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Shesterkin made 21 saves in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Devils.

Making his return from a four-game absence due to an upper-body injury, Shesterkin made a number of big stops, none bigger than on Dawson Mercer's shorthanded breakaway midway through the third period to keep the game tied at 2-2. The 29-year-old netminder has had trouble building any momentum this season -- his longest win streak is only three games -- but Shesterkin is more than capable of flipping the switch and putting together a dominant second half if he stays healthy and gets consistent help from his defense.

Markstrom turned aside 29 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Rangers.

He put on a goaltending clinic with Igor Shesterkin in a scoreless third period to preserve a 2-2 tie, but Markstrom had little chance in OT of stopping Sam Carrick from converting a 2-on-1 rush. Markstrom hasn't allowed more than three goals in a start since Nov. 29, going 9-2-2 over his last 13 outings with a dazzling 1.61 GAA and .927 save percentage.

Forsberg stopped 17 shots in Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Sabres.

It was a rough night for Ottawa in all three zones and Forsberg was hung out to dry, with Buffalo's final tally deflecting in off Thomas Chabot's leg. The veteran netminder has gone 0-2-1 while starting three straight games since returning from a lower-body injury, giving up 11 goals on 79 shots (.861 save percentage). There's no timeline yet for Linus Ullmark (back) to rejoin the Sens, but Forsberg will likely begin ceding work back to Leevi Merilainen unless he can turn things around.

Mrazek will defend the visiting goal in Detroit on Friday, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Mrazek was stellar Wednesday, stopping 35 shots in a 3-1 win over Colorado, halting a personal six-game losing streak. Mrazek is 8-14-1 for the lowly Blackhawks, with a 3.13 GAA and a .897 save percentage across 24 appearances this season. The Red Wings are averaging 2.73 goals in 2024-25.

Hellebuyck will patrol the home crease versus LA on Friday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Hellebuyck continues to sparkle this season as he attempts to win the Vezina Trophy back-to-back. He is 25-6-2 with five shutouts, a 2.08 GAA and a .926 save percentage. The Kings are generating 3.11 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lindgren will be in goal for Friday's home matchup with Montreal, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Despite Lindgren having lost four straight contests, including an overtime defeat in each of his previous two, the Caps continue to roll with their every-other plan for the two netminders. During his current winless streak, the 31-year-old Lindgren is sporting a 3.16 GAA and an .880 save percentage. If he can't start putting together wins soon, the team may have to consider handing more starts over to Logan Thompson, who is expected to get the nod on the road against Nashville on Saturday.

Luukkonen made 35 saves in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Senators.

Ottawa outshot the visitors 35-21, but Luukkonen stood on his head to record his second shutout of the season and the seventh of his career. The 25-year-old netminder has only one regulation loss in his last seven starts, going 5-1-1 over that stretch with a 2.41 GAA and .917 save percentage -- an impressive turnaround after he'd gone 0-7-2 in his prior nine outings with a 4.10 GAA and .864 save percentage.

Lyon (upper body) will not dress against Chicago on Friday, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

Lyon was injured Tuesday and came out of the game after stopping all 10 shots in the opening period. Cam Talbot will start Friday against the Blackhawks with Ville Husso as his backup.

Greaves was called up from AHL Cleveland on Friday.

Greaves was 1-1-2 with a 3.47 GAA and a .890 save percentage with the Blue Jackets before he was sent to the minors Dec. 23. Columbus sent Daniil Tarasov to the AHL on a conditioning stint in a corresponding move. Greaves was 11-5-3 with a 2.78 GAA and a .914 save percentage across 20 games with Cleveland before his recall.

Tarasov was sent down to AHL Cleveland on a conditioning assignment Friday.

Tarasov has appeared in just two of the Jackets' last 25 contests. Even when he does get opportunities, the 25-year-old netminder has struggled, going 0-5-1 with a 4.86 GAA in his last six NHL appearances. The Monsters will face AHL Laval on Friday and Saturday, so look for Tarasov to start at least one of those contests. In the meantime, Jet Greaves was recalled from the minors and figures to serve as the No. 2 option behind Elvis Merzlikins for the time being.