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Kuemper stopped 11 of 13 shots in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Bruins.

Kuemper didn't paint a Picasso between the pipes, but he didn't have to with the Kings' offense putting up seven goals for a second straight game. The 34-year-old has won six of his last seven outings, allowed a total of seven goals in that span. For the season, he's up to 24-9-7 with a 2.13 GAA and a .917 save percentage over 41 appearances. He won't get many easy matchups like this one -- the Kings host the Rangers on Tuesday for their next game, which should present more of a challenge.

Vasilevskiy stopped 26 of 29 shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.

The score makes it seem closer than the game actually was, as the Lightning's second tally was late in the third period. Vasilevskiy did what he could, but with the Lightning on the second half of a road back-to-back, they didn't have the legs to match Vegas. This ended a three-game winning streak for Vasilevskiy, who also allowed three or more goals for the fourth time in his last nine outings. He's at a 33-19-3 record with a 2.25 GAA and a .919 save percentage over a league-leading 55 starts. Vasilevskiy will likely continue to see a heavy workload until the crowded Atlantic Division standings are sorted out -- the Lightning are still in contention for the top of the division, but they're four points back of the Panthers with a game in hand. The Lightning return home for three games over the next week, beginning with Tuesday's matchup against the Penguins.

Samsonov stopped 35 of 37 shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Lightning.

The Golden Knights led 3-0 after the first period, and that was enough of a lead for Samsonov to work with. The 28-year-old had lost his last two outings, and he's started to slip into more of a clear-cut backup role to Adin Hill in that stretch. Samsonov is up to 16-9-3 with a 2.78 GAA and an .892 save percentage through 28 starts this season. He likely won't have to wait long for his next start. The Golden Knights have a three-game road trip for the upcoming week, which ends with a back-to-back at Chicago on Friday and at Nashville on Saturday, which essentially guarantees a favorable matchup for Samsonov in one of those contests.

Dostal stopped 32 of 36 shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Dostal took a third loss in a row (0-2-1), and he's allowed 13 goals on 81 shots in that span. He kept the game scoreless in the first period, but the Hurricanes tagged him for two goals apiece in each of the last two frames. The 24-year-old still looked pretty sharp despite the defeat, which dropped him to 20-19-6 on the year. He's added a 2.99 GAA and a .907 save percentage over a career-high 45 appearances. John Gibson is healthy again after a lower-body injury that kept him out for much of March, so Dostal will likely be sharing the crease moving forward.

Andersen stopped 35 of 37 shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.

Andersen put on a show against his first NHL team, flashing the leather on multiple occasions while facing his highest shot total of the season. He came away with a fifth straight win, a span in which he's allowed just eight goals on 135 shots. He's up to 11-5-0 with a 2.07 GAA and a .918 save percentage across 16 appearances. Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov continue to split the crease evenly -- if that pattern holds, Kochetkov will get a favorable matchup Tuesday versus the Predators, while Andersen is lined up to take on the Canadiens on Friday.

Hogberg conceded four goals on 35 shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Flames.

Hogberg faced his second-largest workload of the season in an entertaining matchup between two teams battling to make the playoffs. The Swedish netminder had to fend for himself on the winning goal -- Nazem Kadri was left uncontested when he ripped a shot past Hogberg from the left circle to pull off the comeback win for Calgary. Hogberg is 2-3-1 through nine appearances in 2024-25 but has posted a solid .930 save percentage and 1.99 GAA. Ilya Sorokin will likely be between the pipes Monday versus Columbus.

Kuemper will patrol the home crease against the Bruins on Sunday, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Kuemper will start in the second half of a back-to-back after David Rittich was in goal for Saturday's 7-2 win over the Hurricanes. Kuemper has been locked in over his last six outings, earning a 5-1-0 record, .964 save percentage and 0.83 GAA. The Bruins also played Saturday -- they struggled to generate offense in a 3-1 loss to the Sharks. Kuemper is a strong play for this home matchup.

Swayman will serve as the starting netminder for Sunday's road game against Los Angeles, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.

Swayman has struggled in recent outings, going 0-3-0 with a 5.65 GAA and .847 save percentage over his last three starts. He'll attempt to turn things around against the Kings, who are tied for 20th in the NHL with 2.87 goals per game this season.

Vladar made 26 saves on 29 shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.

Vladar now has wins in back-to-back games after going 0-1-1 in his first three appearances in March. He's played pretty well in limited opportunities of late -- since Feb. 2, the 27-year-old has posted a 4-1-1 record, 2.16 GAA and .919 save percentage across seven outings. Dustin Wolf has handled the heaviest workload of his young career with 42 appearances this season, so Vladar's strong play recently could earn the latter more starts going forward if Wolf shows signs of being overworked down the stretch.

Dostal will be between the home pipes Sunday versus the Hurricanes, according to Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Dostal has conceded a total of nine goals on 45 shots in back-to-back losses. He has a subpar 3-4-1 record, .895 save percentage and 3.26 GAA across eight games in March. Carolina was blitzed to the tune of seven goals in a loss to the Kings on Saturday, while the Ducks have been off since Thursday.