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Korpisalo will protect the home net against the Islanders on Sunday, per Laura Campbell of Mass Live Sports.

Korpisalo will get the second half of Boston's back-to-back after Jeremy Swayman played in Saturday's 6-4 loss to Toronto. The 30-year-old Korpisalo has a 7-4-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.71 GAA and an .895 save percentage through 13 appearances this season. The Islanders sit 29th in the league with 2.59 goals per game in 2024-25.

Tokarski will patrol the home crease against Pittsburgh on Sunday, per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer.

Tokarski will get the second half of Carolina's back-to-back after Pyotr Kochetkov played in Saturday's 4-0 loss to Minnesota. The 35-year-old Tokarski has surrendered seven goals on 75 shots en route to a 2-1-0 record in three NHL appearances this season. Pittsburgh is tied for 15th in the league with 3.03 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vejmelka stopped 26 of 29 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Stars.

Vejmelka has allowed 15 goals over his last five games, but he's arguably been a little unlucky to go 1-3-1 in that span. While not as sharp as he's been throughout the campaign overall, Vejmelka isn't in a deep slump, either. He's 9-10-3 with a 2.45 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 24 appearances. Connor Ingram (upper body) has been on a conditioning loan with AHL Tucson for nearly a week, so Vejmelka's run as Utah's unquestioned No. 1 may be close to ending. The latter should still see ample playing time in a timeshare once Ingram is activated.

Oettinger stopped 33 of 35 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win versus Utah.

Utah offered quick responses to Dallas' first two goals, but Oettinger never let the visitors get ahead. He then picked up his third straight win when Thomas Harley scored in overtime. During the winning streak, Oettinger has allowed just five goals on 73 shots. He's up to 19-9-1 with a 2.35 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 29 appearances this season. The Stars embark on a five-game road trip beginning Tuesday at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers.

Hellebuyck gave up three goals on 28 shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Red Wings. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Hellebuyck has taken consecutive losses (0-1-1) for the first time since he dropped three straight games in regulation from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3. The 31-year-old was beaten twice on Detroit power plays, so it's not fully his fault. Even Vezina candidates will have rough patches, but it's a testament to Hellebuyck's skills and the team around him how infrequent those have been over the first half of 2024-25. Hellebuyck's 24-6-2 with a 2.09 GAA and a .926 save percentage through 32 outings this season. He'll look to get back on track Tuesday at home versus the Predators, whom he shut out last Monday with a 22-save performance.

Lyon stopped 21 of 23 shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Jets.

Lyon earned his third straight win and looks to be taking hold of the No. 1 job over Cam Talbot. Lyon has given up six goals over those three starts to make a good first impression on new head coach Todd McLellan. The 32-year-old netminder is 8-5-0 with a 2.77 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 15 appearances this season, though a tighter defensive system should benefit him. The Red Wings host the Senators on Tuesday.

Gustavsson recorded a 21-save shutout in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Hurricanes.

Gustavsson won for the fourth time in his last five starts, a span in which he's allowed just 10 goals. The 26-year-old improved to 18-6-3 with a 2.20 GAA and a .926 save percentage over 27 outings. He also matched his career high for shutouts in a season with three, a mark he's reached in three straight campaigns. Gustavsson's got plenty of time to surpass that mark in 2024-25, and the Swede should remain among the best goalies in the league in the second half.

Kochetkov allowed three goals on 26 shots in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Wild. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

The Hurricanes were the second-best team on the ice all night, which doesn't happen often. Kochetkov received no support and couldn't slow down the Wild's top line, which combined for three goals and 10 points even sans Kirill Kaprizov (lower body). Kochetkov hasn't won consecutive outings since the start of December, going 5-6-1 over his last 12 starts. He's now 15-8-1 with a 2.48 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 25 appearances.

Soderblom will protect the home net against the Rangers on Sunday, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.

Soderblom is coming off a 38-save performance in Friday's 4-2 win over Montreal. He has a 6-9-1 record with a 2.73 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 17 appearances this season. The Rangers sit 23rd in the league with 2.82 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 7-4 to Washington on Saturday.

Domingue will guard the road net Sunday in Chicago, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Domingue was recalled from AHL Hartford on Tuesday after Igor Shesterkin landed on IR. With the Rangers playing the second half of a back-to-back, the 32-year-old Domingue will make his first start this season against a Chicago team averaging 2.54 goals per game, third-fewest in the league. Domingue's 4-9-1 with an .888 save percentage and 3.64 GAA in the AHL this year.