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Luukkonen made 20 saves in a 6-5 loss to the Lightning on Thursday.

This was a bit of a pond hockey game, where the Sabres went up 5-3 midway through the second before the Bolts struck three times to take the win. Luukkonen has lost three straight starts after getting pulled 7:57 into a game against the Canes at the end of February. Before that, he was on a 6-2-0 run. Luukkonen is now 20-19-4 with two shutouts, a 3.14 GAA and .890 save percentage in 45 starts.

Montembeault stopped 29 of 32 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Oilers.

Montembeault never let the Canadiens get more than one goal behind in this contest. He nearly guided it to a shootout, but Evan Bouchard tallied at 4:53 of overtime to end Montembeault's heroics. The 28-year-old netminder's four-game winning streak came to an end, and he's now at 22-21-4 with a 2.89 GAA and a .900 save percentage over 47 appearances this season. The Canadiens' road trip out west continues Saturday against the low-scoring Flames.

Skinner stopped 25 of 27 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canadiens.

The Oilers let a couple of one-goal leads get answered in regulation, but Evan Bouchard clutched up at 4:53 of overtime to get the win. Skinner had gone five outings without a victory, losing three times in that span. For the season, the 26-year-old netminder is 21-15-4 with a 2.84 GAA and an .898 save percentage across 42 appearances. As long as the Oilers don't acquire a goalie before Friday's trade deadline, Skinner will remain the No. 1, though his play makes him a middling option in most fantasy formats.

Vladar allowed three goals on 27 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Stars.

Vladar drew a tough matchup for his third appearance of the road trip. The Flames impressed early to jump out to a 2-0 lead, but the Stars' top players were too much for Vladar to handle, as Wyatt Johnston scored once and Jason Robertson tallied twice for the comeback. Vladar is down to 8-11-6 with a 2.98 GAA and an .893 save percentage after going 1-1-1 during the Flames' gauntlet trip. He is likely to continue sharing the goaltending duties with Dustin Wolf as the Flames make an attempt at the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in a 6-5 win over Buffalo on Thursday.

There really wasn't much defense played Thursday, and Vasilevskiy was the busier of the two netminders. Chalk this up to a run-and-gun game. Vasilevskiy hadn't allowed this many goals since Nov. 27 in a loss to the Capitals. He's cruising in Vezina territory this season.

Oettinger stopped 26 of 28 shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flames.

The Flames opened up a 2-0 lead but couldn't stretch it beyond that. The Stars then pulled off a comeback, giving Oettinger his fourth win in five outings. While he's allowed 15 goals in that span, he continues to give his team a chance to compete. The 26-year-old has reached the 30-win mark for the fourth year in a row at 30-13-2 with a 2.42 GAA and a .911 save percentage over 45 starts. The Stars begin a challenging four-game road trip with a back-to-back, which sees them visit the Oilers on Saturday and the Canucks on Sunday. Look for Oettinger and Casey DeSmith to split those starts.

Daccord allowed four goals on 33 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Predators. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

It was another poor performance for Daccord, who has allowed 16 goals while going 1-3-0 over his last four outings. The 28-year-old was particularly weak in the second period, when the Predators scored three times, including Michael McCarron's game-winner in the dying seconds of the frame. Daccord dropped to 21-17-3 with a 2.64 GAA and a .911 save percentage through 43 appearances. The Kraken have a back-to-back up next with games against the Flyers on Saturday and the Capitals on Sunday, so expect Daccord and Philipp Grubauer to split those games barring any moves involving the goalies on the roster.

Comrie made 21 saves in a 4-1 win over Philadelphia on Thursday.

He came within 2:42 of his second shutout of the season. Comrie is 4-1-0 with one shutout and just eight goals allowed in his last five games. He's a strong spot start option for the rest of the season. Connor Hellebuyck needs to be strong for the postseason, something he wasn't last year. So, Comrie will step into the blue paint for Winnipeg a bit more often as the regular season winds down.

Saros stopped 22 of 25 shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Kraken.

He let in an early goal to Adam Larsson, but the Predators had the next four tallies. Saros then gave up a pair of goals in the third period, taking a little of the shine off what was otherwise a good start for the 29-year-old netminder. He's now 15-25-6 with a 2.96 GAA and an .897 save percentage over 47 starts this season. The Predators have another favorable matchup Saturday versus the Blackhawks, followed by next week's three-game trip in California, so Saros could have a chance at returning decent fantasy value in the near term.

Ersson made 23 saves Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the Jets.

The line of Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi owned Ersson -- they combined for eight points, including one PPG and four PPA. Ersson played well, but his team was listless -- they didn't get on the board until the 17:18 mark of the third period. He can't win by himself.