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Lindgren allowed three goals on 21 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Predators.

Lindgren allowed at least three goals for the fifth start in a row. The 32-year-old gave up two of those goals on Nashville power plays, which didn't help his cause in this close game. He's now at a 7-5-2 record with a 3.13 GAA and an .888 save percentage over 15 appearances. Logan Thompson is likely to be back between the pipes for Tuesday's home game versus the Canadiens.

Annunen stopped 28 of 30 shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Capitals.

Annunen has started just three of the Predators' last 11 games, but he's earned wins in each of those outings. He gave up both goals on Capitals power plays in this contest, but the Predators had a pair of tallies with the man advantage to cancel those out. Annunen is up to 4-5-1 with a 3.17 GAA and an .881 save percentage over 13 contests. While he's playing well currently, he's the backup to the busiest goalie in the league, Juuse Saros, which leaves Annunen with few chances to tend the twine. His next game is likely to be in an upcoming road back-to-back, but the matchups are brutal, as he'll either face the Avalanche on Friday or the Golden Knights on Saturday.

Vanecek stopped 33 of 36 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

Vanecek hadn't played in the Mammoth's last five games, but his return to the crease saw his losing streak stretch into a third month. He's now 0-8-2 over his last 10 outings, allowing 31 goals on 247 shots in that span. He's at a 2-9-2 record with a 2.92 GAA and an .883 save percentage over 13 contests this season. Karel Vejmelka, the NHL's wins leader, will likely continue to handle most of the work in goal since Vanecek hasn't provided the necessary quality of play to balance the playing time.

Greaves stopped 25 of 27 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Mammoth.

Greaves had lost four of his last five outings, but a breather Saturday appears to have done him some good. He limited the Mammoth to two goals, scored 4:42 apart between the late first period and early second frame. All of Greaves' last five wins have come when he limits an opponent to two goals or fewer. The 24-year-old netminder is up to 13-12-6 with a 2.71 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 31 appearances this season. He should still see a majority of the starts over Elvis Merzlikins, but it will be important for the Blue Jackets to build in some rest for Greaves to keep his performance on track. The team's next game is at home Tuesday versus the Flames.

Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Devils.

New Jersey grabbed a 3-2 lead midway through the second period, but Hellebuyck shut the door the rest of the way. It was the first win since Dec. 13 for the two-time reigning Vezina Trophy winner, breaking Hellebuyck out of an 0-6-4 slump over his prior 10 starts. On the season, the veteran netminder sports a shockingly mediocre 9-12-4 record over 25 outings with a 2.69 GAA and .901 save percentage.

Allen made 18 saves in Sunday's 4-3 loss to Winnipeg.

Some bad bounces led to the Jets' three goals in the first two periods, and Allen had little chance on Tanner Pearson's game-winner in the third, a tap-in from right on the veteran netminder's doorstep. Allen has just one win in his last six starts, going 1-3-2 while allowing 19 goals on 172 shots (.889 save percentage).

Lindbom will patrol the road blue paint against the Sharks on Sunday, according to Max Miller of NHL.com.

Lindbom has conceded at least three goals in six of his seven outings in 2025-26. The 22-year-old owns a 1-4-2 record, 3.14 GAA and .870 save percentage over seven appearances this season. The Sharks have won three straight games and six of their last seven, a span in which they have netted a whopping 31 goals.

Vanecek will be between the home pipes Sunday versus the Blue Jackets.

Vanecek will get his first start since Dec. 29. The 30-year-old is currently mired in a terrible stretch, as he is 0-8-1 with an .867 save percentage and a 3.24 GAA over his last nine appearances. Vanecek will look to earn his first victory since Oct. 26 against a Columbus squad that is on the second half of a back-to-back and has lost four consecutive games (0-3-1). He also has a tremendous track record against the Blue Jackets, going 7-0-0 with a 1.55 GAA and a .950 save percentage across seven career outings against them.

Annunen will start Sunday's home game against the Capitals.

Annunen hasn't appeared in any of the Predators' five games since the start of the calendar year, but he'll draw the start in the second half of a back-to-back set Sunday. He's picked up wins in each of his last two appearances, going 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .938 save percentage.

Greaves will start Sunday's contest against the Mammoth, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

After getting both ends of the Blue Jackets' previous two back-to-backs, Greaves got the front end of this back-to-back off Saturday, snapping a streak of eight consecutive starts. The last three haven't gone too well, as he allowed 13 goals and took the loss in each. The 24-year-old has a 12-12-6 record, a 2.74 GAA and a .907 save percentage on the season. The Mammoth enter play Sunday having won three straight games and scored three goals or more in all three.