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Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick will get the start Monday as the King's head to Detroit to take on the Red Wings. The 36-year-old veteran will be looking to enter the win column for the first time in 2022-23 and lower his high 3.58 GAA closer to the 2.42 GAA he has averaged throughout his 16-year career.

Jonathan Quick
Husso led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.

Husso will get the start Monday against the Los Angeles Kings at home. The Red Wing's $14,250,000 offseason acquisition enjoyed a perfect debut with the Wings Friday, stopping 29 of 29 Montreal shots on the way to his fourth career shutout in a 3-0 victory. He will look to continue his domination of the crease Monday and keep the Red Wings' surprising undefeated record intact.

Ville Husso
Shesterkin will get the start for the Rangers as they take on Anaheim Monday.

Shesterkin takes the crease for the New York Rangers as they host Anaheim at home Monday. The 2021-22 Vezina winner will be looking to keep his undefeated record alive after stopping 33 of 36 shots in a 7-3 win over the Wild on Friday. He faces a Ducks team coming off a tough 7-1 loss in their previous matchup against the Islanders.

Igor Shesterkin
Jusso Välimäki will enter the Coyotes' lineup Monday in Toronto.

Välimäki will make his Coyotes' debut a week after being claimed off waivers from the Calgary Flames. The 24-year-old Finnish defenseman will be taking the spot of Scott Timmins who is day-to-day with an injury. Through 82 career games, he has three goals and 16 points to go along with 48 PIMs.

Juuso Valimaki
Vejmelka will start Monday in Toronto.

Vejmelka draws the start Monday as the winless Arizona Coyotes head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs. The second-year netminder has struggled mightily in his first two starts of 2022-23 producing a .884 SV% as well as a shockingly high 5.54 GAA. He will look to get the Coyotes in the win column for the first time after they beat the Maple Leafs in both of their meetings in 2021-22.

Karel Vejmelka
Ilya Mikheyev (lower-body) should be back in Vancouver's lineup Tuesday in Columbus

Ilya Mikheyev will return to the Canucks lineup Tuesday to make his Vancouver debut after missing their opening two games with a lower-body injury. Mikheyev signed a 4 year, $19,000,000 contract with the Canucks in the offseason after scoring 21 goals and 32 points in 53 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ilya Mikheyev
Grubauer will start Monday vs. the Hurricanes.

Grubauer gets the start Monday as Seattle hosts the high-powered Carolina Hurricanes at home. The 11-year-veteran struggled mightily in the Krakens opening night loss to Anaheim, stopping 22 of 27 shots before losing 5-4 in overtime. He came in for relief against Vegas on Saturday, stopping six of six shots with Seattle taking the 5-2 loss.

Philipp Grubauer
Grubauer was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kraken's morning skate.

Grubauer is likely to get the start Monday as Seattle hosts the high-powered Carolina Hurricanes at home. The 11-year-veteran struggled mightily in the Krakens opening night loss to Anaheim, stopping 22 of 27 shots before losing 5-4 in overtime. He came in for relief against Vegas on Saturday, stopping six of six shots with Seattle taking the 5-2 loss.

Philipp Grubauer
Skinner is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Sabres.

Skinner should draw his first start of the season Tuesday as the Oilers host the Sabres on home ice. The Edmonton native was phenomenal in relief of Jack Campbell Saturday stopping all 31 of 31 shots while limiting the damage in the Oilers' 4-3 loss to Calgary. He enjoyed a strong first rookie season in 2021-22, collecting a .913 SV% while winning six of 12 starts.

Stuart Skinner
Hellebuyck will start Monday in Dallas.

Hellebuyck will draw his second start of the early season as Winnipeg heads to Dallas for a Central division matchup. The Jets' netminder was sensational in Winnipeg's opening night victory over the New York Rangers, stopping 40 of 41 shots en route to a 4-1 victory. He will look to keep his hot play going after finishing 2021-22 with a .910 SV%.

Connor Hellebuyck
Schmaltz will miss 6-to-8 weeks with an upper-body injury.

Schmaltz suffered an upper-body injury in the first period of the Coyotes' season opener in Pittsburgh. Schmaltz will miss at least six weeks, sidelining him until late December or early January. Lawson Crouse was elevated to the Coyotes' top line in Schmaltz's absence.

Nick Schmaltz
Georgiev is expected to start Monday in Minnesota.

Georgiev will likely start Monday as the Avalanche head to Minnesota for a battle of Central division rivals. Georgiev had a shakey first start in Colorado's opening night 5-2 win over Chicago, allowing two goals on 17 shots while ultimately securing the victory. He will be looking to add another victory to the win column as he battles Pavel Francouz for starts all season in the Avalanche crease.

Alexandar Georgiev
Oettinger was the first goalie off of the ice at the Stars morning skate.

Oettinger and the Stars will host the Winnipeg Jets Monday as Dallas looks to keep their 2-0-0 record intact. The 23-year-old has enjoyed a terrific start to 2022-23, averaging a GAA of 1.00 in each of his two wins while stopping 60 of 62 total shots faced. He will be hoping for similar results as his previous starts with this being his first start of the season not against Nashville.

Jake Oettinger
DeSmith will start Monday in Montreal.

DeSmith will likely get his first start of the season as the undefeated Penguins head to Montreal to take on the Canadiens on the road. The 31-year-old netminder enters his fifth season with Pittsburgh, backing up Jarry to a 2.79 GAA and .914 SV% in 2021-22. He will hope the Penguin's offence can continue to roll as it has posted six goals in both of their two wins to start the season.

Casey DeSmith
Ullmark will start Monday vs. the Panthers.

Ullmark draws the daunting task of taking on the Florida Panthers in a battle of 2-0-0 Atlantic Division squads at home Monday. The eight-year veteran was lights out in his opening night victory over Washington, stopping 33 of 35 shots on way to a 5-2 Bruins win. He draws his second start of the season after splitting the opening two games with Jeremy Swayman.

Linus Ullmark
Bobrovsky will start Monday in Boston.

Bobrovsky will get his second start of the season in a battle of undefeated teams as Florida heads to Boston Monday for an Atlantic showdown. The 34-year-old enjoyed a fantastic opening night victory over the New York Islanders, stopping 32 of 33 shots on way to a 3-1 final scoreline. Bobrovsky has impressively won 40 of his last 54 starts as a member of the Florida Panthers.

Sergei Bobrovsky

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In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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