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Andersen will protect the home goal in Wednesday's Game 5 versus the Panthers, David Dwork of The Hockey News reports.

Andersen kept the Hurricanes from getting swept in Game 4, posting a 20-save shutout to keep their season alive. The team will turn back to him again in a second straight elimination game. Andersen is is 4-2 with a 2.32 GAA and an .898 save percentage on home ice this postseason, though he lost the first two games of this series in Carolina while allowing nine goals on 36 shots.

Bobrovsky will guard the road goal in Game 5 on Wednesday versus the Hurricanes, David Dwork of The Hockey News reports.

Bobrovsky will take a second chance at closing out the Eastern Conference Finals after allowing one goal on 26 shots in a 3-0 loss in Game 4 on Monday. That was his first loss in five games, but he's now gone eight contests without allowing more than two goals. Bobrovsky is 7-2 with a 2.02 GAA and a .919 save percentage over nine road games this postseason.

Oettinger stopped 29 of 31 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Oilers in Game 4. The last two goals were empty-netters.

It's been a different problem in each of the last three losses for Oettinger. This time, the blame falls on his teammates, who allowed the Oilers to cash in on two of three power-play chances, which ended up being the difference. Oettinger has allowed 14 goals while going 1-3 in the Western Conference Finals. The 26-year-old will have no margin for error now, as the Stars will face elimination in Thursday's Game 5 in Dallas.

Skinner allowed a goal on 29 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Stars in Game 4.

Skinner continues to have the upper hand in the Western Conference Finals. He's allowed just two goals on 88 shots over the last three games, winning all of them to put the Oilers a victory away from returning to the Stanley Cup Finals. After some early doubts about his abilities, Skinner looks locked in as Edmonton's top goalie even with Calvin Pickard healthy enough to serve as backup Tuesday. Game 5 is Thursday in Dallas.

Oettinger is scheduled to patrol the road blue paint Tuesday versus the Oilers in Game 4, per Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News.

Oettinger has stumbled in back-to-back losses, conceding a total of nine goals on 49 shots (.816 save percentage). The Stars might be without Roope Hintz (lower body) again in Game 4, so Oettinger will need to be at his best to send the series back to Dallas tied at 2-2. Following a loss in his postseason career, Oettinger has an 18-7 record, but it will be another daunting task against an Edmonton squad generating 3.93 goals per game during the playoffs, the highest mark among the four teams left standing.

Pickard (lower body) will be the backup goaltender in Tuesday's home matchup versus Dallas in Game 4, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.

Following a six-game absence, Pickard will return to the lineup as Stuart Skinner's understudy in Game 4. The 33-year-old Pickard has a 6-0 record with a 2.84 GAA and an .888 save percentage across seven appearances this postseason.

Skinner is expected to guard the cage at home in Tuesday's Game 4 clash against Dallas.

Skinner is coming off back-to-back wins in which he gave up just one goal on a combined 59 shots (.983 save percentage). While the 26-year-old backstop could have a new No. 2 behind him in Calvin Pickard (lower body), it's Skinner's crease for the time being.

Bobrovsky turned aside 25 of 26 shots Monday as the Panthers fell 3-0 to the Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Carolina's final two goals were scored into an empty net.

Florida was going for a sweep to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, but instead the Panthers couldn't solve Frederik Andersen in the Hurricanes' crease, giving Bobrovsky no margin for error. The two-time Vezina Trophy winner still delivered an excellent performance, with the only puck to get past him coming on a wicked snapshot from Logan Stankoven midway through the second period. Bobrovsky has allowed two goals or fewer in eight straight starts, posting a stellar 1.13 GAA and .953 save percentage over that stretch, and he'll look to punch the Panthers' tickets to the finals in Game 5 on Wednesday.

Andersen stopped all 20 shots he faced Monday in the Hurricanes' 3-0 win over the Panthers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

With Carolina facing the prospect of getting swept out of the playoffs, Andersen returned to the crease after getting benched for Game 3 and delivered his fifth career playoff shutout to keep his team alive. Despite his rough start to the current series, the veteran netminder sports a 1.84 GAA and a .914 save percentage in 12 outings this postseason. He'll likely need to come up big again Wednesday in Game 5 if the 'Canes are going to avoid elimination.

Bobrovsky will protect the home net against Carolina on Monday in Game 4, according to George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.

Bobrovsky has stopped 90 of 95 shots during his four-game winning streak, and he has allowed two goals or fewer in seven straight starts. He has posted a record of 11-4 with three shutouts, a 2.12 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 15 appearances this postseason. Bobrovsky has limited the Hurricanes to only four goals on 75 shots through the first three games of the series, and the Panthers can compete for the Stanley Cup for a third consecutive year with one more victory.