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Hellebuyck stopped 27 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Capitals.

Hellebuyck bounced back from a few subpar performances by his standards, as he had posted an .824 save percentage over his last three appearances. Despite the recent cold spell, the 31-year-old remains the best netminder in the league by a wide margin. He's gone 7-3-1 with a 2.05 GAA and a .918 save percentage across his 12 appearances since the 4 Nations break.

Thompson stopped 22 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Jets.

Thompson saw the end of his six-game winning streak after Nikolaj Ehlers scored the game-winning goal in overtime, but despite the outcome of the contest, the 28-year-old netminder had another solid showing. Thompson has made eight appearances in March and has posted excellent numbers, going 6-1-1 with a 2.48 GAA and a solid .904 save percentage. Even though he was splitting time with Charlie Lindgren, it seems the Capitals are riding the hot hand for now, as Thompson has started in four of the team's last five contests.

Markstrom is expected to start on the road against Chicago on Wednesday, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.

Markstrom has been working through a rough patch in which he's allowed at least three goals in each of his past six appearances, resulting in a 4.33 GAA and an .831 save percentage over that stretch. He's 22-14-6 with a 2.50 GAA and a .900 save percentage in 43 outings overall this season. This will be his second start against the Blackhawks this season -- he stopped 16 of 17 shots in a 4-1 victory on Dec. 14.

Binnington stopped 24 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 6-1 win over Montreal.

Binnington has been outstanding of late and has won his last four starts while giving up two or fewer goals three times over that stretch. The 31-year-old netminder has made nine appearances in March, winning seven of those starts and posting solid numbers with a 7-2-0 record, a 2.36 GAA and a .902 save percentage.

Dobes stopped four of five shots in relief during Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blues.

Sam Montembeault allowed five goals on 32 shots before being replaced by Dobes with 9:48 remaining in the third period. However, Dobes was unable to leave the ice without conceding at least one goal. The 23-year-old has made four appearances this month, going 1-1-1 with a 2.89 GAA and an .899 save percentage. He's not expected to claim the starting role any time soon, however, so his upside will remain limited in most fantasy formats.

Montembeault stopped 27 of 32 shots before being replaced in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blues.

Montembeault allowed five goals on 32 shots before being replaced by Jakub Dobes with 9:48 remaining in third period. This was the third straight loss for the 28-year-old Montembeault, who has gone 0-1-2 with a 4.36 GAA and an .862 save percentage over that span. His starting role for the final weeks of the regular season isn't in jeopardy, though, and he could remain in the Canadiens' crease for their matchup against the Flyers on Thursday.

Halverson was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Wednesday.

Jonas Johansson (personal) rejoined the Lightning Tuesday, which is why Halverson can be returned to the minors. Halverson made his first NHL start Saturday, stopping 19 of 24 shots in a 6-4 loss to Utah. Tampa Bay recalled Cam Atkinson from the AHL in a corresponding move.

Knight will serve as the starting netminder for Wednesday's home game against New Jersey, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Knight snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday against Philadelphia despite allowing four goals on 29 shots (.862 save percentage). He's made two starts against New Jersey this year -- one at home and one on the road -- and has gone 1-1-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .920 save percentage in those appearances, both of which occurred while he was with the Panthers.

Sorokin will start at home against Vancouver on Saturday, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Sorokin has a 27-20-6 record, 2.72 GAA and .907 save percentage in 53 outings this season. However, he's been better in March, posting a 6-2-2 record, 2.58 GAA and .915 save percentage across 10 appearances. The Canucks rank 23rd in the NHL with 2.79 goals per game.

Kochetkov made 13 saves in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Predators.

He wasn't busy, and Kochetkov also didn't look sharp on Nashville's opening goal -- he lost the puck on a rebound and let it trickle behind him early in the first period when he thought he had it pinned to his pad, leaving an easy tap-in for Michael Bunting. The 25-year-old netminder gave up seven goals in his prior start Saturday against the Kings, and while Carolina isn't likely to deviate from its strict timeshare in the crease between Frederik Andersen and Kochetkov, the latter is looking a little fatigued as he approaches a career-high workload.