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Shesterkin will patrol the home crease versus Pittsburgh on Saturday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

After missing 13 straight games due to a lower-body injury, Shesterkin allowed three goals on 24 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to Philadelphia on Thursday. He has gone 17-12-5 with a 2.47 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 35 outings this season. Pittsburgh has generated 3.42 goals per game in 2025-26, which is the fifth-best mark in the NHL.

Binnington (not injury related) was removed from the non-roster list ahead of Saturday's home matchup against New Jersey, per the NHL media site.

Binnington sat out Thursday's 5-1 win over Seattle after representing Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It's unclear if he will start against the Devils or play in Sunday's road contest against Minnesota. Binnington has gone 8-17-6 this NHL season with a 3.65 GAA and an .864 save percentage.

Greaves was the first goalie off the ice after morning practice and is expected to defend the home cage versus the Islanders on Saturday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Greaves will look for his fifth straight win. He is 18-12-6 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.62 GAA and a .910 save percentage over 37 contests this season. The Islanders are 22nd in NHL scoring, generating 2.86 goals per game.

Hellebuyck stopped 35 of 40 shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Ducks.

That's not the Team USA defense in front of him anymore, and it showed as Hellebuyck did what he could. The Jets are dealing with a number of injuries on the blue line, which could make things risky for fantasy managers hoping Hellebuyck's Olympic momentum would carry over. He's now 13-16-8 with a 2.84 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 37 contests. He'll likely continue to see a hefty workload, at least until the Jets get mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. They close out their current road trip Sunday in San Jose.

Dostal stopped 29 of 33 shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime win over the Jets.

Dostal has allowed nine goals on 60 shots in two games since play resumed after the Olympics, but he's won both of those outings. The 25-year-old is playing dangerously, but Dostal has the talent to shake off these struggles soon and get back to a higher level of performance. He's at a 23-13-2 record with a 3.00 GAA and an .895 save percentage through 40 appearances this season. The Ducks have a favorable matchup ahead when they host the low-scoring Flames on Sunday.

Wallstedt allowed five goals on 37 shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Mammoth.

Wallstedt gave up the first three goals of the game, and that was too big a deficit for the Wild to overcome. The 23-year-old has allowed 27 goals on 195 shots over his last seven outings (six starts), so the Wild's defense hasn't exactly been limiting the shots he faces. For the season, he's 14-6-4 with a 2.86 GAA and a .910 save percentage over 25 appearances. Assuming Filip Gustavsson is feeling close to 100 percent after a recent illness, Wallstedt is likely to be back on the bench for Sunday's game versus the Blues.

Vejmelka stopped 21 of 23 shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Wild.

Vejmelka has won three of his four outings in February. The 29-year-old netminder was not played in Czechia's run at the Olympics, so he should be fairly well-rested for the Mammoth's stretch run. The 29-year-old has made a league-high 46 starts, going 28-15-2 with a 2.60 GAA and a .901 save percentage. Vejmelka could be back between the pipes for Sunday's game versus the Blackhawks, and the Mammoth have no back-to-back sets until March 9-10, so he should see plenty of playing time next week.

Ravensbergen posted a 21-save shutout in WHL Prince George's 4-0 win over Saskatoon on Friday.

This was his third shutout of the WHL season. Ravensbergen is up to 26-12-0 with a 2.52 GAA and a .919 save percentage through 39 appearances. He's expected to go to Michigan State University in 2026-27, which is a good landing spot if the team retains most of its talent from this season.

Dostal will guard the home goal versus the Jets on Friday, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Dostal allowed five goals on 27 shots in a win over the Oilers on Wednesday. There's been no easing back into the NHL schedule for Dostal, who will see a massive amount of playing time since Petr Mrazek (hip) is done for the season. Ville Husso will continue to back up Dostal as well, unless the Ducks make a move for a goalie prior to the trade deadline.

Gustavsson (illness) is expected to back up Jesper Wallstedt for Friday's road game versus the Mammoth, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

Gustavsson was ill Thursday but still put in a good performance to earn the win. He has a 21-9-6 record with a 2.60 GAA and a .909 save percentage over 37 outings this season. While he's on the bench Friday, Gustavsson is the Wild's more experienced goalie and may take a slight majority of the playing time moving forward.