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Husso made 18 saves in a 6-3 loss to San Jose on Tuesday.

He allowed five goals. Husso's game has gone down the garbage chute this season. He has a single win in eight starts, and his 3.69 GAA and .866 save percentage are the worst of his career. One word. Avoid. OK three more words. At all cost.

Georgiev made 25 saves in a 6-3 win over Detroit on Tuesday.

It was just his second win in eight starts in San Jose. Georgiev has been a workhorse over the past few years, but the wheels have come completely off his game. He's 10-13-0 in 25 starts with a combined 3.44 GAA and .879 save percentage. Start Georgiev at your own peril.

Montembeault stopped 22 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Utah.

Montembeault has won four of his last six starts, though this wasn't the prettiest of efforts. He's allowed a total of 16 goals in that span while going 4-1-1. Overall, he improved to 16-15-3 with a 2.88 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 34 contests. Jakub Dobes has impressed in limited action, but Montembeault is still the Canadiens' top goalie. Montembeault is likely to get the nod Thursday in Dallas after making 35 saves in a 2-1 loss to the Stars in Montreal on Saturday.

Shesterkin stopped 23 of 26 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.

Shesterkin and the Rangers were nursing a 2-1 lead for nearly 30 minutes but couldn't get it to the finish line. Artturi Lehkonen tied the game with 1:13 left in the third period and Devon Toews scored in overtime to send Shesterkin to his first defeat in three starts since he returned from an upper-body injury. He's allowed a total of six goals on 79 shots in those contests. Overall, the 29-year-old netminder is 13-15-2 with a 2.97 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 30 appearances. The Rangers wrap up their three-game road trip in Utah on Thursday.

Vasilevskiy made 18 saves Tuesday in a 6-2 loss to Boston.

He allowed four goals -- the most he's allowed in a game since Nov. 30 -- but it was a rough night for Vasilevskiy overall. His season numbers (2.38 GAA and .913 save percentage) are great production for a netminder that has sometimes dipped in the third quarter of the season. Vasilevskiy will bounce back.

Blackwood stopped 27 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers.

It wasn't looking good for the Avalanche until Artturi Lehkonen tied the game late in the third period. Devon Toews added the game-winner in overtime, but Blackwood deserves a lot of credit for keeping the score close until the offense took over. He has won four of his six outings in January and still has yet to give up more than two goals as a member of the Avalanche. For the season, he's 15-11-4, including a 9-2-1 record with the Avalanche. He's added a 2.49 GAA and .920 save percentage over 31 appearances when accounting for his time with the Sharks. Blackwood is likely to get the nod Thursday against the Oilers, though Scott Wedgewood is healthy after a five-game absence due to a lower-body injury and may snag a start some time soon despite the Avalanche having no back-to-backs for nearly two weeks.

Samsonov allowed four goals on 22 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Predators. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Samsonov has followed up a six-game winning streak by losing his last two starts. This was his ugliest outing recently -- he had given up no more than two goals in any of his last seven starts after surrendering six tallies in a Nov. 30 loss to Utah. Samsonov dropped to 11-5-1 with a 2.70 GAA and a .904 save percentage over 17 starts this season. The Golden Knights' next two games are in a back-to-back, and based on the recent workload distribution, it's likely to be Adin Hill in goal Friday versus the Hurricanes, while Samsonov lines up to face the Blackhawks on Saturday to conclude Vegas' three-game road trip.

Swayman made 43 saves in a 6-2 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

He set a new season-high for saves with the victory. Swayman played huge at times to keep a busy Bolt offense at bay. Since Christmas, the netminder has started in eight games -- more than any other netminder in the NHL. He has a .925 save percentage in that span.

Annunen stopped 19 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.

Annunen was able to get a positive result despite a natural hat trick by Pavel Dorofeyev. The 24-year-old Annunen had a large cushion to work with after the Predators scored the first four goals of the game, and he was just able to hold on for his fourth win in six outings. The Finnish netminder is now 10-6-0 with a 2.88 GAA and an .896 save percentage over 18 games between the Predators and the Avalanche this season. Juuse Saros is likely to return to the crease for Thursday's home game versus the Blackhawks.

Lankinen gave up six goals on 33 shots in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Jets.

Lankinen followed up a shutout win over the Maple Leafs with a stinker of a result Tuesday. Kyle Connor put up a natural hat trick in the first period, and the Jets hardly let up in the contest as they ran away with the win. Lankinen has lost five of his last seven outings, though he's allowed more than two goals just twice in that span. He's 16-8-6 with a 2.63 GAA and a .903 save percentage over 30 games played, and he's likely to surpass his career highs of 37 appearances and 17 wins. It's likely Thatcher Demko will get a chance to start Thursday versus the Kings.