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Greaves stopped 27 of 29 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.

Greaves has been playing at a high level of late, and this was his fourth win over his last five appearances. Over that stretch, the 24-year-old netminder has posted a 2.07 GAA and an impressive .925 save percentage while allowing two or fewer goals three times. Greaves is certainly going through one of his most prolific stretches of the campaign.

Woll stopped 27 of 30 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

Woll was beaten twice in the second period and once more late in overtime, as Adam Fantilli scored the game-winner for the Blue Jackets with a wrister with 39 seconds left in extra time. Woll has gone 1-1-1 in his three starts this season, but his performances have been better than what his record indicates. He's posted a save percentage of .900 or higher in each of his three outings.

Dobes was saddled with the loss Thursday as the Canadiens were downed 8-4 by the Capitals, allowing four goals on 25 shots after replacing Sam Montembeault early in the second period.

After a perfect 5-0-0 record in October, Dobes' fortunes have completely reversed in November, and through four outings this month, he's gone 0-2-2 with a ghastly 4.76 GAA and .820 save percentage. Montembeault has had his own struggles of late, but as long as Dobes continues to fight the puck to this extent, any chance he might have of claiming the top spot in the Montreal crease seems like wishful thinking.

Ullmark stopped 23 of 25 shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Ducks.

Ullmark allowed two goals in a span of 1:26 during the second period, but the Senators were able to overcome that brief lapse. The 32-year-old has allowed eight goals over the last four games, going 2-1-1 in that span. Despite injuries on the blue line, the Senators have helped to make Ullmark's life easier by allowing just 25.4 shots per game, which is tied for fourth-best in the NHL through Thursday. The Swede is at a 7-5-4 record with a 3.01 GAA and an .877 save percentage through 16 appearances, but he's trending in the right direction. The Senators' next game is in San Jose on Saturday.

Vladar stopped 27 of 29 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues.

Vladar was beaten twice in the first period, but the 28-year-old was excellent the rest of the way to snap a brief two-game losing skid. Vladar has been trending in the right direction lately and has allowed two or fewer goals in three of his last four games, going 2-1-1 with a 2.45 GAA and a .911 save percentage over that prolific stretch.

Montembeault allowed three goals on 10 shots before being replaced by Jakub Dobes early in the second period of Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Capitals.

The first two pucks to get past Montembeault came on Washington power plays, but after he gave up a fairly soft goal to Ethen Frank that made the score 3-1 with less than four minutes elapsed in the second frame, coach Martin St. Louis got out his hook. Montembeault has just one win in his last six outings, going 1-2-1 with a rough 3.78 GAA and .865 save percentage, but Dobes -- who got stuck with the loss Thursday -- has been even worse in November, leaving the Montreal crease in turmoil.

Hofer stopped 25 of 28 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers.

Hofer was beaten late in the second period, midway through the third and at the 3:51 mark in overtime, as the Flyers came back from a 2-0 deficit to win the game. This was Hofer's third straight loss, a stretch in which he's gone 0-1-2 with a 3.55 GAA and .880 save percentage.

Shesterkin stopped 29 of 33 shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche. The last two goals were empty-netters.

Shesterkin gave the Rangers a solid effort, but Nathan MacKinnon's second goal of the game, at 10:48 of the third period, was the difference. With at least three goals allowed in five of his last six outings, Shesterkin is a bit lucky to be 3-3-0 in that span. For the season, he slipped to 7-8-2 with a 2.52 GAA and a .909 save percentage through 17 contests. The Rangers wrap up their three-game road trip Saturday in Utah.

Wedgewood stopped 16 of 19 shots in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

Wedgewood was far from his best in this contest, but the Avalanche's top players more than made up for it. It's still a win, and that's now seven in a row for Wedgewood, who has given up two goals or less in five of those victories. He's at a 12-1-2 record with a 2.23 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 16 appearances. The 33-year-old hasn't played more than two games in a row since Mackenzie Blackwood's season debut, and both goalies should get a start in this weekend's road back-to-back versus Nashville and Chicago on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Lindgren stopped 24 shots in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Canadiens.

After a 1-1 first period, the Caps began to pull away with two goals in the first four minutes of the second period, and Lindgren made sure the Habs never got level again. The veteran netminder has won back-to-back starts for the first time this season, and through seven outings he's gone 3-3-1 with a 3.29 GAA and .888 save percentage while backing up Logan Thompson.