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Allen is set to start in Saturday's road tilt versus Carolina, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Allen will look to end his three-game losing streak in the second half of New Jersey's back-to-back after Jacob Markstrom played in Friday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes. The 34-year-old Allen has allowed 12 goals on 74 shots (.838 save percentage) over his past three outings. Carolina ranks fifth in goals per game with 3.43.

Tarasov is expected to start on the road against Boston on Saturday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Tarasov is getting his first start since Dec. 5 when he stopped 30 of 36 shots in a 6-3 loss to Edmonton. He has a 3-5-1 record, 4.25 GAA and .857 save percentage in nine outings this season. The Bruins are tied for 26th in goals per game with 2.62.

Tokarski is set to start at home against the Devils on Saturday, per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer.

Tokarski stopped 20 of 24 shots en route to a 5-2 loss to Nashville on Monday. It was his second start of 2024-25 after saving 27 of 28 shots to earn a 4-1 victory over Columbus on Dec. 15. The Devils rank seventh in goals per game with 3.37.

Samsonov is set to start at home against Calgary on Sunday, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Samsonov has won his past three starts while stopping 60 of 65 shots (.923 save percentage). He's 8-3-1 with a 2.97 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 12 outings this season. Calgary ranks 25th in goals per game with 2.71, and the Flames will play the second half of a back-to-back, so this should be a favorable assignment for Samsonov.

Gibson (illness) isn't available for Saturday's home game against the Flyers, per Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune.

Gibson recovered from an upper-body injury sustained in Monday's 3-1 loss to Vegas, but he missed Friday's practice due to an illness. Lukas Dostal will start versus the Flyers, while Calle Clang will be understudy following his promotion from AHL San Diego on Saturday. Dostal might start again versus Edmonton on Sunday if Gibson remains unavailable.

Kuemper will patrol the home crease versus Edmonton on Saturday, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Kuemper has gone 4-0-2 in his last six outings, allowing only 12 goals on 158 shots. He has posted a record of 8-2-5 with a 2.40 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 16 appearances this season. Edmonton sits 10th in the league with 3.26 goals per game in 2024-25.

Dostal is expected to start at home against Philadelphia on Saturday, according to Ducks PA Announcer Phil Hulett.

Dostal has an 8-9-3 record, 2.77 GAA and .915 save percentage in 20 appearances in 2024-25. He's struggled over his past two appearances, allowing seven goals on 47 shots (.851 save percentage). The Flyers rank 18th in goals per game with 3.00.

Vejmelka will defend the road net against Seattle on Monday, according to Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

In his last outing, Vejmelka stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 4-1 loss to Colorado on Friday. He has posted a record of 8-9-2 with a 2.32 GAA and a .918 save percentage through 21 appearances this season. Seattle ranks 23rd in the league with 2.78 goals per game in 2024-25.

Skinner will guard the road goal against the Kings on Saturday, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Skinner has won five of his last six outings while stopping 155 of 170 shots faced. He has a 13-8-2 record with one shutout, a 2.85 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 23 appearances this season. The Kings sit 16th in the league with 3.06 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vanecek is week-to-week with a fractured cheekbone, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports Saturday.

Vanecek has a 3-8-1 record, 3.84 GAA and .885 save percentage in 14 outings this campaign. He was injured when struck by the puck while on the bench during Dec. 17's 4-3 loss to Winnipeg. Yaroslav Askarov is up from AHL San Jose and getting some work -- the 21-year-old is set to start Saturday against Calgary -- due to Vanecek's absence.