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Saros stopped 25 of 29 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Jets. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

The Jets put up three goals in the first period, and the Predators couldn't recover while losing Luke Evangelista (lower body) and Steven Stamkos (undisclosed) to injury. Saros continues to have mixed results at best -- he's won three of his last seven outings, including two by shutout, but he's allowed a total of 17 goals over four losses in that span as well. For the season, the 29-year-old netminder is 9-17-6 with a 2.77 GAA and a .904 save percentage over 32 contests. The Predators have three days off before hosting the Capitals on Saturday.

Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 28 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

This was Hellebuyck's 300th career win -- he's the third-fastest to that mark in NHL history, doing so in 538 games. He's also seventh all-time in wins by an American-born goalie and two away from passing Mike Richter for sixth. This season, Hellebuyck is 25-6-2 with a 2.08 GAA and a .926 save percentage over a league-high 33 games played. He'll likely start one of the next two games as the Jets face a home back-to-back against the Kings on Friday and the Avalanche on Saturday.

Skinner made 26 saves in a 4-0 win over Boston on Tuesday, but was not awarded the shutout.

Skinner missed the last 5:25 of the first period after he was taken off the ice by a concussion spotter following a collision with big Nikita Zadorov of the Bruins. Calvin Pickard didn't face a shot in relief before Skinner returned to start the second period. It was Skinner's third straight win. The 26-year-old is 16-8-3 in 27 starts with a 2.69 GAA and a .902 save percentage.

Swayman made 35 saves in a 4-0 loss to the Oilers on Tuesday. He allowed three goals, with the final marker being scored on an empty net.

This may have been Swayman's best game of the season, and the score could have easily been 6-0 had it not been for some superb saves. But he's lost four straight, and it's a long climb up from his sluggish start (2.91 GAA and .891 save percentage heading into Tuesday night). Swayman is a talent, but even those can be a risk, especially in redraft and daily formats.

Lyon sustained an upper-body injury during Tuesday's game versus the Senators.

Lyon was a perfect 10-for-10 in saves in the first period, indicating this is an injury concern rather than a performance-related reason for his exit. Cam Talbot replaced Lyon between the pipes and would likely take over as Detroit's top goalie should Lyon miss any time.

Saros will defend the road net against the Jets on Tuesday, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Saros is coming off a 27-save shutout win over Vancouver on Friday. He has a 9-16-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.72 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 31 appearances this season. Winnipeg ranks third in the league with 3.59 goals per game in 2024-25.

Wolf will defend the road cage against Anaheim on Tuesday, Eric Stephens of The Athletic reports.

Wolf underwhelmed in his last outing, posting an .889 save percentage after giving up three goals on 27 shots in a loss to Nashville. On the year, the 23-year-old netminder has put up decent numbers, going 12-6-2 with a 2.63 GAA, .913 save percentage and two shutouts in 20 appearances.

Vejmelka will be between the pipes in Wednesday's home matchup against the Panthers, according to Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports.

Vejmelka is 1-0-1 through two starts in January while stopping a combined 49 of 55 shots in that span (.891 save percentage, 2.95 GAA). Florida ranks ninth in the NHL with 3.24 goals per game this season, but the team is 2-4-0 in its last six games. The 28-year-old Vejmelka has a 1-4-0 record, 3.91 GAA and .904 save percentage across five career games against the Panthers.

Samsonov was the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, per Max Miller of NHL.com, indicating he will guard the road goal against San Jose on Tuesday.

Samsonov has stopped 114 of 121 shots during his five-game winning streak. He has a 10-3-1 record with one shutout, a 2.69 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. San Jose is tied for 28th in the league with 2.62 goals per game in 2024-25.

Gibson will defend the home crease versus the Flames on Tuesday, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Gibson was stellar in back-to-back wins against high-quality opponents in the Jets and Lightning to start January. The 31-year-old turned aside a combined 63 of 67 shots on goal (.940 save percentage, 1.94 GAA) over those two outings. The Pittsburgh native will face a Flames team that is tied for 28th in the NHL with 2.62 goals per game. Gibson has an 11-8-1 record, 2.55 GAA and .915 save percentage in his career versus Calgary.