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Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports, and is slated to defend the home crease versus the Rangers on Saturday.

Vasilevskiy has been outstanding in the month of December, going 5-2-0 with a 2.17 GAA and a .918 save percentage. Overall, the 30-year-old Russian is 15-10-1 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.41 GAA and a .910 save percentage. The slumping Rangers are 4-13-0 in their last 17 games and have averaged 2.82 goals per game in 2024-25.

Hellebuyck will be between the home pipes versus Ottawa on Saturday, per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

Hellebuyck has had another outstanding season after winning the Vezina Trophy in 2023-24. He is 22-5-1 with four shutouts, a 2.07 GAA and a .927 save percentage. Hellebuyck has won four straight outings going into Saturday's matchup. Ottawa sits 14th in the league with 3.09 goals per game in 2024-25.

Sorokin will patrol the home crease versus Pittsburgh on Saturday, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Sorokin will make his 12th straight start as backup goaltender Semyon Varlamov is still out of action with a lower-body injury, and coach Patrick Roy has yet to play Marcus Hogberg in anything but a mop-up role. Sorokin has struggled of late, going 2-3-0 in his last five starts while allowing 21 goals on 128 shots (.836 save percentage. He is 10-11-4 with a 2.95 GAA and an .898 save percentage this season. Pittsburgh has posted 3.08 goals per game in 2024-25.

Korpisalo stopped 27 of 33 shots in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Korpisalo has started in three of the Bruins' last seven games, but he's gone 1-2-0 with a 3.71 GAA and an .849 save percentage in that span. He's been hit or miss during that span, so the numbers don't tell the whole story. He gave up one goal on 20 shots in the home win over the Sabres on Dec. 21, but in the two road losses, against the Kraken and Blue Jackets, he's stopped only 43 of the 53 shots he faced.

Forsberg (lower body) moved to injured reserve Saturday, per Steve Lloyd of TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Forsberg is on the Senators' road trip and is eligible to come off injured reserve at any time, but it's unclear when he will be available to return. Ottawa brought up Mads Sogaard and Leevi Merilainen from AHL Belleville on Friday because of injuries to Forsberg and Linus Ullmark (back). Forsberg will miss his sixth straight game against Winnipeg on Saturday after getting hurt before a matchup versus Pittsburgh on Dec. 14.

Luukkonen stopped 15 of 17 shots in Friday's 6-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Luukkonen wasn't at his best Friday, though to be fair, he didn't need to be after the Sabres built a 4-0 lead in the first period. Despite the easy win, the 25-year-old netminder has now posted a save percentage below .890 in three of his last four appearances. He's gone 2-6-1 with a 3.86 GAA and an .869 save percentage since the beginning of December (nine starts).

Soderblom stopped 22 of 24 shots in relief during Friday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.

Soderblom entered the ice after Petr Mrazek allowed four goals on 11 shots in the first period. Even though the 25-year-old Swede was decent between the pipes, the Blackhawks couldn't overcome the early four-goal deficit. Soderblom has been putting up respectable numbers of late, going 3-1-0 with a 2.37 GAA and a .917 save percentage over his last five appearances while significantly outplaying Mrazek in that stretch.

Mrazek was pulled from Friday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres at the end of the first period after stopping seven of 11 shots.

Mrazek allowed four goals in the first period before Arvid Soderblom, who finished with 22 saves, replaced him to start the second. This one looked like a promising matchup for Mrazek and the Blackhawks, but the team looked overmatched on both ends of the ice. Mrazek's struggles continue, as he's gone winless in his last six appearances, going 0-5-0 with an inflated 4.74 GAA and a woeful .844 save percentage in that stretch.

Lyon stopped both shots that he faced after coming on in relief for Cam Talbot in Friday's 5-2 loss to Toronto.

Lyon entered the game in the final frame after Cam Talbot was blitzed for five goals over the first 40 minutes of play. It was Detroit's first game with new head coach Todd McLellan, so Lyon might have the opportunity to grab the reigns of the No. 1 netminding gig with a new bench boss. Through 12 appearances in 2024-25, Lyon is 5-5-0 with an .894 save percentage and a 2.99 GAA.

Talbot allowed five goals on 21 shots before being replaced in goal by Alex Lyon in the third period of Friday's 5-2 loss to Toronto.

Talbot surrendered four goals at even strength and one with the man advantage. The veteran netminder has lost four consecutive outings, allowing at least three goals in three of those contests. The 37-year-old is struggling like the rest of his teammates -- Friday was the first game with Todd McLellan as head coach after Detroit parted ways with Derek Lalonde on Thursday. Perhaps that switch will spark a change in Motor City going forward. Talbot has a 6-9-2 record, .906 save percentage and 2.98 GAA through 19 appearances.