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Vladar allowed five goals on 27 shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Jets.

The Jets took a 3-1 lead through two periods and added a pair of power-play goals when the Flames got undisciplined in the final frame. This sent Vladar to his sixth straight loss (0-5-1), a span in which he's allowed 24 goals. The 27-year-old has lost playing time lately due to the skid, as well as the strong performance of Dustin Wolf, who has won six of his last eight games. Vladar is down to 6-10-5 with a 3.12 GAA and an .886 save percentage over 21 starts. Wolf will likely start Tuesday in a tough home matchup versus the Capitals.

Comrie stopped 20 of 22 shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Flames.

Comrie had lost his last eight outings (0-7-1), including a loss to the Flames just eight days earlier on home ice. He bounced back this time, earning his first win since Nov. 1 and his second victory over Calgary in three matchups this season. Comrie is now 4-7-1 with a 2.79 GAA and a .905 save percentage over 12 outings in 2024-25. The 29-year-old has typically played once every four or five games this season, so he's likely to make one more appearance before the NHL takes a break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, though the Jets have no back-to-back sets between now and then.

Gustavsson will be between the road pipes Sunday versus the Blackhawks, according to Tracey Myers of NHL.com.

Gustavsson will draw the start in the second half of a back-to-back Sunday -- Marc-Andre Fleury got the nod in Saturday's 5-4 loss to Calgary. Gustavsson has struggled through six appearances in January, posting a 1-4-0 record, .863 save percentage and 4.29 GAA. He'll look to snap his four-game losing streak against a Blackhawks club that sits second-to-last in the NHL with 2.60 goals per game in 2024-25. The Swedish netminder is 4-0-1 with a 1.79 GAA and a .935 save percentage across five career outings against Chicago.

Knight will guard the road goal against Vegas on Sunday, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Knight will get the second half of Florida's back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky played in Saturday's 7-2 win over San Jose. The 23-year-old Knight has a 9-7-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.43 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 19 appearances this season. Vegas ranks fourth in the league with 3.39 goals per game in 2024-25.

Comrie will protect the home net against Calgary on Sunday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Comrie has surrendered 23 goals on 231 shots during his eight-game (0-7-1) losing skid. He has a 3-7-1 record with a 2.87 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 11 appearances this season. Calgary sits 27th in the league with 2.70 goals per game in 2024-25 and earned a 5-4 win over Minnesota on Saturday.

Mrazek will patrol the home crease against Minnesota on Sunday, per Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.

Mrazek is coming off a 44-save effort in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to Carolina. He has a 9-16-2 record with a 3.26 GAA and an .896 save percentage through 28 appearances this season. Minnesota ranks 19th in the league with 2.90 goals per game in 2024-25.

Merilainen will protect the home net against Utah on Sunday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Merilainen will get the second half of Ottawa's back-to-back after Anton Forsberg played in Saturday's 2-1 win over Toronto. The 22-year-old Merilainen has a 6-3-1 record with two shutouts, a 2.32 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 10 NHL appearances this season. Utah sits 21st in the league with 2.88 goals per game in 2024-25.

Vladar will guard the road goal against the Jets on Sunday, according to Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Vladar will get the second half of Calgary's back-to-back after Dustin Wolf played in Saturday's 5-4 win over Minnesota. The 27-year-old Vladar has allowed 19 goals on 141 shots during his five-game (0-4-1) losing skid. He has a 6-9-5 record with two shutouts, a 3.03 GAA and an .889 save percentage through 20 appearances this season. Winnipeg ranks second in the league with 3.50 goals per game in 2024-25.

Hill will patrol the home crease against Florida on Sunday, according to Jesse Granger of The Athletic.

Hill has one win in his last five outings (1-3-1), allowing 15 goals on 119 shots. He has posted a record of 18-9-3 with two shutouts, a 2.66 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 30 appearances this season. Florida is tied for eighth in the league with 3.24 goals per game in 2024-25 and earned a 7-2 win over San Jose on Saturday.

Blackwood will guard the road net Sunday against the Rangers.

Blackwood will look to bounce back after dropping his previous three starts -- he's struggled to an .873 save percentage in that span. Overall, the 28-year-old netminder is 9-4-2 while maintaining an impressive .925 save percentage in 15 starts since joining the Avs.