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Fowler stopped 19 of 22 shots in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Islanders.

Fowler wasn't at his best, but he got more than enough help thanks to a strong game from the Canadiens' top line. He has won two of three outings since returning to the Canadiens after a two-month stint in the AHL. Fowler is up to 6-5-2 with a 2.72 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 13 starts this season. Montreal's crease work has been split between Fowler and Jakub Dobes for the last two weeks after Sam Montembeault took a tough shootout loss March 6 versus the Ducks.

Merzlikins stopped 15 of 17 shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.

Merzlikins was beaten late in the first period by Vince Dunn and midway through the second by Kaapo Kakko, but he cruised the rest of the way and didn't have a lot of work overall. The 31-year-old Merzlikins made his first appearance since March 12 and has won two of his last three starts. He remains the No. 2 option behind Jet Greaves, but Merzlikins has allowed only two in each of his last three appearances and could offer solid value down the stretch.

Daccord stopped 23 of 27 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Daccord has been struggling lately and has dropped five of his last six outings. He has gone 3-6-0 since the Olympic break, but he has surrendered four or more goals just three times in those contests. On the season, the 29-year-old owns a 2.90 GAA and a .901 save percentage across 42 appearances. He's done a solid job and seems to have reclaimed the No. 1 goaltender role for the Krakne.

Stolarz (throat) received his release from the hospital, and he will travel back to Toronto with his teammates, according to Zoe Pierce of NHL.com on Saturday.

Head coach Craig Berube did not have an update on Stolarz's condition. Stolarz was slated to start Saturday's game in Ottawa, but took a puck to the throat during the pregame warmups. He went to the hospital for precautionary imaging. If Stolarz is unavailable for Tuesday's road game against Boston, the Maple Leafs will probably recall Dennis Hildeby or Artur Akhtyamov from the AHL Toronto.

Lankinen stopped 18 of 20 shots faced in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Blues. The final goal was an empty-netter.

Lankinen was beaten twice over a 79-second span in the second period, and by the time the Blues added a third goal, the 30-year-old netminder was already on the bench. Lankinen has dropped three of his last four starts in regulation, but with a save percentage of .900 or higher in three of those four contests, Lankinen's play has been better than what the numbers indicate.

Ullmark made 12 saves in a 5-2 win over Toronto on Saturday.

The ice was heavily tilted toward Joseph Woll, who saw 43 shots compared to Ullmark's 14. Still, Ullmark has won three of his last four starts, and he's 6-2-2 in 10 outings since the Olympic break. He has allowed two or fewer goals in six of those appearances.

Binnington stopped 14 of 15 shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Canucks.

Binnington had a favorable matchup on paper against the second-worst offense in the NHL, and he didn't have significant problems securing the win while posting a .933 save percentage. Binnington, who has been splitting the workload between the posts with Joel Hofer, has won three of his last four starts while posting a save percentage of .920 or higher in each of those wins.

Woll made 38 saves in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.

Woll was a surprise starter Saturday after Anthony Stolarz took a puck to the throat during the pregame warmups. Woll was solid Saturday, but he didn't get much help from his teammates again. Since the Olympic break, he has gone 1-6-2 in nine appearances, and he's allowed four or more goals in a game five times.

Vladar made 24 saves in a 4-1 over San Jose on Saturday.

The score betrays how tight this game was. Valdar and Alex Nedeljkovic were locked in a goalie's duel the entire night before Philadelphia potted two empty-netters. Vladar allowed just one power-play goal in the second period. He has won three of his last four starts, and he's 23-11-7 with a 2.41 GAA and .908 save percentage in 43 appearances. His GAA is fifth-best in the NHL, and his save percentage puts him in a tie for 15th overall. Vladar's first season in orange and black looks very good on him.

Vasilevskiy is expected to start on the road against Edmonton on Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Vasilevskiy has gone 3-1-0 while stopping 90 of 98 shots (.918 save percentage) across his past four outings. He's 32-12-3 with a 2.29 GAA and a .913 save percentage across 47 appearances in 2025-26. Edmonton ranks fourth in goals per game with 3.47 this season, but the Oilers are missing Leon Draisaitl (lower body).