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  • Wild's Jesper Wallstedt: Starting Sunday

    Wallstedt will get the start Sunday against the Jets, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

    Wallstedt's strong recent play has earned him a more prominent role in Minnesota's goalie rotation. After playing only three of the first 15 games, he's now making his fifth start in the team's past eight games. The 23-year-old is the NHL's leader in both GAA (2.20) and save percentage (.926). He'll be tested against a Jets team that scores 3.30 goals per game, just outside the league's top five.

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    Jets' Eric Comrie: Facing Wild

    Comrie will patrol the home crease against Minnesota on Sunday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

    Comrie is coming off a 24-save effort in Friday's 4-3 loss to Carolina. He has a 4-2-0 record while allowing 17 goals on 169 shots through six appearances this season. Comrie will see plenty of action due to the absence of Connor Hellebuyck (knee). Minnesota sits 25th in the league with 2.86 goals per game this campaign.

  • Sharks' Alex Nedeljkovic: Surrenders three goals Saturday

    Nedeljkovic stopped 24 of 27 shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Senators.

    Nedeljkovic showed solid stretches of play in all three periods, but a late goal from Tim Stutzle allowed the Senators to complete the comeback win. The 29-year-old Nedeljkovic has a 3-4-2 record with a 2.99 GAA and a .901 save percentage in nine appearances this season. Both he and Yaroslav Askarov have save percentages north of .900 this season, with the latter having a stronger record. The Sharks' goaltending tandem has been close to a 50-50 split recently, and Nedeljkovic doesn't seem to be in danger of losing playing time considering he has allowed three or fewer goals in five consecutive outings. Nedeljkovic is best utilized as a matchup-dependent spot start in most fantasy formats.

  • Senators' Linus Ullmark: Low volume in win

    Ullmark made 17 saves on 19 attempts in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Sharks.

    Ullmark saw just 19 attempts on goal, allowed just one even-strength tally and kept the Senators' net clean in the final period. With the win, the 32-year-old netminder has an 8-5-4 record with a 2.95 GAA and an .877 save percentage through 17 outings this season. After a stretch of four total losses in five games, Ullmark has found the win column in back-to-back contests. With just five goals allowed over his last three games, he's trending upward in fantasy and has a case to be rostered in nearly all two-goalie formats. If Ottawa elects to stick with the hot hand over backup netminder Leevi Merilainen, Ullmark will take the ice Monday against the Kings, who beat Ullmark with one goal a few games back.

  • Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Starting once again

    Luukkonen will get the start for Sunday's game against the Hurricanes, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

    Luukkonen is getting back-to-back starts for the first time this season and will make only his sixth start overall. The 26-year-old has a 2-2-1 record, 3.01 GAA and .881 save percentage in his five appearances. The Hurricanes have scored at least three goals in five straight games and boast the second-best offense in the NHL at 3.62 goals per game, so Luukkonen will have his work cut out for him Sunday.

  • Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Starting in Buffalo

    Andersen will defend the road net against the Sabres on Sunday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

    Andersen has lost his last three outings (0-1-2) while surrendering 10 goals on 69 shots. He has a 5-4-2 record this season with a 3.07 GAA and an .883 save percentage through 11 appearances. Buffalo is tied for 14th in the league with 3.14 goals per game this campaign.

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    Flyers' Dan Vladar: Solid outing in win

    Vladar made 32 saves on 35 attempts on goal in Saturday's 6-3 win over New Jersey.

    Vladar's breakout campaign continued Saturday as he allowed just one goal in each period. With the win, the 28-year-old goaltender is up to an 8-4-0 record, a 2.42 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 13 starts this season. Vladar has won four of his last six games for a Flyers team that has been surprisingly competitive so far this season. His start Saturday marked his third consecutive time leading Philadelphia onto the ice, suggesting Vladar has established himself as the top option in net over Samuel Ersson. Vladar hasn't exceeded 30 starts in any previous regular season, so it remains to be seen how he handles a larger workload moving forward, but he has been one of the league's best netminders so far and is a strong streaming option in fantasy.

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    Devils' Jake Allen: Early struggles in loss

    Allen stopped 23 of 29 shots on goal in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Flyers.

    Allen had a rough go of things in the first period as he allowed four total goals, three of which were just 26 seconds apart. With the loss, the 35-year-old netminder drops to a 7-4-0 record, a 2.56 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 12 appearances this season. Saturday's outing marked his highest number of goals against this season, and he's lost four of his last six starts after a 5-0-0 start to the season. Since the return of Jacob Markstrom from a lower-body injury, Allen has maintained a solid chunk of the opportunities in net, but Allen's playing time could decline if his recent struggles continue.

  • Panthers' Sergei Bobrovsky: Gets hook in Stanley Cup rematch

    Bobrovsky gave up four goals on 13 shots before being replaced by Daniil Tarasov early in the second period of Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Oilers.

    Jack Roslovic snuck a puck past Bobrovsky from a sharp angle just 25 seconds into the first period, and it was all downhill from there for the two-time Vezina Trophy winner. Bobrovsky will get a chance to reset, as Tarasov has already been announced as Monday's starter in Nashville, which will likely put the Panthers' No. 1 goalie back between the pipes at home Wednesday against the Flyers. On the season, Bobrovsky has a 10-6-0 record in 16 outings, but a 2.80 GAA and .887 save percentage that are below his usual standards.

  • Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Starting Sunday

    Knight will get the start Sunday against the Avalanche, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

    Knight has been one of the league's best goaltenders this season, sporting a .922 save percentage that's the second best in the NHL. The 24-year-old is coming off of a loss in his last start, surrendering three third-period goals to the Kraken on Thursday. The Avalanche will present a stiff test for the young netminder; Colorado leads the league with 4.14 goals per game and has one regulation loss through 21 games.

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