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Talbot (lower body) will not be an option to face the Flyers on Wednesday, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Talbot has played in just one of the Wings' last six contests while dealing with a lingering injury. With a back-to-back on the schedule versus Montreal on Friday and Saturday, Detroit will hope to get the 37-year-old backstop in the lineup for one of those two contests. Over his last seven appearances, Talbot has managed just one victory, posting a 1-4-1 record and 3.13 GAA.

Lindgren will tend the twine on the road versus Dallas on Monday, Brien Rea of FanDuel Sports Network Southwest reports.

Lindgren will take the first game of the Capitals' back-to-back, which means fantasy managers can expect to see Logan Thompson manning the crease on the road versus Chicago on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Lindgren is riding a four-game winning streak during which he is sporting a 2.73 GAA and .899 save percentage. At this point, with both backstops playing well, there is no reason to expect the team to deviate from its every-other game approach to dividing the workload between the pipes.

Oettinger will get the starting nod at home versus the Capitals on Monday, Brien Rea of FanDuel Sports Network Southwest reports.

Oettinger will make his sixth straight appearance between the pipes for Dallas, having posted a 2-3-0 record, 2.42 GAA and .897 save percentage in his last five outings. While the backstop has secured 15 wins in 22 starts, he still trails Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck for the NHL lead (19). If Oettinger continues to play at this level, he should be in the mix for Vezina Trophy consideration.

Skinner will protect the home net against Florida on Monday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

Skinner has won five of his last six outings and has stopped 88 of 94 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has posted a record of 11-7-2 with a 2.82 GAA and an .897 save percentage through 20 appearances this season. Florida ranks sixth in the league with 3.42 goals per game in 2024-25, but the team hasn't scored in two straight contests going into Monday's matchup.

Poulter was loaned to AHL Utica on Monday.

The Devils brought up Nico Daws in a corresponding move. Poulter was the backup goalie behind Jacob Markstorm for the last three games due to the absence of Jake Allen (upper body). Daws will probably occupy the No. 2 goalie role during New Jersey's upcoming two-game road trip, which begins against St. Louis on Tuesday and ends versus Columbus on Thursday.

Daws was recalled from AHL Utica on Monday.

New Jersey moved Isaac Poulter back to the minors in a corresponding move. Daws has a 3-9-1 record with a 2.96 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 14 AHL outings this season. The 23-year-old Daws will occupy the backup role behind Jacob Markstrom while Jake Allen (upper body) continues to recover.

DeSmith (illness) is expected to be available for Monday's home game against Washington, according to Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.

Magnus Hellberg was the backup goalie behind Jake Oettinger in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over St. Louis due to DeSmith's absence. Hellberg and Lian Bichsel were assigned to AHL Texas on Sunday, but only Bichsel returned to the NHL level ahead of Monday's matchup versus the Capitals. As a result, DeSmith should be available to return to the lineup. Dallas hasn't named a starting goaltender yet for the game.

Wallstedt gave up three goals on 27 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Victor Olofsson tallied twice and Shea Theodore had the other goal to send Wallstedt to the loss in his NHL season debut. Wallstedt was called up after Saturday's game versus the Flyers because Filip Gustavsson (lower body) is dealing with an injury. Wallstedt is considered a top goalie prospect, but he has struggled at the AHL level this year, so he likely still needs more development time, which he should get once Gustavsson is back to 100 percent.

Samsonov stopped 20 of 22 shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Wild.

Samsonov has won four of his last five outings, allowing a total of 15 goals in that span. The 27-year-old allowed both goals to Kirill Kaprizov in Sunday's contest, but the Golden Knights supported him with two goals by Victor Olofsson and one from Shea Theodore. Samsonov is up to 7-3-1 with a 3.06 GAA and an .897 save percentage through 11 starts. Adin Hill remains Vegas' top goalie, but Samsonov has been generally steady enough in the backup role. The team has just three more games before the holiday break, so it's unclear if Samsonov will get a start in that span.

Quick stopped 21 of 24 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Blues.

All three goals allowed came in the first two periods. Quick was steady in the third, but the Rangers' comeback effort fell short. The 38-year-old has lost in three of his last five outings (four starts), allowing 18 goals on 124 shots in that span. It's been tough sledding for the Rangers lately with just one win over their last five games, which came against a Sabres team in an even deeper rut. Quick is now 5-3-0 with a 2.47 GAA and a .915 save percentage through 10 appearances, but he's been trending in the wrong direction. It's likely Igor Shesterkin gets a chance to start Tuesday versus the lowly Predators.