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Skinner has been stellar early in his tenure with the Jets and will return to the crease on Thursday. The 27-year-old Canadian goalie stopped 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. He has a 2.47 GAA and .917 SV% in four games this season (3-1-0). The Jets enter action on Thursday as -126 road favourites against a Chicago Blackhawks team coming off a season-high five-goal output in a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

With Justus Annunen still navigating an undisclosed injury, the Predators will continue to rely on Saros. Saros is coming off his worst performance in the young 2026-27 season, allowing five goals on 25 shots (.800 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 31-year-old Finnish goalie has a 3.17 GAA and .897 SV% in five games (2-2-1). The Predators enter Thursday as -135 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team that has scored just seven goals in its last four games (1-3-0).

Tampa Bay has scored fewer than two goals in three of six games this season (4-2-0), leaving little margin for error for the goaltending. That said, Vasilevskiy, the reigning 2025-26 Vezina Trophy winner, has performed below expectations so far, posting a 2.45 GAA and a lowly .886 SV% in five outings (3-2-0). Tampa Bay enters Thursday's contest as a significant -257 home favourite against the surprisingly potent early-season offence of the Seattle Kraken, who average 4.14 goals per game through seven games (5-2-0).

Luukkonen had a dreadful start to the season, allowing 12 goals on 53 shots (.782 SV%) in his first three games (1-2-0), but has been encouraging in his last two outings (2-0-0), saving 48 of 52 shots (.923 SV%). With Alex Lyon (upper body) still sidelined, the Sabres will continue to rely on Luukkonen and hope he can build some momentum from his previous games. The Sabres enter Thursday's contest as -157 home favourites against the 3-3-0 New York Islanders.

Anthony Stolarz had a poor showing in Toronto's previous game, a 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth, failing to build on momentum from an encouraging opening couple of performances. As a result, the Maple Leafs will turn to Bobrovsky on Thursday. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky was serviceable in his last outing, stopping 30 of 33 shots (.909 SV%) in his first win of the season, a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Bobrovsky has a 2.97 GAA and .907 SV% in four games (1-2-1). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday's contest as slight -113 home favourites against a Buffalo Sabres team that has been outscored 26-19 in seven games this season (3-3-1).

Entering the 2026-27 season, the Devils' goaltending tandem of Jake Allen and Nico Daws faced scrutiny after failing to acquire a replacement number-one goalie following Jacob Markstrom's off-season departure. Six games into the season, the Devils have allowed an average of 3.67 goals per game, and the scrutiny has been justified, driven by poor showings from Nico Daws. The 25-year-old Daws has allowed nine goals on 51 shots (.824 SV%) in two games. He hopes to solidify his presence in the crease on Thursday, as the Devils enter action as -134 home favourites against a red-hot 6-2-0 New York Rangers team.

Hours after clearing waivers, Toronto has acquired 23-year-old Finnish forward Aatu Raty from Vancouver for Brandon Buhr and Jacob Quillan. Raty was Vancouver's 2021 2nd-round pick (52nd overall) but struggled to fit with the Canucks, putting up four goals, 29 points and 42 PIMs in 118 games played across five seasons.