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Wolf stopped 21 shots in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Wild.

The Flames took a 4-1 lead midway through the third period, but Wolf had to weather a furious comeback attempt by the home squad, facing 13 shots in the final frame alone. It's the third straight win for the 23-year-goalie and his sixth in his last seven outings, a stretch in which he's posted a 2.28 GAA and .925 save percentage.

Binnington made 17 saves in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Stars.

While he wasn't overly busy, Binnington had to deal with a number of good scoring chances by Dallas, and he made only one real mistake. Midway through the first period, Evgenii Dadonov got behind the St. Louis defense after a seeing-eye redirected pass from Jason Robertson, and Binninton's stick slipped out of his hand on a poke-check attempt, giving Dadonov time and room to jam the puck under the goalie's pad. Binnington has had an up-and-down January, going 3-4-0 in seven starts with a 2.62 GAA and .904 save percentage.

DeSmith turned aside all 33 shots he faced in Saturday's 2-0 win over St. Louis.

Jake Oettinger's 33-year-old backup played like a starter, making some huge stops in the second period as the Blues tried to rally from an early 2-0 deficit. It was an impressive bounce-back effort from DeSmith after he coughed up six goals in his last outing, and on the season he's 7-6-0 with a 2.42 GAA, .913 save percentage and two shutouts, one short of his career high.

Merzlikins stopped 31 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over Los Angeles.

The 30-year-old goalie is putting the finishing touches on an impressive January. Merzlikins has taken only one regulation loss in his last seven starts, going 6-1-0 with a 2.26 GAA and .917 save percentage to help the surprising Blue jackets stay in the playoff picture.

Kuemper made 21 saves in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

While Kirill Marchenko's OT winner denied Kuemper the win, the veteran netminder still put together another strong performance. He's allowed more than three goals in an outing only once all season, and that came way back on Oct. 14. Since returning from an undisclosed injury in early December, Kuemper's gone 10-2-3 in 15 starts with a stellar 1.73 GAA and .934 save percentage.

Allen stopped 29 of 32 shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canadiens.

Allen has won back-to-back appearances for the first time since recording wins Nov. 14 and Nov. 23 against the Panthers and Capitals, respectively. The 34-year-old has started in three of New Jersey's last four games, going 2-1-0 with a 1.89 GAA and a .923 save percentage in that span. Three games is not enough to draw any long-term conclusions, but he seems to be overcoming the struggles he had earlier in the year. Expect Allen to remain New Jersey's top option between the pipes as long as Jacob Markstrom (knee) remains out, which will be the case until late February or early March at a minimum.

Dobes stopped 40 of 44 shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils.

Dobes had been a revelation early in his NHL career, as he had a perfect 5-0-0 record with a 1.55 GAA and a .941 save percentage over the first five outings of his career before losing Saturday. Even with the loss, Dobes earned his team a valuable standings point with his 40-save effort. The promising 23-year-old netminder is still behind Sam Montembeault on the depth chart, but Dobes' early success makes him a viable fantasy option whenever he's called to defend the Canadiens' crease.

Shesterkin will patrol the home crease against Colorado on Sunday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.

Shesterkin has surrendered only four goals on 112 shots during his four-game winning streak. He has a 17-15-2 record with three shutouts, a 2.72 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 34 appearances this season. Colorado is tied for eighth in the league with 3.24 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 3-1 to Boston on Saturday.

Saros gave up five goals on 35 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Ducks.

Saros has gone 2-3-0 with 20 goals allowed over his last six games. The 29-year-old netminder was lucky to avoid the loss in his last outing Tuesday versus the Sharks, but he didn't see such fortune Saturday. For the season, he's 11-19-6 with a 2.88 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 37 games, which would be his worst ratios in any full-length season in his career. He hasn't been overworked lately either -- Justus Annunen hasn't had to wait more than three games for a start since he was dealt to the Predators. Saros is too talented for fantasy managers to drop, but it's getting tough to be patient with his poor performance.

Dostal stopped 32 of 33 shots in relief of John Gibson (upper body) in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

Gibson lasted just one period before Dostal took over. Dostal allowed the game-tying goal to Ryan O'Reilly at 5:07 of the second period, but the Ducks scored the last three goals to get the win, giving Dostal his second win over six outings in January. Gibson was starting for the second game in a row, something that's happened twice this month. Dostal is up to 12-13-4 with a 2.93 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 29 appearances. He'd take over as the No. 1 if Gibson is forced to miss time, so Dostal may be worth considering at least as a streaming option in favorable matchups.