Markstrom will defend the home cage against the Blackhawks on Thursday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

EDGE Analysis

Markstrom is winless in his last four appearances, posting an 0-2-1 record and .876 save percentage. The Swede's recent struggles have seen backup Dan Vladar taking a bigger share of the workload. With Markstrom taking the first game of the back-to-back, fantasy players can likely expect Vladar to start versus Seattle on Friday.