NHL Player News

Swayman made 35 saves in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Minnesota.

The 26-year-old netminder recorded his third shutout of the season, and his first since Dec. 28. Swayman continues to struggle with his consistency, and the pressure of living up to the big contract extension he signed right before the season started could still be weighing him down. Through 12 outings since the beginning of January, he's gone 5-6-1 with a 3.07 GAA and .910 save percentage.

Fleury turned aside 32 of 34 shots in Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Bruins, with Boston's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The veteran netminder kept the Bruins off the board in the first period, but Charlie McAvoy tipped a puck past Fleury early in the second, and the Wild were never able to solve Jeremy Swayman in the other crease. Fleury has been mostly sharp since the beginning of January, going 5-3-0 in eight outings with a 2.24 GAA and .926 save percentage as Filip Gustavsson has struggled to find his form.

Reimer stopped 27 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

The veteran netminder came up with some huge saves to secure his first win since Nov. 23. Reimer hasn't played poorly since being acquired by the Sabres despite the lack of success, posting a 2.55 GAA and .908 save percentage in nine outings for the club but only coming away with a 2-4-1 record in that time. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (undisclosed) was unavailable Tuesday, but with Buffalo off until Saturday, Reimer may not get an opportunity to follow up this performance until after the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Shesterkin is set to start at home against the Bruins on Wednesday, according to Peter Baugh of The Athletic.

Shesterkin has struggled recently, dropping his past three starts while allowing 14 goals on 72 shots (.806 save percentage). He's 17-18-2 with a 2.89 GAA and a .907 save percentage in 37 outings this campaign. Boston ranks 25th in goals per game with 2.76.

Merzlikins made 18 saves in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Buffalo.

He had little chance on any of the pucks that got past him, including two second-period tip-ins by Alex Tuch, and the final score might have looked a lot worse if not for Merzlikins. Since the beginning of January, the 30-year-old netminder has gone 7-4-0 in 11 outings with a 2.73 GAA and .902 save percentage, and he seems to have a secure hold on the top job in the Columbus crease.

Vejmelka stopped 18 of the 20 shots he saw in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers.

Despite allowing two goals in the game's first 25 minutes, Vejmelka came up big down the stretch while tending a clean third and overtime period. The 28-year-old now has a 12-14-4 record with a .910 save percentage and a 2.46 GAA. Vejmelka continues to alternate starts in the crease with Connor Ingram. Since Ingram's return from injury Jan. 11, each keeper has started six games and tallied two wins. Unless one of the two netminders goes on a winning streak, consider Vejmelka a fringe roster player who should tend the twine roughly two times per week. While Utah's next contest is Thursday at Columbus, Vejmelka is likely to start the second game of the road trip Saturday against Carolina.

Ersson made 39 saves on the 42 shots he faced in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Utah.

Ersson tended a clean first period before Utah scored three of Tuesday's last four goals. He made multiple big saves in the extra period but fell one second short of forcing a shootout. The 25-year-old netminder now has a 15-10-3 record with a 2.84 GAA and a .894 save percentage. Since his five-game win streak in the middle of January, he has just one win over his past five appearances. With the state of Philadelphia's defense, he is set to face a high volume of shots moving forward. Ersson's inconsistencies in net make him a tough option to trust as an everyday starter in fantasy. However, he has some value as a streaming option with the right matchup. Ersson's next opportunity to defend the crease is on home ice Thursday against the Capitals.

Kochetkov allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 save percentage) in a 3-0 loss to Winnipeg on Tuesday.

Kochetkov was far from perfect but certainly could have used some goal support to keep this one close. The loss saw the 25-year-old netminder's streak of six games without a regulation defeat come to an end. Since Frederik Andersen's return from a long-term knee injury, the duo has been splitting the workload, which means Kochetkov will likely get the nod versus Utah at home Saturday.

Comrie stopped all 29 shots he faced in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Carolina.

This was easily Comrie's best performance of the season, as he had given up two or more goals in each of his previous 12 appearances. The 29-year-old netminder is now sporting a 5-7-1 record and 2.57 GAA in 13 outings. Despite the recent success, Comrie shouldn't be expected to see many starts outside of back-to-backs behind workhorse backstop Connor Hellebuyck.

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

Georgiev is winless in his last six outings (0-5-0), and he's given up at least four goals in four of those games. The 28-year-old netminder at least kept this one close, but Joel Armia's shorthanded tally late in the third period was decisive in favor of the Canadiens. Georgiev is now 10-18-0 with a 3.66 GAA and a .875 save percentage over 32 outings. He may have an easier time getting starts now that Yaroslav Askarov is back with AHL San Jose and Vitek Vanecek has recovered from a facial injury, but Georgiev's performance is tough to stomach in fantasy. The Sharks' next game is at home versus the Canucks on Thursday.