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DeSmith will tend the road twine Tuesday versus the Rangers, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic.

DeSmith has been excellent lately, going 5-0-1 with a 1.46 GAA and a .943 save percentage across his last six appearances. The veteran netminder has allowed just three combined goals on 44 shots in back-to-back wins over Seattle and Ottawa. The Rangers are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Lightning on Saturday and have underwhelmed at home this season (2-8-1).

Ullmark will defend the road net against the Canadiens on Tuesday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Ullmark surrendered six goals on 26 shots in Sunday's 6-1 loss to Dallas. He has posted a 9-6-4 record with a 3.10 GAA and an .874 save percentage through 19 appearances this season. Montreal sits fourth in the league with 3.42 goals per game this campaign.

Woll is set to get the road start against the Panthers on Tuesday, Luke Fox of Sportsnet reports.

Woll has posted a 1-2-1 record, 2.99 GAA and .911 save percentage over his last four starts. The 27-year-old made 30 saves on 33 shots in his last start, but he was tagged with the loss against Washington on Friday. The Panthers have dropped back-to-back games and three of their last four, a span in which they have netted 16 goals, but eight of those markers came during a win in Nashville on Nov. 24.

Gibson will be between the home pipes Tuesday versus the Bruins, according to Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News.

Gibson hasn't won a game since Oct. 28 -- he's mired in a terrible stretch right now but will attempt to turn the tide Tuesday against a team missing some key players. Charlie McAvoy (face) and David Pastrnak (undisclosed) won't be available for the Bruins, which plays into Gibson's favor. Boston beat Detroit 3-2 in a shootout Saturday, but Cam Talbot was in goal for that game.

Vladar made 22 saves in Monday's 5-1 loss to the Penguins.

The 28-year-old netminder could hardly be faulted for the result, as Philadelphia gave up three power-play goals on the night while failing to generate much offense against Tristan Jarry in the other crease. It was Vladar's first loss in five starts, and just the second time he'd seen more than four pucks get past him all season. Through 16 starts, the former Flame has gone 10-5-1 with a 2.59 GAA and a .906 save percentage.

Bobrovsky will patrol the home blue paint Tuesday versus Toronto.

Bobrovsky will look to bounce back Tuesday after allowing a total of eight goals on 35 shots (.771 save percentage) in losses to the Oilers and Flyers. The Leafs have alternated wins and losses over their last four games, though they broke out offensively for seven goals in a win over the Penguins on Saturday. Bobrovsky has yet to face Toronto in 2025-26, but he has a 16-9-1 record, 2.66 GAA and .907 save percentage over 27 career regular-season appearances against the Leafs.

Milic turned aside 15 of 17 shots in Monday's 5-1 loss to Buffalo.

Milic entered the contest at the start of the second period in relief of Eric Comrie. The 22-year-old Milic is now 0-1-0 with a 3.64 GAA and an .882 save percentage through his first two NHL appearances. While he's yet to find the win column, Monday's outing was a step forward in the long road to becoming a consistent NHL netminder. With Connor Hellebuyck predicted to be sidelined until January due to a knee injury, Milic should have more opportunities to play moving forward. His next chance to take the ice is Wednesday in Montreal.

Quick isn't quite ready to return to the lineup yet, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports Tuesday.

Quick hasn't played since Nov. 22 in Utah. Igor Shesterkin will get the home start Tuesday versus Dallas, while Spencer Martin will back him up. Quick is 3-3-0 with a 1.69 GAA and a .944 save percentage across six appearances this season.

Sorokin was the first goalie to exit the ice Tuesday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports, indicating that he'll tend the twine at home versus Tampa.

Sorokin is mired in a three-game losing streak despite posting a 2.47 GAA and an .868 save percentage along the way. While the netminder is sporting a GAA better than his last two campaigns, he has struggled to pick up wins, recording just seven victories in 17 outings.

Jarry turned aside 28 shots in Monday's 5-1 win over the Flyers.

Philly did tie the game at 1-1 on a Tyson Foerster power-play tally early in the second period, but Jarry shut the door from there. The veteran netminder has won three straight starts since returning from a lower-body injury that cost him most of November, seizing the No. 1 job in the Pittsburgh crease back from Arturs Silovs by posting a 2.51 GAA and a .912 save percentage since rejoining the roster.