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Montembeault made 36 saves in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Jets.

Kyle Connor scored a power-play tally early in the first period, but Montembeault shut the door the rest of the way as the Canadiens took control. The 29-year-old netminder is likely looking forward to the Olympic break, having gone 2-2-1 over his last five starts with a 3.20 GAA and .893 save percentage.

Vejmelka turned aside 29 of 30 shots on net in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

Vejmelka kept Utah's net clean across the first 55 minutes of Wednesday's contest before he allowed Detroit's lone power-play goal of the game. The 29-year-old netminder has tended more games than any other goalie since Jan. 1, where he's led the Mammoth to an 11-4-0 record when he plays. While he won't get a vacation to refuel during the 2026 Winter Olympics, he'll likely be able to rotate in and out of Czechia's lineup with Lukas Dostal and Dan Vladar, which should offer Vejmelka a few games of rest while in Milan.

Balinskis scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Bruins.

Both points came early in the second period, as Balinskis tied the game at 2-2 just 30 seconds into the frame before having a hand in a Matthew Tkachuk tally a little over two minutes later. Balinskis has been getting a look on Florida's top power-play unit, and he's taken advantage with two goals and four points over the last four games -- all of it coming with the man advantage.

Tkachuk produced a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Bruins.

Both points came early in the second period, as Tkachuk helped set up Uvis Balinskis for a tally before potting his own just over two minutes later. Tkachuk has three multi-point performances in the last seven games but was held off the scoresheet entirely in the other four. While he's still looking for some consistency after his belated start to the season, the 28-year-old winger has three goals and eight points in his first nine games of 2025-26, with most of that offense (two goals, four assists) coming with the man advantage.

Lundell scored a shorthanded goal and added two power-play assists in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Bruins.

All three points came in the second period, and when that scoring outburst wasn't enough to win the game for the Panthers, Lundell kicked off the shootout by slipping a backhand past Joonas Korpisalo. Lundell had missed the prior three games with an upper-body injury, but he looked fully fit in his return. The 24-year-old center has three goals and eight points in his last 10 appearances, and he'll get one more game Thursday against the Lightning to add to those numbers before joining Team Finland for the Olympics.

Gibson stopped 21 of 24 shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Mammoth.

Despite the veteran netminder allowing just one goal across the final two periods, two early strikes from the Mammoth would be enough to seize momentum and grab Wednesday's victory. With the loss, Gibson now has a 22-12-2 record, a 2.62 GAA and a .904 save percentage across 37 appearances this season. After an incredible eight-game win streak spanning across the majority of January, the 32-year-old goaltender has lost four of his last five outings, but he has maintained a solid 2.59 GAA in that span. With 14 appearances since the calendar flipped to 2026, he ranks second in terms of games played among goalies. He'll have the opportunity to rest during the Olympic break, which should help him turn around his recent struggles. Due to his volume of starts and overall production, Gibson remains a top netminder in fantasy moving forward.

Bobrovsky turned aside 25 shots in regulation and overtime and three of four shootout attempts during Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Bruins.

The Panthers took a 4-2 lead into the third period, but Bobrovsky nearly let it slip away, giving up goals to Mark Kastelic and Casey Mittelstadt to force OT. However, the two-time Vezina winner came up big in the clutch, as only Viktor Arvidsson got a puck past him in the shootout. Bobrovsky is likely looking forward to the Olympic break -- over 12 outings since the beginning of January, he's stumbled to a 4-8-0 record with a 3.86 GAA and .833 save percentage.

Lindholm notched two assists in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Panthers.

The veteran blueliner had a hand in tallies by Michael Eyssimont in the first period and Mark Kastelic in the third to help earn a point for the Bruins. Lindholm is set to represent Team Sweden in the Olympics, and he heads into the tournament with a goal and five points over nine games since returning from an undisclosed injury in mid-January.

Eyssimont scored two goals in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Panthers.

The journeyman center gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead with consecutive tallies midway through the first period. It was Eyssimont's first multi-goal performance of the season, and he'll head into the Olympic break with eight goals and 17 points through 44 games while mainly skating in a bottom-six role for Boston.

Korpisalo turned aside 22 shots in regulation and overtime and two of four shootout attempts in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to Florida.

A tough second period that saw the Panthers score three special-teams goals on 10 shots -- two power-play tallies and one shortie -- kept Korpisalo from winning the game before it headed into OT, and he then got beaten by Anton Lundell and former Bruin Brad Marchand in the shootout. Korpisalo hasn't taken a regulation loss since Dec. 27, going 4-0-2 over his last seven outings with a 2.20 GAA and .918 save percentage, and he'll take that momentum with him to Milan as he represents Team Finland at the Olympics.