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Vejmelka will guard the road goal versus the Blackhawks on Sunday, per Utah radio broadcaster Mike Folta.

Vejmelka is coming off a 30-save effort in Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to Florida. He has a 21-20-7 record with one shutout, a 2.60 GAA and a .903 save percentage across 50 appearances this season. Chicago sits 27th in the league with 2.71 goals per game in 2024-25.

Reimer will defend the road net against the Capitals on Sunday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

Reimer will get the second half of Buffalo's back-to-back after Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen played in Saturday's 7-4 loss to Philadelphia. The 37-year-old Reimer has stopped 85 of 93 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has a 5-6-2 record with a 2.71 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 15 appearances with the Sabres this season. Washington leads the league with 3.61 goals per game in 2024-25.

Ullmark made 29 of 31 saves in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Despite a late goal from Columbus forward Kirill Marchenko, Ullmark held firm to keep the Senators in the lead down the stretch. With the win, Ullmark is up to a 21-13-3 record with a 2.76 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 39 appearances this season. Saturday's victory raised the 31-year-old's winning streak to three games. He has posted an exceptional record throughout March at 9-2-1 with a .904 save percentage. He is just one win away from tying his win total from a season ago. With his recent momentum, Ullmark is a top-tier fantasy option in the crease as the Senators look to lock down a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Gustavsson turned aside 28 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Devils.

Nico Hischier hung a hat trick on the 26-year-old netminder as Gustavsson gave up more than four goals in a game for the first time since Feb. 1. It's a rare misstep in March for Gustavsson, who has gone 7-4-1 over 12 starts this month with a 1.99 GAA and .930 save percentage as the Wild try to lock down a playoff spot.

Markstrom stopped 22 shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Wild.

The Devils never trailed in the game thanks in part to a Nico Hischier hat trick, but Markstrom was also locked in. Markstrom has turned things around of late, going 2-0-1 over his last three starts with a 2.60 GAA, and he sits one win away from 25 on the season -- a plateau the 35-year-old netminder has reached only twice before in his career.

Blackwood made 25 saves in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Blues.

The 28-year-old netminder played well, but Jordan Binnington was just a little bit better in the other crease. Blackwood has been stingy in general in March, going 5-2-1 over eight starts with a 2.23 GAA and .912 save percentage as the Avs tick closer to locking up a playoff spot.

Binnington turned aside 28 shots in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Avalanche.

Nathan MacKinnon got a puck past him in the first period, but otherwise Binnington was a brick wall as he won his fifth straight start and led the Blues to their ninth straight victory. Over his win streak, the 31-year-old netminder has a dazzling 1.58 GAA and .938 save percentage, flashing the form that helped lead St. Louis to a Stanley Cup in 2018-19.

Ersson stopped 17 shots in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.

The 25-year-old netminder wasn't exactly sharp, but the Flyers' offense took control of the game over the final 30 minutes and gave Ersson plenty of cushion. He's given up at least four goals in three straight starts, and over 10 appearances in March, Ersson's 3-5-1 with a rough 4.30 GAA and .833 save percentage. Interim head coach Brad Shaw still seems to view Ersson as his No. 1 goalie, and with the team playing much better since switching coaches, the Swede could keep racking up wins down the stretch.

Luukkonen made 25 saves in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Flyers.

The Sabres took a 3-2 lead midway through the second period on a Jack Quinn power-play tally, but Luukkonen and the Buffalo defense were simply overwhelmed over the last half of the contest. The 26-year-old goalie has fallen apart in March, coughing up five or more goals in four of his 10 appearances while going 3-7-0 with a 4.11 GAA and .848 save percentage.

Daccord stopped 16 of 20 shots in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Stars. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Daccord has struggled to a 4-5-2 record with a 3.30 GAA and an .883 save percentage over 11 outings in March. This was always going to be a tough matchup, as the Stars are surging and Daccord appears to be tiring after a career-high 51 games played. The 28-year-old netminder is 24-20-5 with a 2.72 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 51 outings overall. It's unclear if he'll get another crack at the Stars in Monday's rematch or if Philipp Grubauer will draw in for the first time in five games.