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Lindgren was the first goalie to leave the ice Friday, Mark Masters of TSN reports, indicating he'll be in goal on the road versus Toronto.

Lindgren continues to split the workload with Logan Thompson, having featured in five of the Capitals' previous 10 outings. In those appearances, the 30-year-old Lindgren went 4-1-0 with a 3.22 GAA and .880 save percentage. As long as the timeshare continues to work for Washington, looks for the duo to keep splitting the starts, which points to Thompson getting the nod on the road versus Montreal on Saturday.

Shesterkin will serve as the starting goaltender for Friday's home game against the Penguins, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Shesterkin is riding a five-game losing streak, and he's posted a 3.69 GAA and .903 save percentage during that time. However, he's continued to see plenty of playing time, as he'll be between the pipes for the fifth time in the Rangers' last six games.

Kochetkov made 16 saves in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Avalanche.

Artturi Lehkonen opened the scoring midway through the first period, but the Hurricanes took control of the game in the middle frame, and Kochetkov never relinquished the lead. It was the 25-year-old netminder's first win since Nov. 20, and in two starts since returning from a concussion, Kochetkov has given up seven goals on only 47 shots (.851 save percentage). With Frederik Andersen on the shelf after knee surgery and lacking a clear return date, Carolina may have to give the recently signed Dustin Tokarski more work than the team intended if Kochetkov doesn't regain his form quickly.

Wedgewood stopped 30 of 34 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes, with Carolina's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

Making his first start for Colorado since being acquired from Nashville at the end of November, Wedgewood failed to make a strong impression, although two of Carolina's tallies came on power plays, and a third was tipped home by Eric Robinson on a point shot by Brent Burns. The door is open for Wedgewood to seize the No. 1 job for the Avalanche given Alexandar Georgiev's struggles this season, but he'll need to perform better to bump the incumbent starter aside. Through seven appearances this season between the Avalanche and the Predators, the 32-year-old Wedgewood has a 3.28 GAA and .893 save percentage.

Markstrom is slated to defend the home crease versus Seattle on Friday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Markstrom has won his last two starts and was outstanding against the Rangers on Monday, making 38 saves in a 5-1 win. Overall, the 34-year-old netminder is 12-6-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 19 appearances with the Devils this season. He will face a tired Seattle team that beat the Islanders 5-2 on Thursday.

Kolosov turned aside 16 of 20 shots in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Panthers, taking the decision after replacing Ivan Fedotov to begin the second period.

It wasn't a great showing from either Philadelphia netminder, but three of the four goals Kolosov allowed at least came on Florida power plays. Samuel Ersson (lower body) has begun practicing this week, and he figures to immediately reclaim the No. 1 job in the Philadelphia crease as soon as he's ready to come off IR -- something that could happen as soon as Saturday in Boston. Through eight appearances this season, Kolosov has gone 3-5-0 with a 3.22 GAA and .882 save percentage.

Fedotov gave up two goals on seven shots before being replaced by Aleksei Kolosov to begin the second period in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Panthers.

Head coach John Tortorella's decision to give Fedotov a quick hook gave the Flyers a temporary jolt, and they rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the second period, but Kolosov couldn't hold the lead in the third. Samuel Ersson (lower body) resumed practicing this week, and he figures to immediately reclaim the No. 1 job in the Philadelphia crease as soon as he's ready to come off IR -- something that could happen as soon as Saturday in Boston. Through 10 appearances this season, Fedotov has gone 4-4-1 with a 3.48 GAA and .877 save percentage.

Knight made 29 saves in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Flyers.

Florida took a 3-0 lead three minutes into the second period only for Philadelphia to come roaring back, and the Flyers grabbed their first lead of the game at 5-4 early in the third when Garnet Hathaway banged home a rebound on a scramble in front of Knight. However, the 23-year-old netminder locked things down the rest of the way, and the Panthers found a late push to avoid disaster. Knight has given up 10 goals on only 50 shots over two starts in December while Sergei Bobrovsky (personal) has been away from the team, but the veteran could be back as soon as Saturday. On the season, Knight sports a 2.83 GAA and .890 save percentage to go along with a 5-4-1 record in 11 appearances.

Vladar allowed four goals on 24 shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Blues.

Vladar gave up a pair of goals in the first period, and the Flames were never able to give him a lead to protect. The 27-year-old has now lost three of his last five outings (2-1-2), allowing 15 goals in that span, though one of those wins was a shutout over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. For the season, he's at a 5-5-4 record with a 2.74 GAA and a .900 save percentage over 14 games. Don't be surprised to see Dustin Wolf get the starting nod in a tough road matchup Sunday versus the Stars.

Binnington stopped 36 of 39 shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flames.

The Flames came back from a few deficits, but Binnington never let them get ahead. He then got the win as Colton Parayko scored in overtime to seal the win. Binnington has won four of his last eight outings, going 4-2-2 in that span. For the season, he's at an 8-9-2 record with a 2.87 GAA and a .900 save percentage over 20 appearances. The Blues' road trip continues in Edmonton on Saturday.