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Oskar Lindblom is expected to draw back into the Sharks' lineup Tuesday vs. Colorado (upper-body).

Lindblom missed the Sharks' previous game with an upper-body injury and will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on Colorado. The 26-year-old had six goals, nine assists, 75 SOG, 18 PIMs and a -16 plus/minus through 73 games this season.

Oskar Lindblom
Matt Benning is expected to return to the Sharks' lineup Tuesday vs. Colorado (lower-body).

Benning missed the Sharks' previous game due to a lower-body injury but will return to the Sharks' lineup Tuesday vs. Colorado. The 28-year-old has a goal, 23 assists, 55 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 71 games played prior to his injury.

Matt Benning
Jeffrey Viel is out Tuesday vs. Colorado as he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Viel has yet to pick up a point, has four SOG and two PIMs through four games this season but is now considered day-to-day as he deals with an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old will not play Tuesday vs. Colorado.

Jeffrey Viel
Kaapo Kahkonen will start Tuesday vs. Colorado.

Kahkonen allowed two goals on 31 shots (.935 SV%) to snap a 10-game losing streak as he beat the Arizona Coyotes in his previous start. The 26-year-old has had a horrendous 2022-23 season, with his 9-18-6 record, 3.83 GAA and .880 SV%. He will take on the Colorado Avalanche, who have won four of their last five games and are seventh in the NHL in shots per game (33.3).

Kaapo Kahkonen
Jonathan Quick will start Tuesday vs. Nashville.

Quick allowed six goals on 34 shots (.824 SV%) for his first loss in three games as he was defeated by the Edmonton Oilers in his previous start. The 37-year-old he has been fairly average throughout his eight games played in Vegas, with his 5-2-0 record, 3.53 GAA and .896 SV%.

Jonathan Quick
Laurent Brossoit will start Monday vs. Minnesota.

Brossoit stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) for his first win in three games as he defeated the Minnesota Wild in his previous start. The 30-year-old has been incredibly solid in his limited action this season, with his 3-0-2 record, 2.44 GAA and .920 SV%. He will face the Minnesota Wild, who just snapped a three-game winning streak with a 4-1 loss to this Vegas team last game.

Laurent Brossoit
Ville Husso will return and start Tuesday vs. Montreal (lower-body).

Husso last started on March 20th due to a lower-body injury and lost his third straight game after allowing five goals on 25 shots (.800 SV%) in a loss to Florida. The 28-year-old has struggled and has had a very up-and-down first season in Detroit, with his 25-19-6 record, 3.01 GAA and .899 SV%. He takes on Montreal, who have lost three-straight games after a 3-0 loss to Carolina last game.

Ville Husso
Jonathan Quick is expected to start Tuesday vs. Nashville.

Quick allowed six goals on 34 shots (.824 SV%) for his first loss in three games as he was defeated by the Edmonton Oilers in his previous start. The 37-year-old he has been fairly average throughout his eight games played in Vegas, with his 5-2-0 record, 3.53 GAA and .896 SV%.

Jonathan Quick
Ryan McLeod is still at least a week away from returning to the Oilers' lineup (upper-body).

McLeod has been out of the Oilers' lineup since March 14th due to an upper-body injury and is expected to miss at least another week with the injury. The 23-year-old has 11 goals, 11 assists, 73 SOG, 16 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 55 games played this season.

Ryan McLeod
Justin Richards has been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL).

Richards had an assist and was a -1 plus/minus through two games but has been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL) on Monday. The 25-year-old returns to the AHL, where he has 10 goals, 25 assists, 50 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 54 games played this season.

Justin Richards
Philipp Grubauer is in the starters' crease Monday vs. Arizona.

Grubauer allowed four goals on 13 shots (.692 SV%) for his first loss in four starts as he took the defeat to Minnesota in his last start. The 31-year-old has struggled all season long, with his 14-13-4 record, 3.05 GAA and .889 SV%. He will take on the Arizona Coyotes, who have lost seven straight games after a 7-2 loss to San Jose last game.

Philipp Grubauer
Brossoit was the first goalie off the ice at the Golden Knights morning skate.

Brossoit stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) for his first win in three games as he defeated the Minnesota Wild in his previous start. The 30-year-old has been incredibly solid in his limited action this season, with his 3-0-2 record, 2.44 GAA and .920 SV%. He will face the Minnesota Wild, who just snapped a three-game winning streak with a 4-1 loss to this Vegas team last game.

Laurent Brossoit
Frederik Olofsson will draw back into the Stars' lineup Monday vs. Nashville.

Olofsson has been a healthy scratch for the Stars' previous four games but will draw back into the lineup Monday vs. Nashville. The 26-year-old has a goal, three assists, 31 SOG, and two PIMs across 26 games played on the season.

Fredrik Olofsson

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