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Hill agreed to terms on a six-year, $37.5 million contract extension with Vegas on Friday.

Hill has featured in four of the Knights' first six contests in March and posted a 3-1-0 record and a 2.03 GAA, including a 27-save shutout of Columbus on Thursday. The 28-year-old netminder has already set new personal bests in games played (39), wins (24) and shutouts (four) this season and should be able to add to those totals heading into the final weeks of the campaign. With this extension, Hill figures to be the No. 1 option in Vegas for the foreseeable future -- especially with Ilya Samsonov set to hit free agency this summer.

Kuemper posted a 21-save shutout in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Capitals.

Kuemper picked up his third straight win, but this one had to feel a little sweeter coming against his former team. He had spent the previous two seasons with the Capitals, but a poor 2023-24 for Kuemper saw him swapped to the Kings for Pierre-Luc Dubois over the summer. It's largely been a win-win deal, but the Kings came out on top this time, with Kuemper earning his third shutout of the season. He's now 21-8-7 with a 2.23 GAA and a .916 save percentage over 37 appearances. Kuemper is likely to start again Saturday at home versus the Predators, though that is not yet confirmed.

Lindgren allowed three goals on 27 shots in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Kings.

Lindgren gave up two goals in a span of 47 seconds early in the third period, and that proved too much for the Capitals to overcome. Prior to Thursday, the 31-year-old netminder had won four of his last five outings. He's now 15-11-3 with a 2.65 GAA and an .899 save percentage across 30 starts this season. If the Capitals continue on their goalie rotation, Logan Thompson would start the road-trip finale in San Jose on Saturday.

Knight stopped 21 of 24 shots in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Sharks. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Knight dropped to 2-2-0 as a Blackhawk after losing a battle between bottom-dwelling teams in the league. The 23-year-old has largely played well to start his time with Chicago, but he'll have to steal most of his wins given the team in front of him. Overall, he's now 14-10-1 with a 2.38 GAA and a .911 save percentage over 27 outings between the Blackhawks and the Panthers. This was the first time he's started consecutive games with his new team, though Arvid Soderblom has also done a decent job this year and won't be pushed out of the goaltending equation altogether. The Blackhawks wrap up this four-game road trip in Vancouver on Saturday.

Georgiev stopped 24 of 26 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Georgiev ended a three-game losing streak with this performance. He limited the Blackhawks to goals by Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev in the second period, and Georgiev was able to nurse a one-goal lead for much of the third before Tyler Toffoli's empty-netter sealed the win. Georgiev is up to 13-22-1 with a 3.59 GAA and an .876 save percentage over 40 appearances this season. He'll be tested heavily if he gets the start Saturday at home versus the Capitals.

Johansson made 26 saves through overtime and three saves in the shootout in a 4-3 SO loss to Philadelphia.

Bobby Brink was his kryptonite -- the young Flyer had two goals. And the Bolts had a defensive breakdown on the Flyers' third goal that left Johansson swimming. The netminder continues to struggle this season. He's 3-4-1 in his last eight starts and 7-5-2 overall. His 3.12 GAA and .896 save percentage are uninspiring. Johansson isn't a reliable fantasy option.

Ersson made 17 saves through overtime and four more in the shootout in a 4-3 SO win over Tampa Bay on Thurday.

It was Ersson's first win in his last five games (1-2-1). He has been hung out to dry by his team in a lot of those contests, and he has allowed 19 goals in those five outings. Ersson may be talented, but he's a rough activation this season. He's 19-12-4 with a 2.96 GAA and .888 save percentage with two shutouts.

Gustavsson stopped 28 of 31 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Rangers.

The Wild were able to cash in on two of four power plays, erasing a pair of one-goal deficits, while Gustavsson did well to keep things close. Braden Schneider delivered the game-winner at 1:51 of the extra session, sending Gustavsson to his third loss in six outings (3-2-1). In that span, he's allowed just 13 goals, so he has largely continued to play well recently after struggling at times in December and January. The netminder is 25-14-4 on the year with a 2.57 GAA and a .915 save percentage over 44 starts. The Wild continue their homestand against the Blues on Saturday in a game that would be helpful for the Wild to win and put some distance between them and the pack of teams competing for the second wild-card spot out west.

Bobrovsky made 23 saves in a 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Remember that time, not that long ago, that people thought Bobrovsky's game was headed sharply down? That was just a couple seasons ago, and Thursday, Bob notched his 424th career win. That moved Bobrovsky past Tony Esposito into 10th place on the NHL's all-time list. He's 5-1-0 in his last six games with two shutouts and just nine goals allowed. And he's 28-14-2 this season, with a 2.49 GAA and .907 save percentage.

Shesterkin stopped 26 of 28 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Wild.

Shesterkin let a couple of one-goal leads slip away, but Braden Schneider delivered the game-winning goal in overtime to secure the Rangers' victory. This ended a three-game skid for Shesterkin, who had allowed nine goals on 87 shots while going 0-1-2 in that span. The 29-year-old netminder improved to 22-22-4 with a 2.85 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 48 appearances this season. The Rangers have a back-to-back up next -- they visit the Blue Jackets on Saturday in a game with massive impacts on the playoff race before hosting the Oilers on Sunday. Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick are likely to split those starts.