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Vladar allowed three goals on 27 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Stars.

Vladar drew a tough matchup for his third appearance of the road trip. The Flames impressed early to jump out to a 2-0 lead, but the Stars' top players were too much for Vladar to handle, as Wyatt Johnston scored once and Jason Robertson tallied twice for the comeback. Vladar is down to 8-11-6 with a 2.98 GAA and an .893 save percentage after going 1-1-1 during the Flames' gauntlet trip. He is likely to continue sharing the goaltending duties with Dustin Wolf as the Flames make an attempt at the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in a 6-5 win over Buffalo on Thursday.

There really wasn't much defense played Thursday, and Vasilevskiy was the busier of the two netminders. Chalk this up to a run-and-gun game. Vasilevskiy hadn't allowed this many goals since Nov. 27 in a loss to the Capitals. He's cruising in Vezina territory this season.

Oettinger stopped 26 of 28 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flames.

The Flames opened up a 2-0 lead but couldn't stretch it beyond that. The Stars then pulled off a comeback, giving Oettinger his fourth win in five outings. While he's allowed 15 goals in that span, he continues to give his team a chance to compete. The 26-year-old has reached the 30-win mark for the fourth year in a row at 30-13-2 with a 2.42 GAA and a .911 save percentage over 45 starts. The Stars begin a challenging four-game road trip with a back-to-back, which sees them visit the Oilers on Saturday and the Canucks on Sunday. Look for Oettinger and Casey DeSmith to split those starts.

Daccord allowed four goals on 33 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Predators. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

It was another poor performance for Daccord, who has allowed 16 goals while going 1-3-0 over his last four outings. The 28-year-old was particularly weak in the second period, when the Predators scored three times, including Michael McCarron's game-winner in the dying seconds of the frame. Daccord dropped to 21-17-3 with a 2.64 GAA and a .911 save percentage through 43 appearances. The Kraken have a back-to-back up next with games against the Flyers on Saturday and the Capitals on Sunday, so expect Daccord and Philipp Grubauer to split those games barring any moves involving the goalies on the roster.

Comrie made 21 saves in a 4-1 win over Philadelphia on Thursday.

He came within 2:42 of his second shutout of the season. Comrie is 4-1-0 with one shutout and just eight goals allowed in his last five games. He's a strong spot start option for the rest of the season. Connor Hellebuyck needs to be strong for the postseason, something he wasn't last year. So, Comrie will step into the blue paint for Winnipeg a bit more often as the regular season winds down.

Saros stopped 22 of 25 shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Kraken.

He let in an early goal to Adam Larsson, but the Predators had the next four tallies. Saros then gave up a pair of goals in the third period, taking a little of the shine off what was otherwise a good start for the 29-year-old netminder. He's now 15-25-6 with a 2.96 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 47 starts this season. The Predators have another favorable matchup Saturday versus the Blackhawks, followed by next week's three-game trip in California, so Saros could have a chance at returning decent fantasy value in the near term.

Ersson made 23 saves Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the Jets.

The line of Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi owned Ersson -- they combined for eight points, including one PPG and four PPA. Ersson played well, but his team was listless -- they didn't get on the board until the 17:18 mark of the third period. He can't win by himself.

Kolosov will be demoted to AHL Lehigh Valley on Friday, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Kolosov hasn't played an NHL game since Jan. 2, though he spent about a week in late January with the minor-league club. This move appears to be a more permanent arrangement, likely for the remainder of the season, and not just a paper move to make him eligible for the AHL playoffs. Samuel Ersson and Ivan Fedotov will be the Flyers' goaltending duo at the NHL level.

Brossoit (knee) is not expected to play this season, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Brossoit has been battling a knee injury that required surgery in November, which followed a previous surgery to address a torn meniscus in August. The 31-year-old looks to have lost the whole season at this point, though the Blackhawks are not hurting for goaltenders after acquiring Spencer Knight in a trade that sent Seth Jones to the Panthers. Brossoit is under contract for 2025-26, but he may end up in the minors since both Petr Mrazek and Knight are also under contract.

Gustavsson is expected to start on the road against Vancouver on Friday, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic on Thursday.

Gustavsson has won his past two starts while stopping 61 of 64 shots (.953 save percentage). He's 24-13-3 with a 2.62 GAA and a .914 save percentage in 41 outings this season. Vancouver ranks 26th in goals per game with 2.74.