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Hellebucyk is expected to tend the road twine versus the Canadiens on Tuesday, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Hellebuyck has won back-to-back starts and six of his last seven while allowing two goals or fewer in all but one of those contests. The 31-year-old has a strong chance to win the Vezina Trophy for the third time in his career -- he has six more wins than any other netminder in the NHL in 2024-25. Hellebuyck has a 12-6-2 record, 2.91 GAA and .910 save percentage across 21 career appearances against Montreal.

Andersen will guard the road cage against the Rangers on Tuesday, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports.

Andersen will make his third start in the Canes' last five contests, as the coaching staff appears to have settled into an every-other-night split for the veteran and Pyotr Kochetkov. In his two outings since returning from a long-term injury, Andersen posted an underwhelming 3.47 GAA and .851 save percentage but still managed to come away with a pair of wins.

Soderblom is expected to tend the twine on the road versus the Lightning on Tuesday, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.

It's a tough matchup for Soderblom considering Tampa Bay currently leads the league in goals per game (3.54) while the Hawks have been giving up the third-most goals per night (3.45). The 25-year-old backstop is currently stuck in a four-game losing streak during which he posted a 3.94 GAA and an .893 save percentage.

Wolf will be between the home pipes Tuesday versus the Capitals, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan relays.

Wolf has won three consecutive games and six of his last seven. Through eight appearances in January, the up-and-coming netminder owns a 6-2-0 record, .921 save percentage and 2.38 GAA. Washington sits third in the league with 3.49 goals per game this season. Wolf lost his only career appearance against the Capitals in 2023-24.

Swayman will guard the road goal against Buffalo on Tuesday, per Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe.

Swayman is coming off a 27-save performance in Saturday's 3-1 win over Colorado. He has a 16-16-4 record with two shutouts, a 2.95 GAA and an .898 save percentage across 36 appearances this season. Buffalo ranks 15th in the league with 3.00 goals per game in 2024-25.

Blackwood was the first netminder off at Tuesday's morning skate, indicating he'll be between the road pipes versus the Islanders, per Conor McGahey of Altitude TV.

Blackwood has faltered of late, going 1-2-1 over his last four starts while allowing at least three goals in each outing. The 28-year-old has a 5-3-2 record, .912 save percentage and 2.37 GAA through 10 appearances in January. The Islanders rank 29th in the NHL with 2.67 goals per game in 2024-25.

Montembeault will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home clash with Winnipeg.

Montembeault continues to see plenty of work in the Habs' crease despite the fact that youngster Jakub Dobes has yet to suffer a regular loss in six NHL appearances. The 28-year-old Montembeault, meanwhile, has been rather pedestrian of late, going 2-2-1 with a 3.20 GAA in his prior five outings. If Montembeault struggles again Tuesday, don't be surprised to see Dobes getting a look versus Minnesota on Thursday or Anaheim on Sunday.

Shesterkin will get the starting nod at home versus the Hurricanes on Tuesday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Shesterkin will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing matchup with Colorado on Sunday in which he gave up five goals on 22 shots (.773 save percentage). The 29-year-old backstop may have avoided facing Mikko Rantanen in that outing but will now have to face the offensive dynamo following his trade to Carolina.

Hofer turned aside 10 of the 11 shots he faced after replacing Jordan Binnington midway through the second period of Monday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.

The Blues were thoroughly outplayed on the night, and the switch in the crease did little to spark the team -- the one goal Hofer allowed came on a shorthanded breakaway by Pius Suter. The 24-year-old netminder has posted better numbers than Binnington in January, going 2-2-0 in five appearances with a 2.74 GAA and a .908 save percentage, but for now, he's still No. 2 on the depth chart.

Binnington allowed three goals on 18 shots before being replaced by Joel Hofer midway through the second period of Monday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.

The switch in the crease was entirely about the sluggish play of St. Louis' skaters -- two of the goals Binnington allowed came on power plays, and the other came on a 2-on-1. Even so, the 31-year-old goalie has lost five of his last seven starts, going 2-5-0 with a 3.31 GAA and an .886 save percentage over that stretch. Binnington has maintained his hold on the No. 1 job for the Blues so far, but he could begin to lose more work to Hofer if he can't turn things around soon.