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Lankinen made 21 saves on 22 shots in relief in a 2-1 win over Toronto on Saturday.

Thatcher Demko (undisclosed) left the game midway through the first period, and Lankinen stepped into the blue paint and excelled. Lankinen was especially great late, making a sprawling glove save on Auston Matthews on a power play with under two minutes to play to preserve the lead and win. Lankinen's success this season has given him a role for Team Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off, which starts Wednesday. He's 19-8-7 with a 2.53 GAA and .905 save percentage heading into the tourney. There is no information on Demko's injury or potential absence.

Luukkonen stopped 17 of 22 shots in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Predators. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.

Luukkonen was able to return from a one-game absence due to a lower-body injury, but perhaps he shouldn't have. The Predators scored twice in each frame, with Filip Forsberg and Brady Skjei each potting two goals. Luukkonen has allowed at least three goals in six of his last nine games, going 5-4-0 in that span. He's now 18-16-4 with a 3.02 GAA and an .895 save percentage over 39 appearances. He'll represent Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off, but it's unclear if Luukkonen will play much behind Juuse Saros.

Annunen stopped 25 of 29 shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Sabres.

It wasn't a good performance, but it was enough for his fifth win in six outings. Annunen has given up 13 goals across his last three assists, so he's lucky to have two wins in that span. For the season, the 24-year-old is up to 13-7-0 with a 3.07 GAA and an .890 save percentage over 22 appearances. He's likely to remain in the backup role as long as Juuse Saros is healthy. After the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Predators have a home back-to-back with tough matchups against the Avalanche on Feb. 22 and the Devils on Feb. 23, so expect Annunen to start one of those games.

Ullmark made 43 saves Saturday in a 5-1 loss to Florida.

He allowed four goals, all of which came in the second period. Ullmark was flat-out shelled Saturday, with 26 shots coming in the first half of the game. His defense was suspect, and he should have had Gustav Forsling's goal, which came on a long, unobstructed shot. But this loss wasn't on him. Ullmark is still waiting for his first win since his return from injury (0-2-0), so that may come at the 4 Nations Face-Off, which starts next week.

Blomqvist was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.

Blomqvist stopped 17 of 20 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Flyers on Saturday. He'll get to play regularly in the minors during the Penguins' break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. Tristan Jarry was called up to Pittsburgh to replace him on the NHL roster, further clearing the path for AHL playing time for Blomqvist.

Jarry was called up from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.

Jarry will swap places with Joel Blomqvist at the start of the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. It's possible the Penguins want to see if he's made any progress in getting back on track after being waived in mid-January. Jarry won't exhaust his waivers exemption even if he's up for the whole break, so he could be sent down again before play resumes Feb. 22 versus the Capitals.

Dostal will protect the road goal versus the Kings on Saturday, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Dostal has won his last three outings, allowing just seven goals on 86 shots in that span. The 24-year-old will get the Ducks' last game before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The Kings' offense has woken up after a sluggish January, scoring 15 goals over the last three games.

Daccord is set to start on the road against Calgary, per Ryan Pike of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Daccord has gone 0-2-1 over his past three starts while allowing 10 goals on 105 shots (.905 save percentage). He's 18-14-3 with a 2.51 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 37 appearances in 2024-25. He's gone 1-1-0 against Calgary this season and stopped 53 of 57 shots (.930 save percentage) over those games.

Talbot allowed three goals on 14 shots in relief and took the loss in a 6-3 defeat against Tampa Bay on Saturday after Alex Lyon got the hook at 2:56 of the first period.

The Red Wings struggled from the drop of the puck, and Lyon allowed two goals on three shots. Talbot allowed two more in the next 11-plus minutes, and Detroit never recovered. The loss was Talbot's first in six games, snapping a five-game run of wins. He was 10-1-0 before Saturday in games played in 2025. He's helped get the Wings into a Wild Card spot, so the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off will help the 37-year-old Talbot get some much-needed rest for the remainder of the season.

Lyon was chased from Saturday's game against Tampa Bay after yielding two goals on three shots.

He lasted until the 2:56 mark of the first period. Lyon's start was the shortest by a Detroit goalie since Jimmy Howard left a 3-1 loss to Washington due to an injury after 1:53 of a game on Jan. 10, 2015. Lyon had won his previous two starts going into Saturday's game. He will have two weeks to rest before the Red Wings host the Wild on Feb. 22 after the 4 Nations Face-Off break.