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Hart stopped 24 of 27 shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Wild. Minnesota's fourth goal was an empty-netter late in the third period.

Hart endured a difficult opening period, allowing goals to Matt Boldy, Maxim Shabanov and Danila Yurov within a 5:07 span. The veteran netminder settled down afterward, keeping Minnesota off the scoreboard for the rest of his appearance, but the damage was already done, and the Wild clinched the victory with an empty-netter from Joel Eriksson Ek. This was Hart's second loss of the season, and the second time in five starts he's allowed more than two goals. The netminder is likely to be on the bench against the Predators on Tuesday in the second leg of a back-to-back set, but he could return to the starting lineup against the Flames on Thursday.

Wallstedt stopped 21 of 23 shots in Monday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Wallstedt benefited from Minnesota's three-goal first period but still needed to protect a narrow lead after the Golden Knights mounted a comeback when they were down by three. Even though the young netminder surrendered goals in the second and third frames, he still did enough to earn the win while giving up two or fewer goals for the fourth time in his first six appearances. Through six starts, Wallstedt has gone 4-1-1 while saving 152 of 163 shots faced, good for a .932 save percentage. He's posted a save percentage of at least .910 in five of his six outings.

Ullmark stopped 29 of 30 shots in Monday's 4-1 win over the Devils.

Ullmark continued his excellent start to the season, improving to 5-0-0 while posting a .967 save percentage in this game -- he kept the Devils scoreless through the first two periods and most of the third, but Arseny Gritsyuk ended his shutout bid with just over five minutes remaining. Ullmark has been outstanding to open the 2026-27 season, as he's allowed no more than two goals in any of his five appearances. The Senators are playing the second leg of a back-to-back set Tuesday, so Ullmark will likely head to the bench against the Blues, but he could return to the Senators' crease Thursday against the Islanders.

Daws stopped 16 of 19 shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Senators. Ottawa's fourth goal was an empty-netter.

Daws allowed two goals in the second period before giving up another one in the third. The Devils struggled to generate offensive support, leaving their goaltender with little margin for error. Daws has dropped his two starts this season, allowing nine goals on 41 shots faced. He should remain as the No. 2 goaltender behind Jake Allen.

Hill is slated to be between the road pipes Tuesday in Nashville, according to SinBin.vegas.

Carter Hart is starting Monday in Minnesota, so Hill is set to make his third start of the year in the second half of Vegas' back-to-back. Hill has picked up wins in both of his outings in 2026-27, stopping a combined 39 of 44 shots (.886 save percentage). The Predators are 2-1-2 and have scored 14 goals through five games to begin the year, and they will have the rest advantage Tuesday.

Hart will patrol the road crease in Monday's clash against the Wild, per Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.

Hart will look to extend his win streak to three games Monday after securing an overtime victory over the Kings on Saturday. Overall, the 28-year-old netminder has posted a solid start to the 2026-27 campaign, compiling a 3-1-0 record, a 2.25 GAA and a .910 save percentage across four appearances. He'll face a moderately tough test Monday, however, as the Wild currently average three goals per game to begin the new season. Regardless, Hart remains a go-to starting option between the pipes in most fantasy formats.

Luukkonen stopped 13 of 14 shots across 33:34 in relief during Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

Luukkonen entered with the score tied 2-2 in relief of Colten Ellis and allowed just one power-play goal to Sam Reinhart before Buffalo reeled off three unanswered goals to close it out. The relief outing netted him the win, and he projects as the clear No. 1 in Buffalo's crease this season.

Ellis stopped seven of nine shots across 26:26 of action in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida before giving way to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Ellis allowed an even-strength goal to Anton Lundell and a power-play tally to Sam Reinhart before being pulled with the score tied 2-2. With Ellis getting the start but then being pulled, it's unclear who might get the second game of the Sabres' back-to-back against Montreal on Tuesday.

Markstrom tightened up in Monday's 5-3 loss to Buffalo, but he didn't sustain an injury, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Before leaving the game after the first period, Markstrom made nine saves on 11 shots in Monday's matchup. Akira Schmid surrendered three goals on 21 shots to take the loss in relief. The Panthers will see how Markstrom feels ahead of Tuesday's road game against Columbus.

Schmid fell to the Sabres 5-3 after coming on in the second period and stopping 18 of 21 shots.

Schmid was pressed into service after Jacob Markstrom stayed in the locker room after the first period. The 26-year-old Schmid has now made two appearances for the Panthers, suffering defeats in both outings. With the team back in action versus Columbus on Tuesday, Schmid may have to do double duty on short notice.