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Fedotov will patrol the home crease against New Jersey on Sunday.

Fedotov will get the second half of Philadelphia's back-to-back after Samuel Ersson played in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Seattle. The 28-year-old Fedotov has a 5-9-3 record with a 3.08 GAA and an .885 save percentage across 19 appearances this season. New Jersey is tied for 14th in the league with 2.95 goals per game in 2024-25.

Wolf stopped all 26 shots he faced in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Canadiens.

Both young goalies dazzled, but Wolf was just a little bit better than Jakub Dobes in the Montreal crease. The shutout was the third of the season for Wolf, and he's gone six straight starts without allowing more than three goals -- a stretch in which he's posted a 3-1-2 record with a 1.97 GAA and .928 save percentage.

Dobes turned aside 23 shots in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Flames.

Joel Farabee ripped a shot past the rookie netminder from the faceoff dot late in the second period, and it was all the offense the home side would need. Dobes has just one win in his last six outings dating back to Jan. 25, going 1-3-1 with a 3.39 GAA and .890 save percentage, but Saturday's effort could encourage coach Martin St. Louis to take some of the load off Sam Montembeault's shoulders.

Vanecek made 21 saves in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.

In his first start for his new club since being acquired from the Sharks, Vanecek demonstrated the benefits of improved defensive play in front of him as he recorded his first shutout in nearly two years. The 29-year-old goalie won't see much work behind Sergei Bobrovsky down the stretch, but Vanecek should deliver better ratios than the career-worst 3.89 GAA and .882 save percentage he produced over 18 outings for San Jose.

Luukkonen stopped 32 of 35 shots in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Panthers, with Florida's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The 26-year-old netminder took his fourth straight loss, as the Buffalo offense failed to get off the plane in South Florida. Luukkonen hasn't done himself any favors of late either, posting a 4.40 GAA and .853 save percentage during his March losing streak as the Sabres sink to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.

Georgiev stopped 24 of 28 shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.

Georgiev took a second straight loss, though this was better than the seven goals he allowed to the Avalanche on Thursday. The 29-year-old netminder will continue to struggle to win behind a team that took another step toward a youth movement at the trade deadline. Georgiev is now 12-21-1 with a 3.65 GAA and an .875 save percentage through 38 appearances this season. The Sharks' next game is Tuesday versus another low-scoring team, the Predators, but that doesn't guarantee Georgiev will be a strong fantasy play.

Sorokin stopped 38 of 40 shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.

Sorokin was busy, but he got the job done, limiting the damage to power-play goals from Nikolai Kovalenko and Will Smith. This was Sorokin's fourth win in his last five outings, and he's allowed just 12 goals in that span. He'll continue to see a heavy workload at least until Marcus Hogberg (upper body) returns -- Semyon Varlamov (lower body) is not expected back this season. Sorokin is now 24-19-4 with a 2.76 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 47 appearances this season. Look for Jakub Skarek to get the nod Sunday in Anaheim before Sorokin wraps up the road trip versus the Kings on Tuesday.

Oettinger allowed five goals on 27 shots in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Oilers.

Oettinger gave up three goals in the first period, and then the Stars' defensive blunders took over as the Oilers struck twice more in the middle frame. This was Oettinger's second road loss in a row, and he's given up five goals in each of those games. He's down to a 30-14-2 record with a 2.48 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 46 starts. Casey DeSmith will likely get the nod Sunday in Vancouver, but look for Oettinger to start in Winnipeg on Friday after a rare four-day gap in the schedule, which should allow him to mentally reset after this poor outing.

Skinner stopped 23 of 27 shots in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Stars.

Skinner had a 5-1 lead to protect after two periods, but he nearly let it slip away. The Stars scored three times in a span of 4:12 in the third, but they couldn't find an equalizer, allowing Skinner to pick up a win in consecutive outings for the first time since mid-January. He's now 22-15-4 with a 2.87 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 43 appearances. The Oilers head east for a four-game road trip next week, beginning Monday in Buffalo.

Stolarz made 27 saves in a 7-4 loss to Colorado on Saturday. He allowed five goals.

The game was actually quite close. Neither team really played defense, so both Stolarz and Mackenzie Blackwood faced some really tough shots. The game came down to mistakes, and the Leafs made a couple more than the Avs. Stolarz has lost his last two starts, one in overtime. However, he's still 13-6-3 with a 2.33 GAA and a .921 save percentage in 23 starts. He'll be fine.