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Kahkonen is in the starter's crease at the Wild's morning skate.
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Anderson-Dolan is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Anderson-Dolan left last Thursday's game with an upper-body injury and will miss at least a couple of weeks as a result. The Kings got Michael Amadio and Andreas Athanasiou back on Saturday, replacing Anderson-Dolan in the bottom-6.
Gilbert underwent facial surgery and will miss 4-to-6 weeks.
Gilbert was hurt in a fight with Keegan Kolesar last Tuesday and will miss at least one month after undergoing surgery. Gilbert was moved to injured reserve.
Sorensen will draw back into the Sharks lineup on Sunday.
Sorensen has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Dylan Gambrell (concussion) in the lineup on Monday. Sorensen has just one goal and one assist in 13 games this season.
Gambrell (concussion protocol) will not play Monday vs. the Wild.
Gambrell entered concussion protocol during Saturday's game in St. Louis following a hit from Kyle Clifford. With Gambrell out on Monday, Marcus Sorensen will draw back into the lineup.
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Quick is expected to start Monday in St. Louis.
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Grubauer will start Monday vs. the Golden Knights.
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Jones will start Monday vs. the Wild.
Blais (COVID-19) will return to the Blues lineup on Monday.
Blais was added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Saturday but is eligible to play Monday after it was revealed that it was a false positive. With Blais back in, the Blues will go back to 12 forwards and six defensemen.
Hintz (lower-body) is expected to return to the Stars lineup on Monday.
Hintz has missed the last three games but is expected to play Monday in Florida. Hintz, who will likely skate with Jason Robertson and Denis Gurianov, has four goals and six assists (10 points) in 10 games this season.
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Khudobin will start Monday in Florida.
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Kylington is expected to make his season debut on Monday.
Kylington is expected to replace Nikita Nesterov in the lineup on Monday. The 23-year-old has scored five goals with 10 assists (15 points) in 87 career NHL games. Look for Kylington to skate with Juuso Valimaki.
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Binnington will start Monday vs. the Kings.
Monahan (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Monday.
Monahan has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but was back on a line with Johnny Gaudreau at the Flames morning skate, suggesting he could play in Toronto. Monahan has had a nice bounce-back season, scoring two goals with 10 assists (12 points) in 16 games.
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Markstrom will start Monday in Toronto.
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Varlamov will start Monday vs. Buffalo.
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Lehtonen will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Monday.
Lehtonen has been and out of the Maple Leafs lineup all season-long, picking up three assists in seven games while averaging 11:41 TOI/gm. He will replace Jake Muzzin, who is out with a broken bone in his face.
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Petan will be back in the Maple Leafs lineup on Monday.
With Joe Thornton and Zach Hyman, both out with injuries, Petan and Alexander Barabanov will be back in the lineup vs. the Flames. Petan has one assist in five games this season.
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Barabanov will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Monday.
Both Zach Hyman and Joe Thornton will come out of the lineup due to injuries, so Barabanov and Nic Petan will draw into the lineup vs. the Flames. Barabanov is still searching for his first career point after going without one in his first eight games of the season.
Teravainen (upper-body) remains day-to-day; will not play on Monday.
Teravainen reportedly "doesn't feel right" so he'll miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. With Teravainen out on Saturday, Steven Lorentz replaced him in the lineup and Andrei Svechnikov replaced him on the top line.
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