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Sorokin will start Tuesday's home game against the Devils, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Sorokin was activated off injured reserve Friday after missing time due to a lower-body injury, and he served as David Rittich's backup during Saturday's home matchup against the Maple Leafs. However, Sorokin will return to the crease one game later. Across 24 appearances this season, Sorokin has gone 12-10-2 with a 2.55 GAA and .910 save percentage.

Poirier was loaned to AHL Texas on Monday.

With Casey DeSmith (personal) returning to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against Carolina, Poirier will return to AHL in a corresponding move. The 24-year-old netminder served as the backup for Jake Oettinger during Sunday's contest against Montreal, but Poirier still hasn't made his NHL debut yet. Through 22 appearances with Texas this season, Poirier has an 8-10-4 record, a .903 save percentage and a 2.77 GAA.

DeSmith (personal) was removed from the non-roster list Monday.

With DeSmith rejoining the Stars, Remi Poirier was returned to AHL Texas on Monday in a corresponding move. While the 34-year-old DeSmith has given up three or more goals in five of his last six outings, he is still sporting a 3-1-2 record over that stretch. DeSmith's strong performances this year have seen him taking a bigger share of the workload, though this is likely to keep starter Jake Oettinger as healthy and rested as possible.

Greaves stopped 38 of 43 shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Penguins.

Greaves has dropped two of his last three starts, but fantasy managers would be wise to look past his win-loss record to see what he brings to the table. The 24-year-old netminder has been playing well of late -- this was the first time since Nov. 28 (also against Pittsburgh) where he allowed more than three goals. Over his last 10 games, Greaves has gone 5-4-1 with a 2.46 GAA and a .917 save percentage.

Silovs stopped 21 of 25 shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Silovs extended his winning streak to four games, but it's still hard to trust him in most fantasy formats. He has allowed three or more goals in his last nine outings while posting a save percentage below .900 in each of those contests. Silovs owns a 3.17 GAA and an .871 save percentage during his ongoing winning streak.

Oettinger stopped 25 of 29 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Canadiens.

Oettinger has dropped his last three starts, but two of those losses, against Montreal and Chicago, came in overtime. Oettinger remains an outstanding netminder, but his recent results haven't been the best. The 27-year-old has gone 5-3-2 with a 2.39 GAA and a .913 save percentage over his last 10 appearances.

Lindgren will patrol the home crease against Anaheim on Monday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Lindgren is coming off a 22-save effort in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers. He has a 6-4-2 record this season with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 13 appearances. Anaheim ranks seventh in the league with 3.29 goals per game, but the team has scored two goals or fewer three times during its current five-game (0-4-1) losing skid.

Shesterkin will get the starting nod at home against the Mammoth on Monday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.

Shesterkin is coming off a fantastic performance at the Winter Classic in which he stopped 36 of 37 shots in a win over the Panthers. After a difficult 2024-25 campaign, the Russian backstop is on pace to reach the 30-win mark for the fourth time in the last five years and should make 55 or more starts for the fourth consecutive campaign.

Montembeault stopped 24 of 27 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Stars.

Montembeault made his second start since ending his loan at AHL Laval on Dec. 16, and he's earned back-to-back OT wins against Florida and Dallas. In those two games, the 29-year-old has allowed five goals on 57 shots faced. He should continue as the Canadiens' No. 1 goaltender ahead of Jakub Dobes and Jacob Fowler going forward.

Allen stopped 26 of 29 shots in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

Allen gave up a goal in each period, and the Devils couldn't keep pace with the Hurricanes' offense. This was Allen's third defeat in his last four games (1-2-1), but he's allowed a modest 11 goals on 121 shots in that span. For the season, the 35-year-old is at an 11-9-1 record with a 2.55 GAA and a .913 save percentage. Allen and Jacob Markstrom have been alternating starts since mid-December, and if that pattern holds, Markstrom will go Tuesday versus the Islanders while Allen would get Thursday's game versus the Penguins.