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Vanecek was acquired by the Panthers from the Sharks on Wednesday in exchange for Patrick Giles, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

Vanecek is currently mired in a seven-game losing streak, having gone 0-5-2 with a 4.46 GAA over that stretch. Overall, the 29-year-old Czech has managed a meager three wins in his 18 appearances for San Jose this year. With the move to Florida, Vanecek figures to slide into the No. 2 role behind Sergei Bobrovsky.

Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Islanders.

The star netminder has dropped his last two starts, though it's hard to blame him. He's gone 0-1-1 with a 1.94 GAA while logging 57 saves on 61 shots (.934 save percentage) over that span. Hellebuyck has gone 4-1-1 since the beginning of February while posting a 2.13 GAA and a .922 save percentage in that stretch, so he remains one of the most valuable goaltenders in fantasy, even if the results haven't been going his way in recent days.

Wolf turned aside 26 shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

The two teams put together a wild first period that saw six even-strength goals scored on 23 combined shots, but Calgary headed into the first intermission with a 4-2 lead, and Wolf made sure it held up. It was only his second win since the beginning of February, and fatigue could be a factor for the 23-year-old in his first full season as an NHL starter even with some time off for the 4 Nations Face-Off -- over eight starts during that stretch, he's gone 2-4-2 with a 2.88 GAA and .899 save percentage.

Swayman stopped 24 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Nashville, with the Predators' final goal getting scored into an empty net.

Charlie Coyle gave Boston an early 1-0 lead, but the game mostly belonged to the visitors after that as defensive breakdowns and turnovers led to all five goals against Swayman. The 26-year-old netminder has dropped six straight decisions, going 0-4-2 with a 3.32 GAA and .880 save percentage as the Bruins threaten to fall out of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference.

Saros made 18 saves in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.

The 29-year-old netminder gave up a goal in each period, but Nashville gave Saros more than enough offensive support to secure the victory. Saros has alternated wins and losses over his last six starts, allowing five goals on 76 shots (.934 save percentage) in the wins and an ugly 16 goals on 90 shots (.822 save percentage) in the losses as he struggles to produce consistent results behind a banged-up Predators blue line that's missing Roman Josi (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon (lower body) and promising rookie Adam Wilsby (upper body).

Soderblom is expected to start at home against Ottawa on Wednesday, per Mario Tirabassi of CHGO Sports.

Soderblom endured a six-game losing streak (0-4-2) from Jan. 30 to Feb. 27, but that came to an end Saturday when he stopped 28 of 31 shots en route to a 6-3 victory over Anaheim. He's now 8-15-5 with a 3.02 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 29 outings in 2024-25. Ottawa is tied for 21st in goals per game with 2.82. Spencer Knight is projected to back up Soderblom, which leaves Petr Mrazek as a healthy scratch.

Shesterkin was the first goalie to leave the ice Wednesday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports, indicating he'll be in goal at home against Washington.

Shesterkin has secured victories in three of his last four outings while posting a 1.77 GAA and one shutout. A slow start to the season will likely result in the 29-year-old netminder missing the 30-win mark for the first time since 2020-21, but he seems to be finding his stride of late. With a back-to-back against the Senators and Blue Jackets on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, Shesterkin figures to split the next two games with Jonathan Quick.

Daccord stopped 16 of 20 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Wild.

The Wild put up all four goals within the first 30 minutes, though Daccord was left in the game. The Kraken made a push late, but they couldn't find the tying goal, leaving Daccord with his third loss in six starts. He's now 21-16-3 with a 2.60 GAA and a .911 save percentage. He's seen a heavy workload since late January, and while he's still the clear No. 1, he may simply need a breather soon. The Kraken play three road games in four days over the next part of the schedule, visiting Nashville on Thursday before a weekend back-to-back with stops in Philadelphia on Saturday and Washington, DC on Sunday.

Gustavsson stopped 33 of 36 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Kraken.

Gustavsson has won four of his last six outings, but this was the fourth time in that span he has given up at least three goals. The 26-year-old goalie let the Kraken get within a goal at the end of the second period, but he slammed the door under heavy pressure in the third. He's now 24-13-3 with a 2.62 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 41 contests this season. The Wild conclude this two-game road trip with a game in Vancouver on Friday.

Nedeljkovic stopped 21 of 23 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche. The last two goals were empty-netters.

Nedeljkovic put in a respectable performance, but Casey Mittelstadt's tie-breaking power-play goal with 4:09 left was the difference. It'll go down as a fourth straight loss for Nedeljkovic, who has given up 18 goals over five appearances in that span. The 29-year-old netminder is now 12-13-5 with a 3.14 GAA and an .892 save percentage over 32 contests. While he has the benefit of a high volume of playing time, Nedeljkovic is playing on a team heading in the wrong direction, so fantasy managers looking for wins should turn elsewhere. The Penguins' road trip continues Friday in Vegas.