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DeSmith stopped 24 of 30 shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights.

Not all of the goals against were his fault, but DeSmith didn't put the Canucks in a position to win. This was his third straight loss, and he's given up 11 goals in that span. The 32-year-old goalie is down to 11-8-6 with a 2.84 GAA and an .897 save percentage through 27 appearances this season. The Canucks play again Wednesday versus the Coyotes, and it's likely Arturs Silovs will get the nod in that contest.

Thompson stopped 27 of 30 shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Canucks.

Thompson is on a four-game winning streak, though this was the first time he's given up more than a goal in that span. Given the quality of opponent, that's not a dig on the 27-year-old, who continues to perform well while Adin Hill (lower body) is out. Thompson improved to 23-12-5 with a 2.64 GAA and a .911 save percentage over 42 appearances. The Golden Knights begin a three-game road trip Friday in Arizona.

Markstrom allowed five goals on 29 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Ducks.

This was Markstrom's fourth loss in his last five games, and the second time he's given up five goals in that span. The 34-year-old is clearly struggling behind the Flames' weakened defense following the trade deadline. He's now at 23-20-2 with a 2.74 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 45 starts this season. The Flames have a tough road game coming up in Winnipeg on Thursday.

Dostal allowed three goals on 23 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Flames.

Dostal gave up a couple of tallies in the second period, but the Ducks bounced back from that and led from early in the third to the finish. This was just his second win in his last nine appearances, and he's given up at least three goals in six of those games. Dostal is at 12-21-2 with a 3.44 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 39 appearances this season. He's had a slight edge over John Gibson for playing time lately, but Dostal's results still make him a fringe option for most fantasy formats.

Korpisalo allowed three goals on 20 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Wild on Tuesday.

The loss snapped a season-high, four-game winning streak for Korpisalo -- he'd been excellent in that span, posting a .926 save percentage. Overall, the 29-year-old netminder is now 19-22-4 on the season with an .890 save percentage and 3.27. Korpisalo could be back between the pipes Thursday when the Senators host Florida.

Ullmark recorded a 32-save shutout in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

Ullmark matched Juuse Saros through the first two periods, and the Bruins' offense came to life late in the third. The win snapped a two-game mini-skid for Ullmark, who has allowed three or fewer goals in each of his last seven contests. He also contributed a helper on Charlie Coyle's shorthanded tally to open the scoring. Ullmark is at 20-9-7 with two shutouts, a 2.57 GAA and a .916 save percentage through 37 appearances this season. He'll likely continue to alternate starts with Jeremy Swayman, who should be expected to start Thursday versus the Hurricanes. If that ends up being the case, Ullmark will likely line up for a home game versus the Panthers on Saturday.

Fleury turned aside 30 of 32 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Senators.

Fleury was excellent Tuesday, holding Ottawa to a pair of power-play goals en route to the one-goal victory, snapping a three-game losing streak. It's a strong bounce-back effort from Fleury after the 39-year-old netminder allowed 10 goals on 43 shots in his last two outings. Fleury improves to 17-12-3 on the year with a .901 save percentage and 2.83 GAA. The Wild are back in action Thursday in a home matchup with Colorado.

Saros allowed two goals on 31 shots in Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Bruins. The third goal was an empty-netter.

Saros and Linus Ullmark had quite the goalie duel until Charlie Coyle scored on a shorthanded rush at 13:18 of the third period. This was Saros' second regulation loss in a row after he went 14 games without one. He's at 32-23-4 with a 2.81 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 59 contests. The Predators' next game is Thursday versus the Blues.

Mrazek allowed two goals on 29 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Islanders.

Mrazek was solid Tuesday, blanking New York through the first two periods. He'd ultimately surrender a Bo Horvat power-play goal early in the third before Simon Holmstrom tallied the game-winner later in the frame, sticking Mrazek with the 2-1 defeat. Despite the loss, the 32-year-old netminder has been sharp recently, going 4-3-0 with a .915 save percentage over his last seven outings. Overall, Mrazek is 17-28-4 with a .907 save percentage and a 3.03 GAA this season. Chicago is back in action Saturday at home versus the Stars.

Sorokin stopped 18 of 19 shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Blackhawks.

After allowing a goal to Jason Dickinson in the first period, Sorokin rebounded to blank Chicago over the final two frames, earning a one-goal victory to snap a six-game losing streak. Semyon Varlamov had started New York's last three contests after Sorokin struggled to an .881 save percentage during his recent skid. Overall, the 28-year-old Sorokin improved to 23-19-8 with a .907 save percentage and a 3.04 GAA this season. It remains to be seen who the Isles will turn to in net when they visit Columbus on Thursday.