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  • Oilers' Tristan Jarry: Making first start of postseason

    Jarry will tend the road twine in Game 4 against the Ducks on Sunday.

    Jarry will get his first start of the 2026 playoffs, as Connor Ingram started in the first three games of this series. The 30-year-old Jarry went 9-6-2 with a 3.86 GAA and an .858 save percentage over 19 appearances with Edmonton after being dealt from Pittsburgh. Jarry has made eight postseason starts in his career, going 2-6-0 with an .891 save percentage and a 3.00 GAA between 2019-20 and 2021-22 with the Penguins.

  • Bruins' Joonas Korpisalo: Needed in relief in Sunday's loss

    Korpisalo turned aside all six shots he faced after replacing Jeremy Swayman early in the third period Sunday during the Bruins' 6-1 loss to the Sabres in Game 4 of their first-round series.

    It was the first action of the playoffs for Korpisalo, and Sunday's result had little to do with Swayman, who was simply hung out to dry by his defense. With the Bruins facing elimination in Game 5 on Tuesday, coach Marco Sturm could give Korpisalo the start in an attempt to light a fire under his squad, but Swayman is more likely to be back between the pipes.

  • Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Gets hook in Game 4

    Swayman allowed six goals on 29 shots before being replaced by Joonas Korpisalo early in the third period Sunday during the Bruins' 6-1 loss to the Sabres in Game 4 of their first-round series.

    The Sabres scored four times in the first period alone as they out-shot the home side 19-5 in the first 20 minutes, with Swayman not getting much in the way of help from his sluggish defense. The 27-year-old netminder has been beaten 13 times on 130 shots (.900 save percentage) through the first four games of the series, and with Boston's season on the brink, it's not yet clear if coach Marco Sturm will stick with Swayman or hand the crease to Korpisalo in Game 5 on Tuesday in an attempt to spark his team.

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    Sabres' Alex Lyon: Sharp in Sunday's win

    Lyon made 23 saves Sunday during the Sabres' 6-1 win over the Bruins in Game 4 of their first-round series.

    The veteran netminder nearly had a shutout, but Sean Kuraly managed to score a shorthanded tally with 40 seconds left in the third period after Buffalo had taken its foot off the gas. Lyon has seized the top job in the crease since replacing Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in Game 2, allowing just two goals on 56 shots over the last two-plus contests for a .964 save percentage. Lyon will look to help the Sabres book their tickets to the second round on home ice Tuesday in Game 5.

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    Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Set to start in Game 4

    Dobes will patrol the home blue paint Sunday against the Lightning in Game 4, according to Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

    Dobes and the Canadiens can take a commanding 3-1 series lead Sunday if they earn a win in their second home game of the 2026 postseason. The 24-year-old Dobes hasn't allowed more than three goals in a game during this series, going 2-1-0 with a 2.45 GAA and an .892 save percentage over three outings. The Lightning are making a few changes for Game 4, as Oliver Bjorkstrand and Max Crozier will draw into the lineup, while Scott Sabourin and Declan Carlile will serve as healthy scratches.

  • Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Looking to even series in Montreal

    Vasilevskiy will be between the road pipes in Game 4 versus the Canadiens on Sunday, per Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley.

    Vasilevskiy and his team went down 2-1 in the series in Friday's Game 3 after Lane Hutson fired the puck from the point past the Russian netminder in the 3-2 overtime win for Montreal. Vasilevskiy has conceded nine goals on 75 shots (.880 save percentage) so far in this first-round series, so if the Lightning have any chance of turning the tide, Vasilevskiy will have to be at the top of his game against a potent Canadiens offense.

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    Ducks' Lukas Dostal: Getting start Sunday

    Dostal will get the start Sunday in Game 4 against the Oilers, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.

    Dostal has allowed four goals in each of the first three games of this series, but the Ducks have provided him with plenty of goal support to take a 2-1 series lead. Expanding the time frame, the 25-year-old has allowed at least three goals in 10 of his last 11 starts. Dostal has a 4.05 GAA and an .874 save percentage in his first taste of postseason action.

  • Penguins' Sergei Murashov: Returned to AHL

    Murashov was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday.

    Murashov had been serving as Pittsburgh's third goalie during the playoffs behind Arturs Silovs and Stuart Skinner. The 22-year-old Murashov posted a 24-9-4 record with a 2.20 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 38 AHL appearances during the 2025-26 regular season.

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    Ducks' Damian Clara: Summoned from AHL

    Clara was recalled from AHL San Diego by the Ducks on Sunday, per the AHL transaction log.

    With AHL San Diego officially eliminated from the Calder Cup playoffs, the Ducks will likely start to call some guys up to serve as their Black Aces. Clara appears to be one of those players. The 21-year-old spent much of the season on loan to the SHL's Brynas IF, but he returned to North America in time to make three regular-season starts and also both of San Diego's playoff games.

  • Avalanche's Scott Wedgewood: Game 4 starter

    Wedgewood led the team out for warmups and will get the start in net for the Avalanche in Game 4 against the Kings on Sunday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

    Combined with the last four games of the regular season, Wedgewood is bringing a personal seven-game winning streak into Sunday's potential first-round clinching game. Over that timeframe, he has allowed just six combined goals and has two shutouts. In this series, he holds a 3-0 record with a 1.28 GAA and a .947 save percentage.

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