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Markstrom stopped 21 of 23 shots in Monday's 3-2 win over the Kraken.

Markstrom bounced back from two straight road losses, against Anaheim and San Jose, and he recorded his seventh win over his last nine appearances. He's gone 7-2-0 with an elite 1.46 GAA and a pristine .927 save percentage in that span, so fantasy managers should continue to trust the 34-year-old netminder.

Vasilevskiy will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home showdown against the Hurricanes, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.

Vasilevskiy will look to get back on the right track at home after losing back-to-back starts during Tampa Bay's West Coast road trip. The Big Cat will face a Carolina club that is tied for sixth in the NHL with 3.38 goals per game. The Russian netminder is 14-5-3 with a 2.22 GAA and a .930 save percentage against the Hurricanes in his career.

Luukkonen stopped 25 shots in regulation and overtime and three of four shootout attempts in Monday's 4-3 win over the Capitals.

The Sabres handed Luukkonen one-goal leads three times in the first two periods, and each time the netminder couldn't stop the Caps from tying it up. However, the 25-year-old was the sharper of the two goalies in the shootout. Over his last six starts, Luukkonen has gone 4-1-1 with a 2.81 GAA and a .901 save percentage, allowing three goals or less in five of those outings.

Lindgren made 24 saves in regulation and overtime and turned aside two of four shootout attempts in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Sabres.

The 31-year-old netminder has hit a bit of a rough patch. Lindgren has given up three or more goals in four straight starts, going 0-2-2 over that stretch with a 3.16 GAA and an .880 save percentage. The Capitals appear willing to let him work through it while remaining in a timeshare with Logan Thompson, but the play of the two goalies are headed in opposite directions -- Thompson has won four straight starts while posting a 2.01 GAA and a .935 save percentage.

Ersson (lower body) will not be an option against Toronto on Tuesday but is not expected out long term, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

Ersson will be out of action for his third straight game due to his lower-body issue. Prior to getting hurt, the Swedish netminder appeared to be finding his stride, going 3-1-0 with a 2.95 GAA in his last four outings, including a shutout victory over the Sharks. With Ersson still out, Ivan Fedotov will get the nod Tuesday.

Fedotov will be between the home pipes versus Toronto on Tuesday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Fedotov made his first appearance in the crease in a month against the Leafs on Saturday, stopping 22 of 25 shots in an overtime loss. It seems the 28-year-old backstop will get another crack at toppling Toronto, with the Flyers opting to utilize Fedotov over the struggling Aleksei Kolosov. In the long term, it figures to be Samuel Ersson's crease to lose once he returns from a lower-body injury.

Markstrom will patrol the road crease against the Kraken on Monday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Markstrom has lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time this season -- the Swedish netminder allowed a combined six goals split evenly between losses to Anaheim and San Jose on the Devils' current four-game West Coast road trip. Markstrom has a 4-2-0 record, 2.58 GAA and .892 save percentage in seven career appearances against the Kraken.

Lankinen will be between the road pipes versus the Canadiens on Monday, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.

Lankinen will make his 27th appearance of the season Monday -- the 29-year-old is sporting a 15-7-4 record, .908 save percentage and 2.54 GAA. Montreal is tied for 19th in the NHL with 2.95 goals per game. While their record is nothing to write home about, the Canadiens have played very well lately, going 4-1-0 in their last five games.

Luukkonen will defend the home crease Monday against the Capitals, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

After a brief three-game winning streak in which Luukkonen allowed two goals or less in each outing, the Finnish netminder has allowed nine goals combined in back-to-back losses. It won't get any easier for the 25-year-old against a Capitals team that ranks first in the NHL with 3.72 goals per game. Luukkonen has a 4-1-2 record and a 2.93 GAA over seven career appearances against Washington.

Montembeault will defend the home crease against the Canucks on Monday.

Montembeault has been productive in recent outings, going 5-2-0 with a 2.61 GAA and .900 save percentage over his last seven starts. He rested in the second half of a back-to-back set Saturday against the Avalanche but will return to the net against a middling opponent, as the Canucks are tied for 14th in the NHL with 3.03 goals per game this year.