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Fleury stopped 33 of 37 shots in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Golden Knights, who also scored an empty-netter.

Fleury's last two starts -- separated by more than two weeks -- have come against two of his former teams. He's lost both of those games, giving up a total of six goals on 58 shots to the Golden Knights and Penguins. The Wild are not safe in the wild-card race out west due to the hard-charging Blues, so Filip Gustavsson is likely to see a heavy workload while Fleury handles backup duties, at least until Minnesota's playoff position is clinched. Fleury is down to 12-9-1 with a 2.78 GAA and a .903 save percentage over 23 appearances. The Wild have another tough matchup on tap Thursday when they host the Capitals.

Hill stopped 23 of 24 shots in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Wild.

The Golden Knights have won four straight games, and Hill's been between the pipes for three of them. He was able to limit the damage to a Marcus Johansson tally early in the third period of this contest. Hill is now 27-11-5 on the year with a 2.48 GAA and a .908 save percentage across 43 appearances. The Golden Knights have a back-to-back left on this road trip, with stops in Chicago on Friday and Nashville on Saturday. Both are fairly easy matchups, so Hill and Ilya Samsonov can each be deployed without much worry when they are called to start.

Stolarz made 17 saves in a 7-2 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Stolarz was fine -- he didn't need to be spectacular. He was pretty much lulled to sleep in the first half of the game after the Flyers put up just a handful of shots. He allowed the first goal on a one-timer over his glove in the first, and another late in the second period on a deflection. Stolarz has won two straight games, with five goals allowed in that span. He remains in the NHL's top-five netminders with a 2.42 GAA and .918 save percentage.

Shesterkin will protect the road goal versus the Kings on Tuesday, Larry Brooks of The New York Post reports.

Shesterkin is set for an eighth straight start, but he has gone 3-4-0 with a 2.33 GAA and a .919 save percentage in that span. The Kings have scored 14 goals over their last two games, so they'll be a formidable opponent, especially in their own barn. The Kings are 25-3-4 at home this season, so this is not a great matchup for Shesterkin.

Daccord will guard the road goal versus the Flames on Tuesday, Ryan Pike of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Daccord has struggled to a 3-4-1 record with a 3.42 GAA and an .874 save percentage over eight games in March. The Flames are coming off a 3-1-0 road trip, during which they scored 13 goals. However, the Flames have struggled to score consistently this season, so this is a favorable matchup for Daccord to try to get back on track.

Lyon will defend the road net against Colorado on Tuesday, according to Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News.

Sebastian Cossa will be Lyon's backup because Petr Mrazek (undisclosed) and Cam Talbot (undisclosed) are unavailable. The 32-year-old Lyon made 16 saves on 17 shots in Monday's 5-1 win over Utah after Mrazek sustained an injury. Lyon has a 12-8-1 record with a 2.70 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 26 appearances this season. Colorado ranks sixth in the league with 3.34 goals per game in 2024-25.

Talbot (undisclosed) won't suit up for Tuesday's game versus the Avalanche, Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News reports.

Talbot has lost his last five outings, and it's possible he's been bothered by the injury for a while. He gave up five goals on 35 shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights, which was his most recent game. Petr Mrazek (undisclosed) is also out Tuesday, so Alex Lyon will start and Sebastian Cossa was called up from AHL Grand Rapids to serve as the backup goalie.

Fleury will patrol the home crease against Vegas on Tuesday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Fleury will get the second half of Minnesota's back-to-back after Filip Gustavsson played in Monday's 3-0 loss to Dallas. The 40-year-old Fleury has one victory in his last four outings (1-3-0), allowing 13 goals on 116 shots. He has a 12-8-1 record with a 2.72 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 22 appearances this season. Vegas ranks fourth in the league with 3.37 goals per game in 2024-25.

Stolarz will protect the home net against Philadelphia on Tuesday, according to Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun.

Stolarz is coming off a 27-save effort in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Rangers. He has a 14-8-3 record with one shutout, a 2.42 GAA and a .918 save percentage through 27 appearances this season. Philadelphia sits 25th in the league with 2.71 goals per game in 2024-25.

Reimer will be between the pipes Tuesday at home versus the Senators, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Reimer will make his third start in four games. It's an opportunity he's earned after defeating the Jets on Sunday with a 33-save effort in a 5-3 victory. The 37-year-old is 2-4-1 with a 2.96 GAA and a .905 save percentage since the start of January, and the Senators will be hungry to keep pace in the playoff race.