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Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Flyers.

After winning his last seven games in February, Vasilevskiy has been relatively inconsistent recently, going 3-3-0 with a 2.85 GAA and .887 save percentage over six starts in March. He drew a home start against the Flyers in early November, turning aside 30 of 31 shots (.968 save percentage) in a shootout loss.

Daccord stopped 23 of 26 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Jets.

Daccord held up well early on, but the Jets were able to overcome a 2-0 deficit. Dylan Samberg then delivered the game-winning tally in overtime, sending Daccord to his fourth loss in five outings. The 28-year-old netminder is now 22-18-4 with a 2.68 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 46 appearances. Daccord and Philipp Grubauer will likely split the next two starts as the Kraken visit the Blackhawks on Tuesday and the Wild on Wednesday for a back-to-back set.

Hellebuyck stopped five of six shots in relief of Eric Comrie in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kraken.

Hellebuyck played 10:10 during the first period while Comrie was being examined following the concussion spotter's call to take him out of the game. Hellebuyck gave up a goal in that stretch, but the Jets' comeback win got him off the hook, and Comrie ended up getting credit for the victory since he was able to finish out the contest. Hellebuyck remains at 39-9-3 with a 1.99 GAA and a .927 save percentage over 52 appearances this season. His next chance to go for win No. 40 is likely to be Tuesday in Vancouver.

Comrie stopped 14 of 15 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kraken.

Comrie didn't play the full game -- he was pulled by the concussion spotter during the first period, but he was ultimately cleared to return to the ice. Connor Hellebuyck allowed a goal on six shots while Comrie was getting checked out, and while the Jets struggled in the first period, they buckled down to get the win in overtime. Comrie has won four of his last five outings, allowing a total of seven goals in those games. He's now at an 8-8-1 record with a 2.39 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 17 appearances. The 29-year-old typically doesn't see enough of a workload to be on fantasy rosters, but he can be streamed pretty much any time he's tabbed to start. The Jets don't have any back-to-back sets over the next week, so it's unclear when his next game action will be.

Lankinen surrendered two goals on 22 shots in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Utah. The third goal was an empty-netter.

The Canucks had an opportunity to get some separation in the race for the second wild-card spot, but instead, they allowed Utah to tighten the pack. Lankinen didn't play poorly, but the scoring support just wasn't there in the second half of a back-to-back. This dropped Lankinen to 4-5-0 over nine games since the 4 Nations Face-Off, and he's now at 23-13-7 with a 2.54 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 43 outings this season. The Canucks' homestand ends with a challenging game Tuesday versus the Jets, which will likely be another turn in the crease for Lankinen.

Vejmelka stopped 18 of 19 shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Canucks.

This was a game Utah absolutely needed to have, especially when the Blues beat the Ducks 7-2. Vejmelka delivered a strong performance, allowing just a power-play goal to Quinn Hughes early in the second period before Utah scored the next three goals to stay within two points of the last wild-card spot. While this was Vejmelka's third win in his last seven outings, this was one of his best games in that span. The 28-year-old netminder is up to 19-17-6 with a 2.45 GAA and a .909 save percentage over 44 appearances. Utah wraps up its three-game road trip with a tough matchup in Edmonton on Tuesday.

Vanecek allowed three goals on 33 shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Vanecek had a 2-0 lead to protect after two periods. He couldn't get the job done, allowing all three goals against in a span of 6:04 over the middle of the final frame, including two of those tallies coming from the Islanders' fourth line. All in all, it was a disappointing result for Vanecek, who dropped to 4-11-3 with a 3.63 GAA and an .888 save percentage over 20 appearances between the Panthers and the Sharks this season. The Panthers have a back-to-back next weekend -- Saturday on the road versus the Capitals and Sunday at home versus the Penguins -- so Vanecek shouldn't have to wait too long to get his next start.

Sorokin stopped 22 of 24 shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Panthers.

Sorokin gave up both goals early in the second period. The Islanders responded by scoring four times in the third to get the comeback win. Sorokin has won five of his last eight outings, allowing two or fewer goals in five of those contests. The 29-year-old improved to 25-20-5 with a 2.73 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 50 appearances as one of the busiest goalies in the league this season. The Islanders' next game is on the road Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Binnington will patrol the home blue paint Sunday versus the Ducks, per Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Binnington will look to rebound Sunday after allowing four goals on 19 shots in Thursday's loss to Pittsburgh -- he ceded the net to Joel Hofer in the final frame. Over five outings in March, the 31-year-old Binnington has a 3-2-0 record, .875 save percentage and 2.93 GAA. The Blues are on the second half of a back-to-back after earning a 5-1 road victory over the Wild on Saturday. The Ducks last played Friday, so they could have the rest advantage against a St. Louis club that also had to travel after Saturday's game.

Vanecek will defend the road net against the Islanders on Sunday, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Vanecek will get the second half of the Panthers' back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky played in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Montreal. During his Florida debut, the 29-year-old Vanecek earned a 21-save shutout in a 4-0 victory over Buffalo on March 8. The Islanders sit 28th in the league with 2.66 goals per game in 2024-25.