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  • Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Falls to Preds in OT

    Knight made 30 saves on 33 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to Nashville.

    Filip Forsberg was his nemesis in this one, having a hand in all three of the Predators' tallies, including the OT winner on a gritty solo effort. Knight still has just one regulation loss in March, going 2-1-3 in six starts with a 2.76 GAA and a .912 save percentage.

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    Predators' Juuse Saros: Collects OT win in return

    Saros turned aside 26 of 28 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over Chicago.

    Nashville twice had to rally from one-goal deficits in regulation, before Filip Forsberg potted the OT winner. Saros looked fully healthy after a brief two-game absence due to a minor upper-body injury. Sunday's win was his 25th of the season, the fourth time in his career he's reached that mark. The veteran netminder hasn't allowed more than three goals in a start since the Olympic break, going 4-2-2 in his last eight outings with a 2.70 GAA and .909 save percentage.

  • Capitals' Logan Thompson: Fades late in OT loss

    Thompson stopped 21 of 24 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.

    The 29-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period, but Thompson squandered it by giving the puck away behind his own net to set up a Gabriel Landeskog tally just 65 seconds into the third, sparking a Colorado comeback. Thompson has just one regulation loss in his last six starts, going 3-1-2 with a 2.14 GAA and .924 save percentage during that span.

  • Stars' Casey DeSmith: Solid showing in loss

    DeSmith turned aside 30 of 33 shots on net in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

    DeSmith turned in a solid outing but ultimately was handed the loss when he allowed the game-winning goal to Vegas' Reilly Smith late in the third period. With the loss, DeSmith now has a 14-6-5 record, a 2.42 GAA and a .907 save percentage across 26 appearances this season. Since the Olympic break, the 34-year-old netminder has posted a mixed bag of results with a 3-2-0 record, a 2.64 GAA and an .885 save percentage across five starts. With the Stars in the hunt to claim the No. 1 seed in the Central Division, Jake Oettinger will likely receive the majority of starts moving forward, which renders DeSmith to a spot start role in most fantasy formats.

  • Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Nabs win No. 20

    Blackwood made 20 saves on 22 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Capitals.

    The 29-year-old netminder wound up in the history books as he surrendered Alex Ovechkin's 1,000th career NHL goal (regular season and playoffs) on a third-period power play, but Blackwood did enough to come away with his second straight win and his 20th of the season. Over nine outings since the Olympic break, Blackwood has gone 4-3-0 with a 2.87 GAA and .872 save percentage.

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    Golden Knights' Adin Hill: Quiet performance in win

    Hill stopped 13 of 15 shots on net in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Stars.

    Despite making his lowest save total in a complete game this season, Hill earned Sunday's win due to a strong defensive effort from Vegas in the second and third periods. Overall, the 29-year-old netminder now has a 9-8-3 record, a 3.03 GAA and an .869 save percentage across 22 appearances this season. Over his past five appearances, which includes a blundered start against the Mammoth, his overall play has improved with a 3-2-0 record, a 1.94 GAA and a .910 save percentage. Hill is trending in the right direction and is a solid fantasy option in two-goalie formats for the time being.

  • Dylan Garand G | NYR

    Rangers' Dylan Garand: Tough shootout loss in debut

    Garand turned aside 35 of 37 shots in regulation and overtime but failed to stop either shootout attempt he faced in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Jets.

    Making his NHL debut, the 23-year-old netminder kept the Rangers in the game with some big saves, but Garand was out-matched in the shootout by Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi. With the Rangers headed for the draft lottery and not the playoffs, Garand could see steady work over the final weeks of the season behind Igor Shesterkin, as the team has little reason to deploy 40-year-old Jonathan Quick (upper body) even if he gets healthy.

  • Eric Comrie G | WPG

    Jets' Eric Comrie: Secures shootout win

    Comrie stopped 27 of 29 shots in regulation and overtime and both the shootout attempts he faced in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.

    Both tallies against Comrie came in the second period as the hosts rallied from one-goal deficits, but the 30-year-old netminder prevented the Rangers from ever taking a lead. It was Comrie's sixth straight win dating back to Jan. 9, a stretch in which he's produced a sparkling 1.48 GAA and .943 save percentage.

  • Kings' Darcy Kuemper: Drops result in overtime

    Kuemper gave up four goals on 34 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Mammoth.

    Kuemper is 2-0-3 with 12 goals allowed over his last five games. He's generally played well in that stretch, though Kuemper hasn't been able to elevate his game when facing stronger offenses. He's now 17-13-12 on the year with a 2.68 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 44 appearances. He'll likely get the nod Tuesday in Calgary, as the Kings need to lean on their top netminder while battling for a playoff spot.

  • Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka: Gets overtime win against Kings

    Vejmelka stopped 33 of 36 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kings.

    Vejmelka let the Mammoth's first three leads slip away, but the Kings never found a lead against him. This was Vejmelka's second win in a row, though it's also the fifth time in six games he's allowed at least three goals. The 29-year-old netminder is up to 32-18-3 with a 2.67 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 54 appearances this season. The Mammoth's goaltending workload distribution has gotten a little unpredictable, but it's likely a safe assumption to pencil in Vejmelka for a critical home matchup Tuesday versus the Oilers.

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