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Pickard is expected to start at home against Philadelphia on Saturday, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Pickard stopped 41 of 42 shots en route to a 3-1 win over Winnipeg on Monday. He has a 4-5-2 record, 3.69 GAA and .874 save percentage in 14 outings in 2025-26. The Flyers are tied for 20th in goals per game with 2.92.

Binnington will protect the home net against Montreal on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Binnington will get the second half of St. Louis' back-to-back after Joel Hofer played in Friday's 4-3 win over Vegas. The 32-year-old Binnington has a 7-10-6 record with a 3.56 GAA and an .869 save percentage through 24 appearances this season. Montreal sits third in the league with 3.38 goals per game during the 2025-26 campaign.

Vasilevskiy is expected to start on the road against San Jose on Saturday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Vasilevskiy has won his past four games while allowing 10 goals on 100 shots (.900 save percentage). He's 15-7-2 with a 2.33 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 24 outings in 2025-26. San Jose is tied for 18th in goals per game with 3.05.

Kuemper is expected to protect the home net against Minnesota on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Kuemper allowed four goals on 23 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay, with the final tally being an empty-netter. He has a 10-7-0 record with two shutouts, a 2.27 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 24 appearances this season. Minnesota is tied for 13th in the league with 3.12 goals per game this campaign.

Vejmelka will patrol the home crease against New Jersey on Saturday.

Vejmelka is coming off a 20-save performance in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Islanders. He has a 17-10-2 record with one shutout, a 2.68 GAA and an .895 save percentage across 30 appearances this season. New Jersey is tied for 27th in the league with 2.65 goals per game in the 2025-26 campaign.

Luukkonen is expected to start on the road against Columbus on Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Luukkonen has won his past three games while stopping 76 of 79 shots (.962 save percentage). He has a 7-5-1 record, 2.46 GAA and .903 save percentage in 13 appearances in 2025-26. Columbus is tied for 20th in goals per game with 2.92.

Fowler will defend the road net against the Blues on Saturday, per Canadiens beat reporter Priyanta Emrith.

Fowler made 17 saves on 21 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to Tampa Bay last Sunday. He has a 3-1-2 record while allowing 16 goals on 167 shots in six NHL appearances this season. St. Louis sits 32nd in the league with 2.50 goals per game during the 2025-26 campaign.

Askarov will patrol the home crease against Tampa Bay on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Despite allowing 10 goals on 92 shots, Askarov has won his last three outings. He has a 15-10-1 record this season with a 3.35 GAA and an .896 save percentage across 26 appearances. Tampa Bay is tied for fourth in the league with 3.35 goals per game this campaign.

Markstrom will patrol the home crease versus Utah on Saturday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Markstrom and Jake Allen have been sharing the net since Dec. 11, and Saturday is Markstrom's turn to start. The 35-year-old Markstrom is 9-9-1 with a 3.32 GAA and an .884 save percentage across 20 appearances this season. Utah ranks 17th in the league with 3.07 goals per game this campaign.

Bobrovsky stopped 15 of 19 shots in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Rangers. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

The star goaltender was unable to deliver a strong showing in this highly anticipated matchup, and the four goals he allowed were the most since he conceded six in a loss to the Blue Jackets on Dec. 6. The lack of consistency has been an issue for Bobrovsky of late, as he's gone 2-2-0 in his last four games while posting a subpar .865 save percentage in that stretch.