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Binnington will start Monday vs. the Ducks.

Binnington stopped 30 of 32 shots (.938 SV%) his last time out vs. Anaheim to extend his win streak to five straight starts. The 29-year-old has been up and down but solid this season, posting a .908 SV% and 2.90 GAA along with his 8-5-0 record. He takes on the Anaheim Ducks who are the only remaining team without a regulation win in the NHL having played 18 games already.

Jordan Binnington
Colton Parayko is a game-time decision Monday vs. Anaheim.

Paraykko has missed the Blues' previous three games but will be a game-time decision Monday as St. Louis takes on Anaheim. The 29-year-old had been struggling prior to his injury, with only three assists across his first 14 games while posting a -9 plus/minus rating.

Colton Parayko
Ullmark was in the starter's crease at the Bruins morning skate.

Ullmark stopped 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) in a victory over Philadelphia his last time out as he collected his fourth straight win. Ullmark leads all goaltenders with his 12-1-0 record helped by his .937 SV% and 1.89 GAA. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning who find themselves on a four-game winning streak after their 4-1 victory over Calgary in their previous game.

Linus Ullmark
Roope Hintz is a game-time decision Monday after missing the Stars' game Saturday.

Hintz was a late scratch Saturday due to an undisclosed injury but will be a game-time decision Monday as Dallas takes on Colorado. Hintz has been having an excellent season so far, ranking 12th in the NHL in points with eight goals and 14 assists through 17 games played to go along with his +12 plus/minus rating.

Roope Hintz
Dylan DeMelo is still out with an upper-body injury but hopes to play on the team's upcoming road trip.

Demelo hasn't played since Nov.13th vs. Seattle due to an upper-body injury and is not expected to return to the lineup Monday, but is hopeful he can return during their current road trip. The 29-year-old stay-at-home defenseman has two assists, 17 SOG and is a +2 plus/minus across 14 games prior to his injury.

Dylan DeMelo
Jensen Harkins returns to the Jets' lineup Monday vs. Carolina.

Harkins will draw back into the Jets' lineup vs. Carolina after a successful stint with Manitoba of the AHL where he had five goals and four assists in six games played. In three games so far with the Jets in 2022-23, he has zero points and three SOG while only playing 9:21 ATOI.

Jansen Harkins
Rittich will start Monday vs. the Hurricanes.

Riittich last started on Nov.13th where he won against Seattle after stopping 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%). The Jets' backup goaltender has struggled despite his 2-1-0 record this season, posting a .890 SV% and 2.73 GAA. He takes on the Carolina Hurricanes' who rank fourth in the NHL in shots per game (35.7) but 24th in goals per game (2.83).

David Rittich
Kocketkov will likely start Monday in Winnipeg.

Kochetkov stopped 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%) in a 2-1 overtime loss to Minnesota in his last start on Saturday. The 23-year-old has played incredibly since getting the call-up to fill in for Frederik Andersen, posting a .943 SV%, and 1.32 GAA to go along with his 2-0-1 record.

Pyotr Kochetkov
Oettinger will start Monday vs. the Avalanche.

Oettinger stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) as he picked up his second win since returning due to injury over the New York Islanders. The 23-year-old has been sensational this season, posting a 7-2-1 record with a .927 SV% and 2.21 GAA. He takes on the Colorado Avalanche who have won six of their last seven games and have the leagues top powerplay converting at a 36.5 percent rate.

Jake Oettinger
Binnington is in the starter's crease at the Blues morning skate.

Binnington stopped 30 of 32 shots (.938 SV%) his last time out vs. Anaheim to extend his win streak to five straight starts. The 29-year-old has been up and down but solid this season, posting a .908 SV% and 2.90 GAA along with his 8-5-0 record. He takes on the Anaheim Ducks who are the only remaining team without a regulation win in the NHL having played 18 games already.

Jordan Binnington
Skinner is in the starter's crease at the Oilers morning skate.

Skinner stopped 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) to pick up a win over Vegas in his third straight Oilers' start his last time out. The 24-year-old Edmonton native has been incredible this season, stealing the starting job with his .930 SV%, 2.52 GAA and 4-4-0 record. He faces off against New Jersey who will be going for their franchise-record 12th straight win Monday.

Stuart Skinner
T.J. Brodie is not recovering as hoped from his oblique injury and will not travel with the team.

Brodie is still considered week-to-week after it was announced he had not been progressing as expected from an oblique injury. The 32-year-old hasn't played since Nov. 11th and has two assists through 15 games so far this season while posting a +4 plus/minus.

T.J. Brodie
Ilya Samsonov is not expected to play this week but will travel with the team on their road trip (knee).

Samsonov has not played since Nov. 5th due to a knee injury and will miss the upcoming week as he continues to recover but will travel with the team on the road. He has been out week-to-week and has been a massive loss for Toronto as their starter had enjoyed an excellent start to his Maple Leaf career going 6-2-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .921 SV%.

Ilya Samsonov
Markstrom is expected to start Monday in Philadelphia.

Markstom stopped 31 of 35 shots (.886 SV%) in his previous start vs. Florida, picking up his third win in four starts. The 32-year-old has struggled mightily despite his 7-4-2 record in 2022-23, posting a .887 SV% and 3.11 GAA. He takes on the slumping Philadelphia Flyers who have lost six straight contests.

Jacob Markstrom
Ville Heinola will make his season debut Monday vs. Carolina.

Heinola will get his first taste of NHL action in 2022-23 after being recalled from Manitoba of the AHL. He had been enjoying a fairly strong early campaign, with seven assists and a +12 plus/minus rating across only 11 games played. The 2019 first-round pick (20th overall) has played in 25 career NHL games with one goal and 10 points prior to this season.

Ville Heinola
Hart will start Monday vs. the Flames.

Hart enters Monday in the middle of a five-game losing skid after losing his previous start to Montreal in overtime after allowing five goals on 33 shots (.848 SV%). The 24-year-old has still been very solid this season shown by his posting a .919 SV%, 2.64 GAA and 6-3-4 record. He faces the Calgary Flames who have won three of their last four games after a 5-4 win over Florida their last time out.

Carter Hart
Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice at the Lightning morning skate.

Vasilevskiy finds himself on a three-game winning streak after defeating Nashville his last time out on the back of a 30 save on 32 shot (.938 SV%) performance. The NHL leader in wins the last five seasons has struggled so far in 2022-23, posting a 7-5-1 record with a .909 SV% and 2.84 GAA. He draws the tough task of taking on the league-leading Boston Bruins who carry a 16-2-0 record into the game Monday and find themselves on a six-game winning streak.

Andrei Vasilevskiy

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