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Hill stopped 19 of 20 shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Canucks.

Hill allowed a season-high six goals to the Oilers in his last start, but he bounced back with a sharp performance Thursday. The 28-year-old gave up just a Teddy Blueger tally in the first period. Hill improved to 14-5-2 with a 2.69 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 21 appearances. The Golden Knights' next game is at home versus the Kraken on Saturday.

Saros made 15 saves in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins on Thursday.

Saros has had an unlucky run with just one win over his last 10 contests, going 1-5-4, but he's been sharply consistent in that span -- Saros has allowed three or fewer goals in seven of those 10. Saros is a fantasy pillar, but his ratios (2.72 GAA, .907 save percentage) are suppressed because of his team's overall struggles. General manager Barry Trotz claims he's not going to blow things up, but Saros (and his managers) would benefit immensely from a change in front of him.

Vladar gave up three goals on 29 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Senators.

Vladar dealt with a minor lower-body injury that kept him out of action for one game. He returned as the backup Tuesday and then took the crease for this contest, turning in a decent effort. He's still allowed at least three goals in five of his last six outings, the lone exception being a shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Dec. 3. Vladar is down to 6-6-5 with a 3.07 GAA and an .886 save percentage over 17 appearances. The Flames have often alternated goalies when the wins aren't flowing, so don't be shocked if Dustin Wolf starts the team's last game before the holiday break, which is Saturday at home versus the Blackhawks.

Ullmark stopped 29 of 31 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flames.

Ullmark also had an assist on Brady Tkachuk's game-winning tally. This was Ullmark's seventh straight win, and it was just the second time in that span he's allowed multiple goals. The Swede improved to 12-7-2 with a 2.37 GAA and a .916 save percentage over 22 appearances. His hot streak has come with a heavy workload due to the absence of Anton Forsberg (undisclosed), who has been unavailable for the last three games. Ullmark will likely start one of the Senators' contests this weekend, either Saturday in Vancouver or Sunday in Edmonton, but it wouldn't be surprising for Leevi Merilainen to get a game in that back-to-back set.

Jarry made 22 saves in a 5-4 overtime win over Nashville on Thursday.

Jarry has stressed his managers for years because of his inconsistency. But he's 6-1-1 in his last eight starts, and the Pens are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Jarry hasn't totally turned a corner -- he allowed four or more goals in four of his last eight starts. But the Pens continue to trot him out there about half the time, so choose your match-up games carefully.

Binnington allowed three goals on 11 shots Thursday before being replaced by Joel Hofer in a 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay.

Binner has been in the spin cycle over the last couple weeks, going 0-4-1 in his last five starts. Overall, he's 8-13-3 with a 3.00 GAA and .896 save percentage, and the Blues are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. Binnington could use some time on your bench until he and his team right their proverbial ship.

Vasilevskiy made 31 saves in a 3-1 win over the Blues on Tuesday.

Pavel Buchnevich was the only member of the Blues that lit the lamp. He converted a back door pass from Robert Thomas on an extended shift in the zone. Vasilevskiy has now won three straight games and is 15-9-1 on the season. But the pressure on him remains -- the team doesn't have a reliable back-up and at some point, that will come back to haunt them. Monitor Vasilevskiy's workload carefully. If things don't change, you may need a contingency to address exhaustion.

Daccord will protect the road goal in Thursday's game versus the Blackhawks, per the NHL media site.

Daccord has allowed four goals on 60 shots over his last two games, but he has gone 0-1-1 in that span since the Kraken have given him just one goal of support. He'll have a favorable matchup Thursday in his second straight start. Daccord has been the better of the Kraken's goalies, but he could use a good performance to build some momentum.

Lankinen is expected to start in Thursday's road tilt against Vegas.

Lankinen earned a 27-save shutout over Florida in his previous start last Thursday. He was briefly unavailable after that game due to an illness, but Lankinen was healthy enough to dress as the backup netminder Wednesday. The 29-year-old goaltender has a 14-4-3 record, 2.52 GAA and .912 save percentage in 21 appearances in 2024-25. Vegas ranks sixth in goals per game with 3.45.

Saros will guard the home goal versus the Penguins on Thursday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Saros is coming off his third shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over the Rangers on Tuesday, which ended his eight-game losing streak. The 29-year-old will have a tougher challenge Thursday, as the Penguins have scored 23 goals over their last six games, winning half of them.