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Hellberg will likely make his Senators debut on Monday.

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).

Magnus Hellberg
Riley Stillman will miss Monday's game due to an injury (day-to-day)

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.

Riley Stillman
Brock Boeser will miss Monday's game against Carolina (day-to-day)

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.

Brock Boeser
Travis Dermott is week-to-week with a concussion

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.

Travis Dermott
Stalock will start Thursday vs. the Oilers.

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.

Alex Stalock
Thompson was the first goalie off of the ice at the Golden Knights morning skate.

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.

Logan Thompson
Caleb Jones will play Tuesday vs. the Florida Panthers after missing last game (healthy scratch)

Caleb Jones returns to the Blackhawks lineup to replace Filip Roos on Tuesday. Jones will return after missing his second game of the early season in Chicago's 5-4 win over Seattle Sunday. Through three games this season he is averaging 16:59 TOI while yet to collect his first point of the campaign.

Caleb Jones
Guillaume Brisebois has been recalled from Abbotsford (AHL) Monday.

Brisebois has been called up for the winless Canucks after it was announced Monday that Tucker Poolman would be placed on the injured reserve. Brisebois has played 10 career games in the NHL, yet to collect his first points while getting a -5 plus/minus in his previous three NHL stints prior to Mondays call up.

Guillaume Brisebois
Tucker Poolman has been played on injured reserve (undisclosed)

Poolman was a game-time decision earlier Monday before getting placed on the injured reserve due to an undisclosed injury. It is a tough loss for the struggling Canucks who are the only NHL team yet to win so far in 2022-23. Poolman had one assist through his first three games prior to the injury.

Tucker Poolman
Alex Stalock will start Tuesday vs the Florida Panthers

Stalock will be looking for his third straight win in as many Blackhawk games as he takes the crease Tuesday against the Panthers on home ice. The veteran has enjoyed his return to the NHL in 2022-23 after missing all of last year due to injury, posting a career-best .938 SV% and 2.14 GAA so far through his first three games. He will face the tough task of taking on the 4-1-1 Florida Panthers who are coming off a 3-2 win over NYI Saturday.

Alex Stalock
Justin Danforth is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.

Danforth suffered the upper-body injury in Columbus' 6-3 loss over Pittsburgh Saturday. He was not in the lineup for their 5-1 victory against the New York Rangers on Sunday. The 29-year-old was enjoying a nice start to the season as he had two goals and three points off 10 shots in six games played for the Blue Jackets.

Justin Danforth
Tristian Jarry will start Monday vs. the Oilers

Jarry will put his undefeated record on the line Monday as his Penguins head to Edmonton to take on the Oilers Monday. Fresh off a 29 save (.906 SV%) 6-3 victory over Columbus, Jarry is an early Vezina favourite as he has a 4-0-0 record along with a .941 SV% and 2.02 GAA. He will face an Oilers team looking to score for the first time in two games after getting shutout by the St.Louis Blues 2-0 on Saturday night.

Tristan Jarry
Greiss will make his Blues debut on Monday.

Greiss will get his taste of NHL action in the 2022-23 season as he starts his first game Monday as the Blues take on Winnepeg on the road. St.Louis will be Greiss' sixth NHL team across his 14-year career where he has amassed 155 wins behind a .912 SV%. He heads to Winnepeg to take on a Jets team coming off a tough 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs their last time out.

Thomas Greiss
Wedgewood will start Monday in Ottawa.

Wedgewood will draw the first start of the Stars' back-to-back games after losing his previous start in overtime 3-2 after stopping 40 of 43 shots (.930 SV%). He will hope to keep Dallas' point streak alive as they have gotten a point in each game to start the 2022-23 season (4-0-1). They head to Ottawa to take on a Senators team that has won their last two games impressively scoring 11 goals between the two victories.

Scott Wedgewood
Thomas Greiss was in the starter's net for the St.Louis Blues Monday

Greiss will get his taste of NHL action in the 2022-23 season as he starts his first game Monday as the Blues take on Winnepeg on the road. St.Louis will be Greiss' sixth NHL team across his 14-year career where he has amassed 155 wins behind a .912 SV%. He heads to Winnepeg to take on a Jets team coming off a tough 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs their last time out.

Thomas Greiss
Dylan Holloway will not play Monday vs. Pittsburgh

Head coach Jay Woodcroft has announced that Dylan Halloway will miss another game Monday even though he was back on the ice this morning for practice. Halloway is still searching for his first career NHL point after three games with the Oilers so far in 2022-23.

Dylan Holloway

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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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