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Jones stopped five shots in a 6-3 win over Edmonton on Saturday.

Jones entered Saturday's contest with just a bit more than three minutes left after Ilya Samsonov suffered some kind of lower-body injury. Jones was immediately pelted by the Oilers, who had pulled their netminder for the extra attacker. The 34-year-old was sharp, and he also got help from his post. Joseph Woll is slated to start Sunday, so Jones will likely act as his backup until Samsonov returns.

Allen made 20 saves in a 5-2 loss to the Senators on Saturday.

It was his fourth consecutive start, and he allowed as many goals Saturday as he'd surrendered in his previous three games combined. Allen gave up a shorthanded goal that hit his pad and trickled through in the first period. His mates took a 2-1 lead with two goals within the first minute of play in the second before the Sens turned up the heat. They put three goals past Allen on four shots in a 4:55 span to start the second, and they never looked back. Ottawa found twine again at the midpoint of the third. Allen is trying to help his new team climb the wild-card mountain -- the Devils are six points behind the Red Wings for the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot.

Ersson made 18 saves in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Bruins.

Ersson had a shutout bid that wasn't interrupted until a Justin Brazeau goal midway through the third period. The 24-year-old goalie was beaten again, this time by Danton Heinen, but Ersson still did enough to collect his 21st victory of 2023-24. The netminder's numbers have taken a step back in March, perhaps due to fatigue as he has seen a big workload for the first campaign in the NHL. Ersson has gone 4-3-2 with an .889 save percentage through nine outings this month.

Ullmark turned aside 26 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Philadelphia.

After a scoreless first period, the two teams traded goals the rest of the way, but Boston didn't have enough time to respond after Tyson Foerster potted the game-winner with just 89 seconds left in the third frame. Ullmark has taken only two regulation losses since the All-Star break, going 4-2-5 with a .911 save percentage over his last 11 starts.

Korpisalo made 18 saves in a 5-2 win over the Devils on Saturday.

He did wobble early in the second frame. Jesper Bratt beat him on a breakaway 23 seconds into the period, and then Tomas Nosek scored 36 seconds later with a snap shot from the left faceoff circle. But that was it. Korpisalo has won three of his last four starts. And while he allowed six goals in a loss to the Bruins, Korpisalo has permitted just six tallies in wins over the Penguins, Islanders and Devils. Platoon-mate Anton Forsberg is 1-4-0 in his last five starts, with 21 goals allowed. Korpisalo may be seizing the starter's reins again.

Varlamov made 32 saves in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Jets.

The veteran netminder did fade late, allowing two goals in the third period, but the Islanders had already built a 6-1 lead heading into the second intermission. Varlamov hasn't seen much work in recent weeks, but he's gone 2-0-1 in his three March starts and has allowed eight goals on 88 shots (.909 save percentage).

Talbot will protect the home goal versus the Lightning on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Talbot will make his fourth start in the last six games. He's won five of his last nine outings, posting a sturdy 2.01 GAA and a .933 save percentage in that span. The 36-year-old will get a tough test Saturday from the Lightning, who have won five straight contests.

Brossoit turned aside 12 of 13 shots after replacing Connor Hellebuyck midway through the second period of Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Islanders.

The switch in the crease had less to do with Hellebuyck's play and was more an effort by coach Rick Bowness to wake up his sleepwalking team, but Brossoit did his part in giving the Jets a chance to rally. The 31-year-old backup goalie has been impressive when called upon of late, and through five outings in March, Brossoit's gone 3-1-0 with a .945 save percentage.

Samsonov sustained an undisclosed injury late in the third period of Saturday's 6-3 victory over Edmonton, per Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun.

Samsonov saved 31 of 34 shots but was hurt while attempting to stop Leon Draisaitl's goal at 16:21 of the final frame. Martin Jones entered the contest is relief, stopping all five shots he faced. With Joseph Woll set to start on the road against Carolina on Sunday, Jones will probably serve as the backup even if Samsonov is available. After Saturday's game, head coach Sheldon Keefe said Samsonov should be fine and won't miss any time due to an injury, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.

Hellebuyck stopped 21 of 26 shots before being replaced by Laurent Brossoit midway through the second period during Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Islanders.

The Jets as a team were sluggish out of the gate for the afternoon contest and largely stood around for the first period and a half while the Islanders swarmed Hellebuyck. Even if he wasn't to blame for most of Saturday's damage, the 30-year-old netminder has still given up at least four goals in four of his past eight starts, posting a .906 save percentage with a 4-4-0 record.