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Martin will start in San Jose on Friday.

Martin will get just his third start of the season on Friday when he takes on the Sharks in San Jose. The 30-year-old has struggled when called upon this season in Igor Shesterkin's absence, with his 1-1-0 record, 4.13 GAA and .848 SV%. He'll take on the Sharks in San Jose on Friday, who have won five of their last 8 games.

Spencer Martin
Martin was the first goalie off the ice at New York's morning skate.

Martin will get just his third start of the season on Friday when he takes on the Sharks in San Jose. The 30-year-old has struggled when called upon this season in Igor Shesterkin's absence, with his 1-1-0 record, 4.13 GAA and .848 SV%. He'll take on the Sharks in San Jose on Friday, who have won five of their last 8 games.

Spencer Martin
Blidh is expected to draw back into New York's lineup on Friday in San Jose.

Blidh has been a healthy scratch for New York's previous six games but will draw back into the lineup for Jonny Brodzinski on Friday in San Jose for his third appearance of the season. The 30-year-old Blidh has not picked up a point since his days with Boston in 2021-22, despite appearing in 16 games between Colorado and New York combined over the years.

Anton Blidh
Korpisalo will start vs. Vegas on Thursday.

Jeremy Swayman had a rough outing in Tuesday’s 6-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, so he will get the night off on Thursday, with the Bruins turning to Korpisalo. The 31-year-old Korpisalo was solid in his last start, saving 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, and has strung together several strong performances, boasting a 1.24 GAA and .948 SV% in his last five appearances (3-1-0). The Bruins enter Thursday’s contest as +127 home underdogs against a Golden Knights team whose seven-game winning streak was snapped on Tuesday in a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Joonas Korpisalo
Martin will start in Anaheim on Monday.

Martin made his first NHL start of the season in the Rangers' previous game and saved 25 of 28 shots (.893 SV%) in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, helping them end an ugly four-game losing streak (0-4-0) where they were outscored 27-10. The 30-year-old Martin, primarily an AHL goalie, has a 3.58 GAA and .882 SV% in 69 career NHL games (25-30-8). The Rangers enter Monday's contest as +117 road underdogs against a Ducks team on a three-game winning streak.

Spencer Martin
Kartye is expected to be a healthy scratch in New York on Monday.

With Jordan Eberle (upper body) expected to return from an injury, Kartye will be the odd-man out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Kartye is averaging 10:45 time-on-ice and has seven points (2G / 5A) in 37 games this season.

Tye Kartye
Korpisalo will start vs. Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Korpisalo was solid in his most recent outing, saving 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames, and will return to the crease on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 31-year-old Korpisalo has a 3.42 GAA and .888 SV% in 16 games this season (7-8-0). The Bruins enter the action as +105 road underdogs.

Joonas Korpisalo
Laba (upper-body) returned to practice as a full participant on Friday and is a possibility to return on Saturday in Boston.

Laba has not played since suffering an upper-body injury on New Year's Eve, but he returned to practice on Friday. The 22-year-old forward, in his first NHL season, has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 42 games.

Noah Laba
Miller (upper-body) has been activated off IR and is expected to return vs. Buffalo on Thursday.

Miller has been sidelined for nearly three weeks because of an upper-body injury, but should return to the lineup on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 32-year-old Miller has a pedestrian 22 points (10G / 22A) in 35 games this season, but was producing at a better rate lately, with eight points (3G / 5A) in his last nine games.

J.T. Miller
Korpisalo will start vs. Calgary on Thursday.

Korpisalo has not played in nearly two weeks, but was solid in his previous outing, saving 30 of 33 shots (.909 SV%) in a 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The 31-year-old Finnish goalie has a 3.60 GAA and .882 SV% in 15 games this season (6-8-0). The Bruins enter the action on Thursday as -136 home favorites against a Calgary Flames team that played last night, losing 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens, extending its losing streak to three games (0-3-0).

Joonas Korpisalo
Lafreniere (illness) is expected to play vs. Buffalo on Thursday.

The Rangers are battling a myriad of key injuries and had a scare on Wednesday when Lafreneiere was absent from practice because of an illness, but he should play on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 24-year-old Lafreniere has been held off the scoresheet in 28 of 44 games this season and continues to be unable to live up to the expectations he garnered when he was drafted first overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He has 24 points (9G / 15A) in 44 games this season.

Alexis Lafrenière