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Comrie stopped 35 of 38 shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Oilers. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Both teams were at less than full strength, but the Jets resting two of their top defensemen didn't make things easy for Comrie. He faced a lot of shots and wasn't able to keep enough pucks out, taking his second loss in four starts. The 29-year-old dropped to 9-10-1 on the year with a 2.39 GAA and a .914 save percentage over 20 starts. The Jets' regular-season finale is at home Wednesday versus the Ducks, and it's not yet clear if head coach Scott Arniel will give Comrie another look or let Connor Hellebuyck get a final tune-up before the postseason.

Skinner stopped 17 of 18 shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

The Jets rested two defensemen and had three of their regular forwards out of the lineup as well. All told, Skinner turned in a good performance in his first game action since March 26, though he wasn't facing an opponent at full strength. The 26-year-old netminder is at a 25-18-4 record with a 2.87 GAA and an .894 save percentage over 50 appearances this season. Calvin Pickard will likely face the Kings on Monday, but Skinner could get another tune-up before the playoffs in Wednesday's regular-season finale in San Jose. At this time, it's not clear which goalie will be the Oilers' No. 1 entering the postseason.

Markstrom made 21 saves on 22 shots in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Islanders.

Markstrom wasn't at fault for the game's lone goal -- Bo Horvat picked off a Timo Meier pass and proceeded to give the Islanders the lead in the final minute of the middle frame. Markstrom has now lost back-to-back appearances, which moves him down to a 26-16-6 record, .900 save percentage and 2.50 GAA over 49 starts in 2024-25. The Devils have a back-to-back set versus Boston on Tuesday and against Detroit on Wednesday, with Markstrom and Jake Allen likely to split those starts.

Reimer stopped 24 of 31 shots in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Lightning.

This was the second half of a back-to-back set for the Sabres, and Reimer didn't play well behind a likely tired team. This is just his second bad performance since taking over as the primary goalie March 20. He's 7-3-0 in that span, putting him at 9-10-2 with a 2.99 GAA and an .898 save percentage over 23 appearances between the Sabres and the Ducks. Reimer will likely get at least one more start in 2024-25.

Johansson stopped 21 of 25 shots in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.

Johansson had some trouble with a strong offense, but the Lightning gave him plenty of support. Johansson is 3-0-2 with 14 goals allowed over his last five contests, providing decent performances in the backup role behind Andrei Vasilevskiy. For the season, Johansson is at 9-5-3 with a 3.08 GAA and an .898 save percentage over 18 appearances. The Lightning have two games left in the regular season, and it's possible the 29-year-old will start one of them, though that's not yet confirmed.

Gibson (lower body) will not suit up Sunday versus the Avalanche, according to the NHL media site.

Gibson will miss his fifth straight game, and it's unclear if he'll be available again in 2024-25. The Ducks have two games left on their schedule after Sunday. Ville Husso will continue to operate in the No. 2 netminding role while Gibson is out.

Wedgewood will patrol the road blue paint Sunday in Anaheim, according to Ducks PA Announcer Phil Hulett.

Wedgewood hasn't been overly busy in back-to-back wins over Chicago and Vegas, turning aside a combined 40 of 44 shots. The Ontario native has a stellar 12-4-1 record, 1.99 GAA and .918 save percentage across 18 appearances with Colorado after being acquired from Nashville in November. The Ducks have scored 11 goals over their last five games, going 2-3-0 in that span. Wedgewood is 2-1-0 with a .906 save percentage against Anaheim in his career.

Sorokin registered a 25-save shutout in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Devils.

The shutout was Sorokin's fourth of the season, and he has now reached the 30-win mark for the second time in the last three years. This was the Russian netminder's first start since missing two games due to a lower-body injury, and the time off didn't affect the groove he's in this month -- the 29-year-old is 3-1-0 with a .930 save percentage and a 1.93 GAA over five appearances in April. The Islanders are eliminated from postseason contention, and with just two games remaining on their schedule, it's possible Sorokin splits starts with Marcus Hogberg to close out 2024-25.

Forsberg saved 29 of 32 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers.

Forsberg ended up facing a plethora of looks from Philadelphia Sunday and fared well overall. He tended a clean first 30 minutes before allowing two goals in the second period and one more in the third period. Forsberg then kept Ottawa's net clean over the last 15 minutes of the contest, which included the extra period. Overall, the 32-year-old netminder is up to an 11-12-2 record with a .904 save percentage and a 2.67 GAA. Forsberg has allowed two goals or fewer in four of his last seven starts but has notched only three wins over that span.

Comrie will tend the home twine Sunday versus the Oilers, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Comrie posted a 26-save shutout in his last start against the Golden Knights on April 3. The 29-year-old has a 9-9-1 record, 2.36 GAA and .914 save percentage over 19 appearances this season. The Jets are on the second half of a back-to-back after defeating Chicago 5-4 in a shootout Saturday, while the Oilers last played Friday.