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Lyon stopped 24 of 27 shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Rangers, with New York's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

in his first action of the season, Lyon got beaten once in each period, with Chris Kreider's power-play tally in the second proving to be the game-winner. Detroit has used a different goalie in each of its first three games of the season, which doesn't bode well for any of their workloads, but with Ville Husso now at AHL Grand Rapids after clearing waivers, Lyon could work in more of a timeshare with Cam Talbot in the short term.

Georgiev allowed five goals on 37 shots in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Islanders. The sixth goal was an empty-netter with 1:12 left in the third period.

On the bright side, Georgiev wasn't pulled from his start in this game, but his woeful start to the season continues. Aside from the 0-2-0 record and an abysmal .790 save percentage, Georgiev has given up 13 goals on 62 shots through three appearances. It wouldn't be surprising if the Avs decide to shake things up between the posts shortly, and the team's next game is Wednesday at home against the Bruins.

Sorokin allowed two goals on 34 shots in Monday's 6-2 win over the Avalanche.

The Isles conceded seven goals and went 0-1-1 in their first two games with Semyon Varlamov between the pipes, so this was a step in the right direction. The Islanders seem to be easing Sorokin back into action after he underwent back surgery in the offseason, and while he should eventually recover the starting role from Varlamov, it wouldn't be surprising if the latter starts against the Blues on Thursday in the final contest of New York's three-game road trip.

Montembeault allowed five goals on 30 shots in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins.

Montembeault had been a wall through his first two starts, giving up one goal on 73 shots, but he was more of a window than a wall Monday. The Habs managed to hang in after falling behind, 2-0, but Pittsburgh scored three times in the third period, twice against Montembeault before they added an empty-netter. The Canadiens next play Thursday at home against Los Angeles.

Allen had a 20-save shutout in Monday's 3-0 win over Utah.

After a scoreless first period, the Devils broke the ice with a Seamus Casey power-play tally early in the second, and it was all the support Allen would need. The 34-year-old netminder recorded his 25th career shutout and first since Feb. 14, 2023, when he was with Montreal. Jacob Markstrom is locked in as the No. 1 goalie, but Allen is looking very comfortable early, allowing just one goal on 38 shots in his first two appearances -- both New Jersey wins.

Vejmelka turned aside 30 of 33 shots in Monday's 3-0 loss to the Devils.

Making his first start of the season, Vejmelka played well -- two of the three shots that beat him came on New Jersey power plays -- but he got no support from his offense. Connor Ingram has a 3.55 GAA and .871 save percentage despite his 3-0-0 start to the season, but so far Vejmelka appears firmly in the No. 2 role between the pipes for Utah.

Jarry stopped 24 of 27 shots in Monday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens.

Jarry picked up his first win of the season after a disappointing 6-0 loss to the Rangers on Opening Night. He sat out the next two games due to the poor performance and will need a consistent stretch of play to earn back his status as the team's primary goalie. Per Josh Yohe of The Athletic, there is an open competition for playing time. Jarry and Joel Blomqvist will anchor the crease for now and could soon be joined by Alex Nedeljkovic (lower body).

Sogaard stopped 13 of 17 shots after replacing Anton Forsberg early in the second period of Monday's 8-7 overtime win over the Kings.

Forsberg gave up three goals on nine shots before coming out of the game following a collision, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. While Sogaard didn't play much better after being called up earlier in the day and getting pressed into action immediately, the Senators scored seven of their goals while he was in the crease. Forsberg remained on the bench and appeared to be OK, and with Ottawa off until Thursday, Linus Ullmark (muscle strain) could be ready to return before Sogaard might get a chance to make his first NHL start of the season.

Forsberg allowed three goals on nine shots before being replaced by Mads Sogaard early in the second period of Monday's 8-7 overtime win over the Kings.

While Forsberg got the hook after a collision, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, he appeared to be fine and remained on the bench. Two of the three pucks to beat the netminder came on Los Angeles power plays, but it still wasn't an inspiring performance from Forsberg in his first start in place of Linus Ullmark (muscle strain). Ottawa doesn't play again until Thursday, but it's not clear if Ullmark will be ready to go by then, or who would get the start instead if he isn't.

Kuemper made 33 saves on 41 shots in Monday's 8-7 overtime loss to the Senators.

The two teams combined for seven power-play goals, making it a miserable afternoon for both Kuemper and the two Ottawa goalies that saw action, Anton Forsberg and Mads Sogaard. Kuemper had given up just three goals on 59 shots in his first two appearances of the season, so while his ratios could look ugly for a while, his spot at the top of the Kings' depth chart likely isn't in any jeopardy.