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Woll will protect the home net against the Jets on Monday, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Woll surrendered five goals on 33 shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Islanders. He has a 9-5-0 record with one shutout, a 2.50 GAA and a .912 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. Winnipeg ranks third in the league with 3.66 goals per game in 2024-25.

Gustavsson (lower body) will return to the lineup in Monday's game against Chicago, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.

Minnesota hasn't decided if Gustavsson or Marc-Andre Fleury will start in Monday's matchup. Still, it's encouraging that the 26-year-old Gustavsson is healthy again after missing the last four games due to injury. He has posted a 14-5-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.24 GAA and a .922 save percentage across 22 appearances this season.

Hellebuyck will guard the road goal versus the Maple Leafs on Monday, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Hellebuyck has stopped 77 of 82 shots during his three-game winning streak and posted a 19-save shutout victory against Minnesota on Saturday. He has a 21-5-1 record with a 2.07 GAA and a .927 save percentage through 27 appearances this season. Hellebuck allowed five goals on 35 shots in a 6-4 loss to the Maple Leafs on Oct. 28. Toronto has registered 3.12 goals per game in 2024-25.

Ersson will defend the road crease against the Penguins on Monday.

Ersson earned the overtime win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday despite turning aside just 21 of 25 shots (.840 save percentage). The 25-year-old hasn't been particularly effective since returning from a lower-body injury, going 2-3-0 with a 3.85 GAA and .830 save percentage over his last five starts.

Talbot will tend the twine during Monday's home game against the Blues, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports.

Talbot was in the starter's crease during Monday's morning skate, and head coach Derek Lalonde confirmed afterward that the 37-year-old will start in Detroit's final game before the Christmas break. Talbot will have a favorable matchup, as the Blues rank 31st in the NHL with 2.46 goals per game this season.

Stauber stopped 26 of 30 shots in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Ducks.

Stauber was tagged with the loss in a game that was decided on a shootout, where he gave up the decider to Mason McTavish. Stauber has yet to be defeated in regulation this season, going 2-0-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .928 save percentage in three appearances. That said, his fantasy upside shouldn't be very high even if the numbers (in a small sample) are impressive, as he'll remain in the backup role behind Karel Vejmelka, and he'll likely be demoted to AHL Tucson once Connor Ingram (upper body) is ready to return.

Swayman will protect the home net versus Washington on Monday, according to Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe.

Swayman is coming off a 23-save effort in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Edmonton. He has posted a record of 11-10-3 with one shutout, a 3.13 GAA and an .887 save percentage through 24 appearances this season. Washington ranks second in the league with 3.76 goals per game and earned a 3-1 win over the Kings on Sunday.

Dostal stopped 21 of 25 shots in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over Utah.

Dostal might have secured the win after the shootout, but he didn't look at his best between the pipes Sunday. From a statistical perspective, this was the second-worst save percentage Dostal has delivered in a game in 2024-25, and it was also the fifth time he registered a save percentage below the .870 range. That said, Dostal has looked decent in recent weeks. He's made five starts since the beginning of December, going 3-1-1 with a 2.68 GAA and a .895 save percentage in that span.

Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 25 shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers. The fourth goal was an empty-netter in the third period.

Vasilevskiy saw the end of his three-game winning streak Sunday, but that shouldn't take away the fact that he's been playing at a very high level in recent weeks. Since the beginning of December, the 30-year-old Russian netminder has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.17 GAA and a .918 save percentage across seven appearances. He owns a 2.41 GAA and a .910 save percentage across 26 starts in 2024-25.

Quick will defend the road net versus New Jersey on Monday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.

Quick will get the second half of the Rangers' back-to-back after Igor Shesterkin played in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Carolina. The 38-year-old Quick has a 5-3-0 record with two shutouts, a 2.47 GAA and a .915 save percentage across 10 appearances this season. New Jersey sits eighth in the league with 3.31 goals per game in 2024-25.