Thompson stopped 22 of 25 shots in his second straight losing effort Saturday as he was knocked off by the Colorado Avalanche 3-2. The rookie has enjoyed a strong season so far with a .926 SV%, 2.30 GAA and one shutout on the year. His Golden Knights will host the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday who are coming off two straight victories and will be looking to improve on their 21st-best GF/GP (3.0) across the NHL.
Blackwood stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in his previous start Saturday. He will look to continue his hot run of late after he went 3-0-0 with a 1.33 GAA and .932 SV% last week. He faces a Capitals team that is coming off a 4-3 win over LA and ranks 19th in the NHL for GF/GP (3.17) so far.
Bayreuther has been called up from the AHL to join the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday. Across 71 career games played, he has three goals and 14 points to go along with 39 PIMs.
Maltsev will get the call-up to the Colorado Avalanche after a productive start to his 2022-23 season with the Colorado Eagles of the AHL. Prior to his call-up Monday, Maltsev had four assists in his first four games in the AHL with the Eagles.
Megna has zero points through three games while collecting a -1 plus/minus prior to being sent down Monday. He will hope to be recalled from the Colorado Eagles sooner rather than later so that he can add to his 25 points in 151 career NHL GP.
Hellberg will make the first start of his Ottawa career Monday when the Senators host the Central-leading Dallas Stars at home. He has struggled through his five career games played across four years, pitching a .869 SV% as well as a 2.81 GAA. He takes on a Dallas Stars team who have earned a point in all five of their games so far in 2022-23, averaging the fifth-best GF/GP in the league (4.0).
Campbell is coming off his best start of the season as the Oilers lost 2-0 in a 20 save (.952 SV%) losing effort to St.Louis. Campbell has been struggling through his first four starts with the Oilers, as shown by his 3.82 GAA and .889 SV%. He draws the daunting task of facing the league's highest-scoring team (5.2 GF/GP) in the Pittsburgh Penguins at home Monday.
Lindgren's last start came five games ago as he lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a 36-save (.923 SV%) losing effort. He will man the crease for a Capitals squad that has won three of their last four outings. They take on the surging New Jersey Devils, who have won three straight games while allowing an average of 1.33 GA during the wins.
Andersen will be looking to bounce back after allowing five goals on 27 shots (.844 SV%) in a 6-4 loss to Edmonton his last time out. He has enjoyed a strong season regardless of his last start, sporting a 2-1-0 record to go along with his .920 SV% and 2.35 GAA. The Hurricanes take on the injured Vancouver Canucks, who are the only team left in the NHL without a win in 2022-23.
Samsonov won his last start Saturday against Winnipeg 4-1 stopping 30 of 31 shots. Samsonov has enjoyed a historic start to his Maple Leafs' career winning all four of his starts (4-0-0) while putting up an impressive .938 SV% and currently ranking fifth in GAA (1.73). His Maple Leafs will go on the road to face the Vegas Golden Knights who lost their last game 3-2 against Colorado.
Magnus Hellberg will make the first start of his Ottawa career Monday when the Senators host the Central-leading Dallas Stars at home. He has struggled through his five career games played across four years, pitching a .869 SV% as well as a 2.81 GAA. He takes on a Dallas Stars team who have earned a point in all five of their games so far in 2022-23, averaging the fifth-best GF/GP in the league (4.0).
Head coach Bruce Boudreau announced Monday that Stillman will miss the Canucks game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The defenseman has yet to get a point in his first five games after joining the Canucks in the offseason, collecting seven PIMs to go along with his -3 plus/minus on the season.
Boeser will miss Monday's game against Carolina after leaving the Canucks last game vs. Buffalo early due to an injury. He is considered day-to-day according to head coach Bruce Boudreau. Through six games so far in 2022-23, he is yet to score while adding four assists and only nine SOG.
Dermott has yet to play this season for the Canucks but it was announced Monday that he is week-to-week as he continues to deal with a concussion. After being acquired at the trade deadline last season, he scored a goal and an assist in 17 games with the Vancouver Canucks.
Head coach Bruce Boudreau announced Monday that Hughes will miss the next few weeks with a lower-body injury. He had five assists through the first five games to start the season while averaging a career-high 27:14 TOI per game.
Stalock is coming off his third straight victory after he stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) in a 4-2 win over Florida Tuesday. The 35-year-old has been one of the best stories in the NHL early on, posting a .938 SV% and 2.09 GAA to go along with his 3-1-0 record. He will take on the high-scoring Edmonton Oilers who rank eighth in the NHL in GF/GP (3.57) and have won three of their last four games.
