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Binnington allowed four goals on 22 shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jackets. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Binnington has given up 26 goals on 152 shots (.829 save percentage) during his six-game losing streak. Despite his awful performances, Binnington has maintained a timeshare with Joel Hofer, who has won three of his last six games. Binnington is now 8-16-6 with a 3.60 GAA and an .866 save percentage across 31 outings. He's borderline unplayable in fantasy with those ratios, and the Blues would be justified in giving Hofer a starter's workload for the rest of the campaign. The Blues' last two games before the Olympic break are on the road, in Nashville on Monday and in Dallas on Wednesday.

Greaves stopped 28 of 31 shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.

Greaves had been in the backup role for the previous two games, but he was able to pick up his third straight win in this contest. He's undefeated in his last six outings, going 5-0-0 with 14 goals allowed on 161 shots (.913 save percentage) in that span. For the season, the 24-year-old netminder improved to 17-12-6 with a 2.69 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 36 contests. Both Greaves and Elvis Merzlikins have played well lately, but there's been no discernible pattern in their usage under new head coach Rick Bowness. Both goalies should get one more start before the Olympic break, as the Blue Jackets visit the Devils on Tuesday and then host the Blackhawks on Wednesday.

Ullmark turned aside 26 of 27 shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.

Following his leave of absence due to personal reasons, Ullmark earned Saturday's first star of the game in his return to the crease. Outside of New Jersey's lone goal late in the first period, he kept Ottawa's net tidy, which had often been an issue in his absence. With the win, the 32-year-old Ullmark now has a 15-8-5 record, a 2.89 GAA and an .884 save percentage across 29 appearances this season. While his second full season with the Senators has been a slight step back from a season ago, he sits just five victories away from securing 20-plus wins for a fifth consecutive year. With an impressive showing in his return, Ullmark has a bright outlook with Ottawa moving up the Eastern Conference standings.

Allen stopped 30 of 33 shots on net in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Senators.

Allen allowed just one goal across the first two periods before the Senators scored two goals against him in the third. With the loss, the 35-year-old netminder now holds a 12-13-1 record, a 2.68 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 27 appearances this season. Since the calendar flipped to 2026, the veteran netminder has struggled to find the win column with a 1-5-0 record over six starts. Allen is best left on waivers in fantasy until he can compile multiple wins in a row, which he hasn't done since mid-December. His next chance to bounce back is in Tuesday's home clash against the Blue Jackets.

Gardner posted a 29-save shutout in WHL Saskatoon's 4-0 win over Prince Albert on Saturday.

Gardner was the great equalizer against one of the WHL's top teams, earning his third shutout of the campaign and the 10th of his junior career. The 20-year-old goalie is 19-10-2 with a 2.70 GAA and a .909 save percentage over 36 outings this season. Based on his performances this year, Gardner looks ready to be an AHL regular in 2026-27.

Nedeljkovic made 39 saves in a 3-2 loss to the Flames on Saturday.

The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Nedeljkovic, who had allowed just 10 goals on 144 shots on the streak. He continues to outshine Yaroslav Askarov, who was 2-3-1 with an .856 save percentage in seven outings in January. Nedeljkovic went 5-2-0 with a .916 save percentage in seven appearances in January. The Sharks may start to lean more on Nedeljkovic, as the team is only one point out of third place in the Pacific Division and one point away from a wild-card spot. Wins are going to matter a lot more very soon.

Wolf made 23 saves Saturday in a 3-2 win over the Sharks.

Wolf has been an absolute Sharks killer -- he's now 9-2-0 against San Jose. He's been dominant against California teams in general, going 16-2-2 against NHL clubs from his home state. That includes a 4-0-2 record against the Ducks and a 3-0-0 mark against the Kings. Wolf is 16-20-3 with a 3.00 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 39 appearances this season.

Talbot made three saves in relief Saturday in a 5-0 loss to Colorado. He allowed one goal.

Talbot came into the game to start the third period. John Gibson had a rough week (0-2-1), but Talbot has had a rough month. The 38-year-old Talbot started just three times in January, and he allowed 10 goals and put up a record of 0-1-2.

Gibson allowed four goals on 17 shots before being relieved after two periods in a 5-0 loss to the Avalanche on Saturday.

The Red Wings came out of the gate fast and had a couple of great scoring chances that they couldn't convert. After that, they became spectators, and Gibson was left to fend for himself. It's been a rough week for the netminder, who is 0-2-1 with nine goals allowed on 61 shots in three games for a save percentage of .852.

Daccord will protect the road goal versus the Golden Knights on Saturday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Daccord will get the nod for a second game in a row after earning a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. It will be Daccord's first instance of consecutive starts since Dec. 18-20, as he's lost playing time to Philipp Grubauer. The Kraken's goalie rotation hasn't exactly been predictable, but Daccord earning a third straight win would likely do a lot to help him in an effort to reclaim a majority of the playing time.