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Ullmark stopped 25 of 27 shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers. The third goal was an empty-netter.

Ullmark continues to play well, but his offense let him down in this one. He's yet to allow more than two goals in a game this season, which is giving the Senators all the chances they need to rack up wins. Ullmark is 6-1-0 with a 1.33 GAA and a .945 save percentage through seven starts. He'll likely split the next two games with Samuel Ersson, as the Senators host the Panthers on Wednesday and the Sharks on Thursday.

Vladar stopped 25 of 26 shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Senators.

Vladar was able to help the Flyers secure their first win of the campaign with a sharp performance in goal. He's looked better over his last two outings, giving up a total of three goals on 57 shots in those games. Overall, the 29-year-old netminder is at a 1-3-1 record with a 3.58 GAA and an .889 save percentage through five starts. Joseph Woll has played fairly well in his opportunities, so Vladar will have to do some work to regain a clear advantage for the No. 1 job between the pipes -- they've alternated over the last seven games. The Flyers will be in for a tough matchup when they host the Avalanche on Monday.

Daccord made 29 saves in an 8-3 loss to Florida on Saturday.

He will go into the record books in a bad way for this game. He surrendered two hat tricks -- one to Carter Verhaeghe and the other to Sam Bennett. Verhaeghe's was a natural hattie and that means the kitties had three straight games with a natural hat trick. Brady Tkachuk had the other two. This is the first time in NHL history that this feat has happened. Daccord will be remembered like Ilya Sorokin is remembered as the guy who surrendered Alex Ovechkin's record goal. Or the way that Wade Flaherty is remembered as the goalie who surrendered Wayne Gretzky's last goal. Daccord, who is 3-2-0 with a 3.89 GAA and .882 save percentage, is being outplayed by Philipp Grubauer (2-1-1, 2.71 GAA, .910 save percentage). If this continues, Daccord could be on the soft side of the platoon instead of the strong one.

Markstrom (undisclosed) made 20 saves in an 8-3 victory over Seattle on Saturday.

The game was never in doubt. Markstrom is 3-1-1 with one shutout, a 2.21 GAA and .897 save percentage in his new uniform. He had missed two games this past week with an undisclosed ailment; he had tightened up in Monday's loss to Buffalo but avoided injury. Markstrom has been so solid when he's in net that he's made fans almost forget about Sergei Bobrovsky.

Lankinen made 31 saves in a 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday.

The ice was tilted at Lankinen -- his opponent, Dennis Hildeby, saw just 14 shots overall -- and he ended up the game's third star for his efforts. The beleaguered netminder won opening night (Sept. 29) in a wild one over the Oilers and has been snakebitten ever since. Lankinen is on a six-game losing streak, and no amount of antacid will solve his 6.40 GAA and .807 save percentage this season. This team is bad. Lankinen is trying, but he's a fantasy risk every time he hits the ice.

Hildeby made 12 saves in a 4-2 win over Vancouver on Saturday.

The Canucks went up 2-0 early in the second period before the Bolts woke up and keyed a comeback. Hildeby is now 2-0-0 in two starts with a 2.01 GAA and .920 save percentage. Coach Jon Cooper has used Hildeby once every four games, which means he'll see 20-21 games this season. He is a strong spot start when he is in the blue paint.

Murashov will tend the twine on the road versus the Golden Knights on Saturday, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.

Murashov will make his fourth appearance of the season while he remains in search of his first win. He has allowed nine goals on 99 shots over his first three games. The Golden Knights have scored 15 goals over their last four contests and will be a tough test for a young goalie.

Swayman is expected to start on the road against the Kings on Saturday, per Adam Pellerin of NESN.

Swayman has a 5-1-0 record, 1.99 GAA and .930 save percentage in six appearances in 2026-27. He's won his past three starts while turning aside a combined 85 of 90 shots (.944 save percentage). Meanwhile, Los Angeles is still searching for its first win with a record of 0-3-2 and just 2.20 goals per game.

Luukkonen is expected to start on the road against Montreal on Saturday, per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.

Luukkonen has a 3-2-1 record, 3.52 GAA and .854 save percentage in six outings this season. He's allowed at least three goals in five of those six games. Montreal has a potentially dangerous offense, but the Canadiens have been middle of the road to start the campaign with an average of 3.00 goals per game and a 3-3-1 record.

Sorokin will protect the road goal versus the Maple Leafs on Saturday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Sorokin has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.81 GAA and a .934 save percentage over five outings this season. He'll continue to handle most of the starts in goal for the Islanders. Toronto has 22 goals over the last five contests, so this could be a challenging matchup even for a goalie as good as Sorokin.