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Woll made 30 saves in a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Woll's uptick in consistency of late has helped produce five straight wins with just 10 goals allowed. He has already started 19 games this season (he started 23 last year), and his record is 19-14-0 with a 2.46 GAA and a .915 save percentage. Plus the team in front of Woll has elevated its game, especially defensively, while they continue to score. It's a great scenario for Woll, but we need to keep an eye on his workload and adjust accordingly.

Wolf allowed two goals on 28 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Ducks.

Wolf has now won four of his last starts, though he hasn't had any particularly tough matchups in that span. He did enough Tuesday to make sure the Flames were never behind, and he was rewarded with the win when Jonathan Huberdeau scored 2:05 into the extra session. Wolf improved to 13-6-2 with a 2.60 GAA and a .914 save percentage over 21 appearances. Dan Vladar will likely start Wednesday's road game versus the Kings.

Kotchetkov made 31 saves in a 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

This was a heartbreaker -- Brayden Point drove a stake through the Canes' heart with the game-winner with 52 seconds left in the third. Kochetkov has just one win since the holiday break (1-3-1), and there are plenty of murmurs around the league that the Canes will go shopping for a netminding upgrade/insurance. Depending on that outcome, Kochetkov's yo-yo value of late could end up flattening. Insulate your team if you can.

Pickard logged 5:25 of ice time in the first period of Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Bruins.

Stuart Skinner had to leave the game late in the first period after a collision, and Pickard didn't face a shot while coming into the game cold. Skinner was good to go after the intermission. Pickard has typically started roughly once a week this season -- every three-to-four games -- but if Skinner has any lingering issues, he could be called upon sooner. The Oilers' road trip has two stops left, as they'll be in Pittsburgh on Thursday and in Chicago on Saturday.

Vasilevskiy made 30 saves in a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday.

He allowed a rare softie to Andrei Svechnikov in the second period, but he was otherwise strong. Vasilevskiy had lost four straight games and to lesser lights including the Habs, Sharks and Ducks. Still, he's 17-12-1 in 30 starts with a 2.36 GAA and a .915 save percentage. Vasilevskiy is a top-10 goaltender this season, and the Bolts are in the top Wild Card spot in the East. You know what to do.

Saros stopped 25 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Jets. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

The Jets put up three goals in the first period, and the Predators couldn't recover while losing Luke Evangelista (lower body) and Steven Stamkos (undisclosed) to injury. Saros continues to have mixed results at best -- he's won three of his last seven outings, including two by shutout, but he's allowed a total of 17 goals over four losses in that span as well. For the season, the 29-year-old netminder is 9-17-6 with a 2.77 GAA and a .904 save percentage over 32 contests. The Predators have three days off before hosting the Capitals on Saturday.

Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 28 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

This was Hellebuyck's 300th career win -- he's the third-fastest to that mark in NHL history, doing so in 538 games. He's also seventh all-time in wins by an American-born goalie and two away from passing Mike Richter for sixth. This season, Hellebuyck is 25-6-2 with a 2.08 GAA and a .926 save percentage over a league-high 33 games played. He'll likely start one of the next two games as the Jets face a home back-to-back against the Kings on Friday and the Avalanche on Saturday.

Skinner made 26 saves in a 4-0 win over Boston on Tuesday, but was not awarded the shutout.

Skinner missed the last 5:25 of the first period after he was taken off the ice by a concussion spotter following a collision with big Nikita Zadorov of the Bruins. Calvin Pickard didn't face a shot in relief before Skinner returned to start the second period. It was Skinner's third straight win. The 26-year-old is 16-8-3 in 27 starts with a 2.69 GAA and a .902 save percentage.

Swayman made 35 saves in a 4-0 loss to the Oilers on Tuesday. He allowed three goals, with the final marker being scored on an empty net.

This may have been Swayman's best game of the season, and the score could have easily been 6-0 had it not been for some superb saves. But he's lost four straight, and it's a long climb up from his sluggish start (2.91 GAA and .891 save percentage heading into Tuesday night). Swayman is a talent, but even those can be a risk, especially in redraft and daily formats.

Lyon sustained an upper-body injury during Tuesday's game versus the Senators.

Lyon was a perfect 10-for-10 in saves in the first period, indicating this is an injury concern rather than a performance-related reason for his exit. Cam Talbot replaced Lyon between the pipes and would likely take over as Detroit's top goalie should Lyon miss any time.