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Oettinger is set to start in Wednesday's road tilt versus LA, per Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.

Oettinger has won seven of his past eight starts while allowing just 17 goals on 196 shots (.920 save percentage). That's a strong stretch, but he's also having a great season overall with a 13-4-0 record, 2.38 GAA and .915 save percentage across 17 outings. The Kings rank 16th in goals per game with 3.04.

Portillo was assigned to AHL Ontario on Wednesday.

Portillo made his NHL debut Friday against the Ducks and turned aside 28 of 29 shots in the 1-0 win. Despite his solid performance against Anaheim, he'll head back to the minors since Darcy Kuemper (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Wednesday.

Kuemper (undisclosed) was taken off injured reserve Wednesday.

Kuemper hasn't been in the lineup since Nov. 13 due to the injury. He has a 4-2-3 record, 2.65 GAA and .899 save percentage in 10 appearances in 2024-25. Goaltender Erik Portillo has been reassigned to AHL Ontario in a corresponding move. David Rittich, who started in six of Los Angeles' seven games during Kuemper's absence, might continue to get the majority of the Kings' starts, but his workload will decrease now that Kuemper is available.

Rittich is slated to start Wednesday's home game against the Stars, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Rittich has been relatively effective recently, and he'll draw the start for the seventh time in the Kings' last eight games. Across his last eight outings, he's logged a 4-3-0 record, 2.25 GAA and .884 save percentage.

Gibson will defend the home crease during Wednesday's game against the Golden Knights, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Gibson has been effective lately and will be between the pipes for the fifth time in the Ducks' last seven games, further signaling that he appears to have reclaimed the No. 1 goaltender job from Lukas Dostal. Over six appearances this year, Gibson has posted a 4-1-1 record, 2.49 GAA and .916 save percentage.

Lankinen stopped 26 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.

Lankinen was only a few seconds away from deciding the game in a shootout, but Kirill Kaprizov had other plans and blasted a wrister past him with only 24 seconds left in OT. That goal ended Lankinen's four-game winning streak, but one overtime loss shouldn't worry fantasy managers too much. The 29-year-old has been solid of late, going 6-3-1 with a 3.12 GAA with an .894 save percentage over his last 10 games, though those numbers improve to 4-0-1 with a 2.52 GAA and a .917 save percentage when analyzing his last five appearances.

Gustavsson stopped 30 of 32 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks.

Gustavsson has won each of his last three starts and has recorded at least 30 saves twice in that span, so he's been putting up excellent numbers across the board while playing a pivotal role in Minnesota's four-game winning run. The 26-year-old netminder owns a 6-2-2 record over his last 10 appearances, a span in which he's also posted a 1.78 GAA and an excellent .940 save percentage.

Kochetkov stopped 24 of 28 shots in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.

Kochetkov was beaten just a few seconds into the first period, and he also gave up goals in the second and third frames, including two in a five-minute span when the game was tied 2-2 in the final stretch. This was the 25-year-old's first start since Nov. 20, when he secured a win over the Flyers, and his first loss since Nov. 13, when he gave up four goals against Utah in a 4-1 defeat. Kochetkov has made 14 appearances this season and owns a 10-3-0 record while posting a 2.55 GAA and a .900 save percentage.

Saros is slated to start on the road against Toronto on Wednesday, per Mark Masters of TSN.

Saros has a 6-10-5 record, 2.62 GAA and .911 save percentage in 21 outings in 2024-25. He's gone 0-1-3 across his past four appearances while stopping 96 of 109 shots (.881 save percentage). The Maple Leafs are 15-7-2 and rank 15th in goals per game with 3.08.

Daccord stopped 17 of 19 shots in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.

Daccord gave up goals in the early stages of the first and third periods, but two late goals from Yanni Gourde and Brandon Tanev allowed the 28-year-old netminder to get back to winning ways. He's gone 2-3-0 in his last five starts, however, so the lack of consistency has been an issue for fantasy managers who continue to rely on him. Daccord has posted a 3.13 GAA and an .874 save percentage in that five-game stretch.