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Ingram stopped 18 of 19 shots in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Flames.

The Oilers' top players were dominant, giving Ingram plenty of support as he collected his second win in as many starts. The 28-year-old netminder has started consecutive contests, and with the pair of wins, he's in a great position to continue challenging Calvin Pickard's grip on the starting job in the absence of Tristan Jarry (lower body). The Oilers have a rematch with the Flames in Calgary on Saturday to resume the season after the holiday break.

Thompson allowed six goals on 20 shots Tuesday in a 7-3 loss to the Rangers.

Tuesday was a hot mess for the Caps, who were leading until Taylor Raddysh tied the game 3-3 on a fluke deflection at 8:10 of the third period. The floodgates opened, and Thompson was hung out to dry. The Rangers sniped five unanswered goals. Thompson is 1-3-1 with one shutout and 17 goals allowed in his last five starts. Overall, the Caps have lost six of seven games (1-4-2), so Thompson needs to be benched until the team gets this figured out. He's solid, but he's not a superstar.

Shesterkin made 29 saves in a 7-3 win over the Capitals on Tuesday.

The game was tight until the second half of the third period when Shesterkin's teammates scored five unanswered goals, starting at the 8:10 mark, to seal the win. He's 4-1-0 in his last five starts, but he's done it with an .887 save percentage, including two four-goal games.

Gibson made 19 saves in a 4-3 overtime win over Dallas on Tuesday.

Two of the goals came on the power play. December has been Gibson's month. He's 8-0-0 with two shutouts and a .927 save percentage. Gibson's overall stat line remains average (3.01 GAA and .891 save percentage), so there might be a manager or two who haven't noticed he's gotten hot. You might be able to get him relatively cheap.

DeSmith made 21 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to Detroit.

DeSmith was leading until 15:57 of the third when Dylan Larkin beat him, and then Larkin scored again 34 seconds into the overtime frame. The four goals were the most DeSmith has allowed since his first game of the season (Oct. 16; five goals). That's also the last time he lost in regulation -- he's 9-0-4 in 13 starts since, and his 2.33 GAA and .915 save percentage overall continue to shine. DeSmith is one of the NHL's best backups.

Daccord will protect the road goal versus the Kings on Tuesday, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period reports.

Daccord will take the second half of a back-to-back after Philipp Grubauer won a 3-1 game over the Ducks on Monday. Daccord has allowed nine goals on 129 shots while going 2-2-0 over his last four games. The Kings are also playing their second game in as many days, so this could be a sloppy game despite both teams having solid defensive structures.

Copley will protect the home goal versus the Kraken on Tuesday, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports.

Copley will make his first NHL appearance of 2025-26 as the Kings play in the second half of a back-to-back. The 33-year-old will get a fairly easy assignment -- the Kraken have scored 14 goals over their last six contests and played Monday as well, earning a 3-1 win over the Ducks.

Skinner made 25 saves in a 6-3 loss to Toronto on Tuesday.

The game was closer than the score suggests -- Skinner allowed just four goals, with the final two markers being empty-net markers. Still, his time in Pennsylvania has been worse than his tenure in Alberta. Skinner is 0-3-0 with a 4.18 GAA and an .831 save percentage in three starts in black and gold. Bench him until his game rounds into form.

Vanecek will guard the road goal versus the Avalanche on Tuesday.

Karel Vejmelka (upper body) was originally expected to start, but Vanecek will instead get the nod. Vanecek hasn't won since Oct. 26 versus the Jets, going 0-6-1 with a 3.43 GAA and an .855 save percentage over his last seven contests. It'll be a tall task to shake off that skid against the NHL's top team.

Vejmelka (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus the Avalanche.

Vejmelka was previously slated to start the contest, but the injury will prevent him from doing so. Vitek Vanecek will instead get the nod in goal for this contest. Vejmelka will have nearly a week to heal up before the Mammoth's schedule resumes Monday at home versus the Predators.