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Bobrovsky stopped 24 of 26 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Kings.

Bobrovsky was able to limit the Kings to a pair of goals scored 1:37 apart in the middle of the first period. The 37-year-old has had some uneven performances lately, but this was one of his better outings of the year. He's now at a 7-4-0 record with a 2.74 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 11 starts. The Panthers' road trip continues Saturday in San Jose.

Gustavsson made 23 saves in a 4-3 loss to Carolina on Thursday night.

This season has been a rough go for Gustavsson, who sports a 4-7-1 record, 3.19 GAA and .896 save percentage in 12 starts. That's a far cry from his stand-out 31-19-6 record, 2.56 GAA and .914 save percentage in 58 starts last season. Gustavsson is better than his record indicates, but his ratios are a drag on cumulative fantasy categories where it can be hard to overcome a slow start.

Andersen made 20 saves in a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Thursday.

Andersen sits with a 5-3-0 record, 2.97 GAA and .892 save percentage in eight starts. He recovered from a weak start Thursday to stone two Canes in tight in the last 10-15 seconds of the second frame that kept his team in the game. Anderson sits 2-3-0 with 17 goals allowed in his last five starts. He's an imperfect option at this point in his career; be ready to shuffle fast when, not if, he gets hurt.

Saros stopped 23 of 25 shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers. The third goal was an empty-netter.

Saros has now dropped four of his last five games, going 1-2-2 with 16 goals allowed in that span. This was one of his better performances, but the Predators couldn't get anything past Dan Vladar after a Ryan O'Reilly deflection goal early in the first period. Saros slipped to 5-5-3 with a 2.88 GAA and a .902 save percentage over 13 appearances. The Predators have a home matinee game versus the Stars on Saturday, which could be another challenge for Saros should he get the start. He didn't play in an Oct. 26 home loss to the Stars.

Luukkonen made 14 saves in a 3-0 loss to St. Louis on Thursday.

Luukkonen didn't face much rubber and honestly he wasn't stellar. The Sabres continue to have an odor to their game, and UPL hasn't been able to solve that problem since he returned from injury. Lukkonen is 1-1-1 with a 2.91 GAA and .877 save percentage. This could be a rough season.

Vladar allowed one goal on 24 shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Predators.

Vladar gave up a goal on a deflection with traffic in front of the net just 1:44 into the game. After that, the 28-year-old provided steady netminding to come away with his third win in his last four outings, two of which have been victories over Nashville. For the season, Vladar is at a 6-3-0 record with a 2.18 GAA and a .917 save percentage over nine starts. Samuel Ersson (lower body) was activated from injured reserve and served as the backup goalie Thursday, and it could be Ersson between the pipes Saturday versus the Senators. Prior to Ersson's injury, he and Vladar were splitting the workload, though Vladar did fine as the primary starter over the last week.

Hofer made 28 saves in a 3-0 win over Buffalo on Thursday.

It was Hofer's third career shutout. He got the nod after stopping 15 of 17 shots in relief of Jordan Binnington in a 6-1 loss to the Caps on Wednesday. It was Hofer's first win since Oct. 11. Both Binnington and Hofer have scuffled this season, so it feels like it's a proverbial jump ball when it comes to who's the best option. Hofer obviously jumps ahead with this performance, despite an overall line of 2-3-0, 4.08 GAA and .864 save percentage.

Vasilevskiy will tend the road goal in Thursday's game versus the Golden Knights, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Vasilevskiy has allowed seven goals on 93 shots over his last four games, going 3-1-0 in that span. The Golden Knights still make for a tough foe, but their offense has faded lately with just 14 goals over the last six games.

Bobrovsky will protect the road goal versus the Kings on Thursday, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.

Bobrovsky will look to overcome a tough outing in Anaheim on Tuesday, in which he allowed seven goals on 32 shots in a loss. He's given up at least three goals in five of his last six outings, with the lone exception being a shutout win over the Golden Knights. Bobrovsky faces a Kings team that has scored 18 goals over the last six games.

Saros will guard the home goal versus the Flyers on Thursday.

Saros is 1-2-1 over his last four starts, allowing 14 goals in that span. One of the regulation losses during that stretch was against the Flyers, when Saros allowed three goals on 17 shots last Thursday. The Flyers have scored just seven goals over three games since that contest, so they don't have a ton of momentum coming into this game.