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Hellebuyck is slated to protect the home net against Minnesota on Saturday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Hellebuyck has gone 0-2-2 in his last four outings while allowing 11 goals on 105 shots. He has a 9-8-2 record this season with a 2.48 GAA and a .912 save percentage through 19 appearances. Minnesota sits 17th in the league with 3.00 goals per game this year.

Rittich will be between the home pipes versus the Rangers on Saturday, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

The Islanders placed Ilya Sorokin (lower body) on injured reserve and recalled Marcus Hogberg for Saturday's tilt. Rittich has been terrific as the Islanders' backup goaltender this season, posting an 8-3-2 record with a 2.42 GAA and a .913 save percentage. The Rangers are generating 2.62 goals per game, 28th in the NHL this season.

Sorokin (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Dec. 20.

Sorokin will miss his second consecutive game when the Islanders host the Rangers on Saturday and won't be available for Sunday's road matchup against the Blue Jackets. There is a chance he could return when the team visits Chicago on Tuesday, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday. Sorokin is 12-10-2 with three shutouts, a 2.55 GAA and a .910 save percentage across 24 appearances this season.

Hogberg was summoned from AHL Bridgeport on Saturday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Hogberg's recall to the NHL roster doesn't bode well for the availability of Ilya Sorokin (lower body) for Saturday's home matchup against the Rangers. As a result, David Rittich will likely get the start. Hogberg was 5-7-2 with a 3.08 GAA and an .881 save percentage across 14 AHL games before his recall.

Ullmark turned aside 22 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Sabres.

Facing the team he made his NHL debut with in 2015-16, the veteran netminder couldn't find his way into the win column, but he still delivered a strong performance. Ullmark has gone five straight starts without taking a regulation loss, going 4-0-1 during that stretch with a dazzling 1.99 GAA and .918 save percentage.

Lyon stopped 24 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Senators.

The veteran netminder held Ottawa off the board in the third period and OT to secure his sixth straight win. Lyon has re-claimed the top spot in the Buffalo crease with the hot streak, and through seven outings in December he's posted a stellar 2.14 GAA and .924 save percentage to go along with his pristine 6-0-0 record.

Andersen made 17 saves in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers.

Carolina held a 2-0 lead heading into the third period, but a Niko Mikkola point shot deflected past Andersen early in the final frame, and that seemed to open the floodgates. The veteran netminder was seeing his first action since Dec. 4, and while Tuesday's result had a lot more to do with ragged play by the Hurricanes defense, it won't encourage coach Rod Brind'Amour to work Andersen into his three-headed goalie rotation more frequently. Anderson's gone seven straight starts without a win dating back to Nov. 11, stumbling to an 0-5-2 record over that stretch with a 3.64 GAA and .834 save percentage.

Bobrovsky turned aside 17 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes.

The Panthers were down 2-0 on the road before staging a remarkable third-period comeback. Bobrovsky only needed to face three shots in the final frame. The veteran netminder recorded his sixth straight win in the process, a stretch in which he has a 2.62 GAA and an .895 save percentage while getting an average of 4.83 goals of support per contest.

Knight stopped 23 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers. The third goal was an empty-netter.

Knight allowed one goal in the first and second periods. He has had solid performances throughout the season, but he's lost each of his last four starts despite posting a 2.81 GAA and a .902 save percentage over that stretch.

Swayman stopped 23 shots in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Canadiens.

The game was tied 2-2 heading into the third period, but Montreal got four pucks past Swayman on just nine shots. The 27-year-old netminder has only one win in his last six outings (five starts), stumbling into the Christmas break with a 1-3-1 record with a 3.76 GAA and an .850 save percentage over that span.