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Lindgren is expected to start in Saturday's home game against the Bruins, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Lindgren will look to bounce back after allowing five goals on 48 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. The 30-year-old backstopped the Capitals to a 3-0 win over the Bruins on Feb. 10 and has been instrumental in Washington's late-season push to lock down a playoff berth.

Hellebuyck is slated to start at home versus Ottawa on Saturday, according to Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

Hellebuyck will make his fifth consecutive start. He has gone 0-3-1 with a 4.02 GAA and an .875 save percentage over his past four outings. Hellebuyck is 32-18-4 with a 2.41 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He was strong versus the Senators on Jan. 20, stopping 34 shots in a 2-1 overtime win.

Bobrovsky will patrol the home crease versus Detroit on Saturday.

Bobrovsky is 0-4-1 in his last five starts, giving up 17 goals on 144 shots (.882 save percentage). Overall, the netminder is 32-16-3 with four shutouts, a 2.41 GAA and a .914 save percentage. He will face the slumping Red Wings, who are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games.

Ersson will defend the home crease versus Chicago on Saturday, according to Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Ersson is 21-15-7 with a 2.73 GAA and an .895 save percentage as the Flyers' No. 1 goaltender this season. He could compete for starts with Ivan Fedotov, who joined the Flyers on Friday and should get his first NHL start next week. Ersson will face a Blackhawks team averaging 2.18 goals per game, which ranks last in the league.

Merzlikins will be between the home pipes versus Pittsburgh on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Merzlikins will attempt to snap a five-game winless streak (0-4-1), and he has given up six goals in each of his last three games. He's 12-17-8 with a 3.47 GAA and an .897 save percentage this season. Merzlikins' recent struggles have opened the door for Daniil Tarasov to take over the starting job in Columbus. The Penguins average 2.92 goals per game, 23rd in the NHL.

Allen stopped 31 of 34 shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Sabres. The last two goals were empty-netters.

The Devils built up a 2-0 lead in the first period, but Tage Thompson's natural hat trick against Allen erased that advantage. This dropped Allen to 4-3-0 with 18 goals allowed over seven contests since he joined the Devils. For the season, the 33-year-old netminder has gone 10-15-3 with a 3.38 GAA and a .900 save percentage over 28 starts. The Devils are off until a back-to-back that begins Tuesday at home versus the Penguins and finishes with a road game versus the Rangers on Wednesday.

Levi stopped 28 of 30 shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Devils.

It was closer than the score would indicate, as the Sabres scored a couple of empty-netters in the final minute. Levi started poorly. giving up two goals within the first 10:31 before settling in the rest of the way. He has allowed five goals on 95 shots over three appearances since he was called up in mid-March. The 22-year-old is at 10-8-2 with a 3.10 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 23 outings this season. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will likely start Saturday versus the Maple Leafs.

Levi will get the starting nod at home Friday against the Devils, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

Levi faced a whopping 32 shots in relief Wednesday against Ottawa but managed to stand tall and stop 31 of them. He's stopped 99 of 105 shots over his last three appearances but has just one win during that stretch. On the year, Levi is 9-8-2 with a 3.16 GAA and an .898 save percentage at the NHL level.

Soderblom will patrol the road crease versus the Flyers on Saturday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Soderblom hasn't played in over a week, and he wasn't great in his last appearance, surrendering four goals on just 25 shots en route to a 4-0 loss to Anaheim on March 21. He'll try to snap his personal two-game losing streak in a road matchup with a Philadelphia team that's 19-15-3 at home this year.

Lyon will patrol the visiting crease in Florida on Saturday, per Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.

Lyon is in the midst of a nine-game losing streak, going 0-8-1 witha 3.93 GAA and an .867 save percentage. He has lost his status as the Red Wings' No. 1 goaltender to James Reimer. Lyon is 18-16-2 with a 3.07 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 37 appearances this season. He will have a tough matchup versus Florida, who are fourth in the Eastern Conference with 97 points, 18 ahead of the ninth place Red Wings.