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Hofer stopped 27 of 29 shots in Monday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.

Hofer snapped a three-game losing streak with a solid showing against the Rangers, but fantasy managers shouldn't get too excited about this performance. He should return to his backup role behind Jordan Binnington for the upcoming games, meaning Hofer will only have upside as a streaming, matchup-based option in games where Binnington gets some rest. Hofer is 4-3-0 with a 3.23 GAA and an .899 save percentage in seven appearances this season.

Georgiev stopped 14 of 17 shots in relief during Monday's 8-2 loss to the Lightning.

The 28-year-old entered the ice midway through the first period after Justus Annunen gave up three goals on seven shots in the opening 10 minutes of the game, but Georgiev returned to the bench after allowing three more goals between the first and second frames. Georgiev is widely expected to return to the lineup when the Avs take on the Golden Knights on Wednesday given Annunen's recent struggles. While Georgiev hasn't been ideal either, he's been good enough recently with a 5-1-0 record, 2.62 GAA and .906 save percentage across his past seven outings, even after factoring in Monday's rough relief appearance.

Annunen stopped 11 of 16 shots in Monday's 8-2 loss to the Lightning.

Annunen gave up three goals on seven shots before he was pulled at 10:03 of the first period, but he returned at the start of the third period and allowed two more goals in the final frame. The 24-year-old has been struggling of late, posting a 2-3-0 record with a 4.17 GAA and an .826 save percentage over his last five appearances. He should remain as the backup of Alexandar Georgiev going forward.

Vasilevskiy stopped 23 of 25 shots in Monday's 8-2 win over the Lightning.

The 30-year-old Russian netminder bounced back from Saturday's loss against the Stars, where he allowed four goals on 28 shots, and he posted a save percentage of at least .920 for the fourth time across his last six games. During that span, Vasilevskiy has gone 4-1-1 with a 1.64 GAA and a .936 save percentage.

Swayman will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home matchup with the Canucks, Scott McLaughlin of WEEI relays.

Swayman allowed one goal on 20 shots in a 2-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday. This performance comes after Swayman conceded 12 combined goals in back-to-back losses to Columbus and Dallas. The 26-year-old will aim to keep the positive momentum rolling against a Vancouver club that ranks 14th in the NHL with 3.21 goals per game through 19 outings.

Primeau will be between the pipes on the road against Columbus on Wednesday.

Primeau will get the second game of the Habs' back-to-back while Sam Montembeault guards the crease versus Utah on Tuesday. In his eight appearances this year, the 25-year-old Primeau is sporting a 1-2-1 record, 4.59 GAA and a career-worst .842 save percentage. Those numbers certainly aren't going to give the coaching staff confidence to deploy Primeau for more than the occasional back-to-back.

Montembeault will defend the home goal Tuesday versus Utah, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Montembeault will make his 17th appearance of the campaign Tuesday -- he has a 6-9-1 record, .899 save percentage and 3.08 GAA through 16 outings. The 28-year-old had a rough outing in his last start, allowing five goals in a 6-2 loss to Vegas on Saturday. Utah has put up 2.71 goals per game through 21 contests.

Martin made 15 saves in Monday's 6-4 win over the Stars.

Getting his first start since Pyotr Kochetkov (concussion) was injured, Martin didn't exactly do much to inspire confidence that he can handle the workload of a No. 1 goalie. Carolina was facing a 3-1 deficit heading into the third period before the offense erupted, and the 29-year-old netminder still gave up a tying tally to make it 4-4 with just over five minutes left before the Hurricanes put the game away. Martin is 2-2-1 in six appearances this season with a 3.40 GAA and an .854 save percentage, and it wouldn't be a shock if Yaniv Perets got a look between the pipes Wednesday against the Rangers.

Oettinger turned aside 28 of 33 shots in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Hurricanes, with Carolina's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The Stars took a 3-1 lead into the third period, but Oettinger couldn't weather the storm as the Canes fired 15 shots at him in the final frame alone. It's his first loss since Nov. 9, snapping a five-start win streak, and on the season Oettinger is 11-4-0 with a 2.43 GAA and a .912 save percentage.

Fedotov stopped 26 of 30 shots in regulation and overtime and one of two shootout attempts in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Golden Knights.

The Flyers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but Fedotov couldn't make it stick, although he had little chance on any of the pucks that got past him. Samuel Ersson (lower body) has begun practicing and could be close to getting back in the crease, and Fedotov hasn't done much to stake a claim to a bigger role. Over four starts since Ersson was injured, Fedotov has posted a 3.37 GAA and an .891 save percentage.