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Quick will defend the road crease against Washington on Saturday, according to Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.

Quick has taken over the No. 1 job with the Rangers due to the absence of Igor Shesterkin (upper body). Quick will attempt to become the first American-born netminder to win 400 NHL games. He is 6-4-0 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.54 GAA and a .913 save percentage across 13 appearances in 2024-25. Washington has posted 3.63 goals per game this season.

Primeau stopped 27 of 28 shots for AHL Laval in Friday's 2-1 overtime win over Abbotsford.

Primeau made his first start for the Rocket since clearing NHL waivers last weekend. Montreal waived the 25-year-old netminder, who was 2-3-1 with a 4.69 goals-against average and .836 save percentage over 11 outings, and called up Jakub Dobes to serve as the backup to Sam Montembeault. Dobes, who posted a 34-save shutout over Florida in his NHL debut last Saturday, will stick with the Canadiens for now while Primeau attempts to find his game in the AHL.

Demko (back) is expected to be on the Canucks' upcoming road trip, which begins Monday in Montreal, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Demko was hurt Thursday versus the Kraken and sat out Friday due to back spasms. However, his presence on the road trip bodes well for this issue to be a short-term one. Demko will retake the No. 1 role for the Canucks once he's healthy, though between the back and his prior knee injury, the team may still opt to give Kevin Lankinen a sizable workload to keep Demko fresh.

Saros posted a 27-save shutout in Friday's 3-0 win over the Canucks.

This was Saros' fourth shutout of the season, two of which have come over his last six starts. That matches his career high for shutouts in a season. It's about the only thing going right for Saros in a rough year -- he's at 9-16-6 with a 2.72 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 31 appearances. Saros trails only Connor Hellebuyck (five) in shutouts this season. Justus Annunen is likely to handle the second half of a back-to-back Saturday in Calgary.

Lankinen allowed one goal on 17 shots in Friday's 3-0 loss to the Predators. The last two goals were empty-netters.

Lankinen played fairly well, but Steven Stamkos' second-period tally was the difference in this low-event game. This was Lankinen's fourth loss in his last five outings, and his only win in that span was in a relief appearance versus the Kraken on Thursday. He's now 15-7-4 with a 2.54 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 26 appearances this season. Lankinen is likely to occupy the starting role for the Canucks until Thatcher Demko (back) is able to return.

Dostal stopped 23 of 26 shots in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers.

Dostal allowed the deciding goal to Leon Draisaitl with 1:35 left in the third period after the Ducks had come back from a two-goal deficit. It was a close game, but Dostal ended up with his third loss in his last six starts. He's now 10-11-3 with a 2.73 GAA and a .913 save percentage over 24 appearances. With John Gibson healthy after a recent illness, it's likely the Ducks will go back to some sort of timeshare in the crease, but Dostal has been the better of the two goalies this season by a slight margin. The Ducks' next game is a tough home matchup versus the Lightning on Sunday.

Skinner stopped 27 of 29 shots in Friday's 3-2 win over the Ducks.

Skinner squandered a two-goal lead, but he was able to hold on late after Leon Draisaitl restored a lead with 1:35 left in the third period. The 26-year-old Skinner has won four of his last five starts, giving up a total of 10 goals in that span. He's now 15-8-3 with a 2.78 GAA and an .898 save percentage over 26 appearances this season. Calvin Pickard will likely be in net Saturday in Seattle as the Oilers begin a four-game road trip.

Binnington stopped all 20 shots he faced to earn a shutout in Friday's 4-0 win over the Senators.

Binnington took care of business in the first half of a back-to-back and wasn't tested all that much. This was his third shutout of the season and second in his last four starts. The 31-year-old netminder is now at an 11-14-3 record with a 2.79 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 29 appearances. Joel Hofer will get the crease for Saturday's road game in Columbus, but it wouldn't be surprising to see Binnington start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Forsberg stopped 21 of 25 shots in Friday's 4-0 loss to the Blues.

Forsberg returned from a nine-game absence due to a lower-body injury. His Senators teammates failed to provide any scoring support, and Forsberg let in a goal to Brayden Schenn and three more to Brandon Saad in the loss. Forsberg is down to 4-7-0 with a 3.04 GAA and an .885 save percentage over 12 appearances this season. He could share the playing time between the pipes with Leevi Merilainen until Linus Ullmark (back) is able to return. The Senators wrap up a nine-game road trip Tuesday in Detroit.

Dostal will protect the road goal versus the Oilers, per the NHL media site.

John Gibson played in Winnipeg on Thursday, earning a 4-3 overtime win, so it tracks that Dostal would handle the second half of a back-to-back. This will be a tough matchup for Dostal, as the Oilers have scored 19 times over their last six games. Dostal has won four of his last six starts, allowing 16 goals in that span.