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Gibson made 33 saves in a 5-2 loss to Carolina on Saturday.

He allowed four goals, with Carolina's final marker coming on an empty net. Gibson's personal eight-game winning streak ended Saturday. The Canes are one of the NHL's top goal-scoring teams, and they turned up the heat. Still, Gibson had been dominant in December, running up an 8-0-0 record with two shutouts and a .927 save percentage prior to Saturday. He looks a bit like the netminder he was eight-to-10 years ago, but we don't know if we should say that out loud. Still, there's a chance Gibson is back.

Bussi made 18 saves in a 5-2 win over Detroit on Saturday.

The first goal came after a Detroit player snagged an errant clearing pass by a Carolina defender and fed Michael Rasmussen in the slot. Bussi made no mistake. The second goal came on a redirection on the power play. Bussi, who made his NHL debut this season at age 27, continues to be a revelation this season after four campaigns in the AHL. He hasn't lost in regulation since Oct. 25, and he is 12-1-1 with a 2.10 GAA and a .912 save percentage on the season.

Cossa posted a 26-save shutout in AHL Grand Rapids' 3-0 win over Milwaukee on Saturday.

Cossa also had an assist in the contest. He's allowed two or fewer goals in eight of the 10 games during his current winnings streak. For the season, the top prospect goalie is 15-1-0 with four shutouts, a 1.57 GAA and a .940 save percentage, which has been a large reason for the Griffins' historic level of success so far.

Forsberg will protect the home goal versus the Ducks on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Forsberg has allowed 10 goals on 111 shots over his last four games, going 1-3-0 in that span. The 33-year-old goalie will have a tough task ahead with the Ducks, who have cooled off lately, scoring 11 goals over their last four games while going 1-2-1 in that span.

Soderblom will protect the road goal versus the Stars on Saturday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

This looks to be a case of the Blackhawks punting a game, as Soderblom comes into this tough matchup with 29 goals allowed during his five-game losing streak. The Stars have scored 25 goals over their last five games, going 4-0-1 in that span.

Thompson will protect the road goal versus the Devils on Saturday.

Thompson has hit the skids recently, going 1-3-1 with 17 goals allowed over his last five games, though his one win in that span was via a shutout. The Devils have scored just six goals over their last five contests, going 2-3-0 in that span without scoring more than two goals in any of those contests.

Woll will protect the home goal versus the Senators on Saturday, Dave McCarthy of NHL.com reports.

Woll has won two of his last three games, allowing eight goals on 89 shots in that span. The Senators went 4-0-1 in the five games prior to the break, scoring 21 goals in that span. Given Toronto's all-around struggles, this is a tricky matchup for Woll.

Gibson is expected to start on the road against Carolina on Saturday, per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer.

Gibson will look to extend his personal winning streak to nine games after allowing just 17 goals on 233 shots (.927 save percentage) across his past eight appearances. He's 12-7-1 with a 3.01 GAA and an .891 save percentage in 21 outings this year. Carolina is a difficult adversary with a 22-11-3 record. The Hurricanes are tied for sixth in goals per game with 3.25.

Bussi will protect the home goal versus the Red Wings on Saturday, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.

Bussi took an overtime loss with 38 saves on 41 shots versus the Panthers last Saturday. He'll get another tough task, as the Red Wings went into the holiday break on a three-game winning streak, racking up 12 goals in that span.

Demko is expected to start at home against San Jose on Saturday, per Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.

Demko turned aside 34 of 38 shots en route to a 5-2 loss to Philadelphia on Monday, which brought his three-game winning streak to an end. He's 8-6-0 with a 2.46 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 15 appearances this season. San Jose ranks 20th in goals per game with 2.92.