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Oettinger made 22 saves in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Rangers.

The shutout was the fourth of the season for Oettinger, while the win was his fourth straight. The 27-year-old netminder has built up a head of steam heading into the playoffs, going 9-2-1 over his last 13 outings with a 2.25 GAA and .909 save percentage.

Shesterkin turned aside 17 of 18 shots in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Stars, with Dallas' final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The 30-year-old netminder battled Jake Oettinger for two scoreless periods before Jason Robertson finally got a puck past Shesterkin on a power play midway through the final frame. Shesterkin has been playing well to close out a lost season for the Rangers, but he hasn't been getting much offensive support -- over his last eight starts, he sports a 2.16 GAA and .911 save percentage but has just a 3-5-0 record to show for it.

Silovs stopped 25 of 30 shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Capitals, with Washington's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

After a scoreless first period, the two teams erupted for seven goals in the second frame, with Silovs getting beaten four times on 14 shots. The 25-year-old has had a bumpy finish to the regular season, going 7-4-0 since the beginning of March with a 3.49 GAA and .864 save percentage, but Stuart Skinner hasn't been a whole lot better over that same stretch. It remains unclear which netminder will handle starting duties for Pittsburgh when the playoffs begin.

Protas scored a power-play goal and added two even-strength assists in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Penguins.

The third-period tally was the first NHL goal for Protas in his second game, as the 19-year-old's transition to the top level has been made easier by skating on a line with his older brother Aliaksei Protas, who collected two points in the win, including the latter's 25th goal of the season. The teenage Protas figures to see a big role over the final two games of the regular season as the Capitals make a desperate push to get past the Flyers, Blue Jackets and Islanders for the final available playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Leonard scored two goals, one the game-winner, in Saturday's 6-3 victory over the Penguins.

Both tallies came in a wild second period during which the two teams combined for seven of their nine goals. Leonard is surging to end the regular season, racking up five goals and eight points over the last seven games to carry the 21-year-old to his first career 20-goal campaign.

Thompson turned aside nine shots in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Penguins.

The Capitals out-shot the home squad 30-12 on the afternoon, and all the goals against Thompson came in a wild second period that featured seven of the game's nine tallies. The win was Thompson's 30th of the season, marking the second straight campaign in which he has reached that plateau. Over his last 12 starts, he has gone 8-2-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .907 save percentage.

Sorokin stopped 13 of 15 shots in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Senators, with Ottawa's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

Both tallies against Sorokin came in odd-man situations, as Ridly Greig potted a shortie in the first period before Jake Sanderson banged home a power-play goal in the third. Sorokin has just one win in his last six outings, going 1-5-0 with a rough 4.16 GAA and .850 save percentage, and the Islanders' playoff hopes are on life support as a result -- they're three points back of the Flyers for the third seed in the Metro Division with two games to play, and the Blue Jackets a point up on New York as well.

Greig scored a shorthanded goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Islanders.

The first-period shortie proved to be the game-winner, as it was all the offensive support Linus Ullmark would need. Greig has three multi-point efforts in the last six games, carrying him to a career-high 35 points in 75 contests. If the 23-year-old can score one more goal over the Senators' final two regular-season games, he would establish a new career high of 14 as well.

Amadio scored an even-strength goal and added a shorthanded assist in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Islanders.

After setting up Ridly Greig for what proved to be the game-winner midway through the first period, Amadio tapped home an empty netter late in the third. The 29-year-old Amadio has gotten onto the scoresheet only twice in the last 11 games, but both were multi-point performances. On the season, Amadio has 14 goals and a career-high 34 points in 80 contests.

Ullmark made 23 saves in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Islanders.

The shutout was the third of the season for Ullmark, and it clinched a playoff spot for the Senators. The veteran netminder will be taking plenty of momentum into the postseason -- he's currently on a four-start winning streak, and Ullmark has gone 7-2-1 with a 2.47 GAA and .909 save percentage over his last 10 outings.