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  • Maple Leafs' Anthony Stolarz: Tough start in Seattle

    Stolarz stopped 17 of 21 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Kraken. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

    Stolarz has allowed nine goals on 51 shots over a pair of losses since he returned from an upper-body injury that cost him more than two months. The 32-year-old netminder hasn't been able to stabilize the crease for the Maple Leafs, who have now lost six straight contests. He's at a 6-7-1 record with a 3.67 GAA and an .876 save percentage over 15 starts this season. Stolarz and Joseph Woll will compete for playing time until one goalie can get hot and run with the starting job. The Maple Leafs have a favorable matchup ahead Saturday when they visit the Canucks.

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    Kraken's Joey Daccord: Holds off Toronto

    Daccord stopped 29 of 31 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.

    Daccord earned his second win in a row. The 29-year-old has been losing time to Philipp Grubauer in January, but Daccord's recent improvement could help him get back to a 50-50 split of playing time. For the season, Daccord has a 14-12-5 record with a 2.86 GAA and a .902 save percentage over 31 starts. The Kraken set out on a three-game road trip next, beginning Saturday in Vegas. With a back-to-back after that (Tuesday in Anaheim, Wednesday in Los Angeles), Daccord should get at least one start before the break.

  • Avalanche's Scott Wedgewood: Rough night in blue paint

    Wedgewood made 21 saves Thursday in a 7-3 loss to Montreal.

    Wedgewood was hard on himself after the game. "It's a goalie loss," he told reporters. Wedgewood is 20-4-5 with a 2.30 GAA and .912 save percentage in 31 starts this season, but January has been tough on him. He is 3-3-1 with 20 goals allowed and a .888 save percentage in seven starts this month.

  • Sharks' Yaroslav Askarov: Lets lead slip away

    Askarov allowed four goals on 32 shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Oilers.

    Askarov was spotted a 3-0 lead in the first period, but things unraveled for the netminder in the third. The Oilers tied the game, scoring twice with an extra attacker in the last 3:05 of regulation before Zach Hyman completed Edmonton's comeback at 1:06 of overtime. Askarov has had a few rough outings in recent weeks, but this was a tough way to lose, especially since he was making consecutive starts for the first time since a run of six straight games between Dec. 20 and Jan. 3. The 23-year-old netminder is now 17-13-2 with a 3.47 GAA and an .889 save percentage over 33 starts. It wouldn't be surprising to see Alex Nedeljkovic get the nod Saturday in Calgary.

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    Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Fifth straight win

    Dobes made 26 saves Thursday in a 7-3 win over Colorado.

    It was his fifth straight win. Dobes extended his point streak to eight games (7-0-1). That's the longest by a Canadiens rookie goalie since Mike Condon had an eight-game streak in 2015-16. Dobes is 17-5-3 with a 2.96 GAA and .890 save percentage in 24 starts (25 appearances) this season.

  • Oilers' Connor Ingram: Overcomes early struggles

    Ingram stopped 17 of 20 shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sharks.

    Ingram gave up all three goals within the first 11:40 of the game. The Oilers pulled off a rally to tie the contest in the third period, and Zach Hyman completed the comeback at 1:06 of overtime. This was a second shaky start in a row for Ingram, who has given up six goals on his last 32 shots faced. He's up to 6-3-1 with a 2.46 GAA and a .905 save percentage through 11 appearances. Tristan Jarry is likely to get the nod Saturday versus the Wild, as Ingram has mostly alternated starts with Jarry for much of January.

  • Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Back in loss category

    Hellebuyck made 33 saves Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the Lightning.

    Hellebuyck snapped a four-game winless streak in his last outing, and Thursday was a tough slog -- the Bolts are among the NHL's best teams, and the Jets are one of the worst. Last season, Hellebuyck was the Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's best goalie. This season, he's 4-9-6 in his last 19 starts and 13-15-6 with a 2.71 GAA and .902 save percentage in 34 starts. Hellebuyck's ratios are above league average this season, which is a testament to his individual skill, but he's pushing a jet that's out of fuel this season.

  • Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Continues impressive run

    Vasilevskiy made 22 saves in a 4-1 win over Winnipeg on Thursday.

    Just another day in paradise for one of the best goalies in the league. Vasilevskiy has won five games in a row with just four goals allowed. More impressively, he hasn't lost in regulation since Dec. 18, 2025, and he has a 13-0-1 record in that span. Vasilevskiy would be on Team Russia for the upcoming Olympics if the country wasn't banned from participation. The rest will serve him and the Bolts well, given his heavy workload of late.

  • Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Gets helped off ice after win

    Lindgren sustained an apparent lower-body injury at the end of overtime in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Red Wings, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

    Lindgren shook off the injury long enough to perform in the shootout, but he needed assistance from his teammates to exit the ice at the end. The 32-year-old's injury comes at a bad time, as Logan Thompson (upper body) was not available Thursday. Lindgren's status wasn't updated after the game, leaving the Capitals' goaltending situation murky heading into Saturday's home game versus the Hurricanes. With the win, Lindgren improved to 8-6-3 with a 3.37 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 18 appearances.

  • Flyers' Samuel Ersson: Leaves Thursday's game

    Ersson (lower body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Bruins.

    Ersson allowed five goals on 20 shots in two periods of action. It's unclear when the injury occurred. Dan Vladar took over in goal and will likely handle the bulk of the goaltending duties for as long as Ersson is out.

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