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Talbot allowed five goals on 35 shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.

Talbot's losing streak reached five games, and he's allowed 20 goals in that span. The 37-year-old netminder is down to 17-16-3 with a 3.02 GAA and an .898 save percentage over 38 appearances this season. This outing won't help Talbot's efforts to regain some playing time back from Petr Mrazek, and Alex Lyon is also on the NHL roster, though he hasn't played since March 6 versus Utah. The Red Wings' next game is on the road versus Utah on Monday, the first half of a back-to-back set that wraps up in Colorado on Tuesday.

Hill stopped 28 of 31 shots in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Red Wings.

Hill won for the fifth time in seven outings in March. The Red Wings got a goal past him in each period, two of which came on the power play, but the Golden Knights' offense was even stronger to support Hill in this win. He's up to 26-11-5 on the year with a 2.51 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 42 appearances. Ilya Samsonov will start Sunday versus the Lightning, but Hill is likely to make his next start Tuesday at Minnesota.

Allen gave up three goals on 19 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Senators.

Allen allowed all three goals in a span of 4:39 during the second period, and it was too much for the Devils to overcome. This was Allen's first loss since Feb. 26 -- he had given up a total of four goals on 103 shots over his previous three wins, a stretch that has earned him a 50-50 split of playing time with Jacob Markstrom. For the season, Allen is at 12-14-1 with a 2.56 GAA and a .912 save percentage through 27 appearances. If the goalie rotation holds, Markstrom would face one of his former teams, the Canucks, on Monday, while Allen is in line for a road start versus the Blackhawks on Wednesday.

Halverson made 19 saves in a 6-4 loss to Utah on Saturday. He allowed five goals.

It was his first NHL start, and the loss wasn't on him. As Bolts coach Jon Cooper said in the post-game scrum, Halverson's teammates simply didn't play well enough in front of their netminder, especially against a gritty team that was hungry to claw its way to a wild-card spot. Halverson will be with the Bolts until Jonas Johansson (personal) returns to the squad. He may not get another start, but at least he lived out his dream. Halverson had made one appearance in relief several seasons ago, but he'd never seen his name in the starting lineup until Saturday.

Vejmelka made 22 saves in an 6-4 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Vejmelka has won two straight games, and he's 9-3-2 in his last 14 appearances (13 starts). Overall, he's elevated his season stat line to a 21-18-6 record, 2.53 GAA and .907 save percentage. Those are the best ratios of Vejmelka's NHL career. Fantasy managers need to ride the hottest hand at this time of the year, and Vejmelka is surging.

Ullmark stopped 25 of 27 shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Devils.

Ullmark ended a two-game slide in which he allowed eight goals on 33 shots. The Devils gave the Senators a scare with Erik Haula's tally late in the third period, but Ullmark was able to preserve the lead for his sixth win in eight outings. For the season, he's up to 19-13-3 with a 2.78 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 37 appearances. The Senators' next game is Tuesday versus the Sabres, and it wouldn't be surprising to see Ullmark between the pipes for that one as he continues to handle a large workload during the playoff push.

Rittich turned aside 34 shots in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Hurricanes.

While he was the busier of the two netminders, the final result wasn't in much doubt after the Kings struck three times in each of the first and second periods. Rittich has just one regulation loss since the beginning of February, going 3-1-2 over his last six starts despite a lackluster .891 save percentage.

Kochetkov stopped 18 shots in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Kings.

The Carolina offense didn't wake up until late in the second period, at which point the team was already staring at a 6-0 deficit. Kochetkov had allowed just six goals while winning each of his previous five starts. He hadn't given up more than four goals in an outing all season, making Saturday's performance a write-off as just one of those afternoons.

Daccord will start on the road versus the Oilers on Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Daccord will start for the fifth time in seven games, having gone 2-1-1 with 12 goals allowed over his previous four starts. The Oilers are usually a tough matchup -- Daccord has already lost to them once this year, allowing three goals on 30 shots in a Jan. 27 game. However, Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed) and Connor McDavid (lower body) won't play in Saturday's matchup, leaving the Oilers' offense significantly shorthanded.

Hofer made 26 saves in Saturday's 4-1 win over Chicago.

Ilya Mikheyev's shorthanded tally inside the final minute of the second period spoiled Hofer's shutout bid, but the St. Louis netminder stood tall and won his third straight start. The 24-year-old hasn't taken a regulation loss since Feb. 6, going 4-0-2 over his last eight appearances with a .912 save percentage.