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Gustavsson made 20 saves in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Sabres.

Neither team could break a 4-4 tie in the third period, but Mats Zuccarello put Gustavsson in the win column with a power-play tally in OT. It was the 27-year-old netminder's 15th victory of the season, with half of them coming in his last 12 outings -- a stretch in which he's gone 8-1-2 with a .915 save percentage.

Annunen is expected to start on the road against Vegas on Saturday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Although Annunen has played sparingly this season, he has won his past three starts while stopping 75 of 80 shots (.938 save percentage). He's 4-5-1 with a 3.17 GAA and an .881 save percentage in 13 outings in 2025-26. Vegas has won its past six games, posting 4.83 goals per game across that stretch.

Forsberg will play in goal on the road versus the Ducks on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Forsberg is making his first start in four games. The 33-year-old has watched Darcy Kuemper fail to record a win in the last three contests, so the door could be open for Forsberg to push into a timeshare with a good performance here. He's 7-6-3 with a 2.65 GAA and a .901 save percentage over 17 outings this season.

Markstrom is expected to start at home against Carolina on Saturday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom has won his past two games while stopping 36 of 40 shots (.900 save percentage). He has a 12-10-1 record, 3.34 GAA and .879 save percentage in 24 outings in 2025-26. Carolina ranks third in goals per game with 3.40 this season, and the Hurricanes are coming off a 9-1 victory over Florida on Friday.

DiVincentiis recorded a 28-save shutout in AHL Manitoba's 3-0 win over Laval on Saturday.

DiVincentiis came away with his first win in four outings and his second shutout of the campaign. He's up to 8-10-1 with a 2.87 GAA and a .902 save percentage over 20 contests this season. The 21-year-old goalie continues to share the crease with Thomas Milic. DiVincentiis didn't get a chance to make his NHL debut during a one-week stint with the Jets while Connor Hellebuyck was recovering from a knee surgery.

Korpisalo will start Saturday's road matchup against the Blackhawks, per Eric Russo of the Bruins' official site.

Korpisalo has won his last two outings while stopping 55 of 56 shots. He has gone 8-8-0 this campaign with a 3.20 GAA and an .894 save percentage through 17 appearances. Chicago is tied for 25th in the league with 2.74 goals per game this season.

Soderblom is expected to start at home against Boston on Saturday, per Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News.

Soderblom has a 5-7-1 record, 3.87 GAA and .873 save percentage in 14 appearances during the 2025-26 campaign. He stopped 13 of 15 shots in a 3-2 overtime win over Vegas on Jan. 4 in his last start. Boston has won its past five games and seven of its past eight, improving to a 27-19-2 record this season. Boston has outscored the competition 22-5 across its last five games.

Andersen will defend the road net against New Jersey on Saturday, according to Mike Morreale of NHL.com.

Andersen will get the second half of Carolina's back-to-back after Brandon Bussi played in Friday's 9-1 win over Florida. The 36-year-old Andersen is coming off a 14-save effort in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to Detroit. He has a 6-10-3 record with a 3.37 GAA and an .863 save percentage through 19 appearances this season. New Jersey ranks 27th in the league with 2.62 goals per game this campaign.

Tarasov will guard the road goal against Washington on Saturday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Tarasov will get the second half of Florida's back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky played in Friday's 9-1 loss to Carolina. The 26-year-old Tarasov has a 5-6-2 record with a 2.81 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 14 appearances of the 2025-26 campaign. Washington sits 11th in the league with 3.23 goals per game this season.

Grubauer is expected to start on the road against Utah on Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Grubauer has a 9-3-3 record, 2.29 GAA and .922 save percentage in 17 appearances in 2025-26. He stopped 23 of 26 shots en route to a 3-2 loss to the Devils in his last start Wednesday. Utah has won five of its past six games while averaging 3.33 goals per game across that stretch.