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Shepard was loaned to AHL Belleville on Tuesday.

Shepard was brought up from the minors Monday, but he'll return to Belleville in short order. The Minnesota native was summoned to the big club in order to give Linus Ullmark the night off, as Leevi Merilainen was in goal for Monday's 7-2 win over Boston. Shepard is 2-1-0 with a .910 save percentage and a 2.69 GAA over three appearances in the AHL this season.

Greaves will patrol the road crease Tuesday against the Sabres, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

Greaves will continue to split starts with Elvis Merzlikins, as neither netminder has started back-to-back games so far in 2025-26. The 24-year-old Greaves had his first poor showing against the Capitals on Friday, surrendering five goals on 30 shots while picking up the loss. The Sabres have looked great lately, going 4-1-1 in their last six games, and they've scored at least three goals in all but one of those contests.

Lyon is slated to defend the cage at home versus the Blue Jackets on Tuesday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.

Lyon will make his eighth appearance in the crease over the Sabres' first 10 contests, having posted a 3-4-0 record and a 2.61 GAA in his prior seven outings. Still, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen back from a lower-body injury, the 32-year-old Lyon is likely to see a dip in starts, especially if the team keeps Colten Ellis on the NHL roster.

Korpisalo is expected to patrol the crease at home versus the Islanders on Tuesday, per Russ Macias of The Hockey News.

Korpisalo takes the second game of the Bruins' back-to-back after Jeremy Swayman featured in Monday's 7-2 defeat to Ottawa. Given Swayman's struggles -- he is 3-4-0 with a career-worst 3.45 GAA -- the 31-year-old Korpisalo could earn himself a few more opportunities with a strong outing Tuesday.

Stolarz is slated to get the home start against the Flames on Tuesday, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.

Stolarz has dropped three consecutive outings, as he's 0-2-1 with a 4.37 GAA and an .859 save percentage during that stretch. Even though the Flames potted five goals in their last game against a struggling Rangers club Sunday, Stolarz will have a chance to rebound Tuesday, as Calgary sits last in the NHL with 2.00 goals per game in 2025-26.

Tarasov will be between the home pipes Tuesday against the Ducks.

Tarasov has allowed a total of six goals split evenly across a pair of starts so far in 2025-26, as he hasn't received a lot of action behind workhorse Sergei Bobrovsky. The 26-year-old Tarasov will take on an Anaheim squad that has found the back of the net 15 times over its last three games, a span in which the Ducks are 2-1-0.

Jarry made 26 saves in Monday's 6-3 win over the Blues.

The game was tied 2-2 after the first period, but Jarry tightened things up the rest of the way as the Penguins took control. It's the third straight win for the veteran netminder. He's working in a strict rotation with Arturs Silovs, and through five starts on the season, Jarry has gone 4-1-0 with a 2.62 GAA and a .917 save percentage -- a big improvement on the 2.96 GAA and .903 save percentage he'd managed over the previous three regular seasons combined.

Merilainen stopped 26 of 28 shots in Monday's 7-2 win over the Bruins.

Merilainen was beaten at 3:06 of the first period, and then he was bested again with 10 seconds left in the final frame. However, Ottawa scored seven unanswered goals in between, meaning the 23-year-old was able to clinch his first win of the season. Merilainen is firmly entrenched as the backup behind Linus Ullmark, however, so he's not expected to carry a ton of fantasy upside any time soon. His value will probably be matchup-based until further notice.

Hofer stopped 20 of 25 shots in Monday's 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh, with the Penguins' final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The Blues battled to a 2-2 draw through the first period, but the game began to slip away from the visitors when Parker Wotherspoon snapped the puck past Hofer early in the second during a delayed penalty on St. Louis. The 25-year-old netminder was making his first start since Oct. 15 after Jordan Binnington had coughed up five goals in Detroit on Saturday, but Hofer fared no better. Through four appearances (three starts) on the season, Hofer has a brutal 5.80 GAA and .793 save percentage.

Swayman stopped 17 of 24 shots in Monday's 7-2 loss to the Senators.

Swayman opened the season on an outstanding note after allowing just one goal in each of his first two starts, but that looks like a distant memory now. He's allowed at least four goals in three of his previous five outings, a span in which the 26-year-old is 1-4-0 with a 4.44 GAA and an .857 save percentage.