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Vasilevskiy made 26 saves Friday during the Lightning's 3-2 overtime loss to the Canadiens in Game 3 of their first-round series.

All three games have gone to extra time, and Vasilevskiy has come out on the wrong end twice. Lane Hutson scored the winner a little over two minutes into overtime with a blast from above the faceoff circle. Vasilevskiy has a 2.76 GAA and .880 save percentage to begin Tampa Bay's playoff run, and he'll look for a better result in Game 4 on Sunday.

Ingram stopped 32 of 38 shots in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Ducks in Game 3. The seventh goal was an empty-netter.

The Oilers' defense let Ingram down in this one, and he didn't do enough to bail them out. With 14 goals allowed on 93 shots over three games in this first-round series, Ingram is playing far from his best hockey. It's unclear how much longer head coach Kris Knoblauch will tolerate this poor performance before considering a switch in goal, but Ingram is probably on the hot seat heading into Game 4 on Sunday. If Ingram gets benched, Tristan Jarry will take over the goaltending duties.

Dostal stopped 20 of 24 shots in Friday's 7-4 win over the Oilers in Game 3.

A four-goal third period by the Ducks gave Dostal enough breathing room to get his second straight win. This has been the first-round series to watch for fans of offense -- the two teams have combined for 28 goals across three games. Dostal hasn't been great, but he's been consistent, allowing four goals in each contest so far, giving up 12 tallies on 95 shots. As long as the results go his way, he's likely to remain between the pipes, so look for him to get the nod in Game 4 on Sunday.

Hart gave up four goals on 12 shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Mammoth in Game 3.

Hart has trended down as this first-round series has progressed. He was unable to find success against an opportunistic attack from the Mammoth in this game, which saw them score all four goals over the first 30 minutes. He's now allowed nine goals on 74 shots over three playoff contests. It's not yet clear if head coach John Tortorella will stick with Hart for Monday's Game 4, but it would be tough for the 27-year-old netminder to have a worse performance than he did Friday.

Vejmelka stopped 30 of 32 shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 3.

The Mammoth didn't generate a lot of chances at the other end, but they scored on four of their 12 shots on net. That gave Vejmelka enough support to work with even as the Golden Knights got a couple of goals back to make things close. Vejmelka has stopped 76 of 83 shots over the first three games of this series, which the Mammoth now lead 2-1. He's likely to get the nod again after two days of rest when the puck drops Monday for Game 4.

Levi recorded a 29-save shutout in AHL Rochester's 4-0 win over Toronto in Game 2 on Friday.

Levi bounced back from giving up five goals in the Americans' Game 1 loss Wednesday. He went 23-20-9 with a 2.83 GAA and a .904 save percentage over 52 regular-season games in his third year with Rochester. Levi will look to get Rochester through to the next round of the playoffs if he can earn the win in Game 3 on Sunday.

Dostal will protect the home goal in Game 3 on Friday versus the Oilers, Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

Dostal stopped 33 of 37 shots in the Ducks' Game 2 win to tie the series at 1-1. The 25-year-old netminder is locked in as the Ducks' starter, and it would seemingly take an injury or an extremely poor sequence of games for Ville Husso to get a look in the playoffs.

Ingram will guard the road goal versus the Ducks in Game 3 on Friday, Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

Ingram allowed five goals on 27 shots in a Game 2 loss, but he'll get another turn between the pipes. He may be on a short leash for this one, as Tristan Jarry has some playoff experience even though he ended the regular season in poor form. Ingram has still been the better of the Oilers' goalies despite his shaky performance in the last game.

Vejmelka will protect the home goal in Game 3 on Friday versus the Golden Knights, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Vejmelka helped the Mammoth tie the series in Game 2, stopping19 of 21 shots. He's given up five goals on 51 shots over the first two contests of the playoffs. As long as he can keep things close, Vejmelka is likely to get the vast majority of the starts in goal after leading the NHL in appearances in the regular season with 64.

Dobes will protect the home goal versus the Lightning on Friday in Game 3, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Dobes has claimed the No. 1 job for the Canadiens to begin the postseason. He helped them earn a split over the first two games of the series, stopping 51 of 57 shots in those games. Dobes will now try to feed off the energy of the home crowd in Montreal for the next couple of contests.