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Woll will guard the road net Saturday against St. Louis, David Alter of The Hockey News.

It'll be the third start of the season for Woll and his second straight following a 24-save performance in a 4-1 win over Seattle on Thursday. St. Louis has averaged just 2.55 goals per game through 11 outings this campaign.

Binnington will get the home start versus Toronto on Saturday, according to Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Binnington is off to a slow start, posting a 2-5-0 record with a 2.98 GAA and an .896 save percentage through eight appearances this campaign. He had his best game of the season against the Maple Leafs on Oct. 24, turning aside 40 shots in a 5-1 victory. Toronto has averaged 3.27 goals per game this season.

Nedeljkovic was the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports, indicating he will protect the home crease versus Montreal on Saturday.

Nedeljkovic will make his fifth start in seven games as he has taken over the reins as the No. 1 netminder with the Penguins. He was sharp in his last outing, allowing only one goal on 23 shots in a 2-1 overtime win over Anaheim on Thursday. Nedeljkovic is 1-2-1 with a 3.18 GAA and an .890 save percentage this season. The Canadiens have scored 32 goals in 11 games in 2024-25.

Knight will patrol the home crease versus Dallas in Finland on Saturday, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Knight is 2-1-0 in four appearances with the Panthers this season, giving up 10 goals on 98 shots. Knight is considered Florida's goaltender of the future, and with Sergei Bobrovsky struggling a tad at the age of 36, the 23-year-old Knight could be in line for 30-plus starts this season. Dallas has averaged 3.20 goals per game this season.

DeSmith will defend the visiting crease versus Florida in Finland on Saturday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

DeSmith has been a terrific backup thus far for the Stars, as he is 2-1-0 with five goals allowed on 78 shots in three appearances. The 33-year-old netminder will face the Panthers, who toppled the Stars 6-4 on Friday.

Vladar posted a 22-save shutout in Friday's 3-0 win over the Devils.

This game came down to goaltending, with Vladar holding the fort while his former teammate Jacob Markstrom slipped up late in the third period. Vladar hadn't recorded a shutout since the 2021-22 season. He improved to 3-2-1 with a 2.65 GAA and a .909 save percentage over six outings this season. The 27-year-old netminder is sharing the crease with Dustin Wolf in 2024-25, and if the Flames keep rotating their netminders, Wolf would start Sunday at home versus the Oilers, while Vladar's next outing is tentatively lined up to be Tuesday in Montreal.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 31 shots in Friday's 3-0 loss to the Flames. The third goal was an empty-netter.

Markstrom couldn't get the better of one of his former teams, as the Flames controlled the pace of play pretty well. The 34-year-old still put in a good effort, maintaining a shutout until Blake Coleman's goal at 14:26 of the third period opened the floodgates. Markstrom's record dropped to 5-4-1 with a 2.62 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 10 starts in his first year with the Devils. He'll have two days to regroup before the Devils wrap up their road trip with a visit to Edmonton on Monday.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 20 shots in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Wild. The last two goals were empty-netters.

Vasilevskiy kept the game close, but the Wild scored three times over the final six minutes, twice when he had left the crease for an extra attacker. This snapped his three-game winning streak, and fantasy managers will have to hope he doesn't go on a skid like he did after his season-opening winning streak was snapped. The 30-year-old is 6-4-0 with a 2.54 GAA and .906 save percentage over 10 starts. The Lightning continue their road trip with a massive challenge Sunday in Winnipeg.

Gustavsson stopped 27 of 30 shots in Friday's 5-3 win over the Lightning.

Gustavsson bounced back from a six-goal fiasco in his last start, taking a competitive win over the Lightning in a back-and-forth battle. The 26-year-old netminder improved to 5-1-1 with a 2.29 GAA and a .919 save percentage over seven starts. He's been a big part of the Wild's early success while establishing himself as a No. 1 goalie again after a rough 2023-24. The Wild host the Maple Leafs on Sunday for their next game.

Ullmark stopped 16 of 18 shots in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Rangers.

That's a tough-luck loss -- the Senators had 41 shots on net but only put one puck past Igor Shesterkin at the other end. Ullmark has allowed two or fewer goals in three of his five starts, but this was the first time he took a loss this year despite such an effort. He's now at a 2-3-0 with a 2.62 GAA and a .902 save percentage over six games (five starts). The Senators are back at home Saturday to face the Kraken. Anton Forsberg should be penciled in for that start since Ullmark is just over a week removed from recovering from a muscle strain, but his light workload Friday could allow him to start back-to-back contests.