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Nedeljkovic allowed three goals on 16 shots in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Bruins.

Since the Penguins were able to cover his damage, Nedeljkovic avoided the loss following his early exit midway through the second period. Tristan Jarry wasn't much better, allowing two goals on 14 shots. Nedeljkovic has helped the Penguins stay in the hunt for a playoff spot by winning eight of his last 14 outings, a span in which he doesn't have a regulation loss. He remains at 17-6-7 with a 2.93 GAA and a .903 save percentage through 36 outings. The Penguins' next game is their home finale Monday versus the Predators.

Kahkonen made 20 saves Saturday in a 1-0 loss to the Flyers.

The only puck that got past him came off the stick of Travis Konecny, who broke in alone shorthanded and beat Kahkonen with a wrist shot from the slot. It's been a rough go for Kahkonen this season. He's 7-24-3 in 33 appearances between San Jose and New Jersey, and while his GAA and save percentage have improved since the trade, Kahkonen hasn't been able to translate that better performance into wins. He's just 1-4-0 with one shutout in six starts with the Devils. Kahkonen is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent at season's end, and his future is up in the air.

Ullmark stopped 28 of 32 shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Penguins.

Both teams erupted on offense over the final 40 minutes after a scoreless first period. Ullmark was able to escape with his third straight win and his sixth victory in his last eight outings. The 30-year-old is at 22-9-7 with a 2.59 GAA and a .915 save percentage over 39 appearances. The Bruins' final two games of the regular season are back-to-back, which likely means Jeremy Swayman will start Monday versus the Capitals and Ullmark will get the home finale versus the Senators on Tuesday.

Ersson made 20 saves in a 1-0 win over the Devils on Saturday.

Ersson's teammates were excellent in front of him, and the 24-year-old netminder took care of the pucks that did get through. It was his second consecutive game where he allowed one or fewer goals after he surrendered 26 goals in his previous six starts. Ersson has four shutouts on the season, and he's the first Flyers' netminder to put up four since Steve Mason did it in 2015-16. He's also the first Philadelphia rookie goalie with that many since Brian Boucher had four in 1999-2000.

Dostal will guard the road goal Saturday versus the Kings, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Dostal went 2-2-1 with 15 goals allowed over his previous five outings before getting a breather Friday versus the Flames. He got extra reps while John Gibson was sidelined with an upper-body injury. It's not a fantasy-friendly matchup for Dostal in Saturday's contest, especially because the Ducks are in the second half of a back-to-back.

Saros will protect the home net Saturday against Columbus, Zach Gilchriest of the Predators' official site reports.

Saros has won two of his last five outings, surrendering 17 goals on 152 shots during that span. In 62 contests this campaign, he has posted a 34-23-5 record with a 2.82 GAA and a .907 save percentage. The Blue Jackets sit 26th in the league this season with 2.80 goals per game.

Georgiev will be in goal Sunday on the road versus the Golden Knights, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.

Georgiev started Saturday, but he didn't make it through the first period versus the Jets, allowing four goals on 15 shots. He dropped to 38-18-4 on the year, and he's now allowed four or more goals in four of his last six outings. He'll have another tough test Sunday against the Golden Knights, who have scored 21 goals over their last five games despite winning just twice in that span.

Vasilevskiy is expected to start on the road against Washington on Saturday, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Vasilevskiy has a 30-18-2 record, 2.85 GAA and .901 save percentage in 50 outings in 2023-24. He saved 30 of 32 shots en route to a 5-2 win over Columbus in his last start Tuesday. The Capitals, who have lost seven of their last eight games, are likely to be a favorable matchup for the 29-year-old goaltender.

Rittich was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease Saturday against Anaheim.

Rittich made 15 saves in a 2-1 win over the Sharks on April 4 during his last outing. He has a 12-6-3 record this season with a 2.21 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 23 appearances. The Ducks rank 30th in the league this campaign with 2.48 goals per contest.

Luukkonen will guard the road goal Saturday against Florida, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Luukkonen is coming off a 22-save performance in Thursday's 4-2 win over Washington. He has provided a record of 27-22-3 this season with a 2.56 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 53 games played. The Panthers sit 14th in the league with 3.21 goals per contest this campaign.