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Saros turned aside 34 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Taylor Hall spoiled his shutout bid with a power-play tally in the second period, but otherwise Saros was sharp as he recorded his 18th win of the season and the 200th of his career. The 29-year-old netminder is having a strong finish to the season, going 5-2-0 over his last seven starts with a 2.44 GAA and .900 save percentage.

Reimer stopped 30 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Senators.

The only two pucks to get past Reimer came on Ottawa power plays, and he was especially busy in the third period after Tage Thompson gave Buffalo its first and only lead of the game early in the frame -- the veteran netminder turned aside all 13 shots he faced in the third. Reimer has a 2.69 GAA and .918 save percentage while starting three of the last four games, giving Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen a chance to clear his head after the Sabres' No. 1 goalie stumbled to a 3.79 GAA and .857 save percentage through his first nine outings in March.

Forsberg made 21 saves in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres.

Making just his second start since the 4 Nations Face-Off, Forsberg played well as the two teams traded goals through the first two periods, but the Senators never found a response after Tage Thompson flicked home the winner early in the third. In six outings overall since the beginning of February, Forsberg has a 2.35 GAA and .910 save percentage, but his workload behind Linus Ullmark will likely remain light as long as Ottawa is still attempting to lock up a playoff spot.

Shesterkin stopped 30 of 32 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Kings. The third goal was an empty-netter.

The Rangers did pretty well to limit the explosiveness of the Kings' offense, but they couldn't counter with enough offense to support Shesterkin. He dropped to 3-5-0 over his starting spree over the last eight games, though he's limited opponents to two or fewer goals five times in that stretch. The 29-year-old is now at 24-26-4 with a 2.80 GAA and a .908 save percentage through 54 starts. The Rangers have a back-to-back up next, with games in Anaheim on Friday and in San Jose on Saturday, so look for Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick to split those starts.

Kuemper saved 22 of 23 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

Kuemper is 7-1-1 over his last nine games, and he hasn't allowed more than two goals in any of those outings. The 34-year-old netminder gave up a goal to J.T. Miller early in the second period, but the Kings cashed in twice on the power play to take the lead before the end of that frame. Kuemper is now 25-9-7 on the year with a 2.10 GAA and a .918 save percentage through 42 outings. His numbers are good enough for dark-horse Vezina Trophy consideration, though injuries early in the year mean he doesn't have the same workload as some of the league's other top goalies. The Kings will be tested in their next game when they visit the Avalanche on Thursday.

Daccord stopped 33 of 37 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Flames.

Daccord has given up at least four goals in five of his nine outings in March. That explains a large part of his struggles -- he's 3-4-2 for the month. The 28-year-old netminder gave up three goals in just over 10 minutes of game time from when Nazem Kadri tied the game in the third period to when Kadri won it with a breakaway tally in overtime. Daccord is down to 23-19-5 with a 2.72 GAA and a .908 save percentage through 49 appearances. He hasn't started more than two games in a row since the first week of March, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Philipp Grubauer draw in for a start soon, perhaps as early as Thursday versus the Oilers.

Wolf stopped 26 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken.

Wolf came up with a big stop in the extra session, and Matthew Coronato controlled the puck, setting up Nazem Kadri for the game-winning goal on a breakaway. This was the Flames' fourth comeback win in a row, and Wolf has been between the pipes for two of them. The 23-year-old netminder is up to 24-14-5 with a 2.64 GAA and a .911 save percentage over 43 starts this season. The Flames' next game is a tough one at home Thursday versus the Stars, which leads off a sequence of three matchups that could make or break Calgary's playoff chances.

Lyon allowed four goals on 27 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Avalanche. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Lyon played nearly the full game Monday versus Utah after Petr Mrazek (undisclosed) sustained an injury early on. Lyon got the win in that game, but the Avalanche showed their top-six strength throughout the contest to send the 32-year-old netminder to the loss this time around. Cam Talbot (undisclosed) is also dealing with an injury, so Lyon has quickly ascended to temporary No. 1 status. He's now 12-9-1 with a 2.76 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 27 appearances. Mrazek won't be ready Thursday, but Talbot's status is still up in the air. In any case, expect Lyon to be in uniform when the Red Wings host the Senators on Thursday.

Vasilevskiy made 14 saves in a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Yawn -- Vasy was barely tested Tuesday, and he wasn't beaten until late in the third period. He's 4-1-0 in his last five starts and 34-19-3 with a 2.22 GAA and .920 save percentage overall. It's Vasilevskiy's sixth season in 11 with at least 34 wins.

Nedeljkovic made 18 saves in relief in a 6-1 loss to the Lightning on Tuesday. He allowed two goals.

The Penguins are struggling, and Nedeljkovic has won just once in March (1-3-0) in four starts. Overall, he's 13-14-5 with a 3.15 GAA and .894 save percentage, and the team has been sending Tristan Jarry out first for much of the month. Jarry started this game and took the loss, allowing four goals in the first period before Nedeljkovic came in.