Smith (upper-body) will not play Monday in Dallas.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
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Stephenson (illness) will not play Monday in Minnesota.
Stephenson is not on the ice for warmups and will miss Monday's game in Minnesota. Reilly Smith returns from an injury to replace Stephenson in the Golden Knights' lineup.
Ben Meyers has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Meyers has a goal, 27 SOG, six PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 33 games this season with the Colorado Avalanche and will rejoin the team from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) Monday.
Jordan Harris will be out Tuesday vs. Detroit due to an undisclosed injury.
Harris has four goals, 13 assists, 70 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 65 games this season but will miss Tuesday's game vs. Detroit due to an undisclosed injury. The 22-year-old will be replaced by Corey Schueneman in the Canadiens' lineup.
Corey Schueneman has been recalled from Laval (AHL) and is expected to suit up Tuesday vs. Detroit.
Schueneman had five goals, 16 assists, 18 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 58 games with the Laval Rocket (AHL) and has been called up to Montreal Monday with expectations to play Tuesday. The 27-year-old will replace Jordan Harris (undisclosed) and has one assist in four games with Montreal this season.
Reilly Smith will return to the Golden Knights lineup vs. Minnesota (lower-body).
Smith has missed the Golden Knights' previous four games due to a lower-body injury and is expected to return to the Vegas lineup Monday vs. Minnesota. The 32-year-old had 24 goals, 27 assists, 167 SOG, 16 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 72 games before his injury.
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Ivan Prosvetov will start Monday vs. Seattle.
Prosvetov allowed seven goals on 31 shots (.774 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he lost to the San Jose Sharks in his last game. The 24-year-old has had a solid two-week showing after getting recalled on March 9th, with his 3-1-0 record, 3.01 GAA and .912 SV%. He will take on the Seattle Kraken, who have lost three of their last five games but are fifth in the NHL in goals (3.45).
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.
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.
Evgeny Svechnikov is expected to return to the Sharks' lineup Tuesday vs. Colorado (lower-body).
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.
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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).
The Predators signed Jake Livingstone to a one-year, entry-level contract.
Livingstone had eight goals, 27 assists, 30 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 39 games with Minnesota State University (Mankato) (NCAA) and has signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
Marco Kasper is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will be a game-time decision Tuesday.
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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%.
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.
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