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Oettinger posted a 22-save in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Jets.

Oettinger responded every time he was tested, and the star goaltender won a fierce battle against another Olympic gold medalist in Connor Hellebuyck. The Stars have been slumping of late, and Oettinger hasn't been able to escape the team's recent woes. Over his last 10 appearances, Oettinger has gone 6-2-1 with a 2.23 GAA and .910 save percentage.

Dostal is expected to start at home against St. Louis on Friday, per Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Dostal has lost his past two starts, keeping him one shy of reaching 30 victories in a regular season for the first time in his career. He's at 29-17-3 with a 3.03 GAA and an .892 save percentage in 51 appearances in 2025-26. St. Louis ranks 28th in goals per game with 2.64, and the Blues have dropped their past two games (0-1-1) to fall to 31-31-12 on the season, so this looks like a favorable matchup for the netminder.

Hellebuyck stopped 18 of 21 shots in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Stars.

Hellebuyck did everything he could to keep the Jets in this game, but he allowed three goals for the third time in his last four appearances, and the offense didn't provide him with any kind of support. The Jets remain alive in the playoff race, but the offense needs to step up, as Hellebuyck can't do everything on his own. The star goaltender has started in 16 of the Jets' last 18 games, going 7-5-4 with a 2.85 GAA and an .893 save percentage over that stretch.

Quick will defend the home crease versus Detroit on Saturday, per Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic.

Quick will make his first start since he was injured in practice March 21. He has posted a 5-16-2 record in 2025-26, with a 3.18 GAA and an .889 save percentage across 23 games. The Red Wings are 21st in NHL scoring, averaging 2.91 goals per game.

Gibson will start Saturday's road game against the Rangers, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Gibson has gone 2-4-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .884 save percentage over his last six appearances, but he's coming off a win over Philadelphia on Thursday in which he allowed just two goals on 34 shots (.941 save percentage). The Rangers are generating 2.82 goals per game this year, which is the ninth-worst mark in the league.

Ullmark turned aside 21 shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

A Mattias Samuelsson tally midway through the second period spoiled his shutout bid, but otherwise Ullmark was sharp as Ottawa stayed ahead of Detroit and Columbus in the battle for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The veteran netminder has given the Sens some stability in the crease over the last few weeks, going 5-2-1 in his last eight outings with a 2.61 GAA and .904 save percentage.

Luukkonen stopped 20 of 22 shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Senators, with Ottawa's final two goals getting scored into an empty net.

The Sabres will have to wait at least one more game to officially end their playoff drought. Luukkonen has been doing his part to push them across the finish line, allowing three goals or fewer in six of his last seven starts while going 4-2-1 with a stellar 1.99 GAA and .927 save percentage.

Ersson made 15 saves in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Detroit.

The final line was shaky for the 26-year-old netminder, but Ersson didn't actually have much of a chance at stopping any of the pucks that got past him. It was his first regulation loss since Jan. 29, and over seven outings since the Olympic break Ersson's gone 5-1-0 with a dazzling 1.86 GAA and .913 save percentage.

Gibson turned aside 32 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Flyers.

The victory allowed the Red Wings to keep pace with the Senators in the battle for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Gibson has allowed more than three goals only once in his last 10 outings, going 4-5-1 over that stretch with a 2.86 GAA and .899 save percentage. Detroit has seven games left on its schedule, and the veteran netminder needs three more wins to tie the career-high 31 he recorded for Anaheim in 2017-18.

Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Bruins.

All the scoring in the game happened in the first period, with Bobrovsky engaging in a goaltending duel with Jeremy Swayman the rest of the way, Bobrovsky has locked in to close out a disappointing season for the defending Stanley Cup champs, going 5-2-0 over his last seven starts with a stellar 1.97 GAA and .922 save percentage.