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Stolarz made 22 saves in a 3-2 loss to the Panthers on Thursday.

The game was tight -- the Panthers' third goal didn't come until 17:13 of the second period. Stolarz played well, but the Cats dominated on the power play, scoring twice. The Ides of March have come early to his game. Stolarz is 0-2-1 in three starts (four appearances), with 12 goals allowed and an .876 save percentage in that span. He'll be fine. It's good for the Leafs that he's getting this out of his system now, but that doesn't help his fantasy managers.

Johansson will protect the road goal versus the Flyers on Thursday, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

It's a simple spot start for Johansson against a weaker opponent, allowing Andrei Vasilevskiy to rest after he started the previous three games, losing two of them. Johansson's last appearance was a 31-save performance in a 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets on March 4. The 29-year-old will face the Flyers, who have scored just eight goals during their five-game losing streak.

Skinner is set to start on the road against New Jersey on Thursday, per Jason Gregor of Oilers Nation.

Skinner has been something of a mixed bag recently, posting a 2-1-0 record, 2.96 GAA and .880 save percentage across his past three appearances. Unreliability has also been the theme of his overall body of work in 2024-25 -- he has a 22-16-4 record, 2.88 GAA and .896 save percentage across 44 outings. New Jersey ranks an okay 14th in goals per game with 2.98. However, top forward Jack Hughes (shoulder) and offensive defenseman Dougie Hamilton (lower body) are both out, so Skinner won't be facing the Devils at their full potential.

Lindgren was the first goalie off the ice Thursday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports, indicating he'll patrol the blue paint on the road against the Kings.

Lindgren is back to splitting the workload with Logan Thompson, having started two of the Capitals' last four outings in which he posted a 2-0-0 record and 1.93 GAA. Given the current rotation, fantasy managers should probably expect Thompson to get the road start versus the Sharks on Saturday before Lindgren is back between the pipes at home Tuesday against Detroit.

Knight is expected to start on the road against San Jose on Thursday, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Knight has a 2-1-0 record, 1.98 GAA and .941 save percentage in three appearances since being acquired by Chicago from Florida. Overall, he has a 14-9-1 record, 2.35 GAA and .912 save percentage in 26 outings in 2024-25. The Sharks rank 31st in goals per game with 2.61.

Georgiev will defend the home net versus Chicago on Thursday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Georgiev has lost three straight games, allowing 14 goals on 79 shots (.823 save percentage) in losses to Colorado, the Islanders and Nashville. It has been a bad season for Georgiev, who started the campaign with Colorado before he was dealt to San Jose on Dec. 9. Georgiev is 12-22-1 with an .874 save percentage across 39 appearances this year. The Blackhawks are generating 2.71 goals per game, 25th in the NHL this season.

Binnington will patrol the road crease in Pittsburgh on Thursday, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.

Binnington has been terrific of late, going 7-1-1 with a 2.39 GAA and a .907 save percentage since Feb. 2, pushing the Blues to within two points of the second Wild Card in the Western Conference. The Penguins are averaging 2.82 goals this season, 21st in the NHL.

Shesterkin will guard the visiting cage in Minnesota on Thursday, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.

Shesterkin is 0-1-2 in his last three games, giving up nine goals on 87 shots (.897 save percentage). For the 2024-25 campaign, the 29-year-old netminder is 21-22-4 with four shutouts, a 2.87 GAA and a .905 save percentage, the worst numbers in his six-year NHL career. The Wild are generating only 2.74 goals per game, 24th in the NHL in 2024-25.

Bobrovsky will guard the crease on the road versus Toronto on Thursday.

Bobrovsky was riding a four-game winning streak before falling to the Bruins on Tuesday. Still, the veteran backstop is 4-1-0 in his last five outings with a .941 save percentage and two shutouts. The Russian may not be taking home the Vezina Trophy this season -- that honor appears to be firmly headed to Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck -- but Bobrovsky should still receive a nomination as he likely cruises to another 30-win campaign.

Gustavsson will patrol the crease for Thursday's home clash with the Rangers, Sarah McLellan of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Gustavsson has appeared in five of the Wild's last six outings, a span in which he posted a 3-2-0 record and 1.98 GAA. With no back-to-backs on Minnesota's short-term schedule, the 26-year-old netminder should continue to see the bulk of the workload moving forward -- though veteran Marc-Andre Fleury could get the occasional spot start along the way.