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Lankinen stopped 28 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Lankinen was pulled from his last start, and that appears to have been enough to get him back on track. He's won four of his last five outings, allowing a total of 13 goals in that span, including seven tallies in the one loss. For the season, the Finn is 8-1-2 with a 2.46 GAA and a .911 save percentage through 11 appearances. The Canucks' next game is Thursday versus the Islanders.

Merzlikins allowed four goals on 32 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Kraken. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Merzlikins took his fourth straight loss (0-3-1). He couldn't make a 2-0 lead after one period hold up, as the Kraken rallied for four goals in the middle frame. The 30-year-old netminder has given up 16 goals during his four-game skid, dropping to 2-5-1 with a 3.03 GAA and an .896 save percentage over eight appearances. The Blue Jackets have a back-to-back up next, with a home game versus the Penguins on Friday followed by a visit to Montreal on Saturday. Expect Merzlikins and Daniil Tarasov to split those starts.

Daccord stopped 38 of 40 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Daccord let in a pair of goals in a span of 22 seconds in the first period, but he was able to overcome that lapse by not letting another puck past for the rest of the game. The Kraken supported their goalie, rallying ahead in the second period to claim a comeback win. Daccord has won his last two starts, and he's gone 3-3-0 with 15 goals allowed over his last six outings. For the season, the 28-year-old is 6-3-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .916 save percentage over 10 appearances. He's building momentum as the No. 1 goalie, though he's unlikely to be challenged for playing time until Philipp Grubauer (undisclosed) is ready to play again.

Sorokin stopped 38 of 42 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Oilers.

Sorokin took an overtime loss for the second game in a row, but he was a big reason the Islanders got anything out of this contest. He's been busy lately, facing no fewer than 33 shots in any of his last five starts -- a span in which he's gone 2-1-2. Sorokin is now 4-3-3 overall while posting a 2.66 GAA and a .915 save percentage over 10 starts. The Islanders' road trip continues Thursday in Vancouver, which head coach Patrick Roy has indicated will likely be a start for Semyon Varlamov, per Andrew Gross of Newsday. Sorokin is probably going to see his next action Saturday in Seattle.

Stolarz stopped 38 shots in Tuesday's 3-0 loss to Ottawa.

This loss wasn't on Stolarz. The Sens had the puck most of the first two periods, and by 3:55 of the third, the deficit was too big to overcome. This was Stolarz's first regulation loss since Oct. 21. The big netminder has been a revelation for the Leafs, and he continues to cement his status as the top dog in Toronto. Stolarz needs to be active on fantasy rosters whenever he's in net.

Ullmark made 27 saves in a 3-0 win over Toronto on Tuesday.

The shutout was Ullmark's ninth in the NHL and his first since being acquired from the Bruins in the offseason. He has won two straight against Toronto and Boston, improving to 4-4-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .904 save percentage. Overall, the Senators played a strong game in front of Ullmark, and more such defensive performances would go a long way in helping the Swedish netminder replicate the success he had in Boston.

Skinner stopped 19 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.

Skinner allowed three goals for the third start in a row, but he's won two of those efforts. He nearly had this one in regulation, but the Islanders overcame a 3-1 deficit in the third period to force overtime. Skinner improved to 5-5-1, but his 3.22 GAA and .881 save percentage haven't inspired a lot of confidence in his play. He's yet to start four consecutive games, so it's unclear if he'll get the nod Thursday at home versus the Predators.

Shesterkin made 27 saves in a 6-3 loss to the Jets on Tuesday. He allowed five goals.

Heading into the contest, Shesterkin was ahead of opposing goalie Connor Hellebuyck in high-danger saves (73 vs. 70) and also led him in midrange save percentage (.941 vs. .899), but the Russian was far behind in traditional counting stats like GAA (2.85 vs. 1.92) and save percentage (.913 vs. .934). Shesterkin played a solid game against the Jets, but his teammates coughed up the puck a couple of times and that was all the Jets needed to pounce. Unfortunately, he ends up in the record books as the goalie in net when the Jets became the fastest team to 15 wins in NHL history (16 games).

Hellebuyck made 33 saves in a 6-3 win over the Rangers on Tuesday.

The NHL hasn't seen a repeat Vezina winner since Martin Brodeur in 2007 and 2008, but Hellebuyck's start to 2024-25 already has people talking that way. He leads the NHL in wins (12), GAA (1.92) and save percentage (.934). Heading into Tuesday night, Hellebuyck was tied for fifth overall in high-danger saves (70) and was outperforming the Rangers' Igor Shesterkin in high-danger save percentage (.854 to .811). We'll withhold Hart talk, at least for now, but that could change if the Jets continue to build on their 15-1-0 start.

Vladar will defend the road net Tuesday versus the Canucks, Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Vladar will get the second half of Calgary's back-to-back after Dustin Wolf played in Monday's 3-1 win over the Kings. The 27-year-old Vladar has a 3-3-2 record with one shutout, a 2.60 GAA and a .906 save percentage across eight outings in 2024-25. Vancouver sits 14th in the league with 3.23 goals per game this season.