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Tolopilo’s Ups and Downs in 2025-26 | NHL News
Nikita Tolopilo’s 2025-26 season was a rollercoaster of promise and inconsistency, bouncing between the AHL and NHL with middling stats but flashes of elite potential. Despite shaky GAA numbers and save percentages, he dazzled late January with three straight wins, nearly earned his first shutout, and stopped 39 shots in a shootout loss against Toronto. After a brief AHL stint, he returned to the NHL for 11 games, struggling until closing with a win against the Ducks. With his future uncertain — likely a trade or backup role in Vancouver — Tolopilo must prove himself at camp to either force a…
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