Plus a few spicy goalie matchups on the schedule in an 11-game day
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11 games on Monday, December 29
* = confirmed
Elvis Merzlikins, CLM at Linus Ullmark, OTT (7 p.m. ET)
Logan Thompson, WSH at Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA (7 p.m. ET)
Igor Shesterkin, NYR at Brandon Bussi, CAR (7 p.m. ET)
Connor Ingram, EDM at Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (7:30 p.m. ET)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF at Jordan Binnington, STL (8 p.m. ET)
Anton Forsberg, LA at Mackenzie Blackwood, COL (9 p.m. ET)
Juuse Saros, NSH at Karel Vejmelka, UTAH (9 p.m. ET)
Jeremy Swayman, BOS at Dustin Wolf, CGY (9 p.m. ET)
Filip Gustavsson, MIN at Carter Hart, LV (10 p.m. ET)
Yaroslav Askarov, SJ at Lukas Dostal, ANA (10 p.m. ET)
Thatcher Demko, VAN at Philipp Grubauer, SEA (10 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Connor Ingram, EDM @ WPG (22% rostered) - FanDuel xx
Ingram took his first loss as an Oiler on Saturday, stopping 29 of 32 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Flames. Despite the defeat, Ingram played well enough where coach Kris Knoblaugh is likely to roll with him over Calvin Pickard while Tristan Jarry (lower body) is sidelined. Ingram is now 2-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average (GAA)and .915 save percentage since his call up a week ago.
Juuse Saros, NSH @ UTAH (86% rostered) - FanDuel xx
Saros, despite the loss Saturday, is worth a play, even against Utah on the road. He has turned around his season following a slow start, and since late November, Saros has an 8-3-0 record, a 2.67 GAA and a .910 save percentage over his last 11 outings. His performance has mirrored that of the Predators with this being a chicken-and-egg question. Irrespective of which one is driving the other, those teams with Saros on their rosters have reaped the benefits.
Filip Gustavsson, MIN @ LV (98% rostered) - FanDuel xx
If Minnesota's rotation continues to follow the usual pattern, Gustavsson should be between the pipes as Jesper Wallstedt started Saturday. The Gus Bus has been hitting on all cylinders, posting an 8-1-2 record, a 1.79 GAA and a .934 save percentage over his last 11 games. Wallstedt has been just as hot, which means that the Wild's goalie rotation should continue for the foreseeable future.
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