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Ullmark will guard the road goal Saturday against the Flyers, according to Adam Kimelman of NHL.com.

Ullmark has stopped 85 of 89 shots during his three-game winning streak. Through 34 appearances this season, he has provided a 19-7-7 record with a 2.64 GAA and a .913 save percentage. Philadelphia ranks 22nd in the league this campaign with 2.91 goals per contest.

Shesterkin will defend the home crease against Florida on Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.

Shesterkin has struggled a bit over his last three starts, going 1-2-0 while giving up 10 goals on 80 shots (.875 save percentage). The 28-year-old netminder was terrific before that, as he is 29-15-2 with a 2.60 GAA and a .912 save percentage. Shesterkin allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 4-2 loss to Florida on March 4.

Allen will protect the home net Saturday against Ottawa, according to Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Allen has won his past two outings, stopping 54 of 57 shots over that span. He has three wins in four starts with New Jersey since being acquired from Montreal on March 8. In 25 appearances this season between the Devils and Canadiens, Allen has gone 9-13-3 with a 3.34 GAA and a .901 save percentage. Ottawa is tied for 16th in the league with 3.12 goals per contest this campaign.

Samsonov was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Mark Masters of TSN reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease Saturday versus Edmonton.

Samsonov has gone winless in his past two outings, surrendering eight goals on 70 shots during that span. In 33 contests this campaign. he has a record of 18-6-7 with a 3.12 GAA and an .888 save percentage. The Oilers sit fourth in the league this season with 3.58 goals per game.

Oettinger made 20 saves in Friday's 4-2 win over the Penguins.

Two goals by Jamie Benn only 77 seconds apart in the second period broke open a 1-1 tie, and Oettinger cruised from there. The 25-year-old netminder had a bumpy few weeks beginning in mid-February, but he may be coming out of the slump. Through seven starts in March, he's gone 5-2-0 despite a 3.41 GAA and .860 save percentage, but Oettinger's given up only four goals on 47 shots in his last two outings.

Nedeljkovic stopped all three shots he faced after replacing Tristan Jarry early in the third period of Friday's 4-2 loss to the Stars.

It's the third time in March that Nedeljkovic has been needed in relief, as Jarry is mired in perhaps the worst stretch of his career at the worst possible time for the Penguins' playoff chances. Unfortunately, Nedeljkovic hasn't played well enough to make a real push to take over the starting role, posting a 4.07 GAA and .843 save percentage over his past six outings.

Jarry gave up four goals on 20 shots before being replaced by Alex Nedeljkovic early in the third period of Friday's 4-2 loss to the Stars.

It's the third time in his last seven starts that Jarry hasn't made it to the final horn, a brutal stretch in which he's gone 1-5-1 with a 4.71 GAA and .870 save percentage. The Penguins' playoff hopes are on life support, but Nedeljkovic hasn't been any better in March, which doesn't give coach Mike Sullivan many options. Unless Pittsburgh decides to roll the dice and turn the crease over to 2020 second-round pick Joel Blomqvist (2.16 GAA, .918 save percentage for AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season), Jarry will likely hang onto the No. 1 job over the final weeks of the season.

Lindgren replaced Darcy Kuemper to begin the third period in Friday's 7-6 win over the Hurricanes, stopping seven of nine shots in regulation and overtime as well as all five shootout attempts he faced.

The goalies didn't really get to shine until the shootout, but Lindgren stepped up and denied Carolina's best scorers, including a stop on Sebastian Aho in the fifth round after Aho had recorded a hat trick earlier in the night. Lindgren has put together a big March, going 7-3-0 in 10 outings with a 2.45 GAA and .915 save percentage to help keep Washington in the playoff race.

Kuemper allowed four goals on 22 shots before being replaced by Charlie Lindgren to begin the third period in Friday's 7-6 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

It was a tough night for the goalies in general, but at least Kuemper managed to avoid taking a loss after exiting the game with Washington facing a 4-3 deficit heading into the second intermission. It was only Kuemper's third start since Feb. 20, and he's done little to show that he deserves an increased workload, giving up 14 goals on 80 shots (.825 save percentage) in those three outings.

Kochetkov stopped 19 shots in regulation and overtime and four of five shootout attempts in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Capitals.

Neither team was able to pull ahead by more than a goal in a wild, back-and-forth contest, and three of the six goals Kochetkov gave up came on Washington power plays. It was the most goals the 24-year-old netminder had given up in an outing since Oct. 21. He's allowed at least four in three of his six starts in March, going 3-2-1 on the month with a 2.99 GAA and .898 save percentage. Kochetkov could be close to losing his grip on a timeshare with Frederik Andersen in the Carolina crease.