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Hellebuyck stopped 43 of 44 shots in Monday's 4-1 win over the Wild.

The Wild had plenty of pressure over the first two periods, but Hellebuyck limited the damage to Jacob Middleton's first-period marker. The Jets' defense clamped down in the third, and Hellebuyck had no trouble protecting a 2-1 lead before goals by Alex Iafallo and Adam Lowry secured the victory. Hellebuyck has won eight of his last nine starts, allowing one goal or fewer in five of those games. He's now at 15-2-0 with a 2.06 GAA and a .929 save percentage over 17 starts. He's been the best goalie in the league this season, and he just outplayed one of the few that has been anywhere close to him in Filip Gustavsson. The Jets' road trip continues Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Wolf stopped 26 of 30 shots in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Senators.

The Flames had won four straight entering Monday, while the Senators were 0-4-1 over their last five games. Wolf allowed two power-play goals and wasn't at his best generally, taking his first regulation loss over seven starts in November. This was also the second time this month he allowed more than two goals. He's now 8-3-1 with a 2.47 GAA and a .921 save percentage over 12 starts this season. With the loss, Wolf is likely to serve as backup to Dan Vladar versus the Red Wings on Wednesday, but the Flames have a back-to-back in Columbus on Friday and in Pittsburgh on Saturday, so the goalies should split that pair of games.

Forsberg stopped 24 of 27 shots in Monday's 4-3 win over the Flames.

He allowed a goal in each period, but the Senators' power play cashed in twice to support Forsberg in his first win since Nov. 2. The 31-year-old netminder has either been excellent or middling at times -- he's 4-4-0 with two of his wins coming via shutout, but he's allowed at least three goals in seven of nine appearances. That puts him at a 2.79 GAA and a .901 save percentage this season. Forsberg shouldn't have to wait long for his next start, as the Senators are set for a three-game road trip through California, which includes a back-to-back in Los Angeles on Saturday and Anaheim on Sunday.

Thompson turned aside 20 of 21 shots faced during Monday's 4-1 road win over the Panthers.

Thompson has been paying outstanding dividends for the Capitals since being acquired from the Golden Knights in an offseason trade and has now surrendered two or fewer goals in six of his last seven appearances. Charlie Lindgren is likely to get the nod Wednesday against Tampa Bay given that the Capitals have been evenly splitting the workload to this point.

Contrary to a prior report, Blackwood will not start in goal versus the Kings on Monday. Yaroslav Askarov will start between the pipes, according to Max Miller of NHL.com.

Blackwood will be the backup to Askarov on home ice Monday. The 27-year-old Blackwood has put up a 4-7-3 record, .907 save percentage and 3.07 GAA through 14 appearances.

Askarov will tend the home twine Monday in a divisional matchup versus the Kings, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.

Askarov will make his second start of the season and first on home ice. The 22-year-old was solid in his Sharks debut Thursday against the Blues -- he turned aside 29 of 31 shots but came away with a shootout loss. The Kings rank 17th in the NHL with 3.00 goals per game through 21 contests.

Knight turned aside 27 of 29 shots faces during Monday's 4-1 home loss to the Capitals.

Knight turned in another solid performance and kept the Panthers in it until Jakob Chychrun's power-play marker in the third period. The 23-year-old Knight fell to 3-4-0 in eight appearances thus far in the 2024-25 season. Sergei Bobrovsky is firmly entrenched as the starter in goal, so Knight's playing time is likely to remain fairly sparse.

Daccord will patrol the road crease against the Ducks on Monday, according to Ducks PA Announcer Phil Hulett.

Daccord will make his 15th start of the 2024-25 campaign -- the 28-year-old is 9-4-1 with a .922 save percentage and a 2.30 GAA through 14 appearances. The Massachusetts native had a five-game win streak snapped Saturday in a 2-1 loss to the Kings. Daccord will attempt to rebound against an Anaheim club that's generated 48 goals through 19 games.

Samsonov is expected to start on the road against Philadelphia on Monday, according to Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas.

Samsonov has a 4-2-1 record, 2.99 GAA and .906 save percentage in seven outings in 2024-25. He turned aside 38 of 40 shots en route to a 3-2 win over Ottawa on Thursday. The Flyers have a 9-10-2 record and are tied for 21st offensively with 2.71 goals per game.

Annunen will be between the road pipes for Monday's contest against the Lightning.

Annunen made 24 saves on 26 shots en route to a 3-2 win over the Flyers in his last appearance. The 24-year-old will have a tough matchup against a Tampa Bay club that ranks fifth in the NHL with 3.58 goals per game through 19 outings. Annunen has an 6-3-0 record, .886 save percentage and 2.81 GAA through 10 appearances.