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Georgiev (upper body) will start Saturday at home versus the Kraken, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.

Georgiev was out for Thursday's game due to an upper-body injury, but it ended up being a short-term issue. He is 3-3-1 with a 3.56 GAA and an .879 save percentage over his last seven games. His only appearance against the Kraken this season was Jan. 30, a relief outing in which he saved 20 of 22 shots.

Bobrovsky conceded two goals on 21 shots in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Senators. The third marker was an empty-netter.

Bobrovsky allowed a pair of first-period tallies, one on the power play, in this Atlantic Division matchup. Unfortunately for the veteran netminder, the Panthers weren't able to find the back of the net Saturday -- Anton Forsberg turned in a 40-save shutout, his third of the campaign. The 36-year-old Bobrovsky has lost three straight games and is down to a 31-18-2 record, .906 save percentage and 2.44 GAA over 51 starts in 2024-25. Vitek Vanecek will presumably be in goal for the second half of Florida's back-to-back in Detroit on Sunday.

Forsberg posted a 40-save shutout in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Panthers.

Forsberg earned his third shutout of the campaign Saturday and his first win since March 11 versus the Flyers. The 32-year-old is just 10-11-2 on the season, but he's registered a .907 save percentage and a 2.57 GAA over 27 appearances as the No. 2 netminder behind Linus Ullmark. Sunday's game against Columbus is the last back-to-back set on Ottawa's schedule, and considering Ullmark will more than likely tend the twine in that matchup, there's a scenario in which the club does not roll out Forsberg until a playoff spot is guaranteed.

Shesterkin stopped 12 of 15 shots in Saturday's 4-0 loss to New Jersey. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

The Devils had only five shots in the second period but scored a power-play goal and added a shorthanded tally. The Rangers fired 26 shots on goal in the defeat, and Jacob Markstrom was perfect at the other end of the ice. Shesterkin's record falls to 25-27-5 with a 2.86 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 57 appearances this season.

Markstrom made 26 saves in a 4-0 victory over the Rangers on Saturday.

After posting a 12-save shutout win over the Rangers on Dec. 23, Markstrom became the second goalie in franchise history with multiple shutouts in the Battle of the Hudson in a season, joining Martin Brodeur, according to Bill Price of NHL.com. The 35-year-old Markstrom has allowed only seven goals on 104 shots over his four-game winning streak. He has a 26-14-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.43 GAA and a .903 save percentage through 47 starts this season.

Hellebuyck will defend the road net against Utah on Saturday, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Hellebuyck's four-game winning streak ended in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Kings. He has a 43-11-3 record with seven shutouts, a 2.02 GAA and a .924 save percentage through 58 appearances this season. Utah is tied for 22nd in the league with 2.80 goals per game in 2024-25.

Blackwood will guard the road goal against the Blues on Saturday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Blackwood is coming off a 27-save effort in Thursday's 7-3 win over Columbus. Since being acquired from San Jose on Dec. 9, he has a 22-9-3 record with three shutouts, a 2.17 GAA and a .918 save percentage in 34 appearances for Colorado. St. Louis sits 13th in the league with 3.01 goals per game in 2024-25, and the team is riding an 11-game winning streak.

Reimer will guard the home crease in Saturday's game versus the Lightning, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Reimer's on a five-game winning streak, posting a 3.00 GAA and a .904 save percentage in that span. Those ratios suggest he's had a bit of luck on his side. He's defeated four playoff-caliber teams in that span, including both conference leaders. However, the Lightning should still be capable of putting up a battle even after clinching their playoff spot due to the Rangers' 4-0 loss to the Devils on Saturday.

Binnington will guard the home goal versus the Avalanche on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Binnington has won his last six outings as part of a larger 11-game winning streak for the Blues. He's allowed exactly one goal in each of his last four games, including a 2-1 win over the Avalanche in Denver last Saturday. No matchup has been too intimidating for Binnington lately, but he'll still have to contend with Colorado's dynamic duo of Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.

Andersen is expected to defend the road net versus the Bruins on Saturday, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Andersen has stopped 161 of 171 shots during his seven-game winning streak. He has a 13-5-0 record with one shutout, a 1.95 GAA and a .920 save percentage across 18 appearances this season. Boston is tied for 29th in the league with 2.59 goals per game in 2024-25, and the team lost 10 straight outings (0-9-1).