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  • Set to start Friday
    Talbot is expected to start at home against Edmonton on Friday, per Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period.

    Advice: Talbot has struggled against the Oilers, allowing 10 goals on 75 shots (.867 save percentage) over two playoff contests. Edmonton ranked fourth offensively with 3.56 goals per game in the regular season, so the squad is likely to continue to give the veteran goaltender trouble, especially because Talbot's been floundering for a while now. He has a 2.92 GAA and an .897 save percentage over his past 17 outings dating back to March 7. Rotowire.com Today, 11:40 am
     
  • Slated to face Capitals
    Shesterkin is slated to start on the road against Washington on Friday, according to Seth Orlemann of USA Today.

    Advice: Shesterkin won the first two games of the series while stopping 42 of 46 shots (.913 save percentage). The Capitals ranked 28th offensively with just 2.63 goals per game in the regular season, so it's not surprising that they haven't given Shesterkin much trouble in the first round. That said, the series moving to Washington might help the Capitals, who were 22-12-7 at home compared to 18-19-4 on the road during the 2023-24 campaign. Rotowire.com Today, 11:10 am
     
  • Between pipes Friday
    Hellebuyck will defend the road crease in Colorado on Friday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

    Advice: Hellebuyck has struggled in the opening two games of the series, despite going 1-1, as he has allowed 10 goals on 77 shots. Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Colorado snapped Hellebuyck's six-game winning streak. He was 37-19-4 with a 2.39 GAA and a .921 save percentage in 60 regular-season appearances. The Avalanche have had no problem finding the back of the net thus far, and will hope to continue the trend as the series shifts to Colorado for Games 3 and 4. Rotowire.com Today, 10:38 am
     
  • Returning in backup role
    Annunen (illness) will back up Alexandar Georgiev on Friday for Game 3 versus Winnipeg, per Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette.

    Advice: Annunen missed the first two games of the series with an illness, but he's now feeling well enough to sit on the bench as Georgiev's backup Friday. Annunen went 8-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .928 save percentage in 14 regular-season appearances. Rotowire.com Today, 10:27 am
     
  • Gets starting nod Friday
    Georgiev will be between the pipes at home for Game 3 versus Winnipeg on Friday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.

    Advice: Georgiev was downright bad in Game 1 on Sunday, giving up seven goals on 23 shots (.696 save percentage), but he bounced back in Game 2 to even up the best-of-seven series. With Justus Annunen (illness) ready to serve as the backup Friday, a bad performance in Game 3 could see Georgiev relegated to the No. 2 role going forward. Rotowire.com Today, 10:24 am
     
  • Slated to start Friday
    Saros is on track to patrol the home crease versus Vancouver in Game 3 on Friday, Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean reports.

    Advice: Saros has gone 1-1 while allowing four goals on 38 shots through the first two games of the series. Saros had some ups and downs this season, winning 35 games while logging sub-par peripheral stats with a 2.86 GAA and a .906 save percentage. He'll continue to operate as a workhorse in goal for Nashville throughout its playoff run. Rotowire.com Today, 10:18 am
     
  • In goal for Saturday
    Varlamov will get the starting nod at home for Game 4 against the Hurricanes on Saturday, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.

    Advice: Varlamov was initially benched for Game 3 but came on in relief of Ilya Sorokin in the second period -- Varly stopped all eight shots he faced from that point on. Overall, Varlamov is sporting a 2.41 GAA and .915 save percentage through three playoff appearances, but he's lost both of his starts. At this point, if Varlamov puts together a good enough performance to earn a victory in Game 4, he'll almost certainly get the nod for Game 5 on Tuesday. Rotowire.com Today, 9:25 am
     
  • Summoned from AHL
    Holm was recalled from AHL Colorado on Friday.

    Advice: Justus Annunen was unavailable for the first two games of Colorado's first-round matchup with Winnipeg due to an illness, and he's considered questionable for Friday's Game 3, making the recall of Holm necessary. Holm went 6-6-0 with a 2.97 GAA and an .887 save percentage in 12 AHL appearances in 2023-24. Rotowire.com Today, 8:07 am
     
  • Falls to Cats again in Game 3
    Vasilevskiy stopped 26 of 30 shots Thursday in a 5-3 loss to the Panthers, with Florida's final goal of Game 3 getting scored into an empty net.

    Advice: The 29-year-old hasn't been able to steal a game for the Lightning in their first-round series, and as a result Tampa Bay is staring at the possibility of getting swept. Vasilevskiy hasn't played poorly, allowing nine goals on 94 shots in the Bolts' three losses, but he'll likely need to find another gear in order for the team to stay alive past Saturday's Game 4. Rotowire.com Today, 7:59 am