Reilly Smith will re-enter the Vegas lineup on Monday, sending Saad to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 33-year-old Saad is averaging 13:23 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) in 49 games this season.
Brandon Saad will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Smith to re-enter the lineup. Smith has not played in nearly two weeks and has been used sparingly since the Olympic break. The 35-year-old forward has 22 points (13G / 9A) in 67 games this season.
Buffalo is two points from securing the Atlantic Division and will turn to Michael Kesselring on Monday over Luke Schenn in the Sabres' lineup. Schenn has been sparsely used since being acquired at the trade deadline from Winnipeg, appearing in only three games and failing to pick up a point while getting nine PIMs in the process.
Kesselring was a healthy scratch for Buffalo's previous game but will draw back into the lineup for Luke Schenn on Monday vs. Chicago. The 26-year-old defensemen has struggled to find the scoresheet in his first season in Buffalo, with just two assists and 50 PIMs in 33 games played this season.
After appearing in nearly all of Buffalo's recent games, Logan Stanley will be a healthy scratch for Conor Timmins on Monday vs. Chicago. Stanley was acquired from Winnipeg at the trade deadline, and has appeared in 15 games, picking up four assists, 27 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus.
Logan Stanley will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Timmins to re-enter the lineup. The 27-year-old Timmins has missed significant time due to injuries this season, but has been effective when in the lineup, averaging 18:52 time-on-ice and scoring eight assists in 37 games.
Tanner Pearson will re-enter Buffalo's lineup on Monday, sending Greenway to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 29-year-old Greenway has missed significant time due to injuries this season and has trouble regularly fitting into the lineup when healthy. He is averaging 12:20 time-on-ice and has six points (1G / 5A) in 38 games this season.
Jordan Greenway will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Pearson to re-enter the lineup. The 33-year-old Pearson hasn't played much since being acquired by Buffalo at the trade deadline, but he has one assist in three games.
Miller has been out of Winnipeg's lineup since January 11th due to a knee injury but is expected to make his return in Vegas on Monday. The 33-year-old veteran defensemen has only appeared in 15 games this season, picking up an assist and a -8 plus/minus while averaging just 13:45 TOI.
With Winnipeg out of the playoffs, they will be dressing some of their young talent on Monday vs. Vegas as Nikita Chibrikov draws back into the Jets' lineup. The 23-year-old forward last appeared in a Jets jersey on November 11th, 2025 and has yet to pick up a point in any of his eight appearances this season.
Iafallo has appeared in every game for Winnipeg this season but will miss his first game of the year on Monday with an undisclosed injury. The 32-year-old is one point from reaching the 30+ point plateau for the sixth time in his last seven seasons.
Namestnikov had just returned from an upper-body injury three games ago but will head back to the press box on Monday in Vegas with an undisclosed injury. The veteran forward has struggled to put up points from a bottom-six position this season, with his 14 points being his lowest career mark ever across his 13-year career.
Pionk has missed significant time due to injuries this season and will return to the sidelines on Monday due to an undisclosed ailment. The 30-year-old defenseman is averaging 22:43 time-on-ice and has 12 points (3G / 9A) in 51 games this season. Colin Miller is returning from a knee injury and will draw into the lineup as Pionk's replacement.
Leddy has been a staple in San Jose's lineup for the last month but will take a seat on Monday in Nashville as he is replaced by Luca Cagnoni. Leddy has endured a forgettable first season in San Jose after being waived earlier in the year, he has one goal, seven points and a -9 plus/minus in 32 games played.
Nick Leddy will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Cagnoni to draw into the lineup. The 21-year-old Cagnoni has yet to play a game with the Sharks this season. He made his NHL debut in 2024-25, scoring two assists in six games.
The Sharks have zero margin for error and need heaps of help across the league if they intend on making the postseason, but it begins with Nedeljkovic tending the twine in a must-win game on Monday against the Nashville Predators. The 30-year-old Nedeljkovic struggled in his previous game, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. That said, he has been the more reliable Sharks goalie lately, helping his team record a point in four of his last five outings (3-1-1). The Sharks enter Monday's contest as +129 road underdogs against an equally desperate Predators team vying to stay in playoff contention.
Turcotte has not played in nearly two weeks and will miss another game on Monday, but could return in one of the Kings' final two regular season games. The 25-year-old forward is averaging 10:50 time-on-ice and has 14 points (3G / 11A) in 62 games this season.
Malott did not play in Los Angeles' previous game due to an undisclosed injury and will miss the final three games of the regular season. The 29-year-old forward is averaging 8:49 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) in 58 games this season.
Forsberg has emerged as the Kings' No.1 netminder at a crucial time of year, and comes into Monday's game having won four in a row and stopping 103 of 107 (.963 SV%) shots (.956 SV%) that he's faced. He was sensational in the Kings' previous game, saving all 27 shots he faced for a 1-0 shutout victory over the Edmonton Oilers. The Kings hope to inch closer to a playoff berth on Monday, entering the action as -159 road favourites against a Seattle Kraken team that has followed up a six-game losing streak by winning two straight.
Since John Tortorella took over as the Head Coach of the Golden Knights, he has relied heavily on Carter Hart, with whom he has a strong rapport from their time together with the Philadelphia Flyers. The 27-year-old Hart has repaid Tortorella's trust in him with terrific goaltending, posting a stellar 1.80 GAA and .928 SV% in four games (4-0-0). The Golden Knights enter Monday's contest as -166 home favourites against a Winnipeg Jets team coming off an embarrassing 7-1 loss to the Flyers.
