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Markstrom stopped 21 of 25 shots in Friday's 5-4 win over the Canucks.

Markstrom came away with his fourth win in his last five outings. His last two victories have been against two of his former teams, though the Canucks did a bit of damage with a comeback effort that fell short Friday. Markstrom improved to 14-11-1 with a 3.30 GAA and an .880 save percentage over 27 appearances. The Devils wrap up this road trip with a matinee game in Seattle on Sunday.

Levi logged a 23-save shutout in AHL Rochester's 3-0 win over Utica on Friday.

Levi's last two wins have come via shutout, and he has three shutouts this season. He's up to a 14-7-6 record with a 2.75 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 27 outings. The Sabres still have three goalies at the NHL level, so Levi's path to the big club is blocked this season.

Thompson will guard the road goal versus the Flames on Friday, Ryan Pike of Flames Nation reports.

Thompson will get the start in his hometown on the front end of a back-to-back. He's looking to end a three-game losing streak, a span in which he's allowed 10 goals on 80 shots. The Flames have won three of their last six games, scoring 14 goals in that span.

Oettinger will protect the home goal versus the Blues on Friday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Oettinger will get the second half of a back-to-back after Casey DeSmith came up short in a 1-0 loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday. The 27-year-old Oettinger is 2-4-1 with a 3.31 GAA and an .868 save percentage over seven games in January. The Blues have just 10 goals scored over their last six contests, going 2-4-0 in that span.

Hill is set to start on the road versus the Maple Leafs on Friday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Hill has allowed seven goals on 45 shots while going 1-1-0 in two games since he returned from a lower-body injury. The Maple Leafs have lost four of their last five games (1-2-2), scoring 14 goals in that span. Hill was between the pipes for Vegas' 6-5 overtime win over Toronto on Jan. 15.

Soderblom will protect the home goal versus the Lightning on Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Soderblom has gone 2-4-0 over his last seven games, allowing 29 goals in that span. The 26-year-old's getting the starting nod in the second half of a back-to-back after Spencer Knight won in a shootout, 4-3, over the Hurricanes on Thursday. The Lightning have scored 23 goals over their last six games, winning five of them.

Vasilevskiy will guard the road goal versus the Blackhawks on Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Vasilevskiy is 10-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA and a .917 save percentage over his last 11 games. The Blackhawks have won three of their last six games while scoring 12 goals in that span.

Lankinen will defend the home crease against the Devils on Friday, Olivia McDonald of CanucksInsider.com reports.

Lankinen hasn't been particularly sharp since the start of the calendar year, going 1-4-1 with a 3.32 GAA and .893 save percentage over his last seven outings. He'll have a favorable matchup against the Devils, who are scoring 2.56 goals per game this season, which is the third-worst mark in the NHL.

Hildeby was reassigned to AHL Toronto on Friday.

Hildeby's demotion comes as Anthony Stolarz (upper body) returns to the crease against Vegas on Friday. With Toronto having a full complement of healthy backstops for the first time this season, the 24-year-old Hildeby was the odd man out, and he figures to spend the rest of the season in the minors -- unless another problem comes up for one of the Leafs' backstops.

Dostal is set to start on the road against Seattle on Friday, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports.

Dostal has won his past four games while stopping 109 of 116 shots (.940 save percentage). It's a good stretch in what has been an underwhelming campaign for him overall. Dostal has a 17-12-2 record, 3.04 GAA and .894 save percentage in 33 outings this season. Seattle is 2-4-2 over its past eight games to drop to 22-18-9 overall, but the Kraken are coming off a 4-1 victory over the Islanders on Wednesday.