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Woll made 30 saves in a 4-2 loss to Washington on Friday.

He allowed three goals. Woll was excellent, keeping his struggling teammates in the game when they may not have deserved it. He's been the team's best player over the last handful of games. Woll will take a seat Saturday as Dennis Hildeby gets the nod in a back-to-back.

Thompson made 20 saves Friday in a 4-2 win over Toronto.

Thompson has sharpened his focus with just three goals allowed in his last two games. This comes after going 1-2-1 with 15 goals allowed in his previous four contests. He allowed four or more goals in three of those four games. Hopefully Thompson is back on his previous strong pace -- prior to that four-game scuffle, he had gone 7-4-0 in 11 starts in which he had allowed two or fewer goals in 10 of those contests.

Wedgewood made 35 saves in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Wild on Friday.

Wedgewood had won eight consecutive games prior to Friday, and he remains without a regulation loss in nine (8-0-1). Overall, Wedgewood is 13-1-3 with a .920 save percentage and 2.08 GAA. He's given Mackenzie Blackwood the opportunity to effectively ease out of injury, and he's done it with flair. Wedgewood will continue to be a solid fantasy contributor. He's too good to not.

Milic allowed four goals on 34 shots in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Hurricanes, who also scored an empty-netter.

Milic did his best to keep the Jets in the game for 50-plus minutes, but the Hurricanes' relentless pressure took over late in the contest. The 22-year-old ended up with a rougher final line than he deserved in his NHL debut, but this was an excellent first test for him. Milic will likely have to make a handful of starts while the Jets await the return of Connor Hellebuyck (knee). Expect Eric Comrie to get the nod Saturday in Nashville.

Wallstedt made 39 saves in a 3-2 shootout win over the Avalanche on Friday.

He had two more saves in the shootout to seal the victory. Wallstedt is now 7-0-2 this season, and that's the longest point streak to open a season in Wild history. And he has three shutouts in his last five starts. Among goaltenders with at least nine appearances in 2025-26, Wallstedt leads the NHL with a 1.93 GAA, .938 save percentage and three shutouts.

Bussi stopped 12 of 13 shots in Friday's 5-1 win over the Jets.

The score was close for a large part of the game, but the Jets had trouble generating much pressure, making this a fairly easy assignment for Bussi. The Hurricanes then rallied with four goals in the third period to run away with the win. Bussi has gone 6-1-0 over his first seven NHL appearances, with his last two outings being wins over the Jets. He's added a 2.43 GAA and an .899 save percentage. Bussi and Frederik Andersen will share Carolina's crease until Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body) is healthy again.

Gibson made 22 saves on 27 shots in a 6-3 loss to the Lightning on Friday. The final marker was an empty-netter.

He allowed five goals. Gibson has really scuffled since starting the season 4-2-0. Starting Oct. 31, he has gone 0-5-1 in seven starts with 26 goals allowed. Gibson has allowed five goals in each of his last three starts. You must keep him stapled to your bench right now. His post-Anaheim resurrection has not begun.

Vanecek will protect the road goal versus the Stars on Friday.

Vanecek has allowed 11 goals on 65 shots over his last three games, going 0-2-1 in that span. He'll handle the first half of a back-to-back and has a tough assignment, which makes this look like the Mammoth are saving their strength for Saturday versus the Blues. The Stars have scored 24 goals over their last six games, going 4-1-1 in that span.

Soderblom will start at home versus the Predators on Friday, per CHGO Sports.

Soderblom gave up nine goals on 31 shots versus the Sabres last Friday in his worst start of the year. The 26-year-old will get a fairly favorable matchup against a Nashville team that has lost four of its last six games, scoring 14 times in that span.

Vasilevskiy made 33 saves in a 6-3 victory over Detroit on Friday.

It was Vasilevskiy's sixth consecutive win for the Bolts, who are 14-3-0 in their past 17 contests after a 1-4-2 start. He started the season 0-3-2, but he is 11-2-0 in 13 games since that time. Vasilevskiy currently sits fourth in the NHL in both GAA (2.32) and save percentage (.917) among goaltenders that have played at least 10 games in 2025-26.