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Binnington will defend the home cage versus Dallas on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Binnington has given up four goals in each of his last two games. The 31-year-old netminder is 13-17-3 with three shutouts, a 2.86 GAA and an .898 save percentage across 34 appearances this season. Dallas has posted 3.15 goals per game, 10th in the NHL in 2024-25.

Merzlikins will patrol the home crease versus Los Angeles on Saturday, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Merzlikins was outstanding Wednesday in a 5-1 win in Toronto, kicking out 28 shots. The 30-year-old netminder is 5-1-0 since Jan. 4, with a 2.32 GAA and a .912 save percentage. Merzlikins has won 17 games this season, the second-most in his six-year NHL career. He will face the Kings, who are generating 2.91 goals per game, 18th in the NHL.

Ingram stopped 24 of 28 shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Jets. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Ingram gave up more than two goals for the first time in four outings since he returned from an upper-body injury. Utah couldn't keep pace with the Jets in the third period, which is likely a result of the Hockey Club being on the second half of a back-to-back. Ingram slipped to 8-6-3 with a 3.34 GAA and an .880 save percentage through 17 starts. Considering Karel Vejmelka shut out the Wild on Thursday, he'll likely get the nod over Ingram for Sunday's game in Ottawa.

Hellebuyck stopped 17 of 19 shots in Friday's 5-2 win over Utah.

This wasn't Hellebuyck's performance, but he was good enough to collect his sixth win in his last seven outings. Utah twice came from one-goal deficits before the Jets' second line put the game to rest in the third period. Hellebuyck is the first goalie in the league to 30 wins this season (30-7-2), and he's added sparkling numbers elsewhere with a 2.02 GAA and a .926 save percentage through 39 starts. Barring a lengthy losing streak, the 31-year-old has a good chance to surpass his career-high 44 wins from the 2017-18 campaign. The Jets' next game is Sunday at home versus Calgary.

Soderblom allowed four goals on 40 shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Lightning.

Soderblom had put together a strong game, but power-play goals by Jake Guentzel late in the third period and Nikita Kucherov in overtime ruined the effort. This was Soderblom's fourth straight defeat, and he's allowed 16 goals while going 0-2-2 in that span. For the season, the 25-year-old netminder is 6-11-3 with a 2.97 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 21 appearances. Petr Mrazek will likely start versus the Wild on Sunday.

Johansson stopped 11 of 14 shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

Johansson didn't play well, and the Lightning were down 3-2 before Jake Guentzel's power-play tally in the final minute of regulation. Nikita Kucherov got a power-play goal in overtime to complete the comeback, giving Johansson his second win over four outings in January. The 29-year-old netminder is 6-4-1 with a 3.24 GAA and an .894 save percentage over 12 appearances. Andrei Vasilevskiy is likely to start Saturday in Detroit, and given that he has often made between three and five consecutive starts this season, it could be a bit before Johansson gets back to the crease.

Hill will make the start in goal on the road versus the Stars on Friday, per SinBin.Vegas.

Hill will take his turn in the Golden Knights' goalie rotation as they finish a stretch of playing on the road in five of six games. The 28-year-old has gone 2-3-1 over his last six games, allowing 15 goals on 138 shots (.891 save percentage). The Stars are a tough foe, but they're slumping, having lost four of their last six games.

Johansson will start in goal Friday in Chicago, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Johansson has lost three of his last four starts, allowing 13 goals in that span. He'll take the first half of a back-to-back Friday, drawing the easier matchup against the Blackhawks while Andrei Vasilevskiy is likely to face the Red Wings on Saturday. Johansson is 5-4-1 with a 3.27 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 11 contests, but the Blackhawks have won just twice in their last eight games.

Fedotov is expected to start on the road against the Islanders on Friday.

Fedotov has a 4-5-3 record, 3.26 GAA and .879 save percentage in 13 appearances in 2024-25. He hasn't shown up in the win column since Nov. 29, going 0-1-2 with a 2.92 GAA and an .870 save percentage since then. The Islanders are in a three-way tie for 28th in goals per game with 2.65.

Wolf stopped 32 of 34 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Wolf was beaten twice in the second period, with both goals coming in a five-minute span, but he was excellent the rest of the way as Calgary scored four unanswered goals to secure the comeback win. This was Wolf's second straight win, and he's been nothing short of outstanding of late. He's won in five of his last six appearances, going 5-1-0 with a 1.99 GAA and an impressive .936 save percentage.