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Blomqvist stopped 21 of 22 shots in relief during Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Flyers.

Blomqvist entered the game in the second period after Alex Nedeljkovic was pulled, and he looked stellar in relief, allowing just one goal and playing a significant role in the Penguins' late comeback that was capped by Evgeni Malkin's overtime winner. This was Blomqvist's first win since Nov. 8, and he had gone 0-5-0 with a 4.41 GAA and an .828 save percentage across six outings between those wins.

Nedeljkovic allowed three goals on 15 shots before being pulled in the second period of Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Flyers.

The Penguins rallied back to secure the win Thursday, but the 29-year-old goaltender wasn't sharp and didn't even make it to the end of the second period. He's on a run of subpar performances of late, going 0-2-0 with an inflated 6.90 GAA and 53 saves across 67 shots faced over his last three appearances (.791 save percentage).

Ersson stopped 20 of 25 shots in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins.

Ersson was on a three-game winning streak heading into Thursday's matchup, but his hot stretch came to an end against Pittsburgh. His .800 save percentage was his lowest since a 5-0 loss to the Devils on Jan. 29. Despite the OT loss in this one, Ersson went 3-1-2 with a 2.66 GAA and a .908 save percentage across six starts in February.

Bobrovsky will patrol the home crease versus Calgary on Saturday, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Bobrovsky will make his third start in four games since the NHL returned from the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Bobrovsky is 24-13-2 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.66 GAA and a .902 save percentage across 39 appearances this season. The Flames are generating 2.60 goals per game, 29th in the NHL this season.

Dobes will serve as the starting goaltender for Saturday's road game against Buffalo.

Dobes hasn't been particularly sharp in recent outings, going 0-2-1 with a 4.48 GAA and .868 save percentage over his last four appearances. He'll make his first start since the 4 Nations Face-Off break against a somewhat formidable opponent, as the Sabres are tied for 11th in the NHL with 3.19 goals per game.

Stolarz was the first goalie off during Friday's morning skate, Mark Masters of TSN reports, indicating that he'll start on the road against the Rangers.

Stolarz was working in the starter's crease during Friday's morning skate and will officially draw a second consecutive start since Joseph Woll is feeling under the weather. Over his last three starts, Stolarz has gone 3-0-0 with a 2.62 GAA and .918 save percentage. The Rangers are averaging 3.03 goals per game this year, which is tied for 13th in the NHL.

Woll is feeling under the weather ahead of Friday's road game against the Rangers, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Anthony Stolarz will likely get a second consecutive start Friday after he was in the starter's crease during morning skate, and the Maple Leafs revealed after morning skate that Woll is dealing with an illness. It's unclear whether Woll will be able to dress as the backup in Friday's matchup.

Kochetkov turned aside 13 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

The Hurricanes out-shot the visitors 37-15 on the night and held a 3-0 lead before Alex Tuch managed to get a puck past Kochetkov on a Sabres power play late in the first period. The 25-year-old netminder has been alternating wins and losses of late, and since Frederik Andersen returned from IR in late January to re-establish a timeshare in the Carolina crease, Kochetkov has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.58 GAA and .897 save percentage.

Oettinger will defend the home net versus Los Angeles on Friday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Oettinger was shaky in his last start, allowing five goals on 28 shots in a 6-4 loss in Columbus. Oettinger is having a strong campaign in 2024-25, going 27-13-2 with a 2.43 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 42 appearances. The Kings are generating 2.89 goals per game, 17th in the NHL this season.

Reimer stopped 27 of 29 shots after replacing Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen midway through the first period of Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

Reimer ended up getting saddled with the loss, as the first goal he gave up -- a Mikko Rantanen power-play tally that came less than two minutes after he took over the Buffalo crease -- proved to be the game-winner. Reimer hasn't allowed more than three goals in an outing since Dec. 9, and over his last seven appearances he's posted a sharp 2.30 GAA and .921 save percentage but has just a 1-4-0 record to show for it.