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Vasilevskiy made 26 saves in a 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

It wasn't Vasilevskiy's fault. Coach Jon Cooper summed things up to reporters after the game: "Tonight was abnormally bad... This little rut we're in has lasted a lot longer than I anticipated." Tampa Bay has lost six of seven. Vasilevskiy is 1-4-0 in that span.

Washe scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Washe earned his first goal since Jan. 16 versus the Kings. The 24-year-old is currently filling a fourth-line role, so there's not a lot of fantasy value to gather from his play. He's put up two goals, two assists, 20 shots on net, 48 hits, 17 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 21 appearances with the Ducks this season.

Poehling scored a goal on five shots, added an assist, logged three hits and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Poehling has four points over his last four contests. The 27-year-old has made a good impression in his first year with the Ducks, and that earned him a four-year contract extension last week. Poehling is up to eight goals, 27 points, 68 shots on net, 31 hits, 64 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 57 appearances. He's well on his way to topping his 31-point total from 68 games with the Flyers last year, but he's no more than a depth option in fantasy.

Killorn scored a goal, added an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Killorn snapped a five-game point drought with this performance. The 36-year-old has moved to the third line recently, but he still plays a key all-around role for the Ducks as one of the team's reliable veteran forwards. He's up to nine goals, 22 points, 117 shots on net, 52 hits, 34 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 64 appearances. Killorn may have some value in deep fantasy formats, but he doesn't do enough to help in standard formats most of the time.

LaCombe scored an empty-net goal on four shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

LaCombe had a hand in Ryan Poehling's go-ahead goal in the second period, and he added the empty-netter for insurance. This was LaCombe's second multi-point effort in his last three contests. The 25-year-old defenseman is up to eight goals and a career-high 45 points through 64 outings, surpassing his 43-point effort from 75 games a year ago. He's added 128 shots on net, 109 blocked shots, 56 hits and a plus-1 rating this season.

Goncalves (lower body) scored a goal in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Columbus.

It was his first game back after missing four contests due to a lower-body injury, and his hands looked great. Goncalves tipped a Victor Hedman shot in the slot that went over Elvis Merzlikins' left shoulder. It was Goncalves' eighth goal of the season, which matched his career mark, and it set a new career high in points with 21.

Dostal stopped 12 of 13 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

The Ducks were all over this game, making Dostal's job pretty easy in the end. This was his seventh win in his last eight outings, and it's the third time in that span he's held an opponent to two or fewer goals. For the season, the 25-year-old goalie improved to 26-14-2 with a 3.01 GAA and an .893 save percentage over 44 appearances. The Ducks have three games over four days from Thursday to Sunday, making stops in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal -- expect Dostal to start two of those three contests.

Provorov scored a goal Tuesday in a 5-2 win over the Lightning.

It was his eighth goal. Provorov has five points (two goals, three assists) and nine shots in his last four games. Take advantage. Provorov is on pace for his first 10-goal season since 2019-20.

Ingram (upper body) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Avalanche, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports.

Ingram was hurt on a collision in the crease that saw Nathan MacKinnon receive a major penalty and game misconduct. Ingram allowed two goals on 17 shots prior to his injury, which puts the Oilers in a tough spot as the struggling Tristan Jarry will take over the top goaltending job while Ingram is sidelined. It's not yet clear if Ingram will be able to accompany the Oilers for the rest of their road trip, which ends with a back-to-back featuring games in Dallas on Thursday and in St. Louis on Friday.

Colton sustained an upper-body injury in Tuesday's game versus the Oilers.

Colton was missing from the bench in the second period and ultimately got ruled out during the third. He scored a goal in the opening minute, snapping a nine-game point drought with his eighth tally of the season. More information on Colton's status should be available prior to the start of the Avalanche's two-game road trip, which kicks off in Seattle on Thursday.