Overview
- The tandem alternated starts across four games with Dylan Garand expected to start against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, November 13, 2026.
- The change follows Igor Shesterkin’s early season, season-ending injury that thrust rookie Garand into a heavy workload of consecutive starts.
- Joonas Korpisalo returned from a conditioning stint and posted a .931 save percentage and a 2.01 goals-against average in his first two games back.
- Garand has a .905 save percentage and a top-12 early mark in Goals Saved Above Expected, and the club says sharing minutes will help both goalies recover and stay sharp.
- Coach Mike Sullivan endorsed the plan and the team will use the upcoming schedule break and goalie-coach work to manage reps, with Garand’s Vancouver homecoming offering a personal milestone and local support.