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Thompson turned aside 39 of 40 shots in Thursday's 4-1 victory over the Jets.

Thompson was excellent Thursday, allowing a lone Sean Monahan tally in the second period while facing 40 Winnipeg shots. The 27-year-old Thompson has been on quite a run, winning four straight while holding opponents to a single goal in each outing. He improves to 21-12-5 on the campaign with a .909 save percentage and 2.68 GAA. With Adin Hill (undisclosed) nursing an injury, Thompson figures to be back between the pipes Saturday in Minnesota.

Lindgren made 43 saves in a 5-1 loss to Toronto on Thursday.

Lindgren had a few fluky plays result in goals, but some of them were the function of sloppy plays in front of him that he could do little to hedge against. If there was ever a case for a netminder to win the Hart, Lindgren would be the leading actor in that category. The Caps have no business being in the playoff race, and it's pretty much thanks to him that they're flirting with that right now.

Woll made 23 saves in a 5-1 win over the Capitals on Thursday.

Woll was good, but not spectacular. But he didn't need to be. The Leafs overwhelmed the Caps with their speed and that made Woll's job easy. He needs to build up game stamina as the Leafs approach the postseason, but it remains to be seen how coach Sheldon Keefe will deploy Ilya Samsonov (calf) and Woll over the last 10 games or so of the regular season.

Wolf surrendered four goals on 18 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.

It was a tough night for Wolf, who stopped just 14 of 18 shots en route to a third consecutive loss -- he's allowed 10 goals on 77 shots in that span. The 22-year-old Wolf falls to 3-6-1 on the year with an .893 save percentage and 3.23 GAA. The Flames are back in action Saturday at home versus Los Angeles.

Skinner stopped 31 of the Kings' 32 shots to lead Edmonton to a 4-1 victory Thursday.

Skinner entered Thursday's contest coming off three straight shaky starts, during which he allowed 11 goals with an .857 save percentage. He's been streaky all season, with stretches of impressive play followed by strings of sub-par play. Prior to that three-game slump he had seven straight games with a save percentage of .920 or higher. Before that run? Six straight at .895 or worse. Fortunately for fantasy managers, even when he's not at the top of his game, Edmonton has been good enough to collect wins, maintaining Skinner's fantasy utility.

Binnington stopped 25 of 28 shots in Thursday's 5-3 victory over Calgary.

It's the fourth win in six starts for Binnington, who chipped in offensively as well -- he picked up an assist on Zachary Bolduc's first-period tally before adding a second helper on Pavel Buchnevich's empty-netter in the third, becoming the first netminder to post multiple points in a game since Adin Hill in 2021-22. Binnington improves to 26-19-4 on the season with a .912 save percentage and 2.83 GAA.

Talbot allowed three goals on 19 shots during Thursday's 4-1 loss to Edmonton.

Coming into Thursday's game, Talbot had won four straight games and hadn't fallen below a .900 save percentage in 13 straight contests. He's been remarkably consistent since mid-February. For now, Thursday's .842 save percentage should be treated as a deviation rather than a new norm. The Kings are back in action Saturday in Calgary.

Tarasov made 33 saves in a 3-2 loss to the Penguins on Thursday.

The Jackets netminder of the future played a strong game, but he was up against slim odds to win. The Blue Jackets are 0-10-5 in Pittsburgh since a 2-1 win Nov. 13, 2015. Yes, you read that right. Tarasov will be in the record books as the goalie who was in net when Evgeni Malkin hit the 20-goal mark for the 15th time in the NHL, and for being the twinetender in the game when Sidney Crosby reached 1,580 points which moved him into 11th in scoring in NHL history.

Blackwood stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Wild on Thursday.

Blackwood was sharp Thursday, holding Minnesota to a pair of goals, though the Sharks could only provide one goal of support in the eventual 3-1 defeat. Blackwood has dropped three straight starts since returning from an 11-game IR stint, allowing 12 goals in that span. He falls to 9-21-3 with an .897 save percentage and 3.52 GAA on the campaign.

Gustavsson stopped 26 of 27 shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.

Gustavsson was solid Thursday, holding the Sharks to a lone Mikael Granlund goal in the second period en route to the 3-1 victory. The 25-year-old netminder has won three of his last four starts while posting a .942 save percentage over his last five appearances. Gustavsson improves to 19-15-4 with an .898 save percentage and 3.10 GAA while sharing the crease with Marc-Andre Fleury this season.