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  • Bruins' Joonas Korpisalo: Sunday's starter

    Korpisalo will get the start between the pipes Sunday against the Flyers, Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe reports.

    Korpisalo has won both of his last two starts but needed some offensive support in order to do so. The 31-year-old allowed three goals in both victories, part of a stretch of five straight games in which he's allowed at least that many. Overall, he's 13-9-4 on the season with a 3.27 GAA and an .889 save percentage. The Flyers are 22nd in the league at 2.86 goals per game.

  • Dan Vladar G | PHI

    Flyers' Dan Vladar: Facing Bruins

    Vladar will patrol the home crease against Boston on Sunday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

    Vladar is coming off a 21-save performance in Friday's 4-1 win over the Islanders. He has a 25-13-7 record this campaign with a 2.47 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 47 appearances. Boston ranks eighth in the league with 3.30 goals per game this season.

  • Canucks' Nikita Tolopilo: Suffers fourth straight loss

    Tolopilo stopped 17 of 23 shots in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Mammoth.

    Tolopilo got another start due to the absence of Kevin Lankinen (illness), but he struggled between the pipes once again. The 25-year-old has been far from reliable in most fantasy formats and has allowed three or more goals in six games in a row while allowing at least four goals in the last four. Tolopilo has posted a 5.69 GAA and an .819 save percentage during an ongoing four-game losing streak.

  • Panthers' Daniil Tarasov: Starting Sunday after relief outing

    Tarasov will get the start in net Sunday against the Penguins, Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network reports.

    Tarasov and the Panthers will try to bounce back Sunday against the same opponent after Saturday's 9-4 loss to the Penguins. Starter Sergei Bobrovsky was chased early Saturday, and Tarasov didn't fare much better in relief, as the latter allowed three goals on 12 shots. Tarasov carries a 10-14-2 record, a 3.15 GAA and an .895 save percentage into Sunday's rematch.

  • Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka: Extends winning streak

    Vejmelka stopped 19 of 23 shots in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Canucks.

    Vejmelka didn't have his best performance against one of the worst offenses in the NHL, but the offense provided him enough support to extend his winning streak to three games. Even though this was a down performance for the 29-year-old goaltender, he had posted a save percentage of at least . 915 in three of his previous four starts, so he remains a player worth trusting in all formats down the stretch of the regular season. Vejmelka has made six appearances in a row, going 4-1-0 with a 3.12 GAA and an .887 save percentage over that stretch.

  • Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Starting in Detroit

    Gustavsson will defend the road net against the Red Wings on Sunday, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.

    Gustavsson will get the second half of Minnesota's back-to-back after Jesper Wallstedt played in Saturday's 4-1 win over Ottawa. The 27-year-old Gustavsson has a 27-13-6 record this campaign with four shutouts, a 2.56 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 47 appearances. Detroit sits 21st in the league with 2.88 goals per game this season.

  • Cam Talbot G | DET

    Red Wings' Cam Talbot: Making first start in a month

    Talbot will get the start in goal Sunday against the Wild, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

    Talbot will make his first start since March 3, as John Gibson had gotten 14 straight starts for the Red Wings. With the team on the second leg of a back-to-back, Talbot will snap Gibson's streak Sunday. The 38-year-old Talbot has a 12-8-5 record on the season with a 3.01 GAA and an .892 save percentage. The Wild are also on the second leg of a back-to-back and have scored a combined nine goals over their last two games.

  • Jake Allen G | NJ

    Devils' Jake Allen: Tagged with SO loss

    Allen stopped 26 of 29 shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens.

    Allen allowed all three goals between the latter stages of the first period and the opening 10 minutes of the second frame, but he settled down afterward, and his play between the pipes was key to allowing the Devils to mount a comeback. Despite being tagged with the loss after the shootout, this was the fourth straight outing in which Allen avoided a loss in regulation. Over that stretch, the Devils' No. 2 goaltender owns a 3.19 GAA with an .891 save percentage. Allen has started the Devils' last two games, but he should return to the bench in the second leg of the back-to-back set against Montreal.

  • Jakub Dobes G | MON

    Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Makes 35 saves in win

    Dobes stopped 35 of 38 shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Devils.

    Dobes was beaten twice in the second period and once more in the third, but the Canadiens recovered to win the game in the shootout. Dobes has been playing at a very high level lately, winning each of his last five starts while posting an impressive 1.57 GAA and .955 save percentage over that span.

  • Hurricanes' Brandon Bussi: Concedes three but earns win

    Bussi stopped 13 of 16 shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.

    Bussi didn't have a lot of work until late in the game, as the Isles racked up 10 of their 16 shots in the final period, but the offense provided Bussi with enough support to give him another win. The 27-year-old, who remains in a timeshare with Frederik Andersen, has won his last four starts, posting a 2.50 GAA and an .884 save percentage over that stretch.

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