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Korpisalo made 18 saves on 19 shots in relief Saturday in a 4-3 loss to New Jersey.

The lone goal Korpisalo surrendered ended up being the game-winner, so he was saddled with the loss. He has lost three straight games, and the Senators have been eliminated from postseason contention. Still, Ottawa may have played their best period of hockey in the third against the Devils, so maybe the whole team can build on that over the final stretch.

Varlamov posted a 41-save shutout in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Predators.

Varlamov turned in arguably his best game of the season, which was his third shutout of the campaign and his first since Nov. 2. The 35-year-old has won four of his last five outings, allowing a total of 11 goals in that span. He's up to 11-8-4 with a 2.72 GAA and a .916 save percentage through 25 appearances this season. With the Islanders in the thick of the playoff race, head coach Patrick Roy has gone with the hot hand in goal, which has led to Varlamov eating into Ilya Sorokin's playing time.

Lankinen allowed a goal on 29 shots in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Islanders. The second goal was an empty-netter.

Lankinen put in a good effort, but he didn't get the necessary goal support to win a tight game. He's gone winless over his last three outings despite allowing only seven goals on 81 shots over that span. The 28-year-old is at 10-6-0 on the season with a 2.93 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 22 appearances. Juuse Saros is likely to start Sunday's road game versus the Devils.

Forsberg was pulled after allowing three goals on nine shots Saturday in a 4-3 loss to the Devils.

His game had more holes than Swiss cheese. After a four-game winning streak in February, Forsberg has essentially fallen on his face. He's 2-4-0 in his last seven starts, and he's been pulled twice during that stretch. Forsberg is currently a risky option for fantasy, and it's probably best to avoid using him.

Allen made 25 saves in a 4-3 win over Ottawa on Saturday.

Allen was the difference maker, especially in the last 10 minutes of the game when the Senators turned up the pressure. Allen is 4-3-0 in his past seven starts, but his save percentage in that span is a queasy .895. Still, he's been good enough to get the Devils to within five points of the Penguins for the second wild card. Allen is doing his part.

Montembeault allowed four goals on 12 shots Saturday before being pulled in the second period of a 4-2 loss to Toronto.

He was great in the first frame, but the wheels came off in the second period. Montembeault allowed two goals 17 seconds apart early in the middle period and surrendered two more in a 34-second span less than five minutes later. Cayden Primeau stopped all 18 shots he faced after entering the game at the 7:54 mark of the second stanza. Since Feb. 10, Montembeault has amassed a 3-7-3 record in 13 starts, although Saturday was only the third time in that span that he allowed four or more goals. He has quietly shown the Habs that he may be their netminder of the future.

Samsonov made 24 saves in a 4-2 win over the Canadiens on Saturday.

Samsonov has rung up four straight wins, including one shutout. He's improved to 17-4-1 since the netminder was banished to the AHL for a reset. Samsonov's overall numbers are a touch queasy (3.03 GAA, .893 save percentage), but his record speaks for itself.

Greaves allowed two goals on 39 shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Flyers.

Greaves was the busier netminder on the night but consistently turned away the Flyers' attack, only allowing a goal in each of the final two frames. It was only the second NHL win for the 23-year-old goalie, but he was stellar with a .949 save percentage, the fourth time in five games that he was above .900 on the season. With Daniil Tarasov (upper body) and Elvis Merzlikins (lower body) injured, Greaves could be worth monitoring for more starts down the stretch.

Ersson stopped 27 of 33 shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Ersson had a very tough night. He allowed two goals in each period, including one on the power play, yet he faced six fewer shots than opposing netminder Jet Greaves did at the other end of the ice. Including Saturday's performance, Ersson has not had a save percentage above .900 since March 23, which unsurprisingly was his last victory. The Flyers are battling for a playoff position, but Ersson is a difficult goalie to trust for fantasy managers.

Fleury made 21 saves in a 4-2 loss to Winnipeg on Saturday.

Fleury has scuffled in his last five contests, going 1-2-2 with 18 goals allowed. His stats are mediocre this season, with a 17-13-5 record, a 2.87 GAA and an .899 save percentage, but Fleury still has gas in the tank at 39 years of age. He could continue to morph his game into one like Jonathan Quick. As the season draws to an end, the Wild could give more playing time to youngster Jesper Wallstedt to see what he can do, and that means Fleury could end up watching some additional contests from the bench or the press box.