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Hofer halted 21 of 24 shots on net in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.

Despite allowing two goals across the final two periods, Hofer played well when it mattered, as he blanked the Golden Knights across the final 11 minutes of the game while Brayden Schenn grabbed the game-winner for the Blues. With the close win, Hofer is up to a 9-8-2 record with a 2.88 GAA and a .900 save percentage over 23 appearances this season. With five wins over his last seven appearances, the 25-year-old goalie has compiled a strong case to maintain his larger share of the workload in net over Jordan Binnington. Hofer has been the hot hand of the two, giving him solid streaming value. While Binnington will likely get the starting nod for Saturday's contest in Vegas, Hofer could see action in Wednesday's tilt in Chicago.

Hart stopped 15 of 19 shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Blues.

After helping the Golden Knights battle back into Friday's high-scoring affair, Hart surrendered the game-winning goal with 93 seconds left in the contest. With the loss, he now holds a 4-3-3 record with a 3.28 GAA and an .876 save percentage through 10 games this season. The 27-year-old netminder has struggled mightily over his last three appearances while allowing 14 goals for an .800 save percentage. Despite averaging 3.88 goals per game, Vegas has gone 1-5-2 over its past eight outings. His next chance to bounce back is Sunday in Chicago.

Demko stopped 25 of 28 shots in Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Kraken.

Demko gave up all three goals in the first two periods, but the Canucks were able to pull even against an opponent that was on the second half of a back-to-back. The 30-year-old netminder wasn't able to guide this game home to a win, as he gave up the lone tally of the shootout to Matty Beniers in the third round. Demko is 0-3-1 with 16 goals allowed on 133 shots over his last four outings. He's down to 8-8-1 with a 2.72 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 18 contests overall. Kevin Lankinen is likely to get the nod for Saturday's game versus the Bruins, which closes out the homestand before the Canucks head east on a six-game road trip.

Daccord stopped 20 of 23 shots in Friday's 4-3 shootout win over the Canucks.

Daccord picked up his third win in his last four outings, though he wasn't able to make a 3-1 lead stick in regulation. The 29-year-old allowed two goals on Vancouver power plays, so the game getting to a shootout wasn't all his fault. He turned aside all three Canucks attempts in the shootout to improve to 11-9-5 with a 2.77 GAA and a .902 save percentage through 25 starts this season. The Kraken have another back-to-back set up next, visiting the Flames on Monday before hosting the Bruins on Tuesday. If Seattle follows its pattern from the previous three back-to-back sets, the Massachusetts native would get the Bruins for his next matchup.

Dostal allowed five goals on 34 shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Wild.

Dostal has gone 0-3-1 over his last five outings, and he's allowed at least four goals in four straight contests. The 25-year-old is now at a 13-10-2 record with a 3.22 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 26 appearances. Dostal's hot start to the year had him looking like a league-winner in fantasy, but managers may want to bench him until he can get back on track between the pipes. The Ducks have a road back-to-back up next to start a road trip in the east, beginning with Monday's game versus the Capitals and Tuesday's matchup against the Flyers. Expect Dostal and Petr Mrazek to split those starts.

Gustavsson stopped 26 of 28 shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.

Gustavsson has won consecutive outings and seven of his last eight games. He's allowed two or fewer goals in all seven of the victories in that span. The 27-year-old improved to 14-8-4 on the year with a 2.45 GAA and a .912 save percentage over 26 appearances. The Wild finish this back-to-back set with Saturday's game versus the Kings, which is likely to be a start for Jesper Wallstedt.

Daccord will guard the road goal versus the Canucks on Friday, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Daccord will start the second half of a back-to-back after Philipp Grubauer earned a 4-1 win over the Predators on Thursday. The two goalies have alternated starts lately, but that's because the Kraken are in the third of four consecutive back-to-back sets. Daccord had a poor December, going 3-4-1 with a 2.96 GAA and a .904 save percentage over eight contests, though he's won two of his last three outings.

Shesterkin will guard the road goal in Friday's Winter Classic versus the Panthers, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Shesterkin went 6-3-2 over 11 games in December, adding a 2.58 GAA and a .907 save percentage. He lost his last two outings of the month, but he allowed just four goals on 60 shots in those contests. The Panthers turned things around in December, going 9-4-2 with 3.33 goals per game during the month, and they could be a handful on the big stage of an outdoor game.

Hogberg was reassigned to AHL Bridgeport on Friday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Ilya Sorokin (lower body) was activated from injured reserve in a corresponding move. Hogberg allowed two goals on seven shots in a relief appearance versus the Mammoth on Thursday, which was his lone outing during this stint with the big club. Hogberg is the next man up should another injury sideline Sorokin or David Rittich later in the season.

Bobrovsky will get the starting nod at home in Friday's Winter Classic versus the Rangers, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Unsurprisingly, the Panthers will go with their No. 1 netminder in the marquee event of the regular season. Bobrovsky went 7-2-1 with a 2.67 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 10 outings in December. This will be his first outdoor game since the 2012 Winter Classic, when he was a member of the Flyers.