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Reimer is in the starter's crease at the Sharks morning skate.

Reimer allowed two goals on 32 shots (.938 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was beaten by the Seattle Kraken in his previous start. The 35-year-old has had a season to forget in 2022-23, with his ugly 10-17-7 record, 3.26 GAA and .895 SV%. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers, who have won three-straight and five of their last six after a 6-4 win over Seattle last game.

James Reimer
Greenway is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Greenway has three goals, five assists, 67 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 53 games this season and is now considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old will hope to be back sooner rather than later as it is not his first time dealing with an injury this season.

Jordan Greenway
Jiri Patera has been reassigned to the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).

Patera was excellent in his short two-game showing with the Vegas Golden Knights, going 2-0-0 with a .929 SV% and 2.50 GAA but has been reassigned to Henderson (AHL) Monday. The 24-year-old returns to the Silver Knights, where he was 12-13-1, with a .916 SV% and a 2.66 GAA.

Jiri Patera
Pheonix Copley was the first goalie off the ice for Los Angeles Monday.

Copley stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) for his fourth win in five games as he beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been great since his December call-up, with his 21-4-3 record, 2.63 GAA and .904 SV%. He takes on the Calgary Flames, who have lost three of their last five games but are second in the NHL in shots per game (35.6).

Pheonix Copley
Makar (lower-body) is considered day-to-day; will not play Monday vs. Chicago.

Makar will not play Monday vs. Chicago as he deals with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day for now as the Avalanche do not seem overly worried about their superstars' injury. The 24-year-old has been having another fantastic season, with his 16 goals, 61 points, 163 SOG, 28 PIMs and a +15 plus/minus through 55 games prior to the injury.

Cale Makar
Samsonov will start Tuesday against the Islanders.

Samsonov stopped 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%) for his second win in three games as he beat Carolina in his previous start. The 26-year-old former first-round pick has been great in his first season in Toronto, with his 24-8-3 record, 2.35 GAA and .917 SV%. He will take on the New York Islanders, who have won five of their last seven games after their 4-1 victory over San Jose last game.

Ilya Samsonov
Joey Daccord has been recalled on an emergency basis from Coachella Valley (AHL).

Daccord has a 24-6-3 record, .915 SV% and 2.43 GAA with the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) and has been recalled on an emergency basis Monday due to Philipp Grubauer being day-to-day with an illness. Daccord is expected to backup Martin Jones for the time being.

Joey Daccord
Acciari (undisclosed) returned to practice on Monday and expects to play on Tuesday.

Acciari missed the Maple Leafs' previous game due to an undisclosed injury but returned to practice Monday and is expected to play Tuesday. The 31-year-old bruiser has 13 goals, eight assists, 95 SOG, 12 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 67 games with St. Louis and Toronto this season.

Noel Acciari
Georgiev is in the starter's crease at the Avalanche morning skate.

Georgiev stopped 33 of 34 shots (.971 SV%) for his fourth-straight victory as he beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been excelling in his first season as both a starter and in Colorado, with his 31-14-5 record, 2.58 GAA and .918 SV%. He will take on the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost eight of their last 11 games and are last in the NHL in goals per game (2.51).

Alexandar Georgiev
Campbell will start Monday vs. the Sharks.

Campbell allowed six goals on 38 shots (.842 SV%) for his fourth-straight loss as he was handed a defeat by the Winnipeg Jets his last time between the pipes. The 31-year-old has last his hold on the Oilers' starting spot due to his uninspiring play this season, with his 17-9-4 record, 3.57 GAA and .882 SV%. He will take on the struggling San Jose Sharks, who are in the midst of a six-game losing streak and have lost 11 of their last 12 contests.

Jack Campbell
Bobrovsky will start Monday in Detroit.

Bobrovsky stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) for his fifth win in six games as he beat New Jersey in his previous start. The 34-year-old has been steadily improving his numbers as of late, with his 23-17-3 record, 3.00 GAA and .904 SV%. He will face the Detroit Red Wings, who have lost nine of their last 11 games and are 22nd in the NHL in goals per game (2.93).

Sergei Bobrovsky
Evgeny Kuznetsov is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Kuznetsov left the Capitals' game Sunday after just 13:41 TOI after taking a hard hit from Minnesota's Matt Dumba and is now considered day-to-day as he deals with an upper-body injury. The 30-year-old has 12 goals, 39 assists, 158 SOG, 52 PIMs and a -17 plus/minus through 70 games this season prior to the injury.

Evgeny Kuznetsov
Jarry will start Monday vs. the Senators.

Jarry allowed four goals on 21 shots (.765 SV%) for his third loss in four decisions after he was defeated by the New York Rangers in his last start. The 27-year-old has watched his numbers plummet as of late, with his 20-9-6 record, 3.03 GAA and .907 SV%. He will take on the Ottawa Senators, who have lost five straight after a 5-4 shootout loss to Toronto last game.

Tristan Jarry
Hellberg will start Tuesday in St. Louis.

Hellberg allowed three goals on 38 shots (.921 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was defeated by Boston in his previous start. The 31-year-old veteran netminder has played acceptable on his third team this season, with his 4-7-1 record, 2.96 GAA and .902 SV%. He will face the St. Louis Blues, who have won their last two games after a 3-0 blanking of Winnipeg in their last game.

Magnus Hellberg
Jarry was the first goalie off the ice at the Penguins morning skate.

Jarry allowed four goals on 21 shots (.765 SV%) for his third loss in four decisions after he was defeated by the New York Rangers in his last start. The 27-year-old has watched his numbers plummet as of late, with his 20-9-6 record, 3.03 GAA and .907 SV%. He will take on the Ottawa Senators, who have lost five straight after a 5-4 shootout loss to Toronto last game.

Tristan Jarry
Marcus Petterson has been placed on the long-term injured reserve (retroactive to March 18th) with a lower-body injury.

Petterson left the Penguins' previous game vs. the New York Rangers after just 12:41 TOI due to a lower-body injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve retroactive to March 18th. It is a big loss for the Penguins, as the 26-year-old has a goal, 23 assists, 95 SOG, 58 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 67 games played prior to the injury.

Marcus Pettersson
Taylor Fedun has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre (AHL) on an emergency basis.

Fedun has three goals, seven assists, 20 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 53 games played with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and has been recalled to Pittsburgh for the first time this season. The 34-year-old will replace the injured Marcus Petterson in Pittsburgh's lineup and will hope to add to his 35 career points (8G/27A) through 127 career GP.

Taylor Fedun
Samuel Bolduc has been recalled on loan from Bridgeport (AHL).

Bolduc has 10 goals, 25 assists, 31 PIMs and a -13 plus/minus through 56 games played with Bridgeport (AHL) and has been recalled to the Islanders for a second time this season. The 22-year-old returns for a second stint to the Islanders, where he had a goal, six assists, and two PIMs through six games earlier in the year.

Samuel Bolduc

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