, Lindgren finished the game with an undisclosed injury, that prevented him from suiting up on Wednesday. Mitch Gibson will serve as Logan Thompson's backup in Lindgren's place.

Gibson was a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals that has yet to play an NHL game. The 26-year-old has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL, where he has a 2.79 GAA and .907 SV% in 22 games (9-8-3). Gibson will get the chance to dress on Wednesday as Charlie Lindgren (undisclosed) is not able to suit up as Logan Thompson's backup.

Stolarz was not especially sharp in his most recent outing, allowing three goals on 24 shots (.875 SV%) in a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks. The 32-year-old Stolarz has had a largely disappointing 2025-26 campaign, but he has posted solid numbers in his last eight appearances (3-2-2), with a 2.65 GAA and .913 SV%. The Maple Leafs enter Wednesday's contest as +136 home underdogs against a Washington Capitals team that needs to bounce back after an embarrassing 8-1 loss to the New York Rangers to keep their dwindling playoff hopes alive.

Hovorka recently made his NHL debut, playing three games with the Panthers, but is still searching for his first career point. The undrafted 24-year-old Czech defenseman has 16 points (4G / 12A) this season in 53 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL).

Jansson was a fourth-round pick of the Panthers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft that made his professional North American debut this season, scoring 10 points (3G / 7A) in 29 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL). The 22-year-old Swedish defenseman has yet to play an NHL game.

Legault made his NHL debut earlier this season, scoring two points (1G / 1A) in an eight game stint with the Hurricanes. The 22-year-old defenseman, a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, has seven points (3G / 4A) in 22 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) this season.

Slavin played 15 games in the NHL in the 2021-22 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, but has otherwise spent his entire career in the AHL. The seventh-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft has 25 points (6G / 19A) in 66 games this season with the Chicago Wolves (AHL).