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Knight led the Panthers onto the ice for warmups.
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Oettinger (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups and will not make his scheduled start on Monday.
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Wedgewood led the Stars onto the ice for warmups.
Lindgren (upper-body) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play Monday.
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Libor Hajek will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. the Devils.
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Zac Jones will be back in the Rangers lineup Monday.
Erik Gudbranson is back in the Blue Jackets lineup Monday.
Gudbranson missed the Blue Jackets' previous contest Saturday vs. the Islanders due to an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision Monday. The 30-year-old has five assists and a -5 plus/minus through 19 games this season prior to the injury.
Johnny Gaudreau will play Monday after being a game-time decision (illness)
Gaudreau missed Sunday's team skate due to illness and is a game-time decision Monday as the Blue Jackets take on the Golden Knights. Columbus' star winger will be missed if forced out as he has seven goals and 20 points through 20 games in his first season with the Blue Jackets.
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Thompson led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
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Vanecek led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.
Vanecek stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) his last time out in a win over Washington. He has been fantastic in his first season with the Devils, posting a 10-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and a 2.04 GAA. He faces off against the New York Rangers who are in the middle of a two-game losing streak but rank sixth in the NHL in shots per game (34.1).
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Ben Hutton will draw back in the Vegas lineup Monday.
Hutton will draw back into the Golden Knights lineup Monday to replace Alex Pietrangelo who is out for personal reasons.
Alex Pietrangelo will miss Monday's game vs. Columbus due to personal reasons.
Pietrangelo is a last-second scratch for Monday's game vs. the Blue Jackets due to personal reasons. It is a massive loss for the Golden Knights as they lose their top defenseman who has three goals and 21 points with 50 SOG through the first 23 games.
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Igor Shesterkin will start Monday vs. New Jersey.
Shesterkin allowed four goals on 28 shots (.875 SV%) during his previous time out in a loss to Edmonton. Last year's Vezina Trophy winner has had a good season, posting a 10-3-3 record with a .914 SV% and 2.49 GAA. He takes on the red-hot Devils' who have won 15 of their last 16 games played.
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Jean-Luc Foudy will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. Winnipeg.
Foudy has excelled in his second AHL season with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) collecting five goals and 14 points through 18 games prior to his first NHL call-up Monday from the Avalanche. The 20-year-old will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. the Jets.
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Vanecek is expected to start Monday in New York.
Vanecek stopped 37 of 38 shots (.974 SV%) his last time out in a win over Washington. He has been fantastic in his first season with the Devils, posting a 10-2-0 record with a .923 SV% and a 2.04 GAA. He faces off against the New York Rangers who are in the middle of a two-game losing streak but rank sixth in the NHL in shots per game (34.1).
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Binnington will start Monday vs. the Stars.
Binnington allowed four goals on 26 shots (.846 SV%) in a loss to Tampa his last time out. He has been up and down this season with a 9-7-0 record, .901 SV% and 3.05 GAA. He takes on the Dallas Stars who are 1st in the Central Division but have lost three of their last four games.
Martin Kaut is sick and won't travel with the Avalanche for their upcoming road trip.
Kaut will not travel with the team due to illness and will therefore miss the Avalanche's next four games as they head off to Winnipeg Tuesday. The 23-year-old has a goal and two assists along with 18 SOG through 16 games in his first season as a full-time Avalanche player.
Jean-Luc Foudy has been called up from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Foudy has excelled in his second AHL season with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) collecting five goals and 14 points through 18 games prior to his first NHL call-up Monday from the Avalanche. If the 20-year-old makes it into the injured Avalanche lineup it will be his NHL debut.
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Skinner will start Monday vs. the Panthers.
Skinner allowed five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in his worst start of the season vs. New Jersey in a loss his last time out. The 24-year-old has been incredibly solid this season as shown by his .921 SV%, 2.78 GAA and 4-5-0 record. He will face off against the Florida Panthers, who have lost four of their last five games and lead the NHL in shots on goal per game by averaging 40.2 a night.
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Lundkvist is expected to be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Lundkvist has gone pointless with a minus-4 rating in his last five games. Joel Hanley is expected to draw into the lineup to replace Lundkvist.
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