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Nedeljkovic allowed one goal on 29 shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

This was Nedeljkovic's fifth straight win, and he's allowed two goals or less in four of those victories. Sam Carrick had the lone tally for the Rangers at 12:50 of the first period, but the Sharks had already racked up three goals. Nedeljkovic improved to 10-8-2 with a 2.87 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 23 appearances. He's been playing well while Yaroslav Askarov struggles -- the two are in a timeshare for now, but momentum is in Nedeljkovic's favor. The Sharks are off until Tuesday, when they begin a road trip in Vancouver.

Lankinen stopped 19 of 24 shots in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Devils.

Lankinen snapped a six-game winless stretch Wednesday versus the Capitals, but he wasn't able to get another victory in his next outing. The Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the second period and nursed the advantage to the end. Lankinen is down to 7-15-4 with a 3.45 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 27 appearances this season. The Canucks host the Penguins on Sunday.

Markstrom stopped 21 of 25 shots in Friday's 5-4 win over the Canucks.

Markstrom came away with his fourth win in his last five outings. His last two victories have been against two of his former teams, though the Canucks did a bit of damage with a comeback effort that fell short Friday. Markstrom improved to 14-11-1 with a 3.30 GAA and an .880 save percentage over 27 appearances. The Devils wrap up this road trip with a matinee game in Seattle on Sunday.

Levi logged a 23-save shutout in AHL Rochester's 3-0 win over Utica on Friday.

Levi's last two wins have come via shutout, and he has three shutouts this season. He's up to a 14-7-6 record with a 2.75 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 27 outings. The Sabres still have three goalies at the NHL level, so Levi's path to the big club is blocked this season.

Thompson will guard the road goal versus the Flames on Friday, Ryan Pike of Flames Nation reports.

Thompson will get the start in his hometown on the front end of a back-to-back. He's looking to end a three-game losing streak, a span in which he's allowed 10 goals on 80 shots. The Flames have won three of their last six games, scoring 14 goals in that span.

Oettinger will protect the home goal versus the Blues on Friday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Oettinger will get the second half of a back-to-back after Casey DeSmith came up short in a 1-0 loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday. The 27-year-old Oettinger is 2-4-1 with a 3.31 GAA and an .868 save percentage over seven games in January. The Blues have just 10 goals scored over their last six contests, going 2-4-0 in that span.

Hill is set to start on the road versus the Maple Leafs on Friday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Hill has allowed seven goals on 45 shots while going 1-1-0 in two games since he returned from a lower-body injury. The Maple Leafs have lost four of their last five games (1-2-2), scoring 14 goals in that span. Hill was between the pipes for Vegas' 6-5 overtime win over Toronto on Jan. 15.

Soderblom will protect the home goal versus the Lightning on Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Soderblom has gone 2-4-0 over his last seven games, allowing 29 goals in that span. The 26-year-old's getting the starting nod in the second half of a back-to-back after Spencer Knight won in a shootout, 4-3, over the Hurricanes on Thursday. The Lightning have scored 23 goals over their last six games, winning five of them.

Vasilevskiy will guard the road goal versus the Blackhawks on Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Vasilevskiy is 10-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA and a .917 save percentage over his last 11 games. The Blackhawks have won three of their last six games while scoring 12 goals in that span.

Lankinen will defend the home crease against the Devils on Friday, Olivia McDonald of CanucksInsider.com reports.

Lankinen hasn't been particularly sharp since the start of the calendar year, going 1-4-1 with a 3.32 GAA and .893 save percentage over his last seven outings. He'll have a favorable matchup against the Devils, who are scoring 2.56 goals per game this season, which is the third-worst mark in the NHL.