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Woll will protect the home net versus Boston on Saturday, according to Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun.

Woll enters the game on a three-game winning streak, allowing only four goals on 89 shots (.955 save percentage). He is 12-6-0 with one shutout, a 2.40 GAA and a .917 save percentage. The Bruins have had trouble finding the back of the net this season, averaging only 2.58 goals per game, 29th in the NHL.

Hellebuyck is slated to patrol the home crease against Detroit on Saturday, per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

Hellebuyck is having another sensational year, going 24-5-2 with five shutouts, a 2.06 GAA and a .927 save percentage over 31 appearances. He gave up two goals on 21 shots in a 6-2 win over Detroit on Oct. 30. The Red Wings sit 25th in the NHL with 2.68 goals per game in 2024-25.

Merzlikins will patrol the home crease versus St. Louis on Saturday, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Merzlikins had his two-game winning streak snapped Thursday, giving up five goals on only 26 shots in a 5-4 loss to the Red Wings. The 30-year-old netminder has a 12-10-3 record with a 3.15 GAA and an .888 save percentage this season. St. Louis has earned 2.73 goals per game in 2024-25.

Thompson will patrol the home blue paint versus the Rangers on Saturday, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.

Thompson is on a three-game winning streak, allowing four goals on 90 shots (.956 save percentage). Thompson has outperformed platoon partner Charlie Lindgren this season, going 15-2-2 with a 2.30 GAA and a .918 save percentage. The Rangers have earned 2.78 goals per game in 2024-25.

Quick will defend the road crease against Washington on Saturday, according to Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.

Quick has taken over the No. 1 job with the Rangers due to the absence of Igor Shesterkin (upper body). Quick will attempt to become the first American-born netminder to win 400 NHL games. He is 6-4-0 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.54 GAA and a .913 save percentage across 13 appearances in 2024-25. Washington has posted 3.63 goals per game this season.

Primeau stopped 27 of 28 shots for AHL Laval in Friday's 2-1 overtime win over Abbotsford.

Primeau made his first start for the Rocket since clearing NHL waivers last weekend. Montreal waived the 25-year-old netminder, who was 2-3-1 with a 4.69 goals-against average and .836 save percentage over 11 outings, and called up Jakub Dobes to serve as the backup to Sam Montembeault. Dobes, who posted a 34-save shutout over Florida in his NHL debut last Saturday, will stick with the Canadiens for now while Primeau attempts to find his game in the AHL.

Demko (back) is expected to be on the Canucks' upcoming road trip, which begins Monday in Montreal, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Demko was hurt Thursday versus the Kraken and sat out Friday due to back spasms. However, his presence on the road trip bodes well for this issue to be a short-term one. Demko will retake the No. 1 role for the Canucks once he's healthy, though between the back and his prior knee injury, the team may still opt to give Kevin Lankinen a sizable workload to keep Demko fresh.

Saros posted a 27-save shutout in Friday's 3-0 win over the Canucks.

This was Saros' fourth shutout of the season, two of which have come over his last six starts. That matches his career high for shutouts in a season. It's about the only thing going right for Saros in a rough year -- he's at 9-16-6 with a 2.72 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 31 appearances. Saros trails only Connor Hellebuyck (five) in shutouts this season. Justus Annunen is likely to handle the second half of a back-to-back Saturday in Calgary.

Lankinen allowed one goal on 17 shots in Friday's 3-0 loss to the Predators. The last two goals were empty-netters.

Lankinen played fairly well, but Steven Stamkos' second-period tally was the difference in this low-event game. This was Lankinen's fourth loss in his last five outings, and his only win in that span was in a relief appearance versus the Kraken on Thursday. He's now 15-7-4 with a 2.54 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 26 appearances this season. Lankinen is likely to occupy the starting role for the Canucks until Thatcher Demko (back) is able to return.

Dostal stopped 23 of 26 shots in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers.

Dostal allowed the deciding goal to Leon Draisaitl with 1:35 left in the third period after the Ducks had come back from a two-goal deficit. It was a close game, but Dostal ended up with his third loss in his last six starts. He's now 10-11-3 with a 2.73 GAA and a .913 save percentage over 24 appearances. With John Gibson healthy after a recent illness, it's likely the Ducks will go back to some sort of timeshare in the crease, but Dostal has been the better of the two goalies this season by a slight margin. The Ducks' next game is a tough home matchup versus the Lightning on Sunday.