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After being the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, Kuemper is expected to patrol the home crease against the Rangers on Tuesday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Kuemper has won six of his last seven outings (6-1-0), stopping 143 of 150 shots. He has a 24-9-7 record with four shutouts, a 2.13 GAA and a .917 save percentage across 41 appearances this season. The Rangers have netted 2.99 goals per game in 2024-25, tying the team for 14th in the league.

Kochetkov will tend the home twine Tuesday versus the Predators.

Kochetkov's five-game winning streak was snapped in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Kings. That performance marked the first time this season that Kochetkov has surrendered more than four goals in a game. He has a 25-12-3 record, 2.49 GAA and .902 save percentage through 41 appearances. Fantasy managers should feel confident that the Russian netminder will bounce back Tuesday against a Nashville club that sits last in the NHL with 2.54 goals per game in 2024-25.

Blackwood is expected to start at home against Detroit on Tuesday, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.

Blackwood stopped 25 of 29 shots en route to a 5-4 shootout victory over Montreal in his last start Saturday. He's 25-17-6 with a 2.52 GAA and a .913 save percentage between San Jose and Colorado in 2024-25. The Red Wings rank 21st in goals per game with 2.86.

Thompson will be between the pipes Tuesday in Winnipeg, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Thompson is rolling of late with six straight wins and a 2.47 GAA and a .909 save percentage during that stretch. The 28-year-old has a tough road assignment Tuesday against a Winnipeg squad that has generated 3.45 goals per game this season, which ranks third in the NHL. Thompson conceded five goals in an overtime loss to the Jets on Feb. 1. He's 3-1-1 over six career appearances versus Winnipeg.

Hill was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports, indicating he will defend the road net against Minnesota on Tuesday.

Hill has won three of his last four outings (3-0-1), stopping 107 of 114 shots. He has a 26-11-5 record with a 2.51 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 42 appearances this season. Minnesota sits 27th in the league with 2.70 goals per game in 2024-25, and the Wild lost 3-0 to Dallas on Monday.

Jarry was the first netminder off at Tuesday's morning skate, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports, indicating he'll patrol the road crease against the Lightning.

Jarry has dropped back-to-back outings after opening March with a four-game winning streak. The Lightning sit second in the NHL with 3.47 goals per game in 2024-25 and are 3-4-1 in their last eight contests. Jarry has a 6-4-1 record, .920 save percentage and 2.54 GAA across 11 career appearances versus Tampa Bay.

Mrazek (undisclosed) will miss Tuesday's game in Colorado, per Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.

Mrazek, who sustained the injury during Monday's 5-1 win over Utah, will be evaluated when the Red Wings return to Detroit on Wednesday. He has a 12-21-2 record, 3.35 GAA and .891 save percentage in 32 appearances between Chicago and Detroit this season. Cam Talbot or Alex Lyon will start Tuesday, though Talbot seems like the more probable choice after Lyon logged 58:22 of ice time in relief of Mrazek on Monday.

Vejmelka stopped nine of 13 shots in Monday's 5-1 loss to the Red Wings.

Vejmelka was in goal for four of the Red Wings' five goals in this contest, with the remaining one being an empty-netter scored by Alex DeBrincat at the 17:06 mark of the third period when Utah was pushing for a late comeback. Vejmelka has been up and down in recent games, going 3-3-0 with a 3.20 GAA and a subpar .861 save percentage across his last six outings.

Wolf will patrol the home crease against Seattle on Tuesday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf is coming off a 26-save performance in Thursday's 5-3 win over New Jersey. He has a 23-14-5 record with three shutouts, a 2.63 GAA and a .911 save percentage through 42 appearances this season. Seattle sits 15th in the league with 2.99 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lyon stopped 16 of 17 shots in Monday's 5-1 win over Utah.

Lyon guarded the Red Wings' crease for the first time since March 6 despite not being announced as the starter, as he replaced Petr Mrazek (undisclosed) in the first period. Lyon could see a heavier workload if Mrazek remains sidelined, though Cam Talbot is also on the roster as another goaltending option. Lyon has made four appearances since the 4 Nations Face-Off break, going 2-2-0 with a 2.78 GAA and an .883 save percentage.