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Mrazek (undisclosed) will miss Tuesday's game in Colorado, per Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.

Mrazek, who sustained the injury during Monday's 5-1 win over Utah, will be evaluated when the Red Wings return to Detroit on Wednesday. He has a 12-21-2 record, 3.35 GAA and .891 save percentage in 32 appearances between Chicago and Detroit this season. Cam Talbot or Alex Lyon will start Tuesday, though Talbot seems like the more probable choice after Lyon logged 58:22 of ice time in relief of Mrazek on Monday.

Vejmelka stopped nine of 13 shots in Monday's 5-1 loss to the Red Wings.

Vejmelka was in goal for four of the Red Wings' five goals in this contest, with the remaining one being an empty-netter scored by Alex DeBrincat at the 17:06 mark of the third period when Utah was pushing for a late comeback. Vejmelka has been up and down in recent games, going 3-3-0 with a 3.20 GAA and a subpar .861 save percentage across his last six outings.

Wolf will patrol the home crease against Seattle on Tuesday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Wolf is coming off a 26-save performance in Thursday's 5-3 win over New Jersey. He has a 23-14-5 record with three shutouts, a 2.63 GAA and a .911 save percentage through 42 appearances this season. Seattle sits 15th in the league with 2.99 goals per game in 2024-25.

Lyon stopped 16 of 17 shots in Monday's 5-1 win over Utah.

Lyon guarded the Red Wings' crease for the first time since March 6 despite not being announced as the starter, as he replaced Petr Mrazek (undisclosed) in the first period. Lyon could see a heavier workload if Mrazek remains sidelined, though Cam Talbot is also on the roster as another goaltending option. Lyon has made four appearances since the 4 Nations Face-Off break, going 2-2-0 with a 2.78 GAA and an .883 save percentage.

Binnington is expected to start at home against Montreal on Tuesday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Binnington has won his past three starts while saving 69 of 73 shots (.920 save percentage). He's 23-21-4 with a 2.77 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 49 appearances in 2024-25. Montreal ranks 13th in goals per game with 3.01.

Sorokin turned aside 27 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Blue Jackets.

The Islanders grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period but watched it trickle away over the final 40 minutes of regulation, and Sorokin then got beaten by Adam Fantilli for the only successful attempt in the shootout. Sorokin's still put together a strong month of March, allowing three goals or fewer in nine straight starts and going 5-2-2 over that stretch with a 2.42 GAA and .920 save percentage to keep the Isles in the playoff picture.

Hellebuyck is slated to defend the home blue paint Tuesday against the Capitals, per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

Hellebuyck made 21 saves on 24 shots in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Oilers. The Vezina Trophy favorite will have his hands full Tuesday against a Washington squad that has the best record in the NHL and sits first in the league with 3.66 goals per game in 2024-25. Over 13 career games versus the Caps, Hellebuyck owns a 6-5-2 record, .920 save percentage and 2.36 GAA.

Ersson will tend the road twine against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

Ersson has struggled through seven outings in March, posting a 1-4-1 record, .842 save percentage and 3.93 GAA. Toronto is 3-3-0 in its last six games while generating 18 goals in that span. Ersson is 1-1-1 with a 4.26 GAA and an .857 save percentage over three career appearances against the Maple Leafs.

Oettinger stopped all 32 shots he faced during Monday's 3-0 win over Minnesota.

Oettinger got back on track with this dazzling performance after posting a 2-2-1 record, a 3.59 GAA and a .865 save percentage over his previous five starts. This was Oettinger's second shutout of the season, and the Stars need their star netminder to be at his best if they're going to make a deep playoff run.

Merzlikins stopped 30 shots in regulation and overtime and all three shootout attempts he faced in Monday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.

New York took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission, but Merzlikins kept his focus and gave Columbus a chance to rally, and he even picked up an assist on the Adam Fantilli tally that got the Blue Jackets on the board. It was the 30-year-old netminder's first win since March 1, snapping an 0-5-1 stretch in which Merzlikins had posted a 3.55 GAA and .891 save percentage.