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Oettinger allowed four goals on 15 shots in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights in Game 1.

Oettinger turned in one of his worst efforts of the season, though two of the Golden Knights' four goals came on the power play. Oettinger is no stranger to dropping a Game 1 -- he lost all three of the Stars' series-opening contests during the team's run to the Western Conference Finals last year. He'll likely be given a chance to bounce back Wednesday in Game 2.

Thompson stopped 27 of 30 shots in Monday's 4-3 win over the Stars in Game 1.

The Golden Knights led 3-2 after the first period, and Thompson was solid after that. The 27-year-old has won six of his last eight outings, and he's allowed no more than three goals in any of those wins. The Golden Knights alternated goalies late in the regular season, but Thompson may get a run as the starter since Adin Hill struggled in his three appearances leading up to the playoffs. Game 2 is Wednesday in Dallas.

Varlamov allowed four goals on 38 shots in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes in Game 2. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

The Islanders jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the second period but Varlamov allowed a Teuvo Teravainen power-play goal before the Hurricanes exploded for four goals in the third, including an empty-netter, leaving the Islanders down 2-0 in the series. The 35-year-old Varlamov was excellent down the stretch, going 7-1-0 with a .936 save percentage in his final eight regular-season starts while taking over the starting job from Ilya Sorokin. However, the Islanders may choose to mix things up in goal Thursday when they return home for Game 3.

Bussi was promoted from AHL Providence on Monday, per CapFriendly.

Bussi was recalled to serve as the third goalie behind Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman. Bussi posted a .913 save percentage with AHL Providence this season but has yet to make his NHL debut.

Andersen allowed three goals on 12 shots in Monday's 5-3 victory over the Islanders in Game 2.

Andersen found himself down 3-0 after Anders Lee's power-play goal early in the second period. However, the Hurricanes would rally with four goals in the final frame while the Islanders could only muster one shot in the period as Carolina took a 2-0 lead in the series. The 34-year-old Andersen has won 11 of his last 12 starts dating back to the regular season, though Monday was the first time he got a consecutive start since his fourth-month stint on injured reserve. It remains to be seen if Andersen or Pyotr Kochetkov will get the call for Thursday's Game 3 in New York.

Samsonov stopped 27 of 29 shots in Monday's 3-2 victory over the Bruins in Game 2.

It was a much-needed rebound effort from Samsonov after the 27-year-old netminder allowed four goals in Saturday's Game 1 loss. Samsonov had an up-and-down regular season, ultimately finishing 23-7-8 despite an .890 save percentage and 3.13 GAA. He figures to be back between the pipes Wednesday when the Leafs return home for Game 3.

Ullmark allowed three goals on 33 shots in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in Game 2.

Ullmark was solid Monday, but an Auston Matthews goal on a breakaway in the third period would ultimately stick the 30-year-old netminder with a one-goal loss. Ullmark went 22-10-7 with a .915 save percentage and 2.58 GAA in the regular season. It appears that Boston will continue to alternate him and Jeremy Swayman in the playoffs, lining up Ullmark for a road start in Game 4 on Saturday.

Ullmark will start Game 2 at home against Toronto on Monday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Boston will continue to alternate between Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman as they did for most of the regular season. Ullmark is 6-4-1 with a .923 save percentage since the start of March, though he ended the regular season with a loss against Ottawa. For the season, he went 22-10-7 with a 2.58 GAA in 40 appearances.

Andersen will patrol the home crease in Game 2 against the Islanders on Monday, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Andersen will make consecutive starts for the first time since returning from a blood clotting issue in early March. He has surrendered two goals or fewer in 10 of 11 outings during that span, including Saturday's 3-1 win over the Islanders to begin the 2024 playoffs.

Holm was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Monday.

In a corresponding move, Ivan Prosvetov was summoned from the minors. Even though Alexandar Georgiev surrendered seven goals on 23 shots in Sunday's 7-6 loss to Winnipeg in Game 1, Holm remained on the bench as the backup because Justus Annunen (illness) was unavailable. If Annunen remains out, Prosvetov could start or serve as Georgiev's backup in Game 2 versus the Jets on Tuesday.