NHL Player News
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Joonas Korpisalo G | BOS
Bruins' Joonas Korpisalo: Strong outing in OT loss
Korpisalo stopped 27 of 30 shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Sabres.
After allowing the first goal of the game and a second-period tally to Owen Power, Korpisalo made many essential saves down the stretch to send the game to overtime. Despite keeping the extra period scoreless to the final 11 seconds, Buffalo's Alex Tuch deflected a shot from range past Korpisalo on a power play to end the game. Overall, the 30-year-old netminder now has a 10-7-3 record with a 2.78 GAA and an .896 save percentage. Korpisalo has been playing a bit more frequently in March with four appearances. While he has only one win during this stretch, he has posted a .912 save percentage and has elevated his play, with the Bruins trying to make a playoff push. Monday night's loss will be costly in that regard, but Korpisalo should see another appearance within the next week. In fantasy, however, there are likely better options on the waiver wire.
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Joseph Woll G | TOR
Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Earns second straight win
Woll stopped 24 of 26 shots in Monday's 6-2 win over Calgary.
Woll has been splitting the goaltending workload with Anthony Stolarz, appearing in four of the team's last eight games, and the 26-year-old Woll has posted a 3-1-0 record with a 3.90 GAA and an .870 save percentage over that stretch. The numbers don't tell the whole story, however, as those figures are inflated by the 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights on March 5, when he allowed three goals on seven shots, good for a 12.86 GAA. Woll has won four of his five appearances since the 4 Nations break.
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Dustin Wolf G | CGY
Flames' Dustin Wolf: Gives up five goals
Wolf stopped 21 of 26 shots in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. He was replaced after logging 40:00 of ice time.
Wolf was pulled for the first time this season and was replaced by Dan Vladar, who made two saves on three shots in the third period. Wolf has now dropped his last three starts, going 0-2-1 with a 4.05 GAA and an .869 save percentage over that stretch. Although he's working through a rough patch, he's gone 3-3-2 with a more respectable 2.58 GAA and a .910 save percentage since the break.
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Jet Greaves G | CLB
Blue Jackets' Jet Greaves: Burned by blunder against Devils
Greaves made 18 saves in Monday's 2-1 loss to New Jersey.
Both Devils goals came in a 39-second span in the second period, and Greaves would like another crack at the second one -- he misplayed the puck behind the net and watched it land right on Jesper Bratt's stick before he could scramble back into the crease. With Elvis Merzlikins away from the Jackets to attend to a personal matter, Greaves could be in line for consistent work while splitting time with Daniil Tarasov, but both goalies will have trouble getting results if the Columbus offense doesn't wake up. Mathieu Olivier's third-period goal Monday was the team's first in three games after back-to-back shutout losses.
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Jake Allen G | NJ
Devils' Jake Allen: Season-high 45 saves Monday
Allen turned aside 45 shots in Monday's 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
The veteran netminder faced a season-high workload and didn't blink, taking a shutout into the third period before Mathieu Olivier banged a shot past him midway through the final frame. Allen has won three straight starts, allowing just four goals on 103 shots over that stretch while working in a timeshare with the struggling Jacob Markstrom.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy G | TB
Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Blanks Philly for fifth shutout
Vasilevskiy made 21 saves in Monday's 2-0 win over the Flyers.
The shutout was Vasilevskiy's fifth of the season, putting him one back of Connor Hellebuyck for the NHL lead. Vasilevskiy hadn't been able to build up much momentum in March, going 4-3-0 so far this month with a 2.44 GAA and a .901 save percentage.
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Ivan Fedotov G | CLB
Flyers' Ivan Fedotov: Takes tough loss Monday
Fedotov stopped 21 of 22 shots in Monday's 2-0 loss to the Lightning, with Tampa Bay's final goal getting scored into an empty net.
The Flyers couldn't solve Andrei Vasilevskiy in the other crease, leaving Nikita Kucherov's goal on a breakaway late in the first period as the winner, but Fedotov gave his squad every chance to get back in it. The 28-year-old netminder has dropped four straight decisions, but his 2.40 GAA and .905 save percentage over that stretch highlight that a lack of goal support is to blame.
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G | BUF
Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: Starting in Boston
Luukkonen will tend the road twine Monday against the Bruins, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
After losing four straight games, Luukkonen has won two of his last three. Those two victories account for all of his wins in March -- he's 2-5-0 with an .854 save percentage and a 4.19 GAA across seven outings this month. Luukkonen has a favorable matchup against a Boston squad that has dropped five of its last seven contests and sits 25th in the NHL with 2.71 goals per game this season. The Finnish netminder has a 3-4-1 record, .892 save percentage and 3.96 GAA over nine career outings against the Bruins.
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Ilya Samsonov G | LV
Golden Knights' Ilya Samsonov: Concedes three goals
Samsonov made 24 of 27 saves in Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Red Wings.
Samsonov tended a clean first period before allowing the first goal of the game in the second period and two more in the third. The 28-year-old goalkeeper has a 15-9-3 record with a 2.81 GAA and an .889 save percentage. Samsonov has been hot and cold throughout various stretches in the past two months. He has recently experienced more of the latter and is a tough option to trust in fantasy for the time being. There are likely better options available on waivers who tend the twine more frequently than Samsonov.
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Ville Husso G | ANA
Ducks' Ville Husso: Allows two goals in relief outing
Husso stopped 10 of 12 shots in relief of Lukas Dostal in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Blues.
Husso played in the third period, but the Blues didn't let up their pressure from earlier in the game. While he won't wear the loss for this performance, Husso has now allowed five goals on 51 shots over two outings with the Ducks, a fairly pedestrian showing. He is 1-6-2 with a 3.71 GAA and an .874 save percentage over 11 games when accounting for his time with the Red Wings earlier in the season. Husso will remain in the NHL until John Gibson (lower body) is cleared to return, but he's likely to stay in the backup role.