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Zajac will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
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Palat (lower-body) will not play on Monday.
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Varlamov led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
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Koskinen led the Oilers onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Binnington will start Monday in Los Angeles.
Krebs (face) is not expected to play Monday.
The Golden Knights have not released any information on Krebs' status after he was shut in the face by a pick on Saturday. However, there's a report that he's expected to miss an extended period of time, so it seems highly unlikely that he'll play Monday.
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Joshua will draw into the Blues lineup on Monday.
Joshua has split his season between the NHL and AHL. He has two goals and one assist in six AHL games and one goal in 11 NHL games. Joshua will replace Mackenzie MacEachern in the lineup on Monday and skate on the fourth line.
Krug (upper-body) will return to the Blues lineup on Monday.
Krug has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but will return to the lineup tonight in Los Angles. Krug, who has 29 points (1G / 28A) in 48 games this season, will be back on the top pairing and top power-play unit.
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Binnington is expected to start Monday in Los Angeles.
MacKinnon (lower-body) will return to the Avalanche lineup on Monday.
MacKinnon has missed the last two games but will return to the lineup tonight in Vegas. With MacKinnon back in, Tyson Jost will move back into the middle-6. MacKinnon comes in with 30 points (10G / 20A) in his last 19 games.
The Rangers have signed Ryan Lindgren to a three-year contract extension worth $9.0 million ($3.0M AAV).
Lindgren was set to become an RFA this summer but the Rangers were quick to get him signed to a three-year contract extension. Lindgren spent most of the season on the top pairing with Adam Fox and finished the year with 16 points (1G / 15A) in 51 games.
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Lind will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Lind has splayed in six straight games but will come out of the lineup on Monday with Zack MacEwen returning from a one-game suspension.
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MacEwen has served his one-game suspension and will return to the Canucks lineup on Monday.
MacEwen was handed a one-game suspension for kneeing Darnell Nurse but will draw back into the lineup on Monday. MacEwen will replace Kole Lind in the bottom-6.
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Strome will draw back into the Blackhawks lineup on Monday.
Strome has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Adam Gaudette in the lineup on Monday. Strome has had some injury issues this season but comes into Monday with 15 points (8G / 7A) in 39 games.
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Gaudette will come out of the Blackhawks lineup on Monday.
Gaudette has played in six straight games but will be replaced by Dylan Strome in the lineup on Monday. Gaudette has one goal and three assists in seven games since joining the Blackhawks.
Gardiner will return to the Hurricanes lineup on Monday.
Gardiner has been banged up this season but has been a healthy scratch recently. With a couple of defensemen resting on Monday, he'll be back in the lineup and could be on PP1, to replace Dougie Hamilton.
Martinook (lower-body) will return to the Hurricanes lineup on Monday.
Martinook has been out since April 22nd but will be back in the Hurricanes' lineup on Monday. Martinook will replace Andrei Svechnikov, who will be resting in the season finale.
Slavin (lower-body) will not play on Monday.
Slavin suffered a lower-body injury on Saturday and did not return to the game. The Hurricanes did not have an update on Slavin's status so sitting out Monday could just be precautionary. He is one of a handful of regulars who will sit out.
Svechnikov (rest) will not play on Monday.
With first place in the Central Division locked up, the Hurricanes will rest a few players in their season finale. With Svechnikov resting, Jordan Martinook will draw back into the Hurricanes lineup.
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