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Ingram stopped 29 shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Rangers.

After a relatively sedate 1-1 first period, both offenses erupted in the second for a combined seven goals. Utah emerged with a 5-4 lead, and while Ingram gave up a tying tally midway through the third frame, he stood tall the rest of the way and got rewarded when Clayton Keller potted the OT winner. Ingram has won three straight games to begin the season, but his 3.55 GAA and .871 save percentage aren't exactly sharp, and those ratios might encourage coach Andre Tourigny to give Karel Vejmelka his first action of the campaign Monday in New Jersey.

Daccord allowed four goals on 38 shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Wild.

Daccord got the start between the pipes Saturday after not playing in the season-opening 3-2 loss to the Blues on Tuesday, and he came up huge in the shootout by denying Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy to lift the Kraken to their first win of the campaign. Daccord is expected to return to his backup role Sunday, with Philipp Grubauer starting a tough road matchup against the Stars.

Talbot made 42 saves in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

Nashville fired at least 12 shots at Talbot in every period, but the veteran goalie was up to the challenge in his Detroit debut as he recorded his 32nd career shutout. The Red Wings' three-headed committee in the crease could limit the fantasy value of everyone involved if a clear No. 1 doesn't emerge , but Talbot might have the best chance of claiming that role over Ville Husso and Alex Lyon.

Saros turned aside 19 of 21 shots in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Red Wings, with Detroit's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The veteran netminder kept the game scoreless through the first period in his season debut, but J.T. Compher tipped a point shot past Saros early in the second and the Nashville offense never responded. It was a disappointing result for the Preds given their offseason additions, but Saros appears ready to begin earning the massive eight-year, $62 million contract extension he signed in July.

Fleury allowed four goals on 34 shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Kraken.

Fleury is playing in his final season before hanging up his skates, and he's expected to operate as Filip Gustavsson's backup throughout the campaign. Thus, the veteran netminder should return to his regular No. 2 role for Sunday's game against Winnipeg. However, the Wild are starting a seven-game road trip Sunday that will last until Nov. 1, meaning Fleury should return between the pipes before too long.

Levi made 23 saves in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.

Nate Schmidt finished an odd-man rush for Florida midway through the first period to open the scoring, but Buffalo scored the next four goals in support of its 22-year-old goalie, and Levi cruised from there. He's looked good in his first two starts of 2024-25, posting a .919 save percentage on 62 shots, but Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is still expected to see the majority of the action in the crease for the Sabres this season.

Knight stopped 22 of 26 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Buffalo, with the Sabres' final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The Panthers grabbed a 1-0 lead midway through the first period, but the next four goals were all by the Sabres, with Knight getting a clean look at two of them. It wasn't a great start to the season for the 23-year-old netminder, but he should get a chance to shake it off with Florida playing back-to-back games Monday and Tuesday as the team completes a road swing in Boston and Columbus.

Varlamov allowed two goals on 26 shots in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Stars. The third goal was an empty-netter.

Varlamov has endured a rough start to the campaign, allowing seven goals on 52 shots en route to a 0-1-1 record. Even though this performance was a step in the right direction compared to his rough home opener, this is far from the start fantasy managers hoped for when drafting Varlamov. The Isles' next game comes against the Avalanche on Monday as part of their three-game road trip.

Oettinger stopped 34 shots in a 3-0 shutout win over the Islanders on Saturday.

Oettinger was outstanding Saturday and earned his first shutout of the season in the Stars' home opener. Casey DeSmith will start Sunday against the Kraken in the second half of a back-to-back set, but Oettinger should return to his regular starting role when the Stars take on the Sharks on Tuesday.

Fedotov gave up five goals on 31 shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Flames. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.

Fedotov put in a decent effort, but the Flyers seemed to fade as a team in the third period of the second half of a back-to-back. Still, the Flyers never led in the contest. Fedotov's first start didn't help his cause to push Samuel Ersson for playing time, though it's possible this goalie situation turns into a tandem approach. The Flyers have a couple of days off before returning to action Tuesday in Edmonton.