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Lankinen stopped 37 of 38 shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Wild.

Lankinen has won four of his last six outings, and this is the fifth time in that span he's allowed two or fewer goals. His shutout bid was spoiled by Brock Faber's power-play tally, but Lankinen held off the Wild's relentless attack and got just enough goal support late in the third period to claim the win. He's now 22-10-7 with a 2.52 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 39 outings this season. The 29-year-old netminder seems likely to get the nod for a challenging matchup versus the Stars on Sunday.

Samsonov recorded a 22-save shutout in Friday's 4-0 win over the Penguins.

Samsonov's last win was a struggle, as he gave up five goals on 22 shots to the Blackhawks. He then backed up Adin Hill for two games before returning to the crease in dominant fashion Friday. Samsonov is up to two shutouts this season and 15 in his career after this performance. He improved to 15-8-2 with a 2.80 GAA and an .891 save percentage across 25 appearances. The Golden Knights have largely maintained balance between their netminders, though Hill is more likely than Samsonov to collect consecutive starts when both are healthy.

Nedeljkovic allowed four goals on 27 shots in Friday's 4-0 loss to the Golden Knights.

Nedeljkovic took his fifth loss in a row, though this was one was due to a lack of goal support rather than just his own poor performance. The 29-year-old is down to 12-14-5 with a 3.17 GAA and an .891 save percentage through 33 outings this season. The Penguins' three-game road trip ends Sunday in Minnesota, which is still likely to be a challenging matchup for Nedeljkovic should he get the start.

Binnington will protect the road goal versus the Ducks on Friday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.

Instead of playing the matchups, head coach Jim Montgomery will have Binnington start the first half of a back-to-back, lining up Joel Hofer to start Saturday against the Kings. The 31-year-old Binnington is 4-1-0 with nine goals allowed and a .923 save percentage over his last five games, which includes two wins over the Kings. The Ducks are a fairly weak offense, but they could present a bit of a challenge anyway, as they've scored 22 goals over their last six games, though they've won just two of them.

Nedeljkovic will guard the road goal versus the Golden Knights on Friday, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Nedeljkovic will look to end his four-game losing streak, a span in which he's made five appearances and allowed a total of 18 goals. The Golden Knights have won five of their last six games, and they've scored 23 goals in that span, so this is not a good matchup for fantasy managers to have Nedeljkovic active.

Talbot is expected to start on the road against Washington on Friday.

Talbot is 17-13-3 with a 2.92 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 35 appearances in 2024-25. He'll try to get back into the win column after dropping his past two starts while allowing eight goals on 49 shots (.837 save percentage). Washington ranks second in the league in goals per game with 3.58.

Hellebuyck will guard the road goal versus the Devils on Friday, Bill Spaulding of MSG Network reports.

Hellebuyck will get the second half of a back-to-back after Eric Comrie defeated the Flyers on Thursday in a 4-1 win. Hellebuyck is 0-1-1 with four goals allowed on 61 shots (.931 save percentage) over his last two games. The 31-year-old will catch a break, as the Devils are without Jack Hughes (shoulder) and Dougie Hamilton (lower body), weakening the top end of their lineup.

Markstrom will guard the home goal versus the Jets on Friday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Markstrom has lost his last two outings since returning from a knee injury. He's given up six goals on 45 shots combined (.867 save percentage) in those two games, and it doesn't get any easier with the Jets in town, though they are on the second half of a back-to-back while the Devils haven't played since Tuesday.

Silovs was reassigned to AHL Abbotsford on Friday for the purposes of retaining AHL playoff eligibility.

He is back on the NHL roster, per the NHL media site. Silovs has been serving as the Canucks' backup netminder while Thatcher Demko (lower body) is out. Silovs will likely continue that role Friday versus the Wild, as Kevin Lankinen is set to start.

The Ducks announced Friday that Gibson (lower body) is considered day-to-day.

Gibson suffered his lower-body injury Wednesday against the Canucks, and he'll be unavailable for Friday's home game against the Blues. Lukas Dostal will operate as the starter against St. Louis, while Ville Husso will be available as the backup. Gibson's next opportunity to suit up will be Sunday against the Islanders.