Gibson left Sunday's practice early and will not be available for Monday's game because he is sick. Ryan Miller will get the nod vs. the Kings and Anthony Stolarz is up from San Diego (AHL) and will serve as his backup.
Miller surrendered six goals on 27 shots in the Ducks loss in Tampa Bay on November 23rd. With John Gibson sick, Miller will make just his seventh start of the season on Monday. He is 1-0-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .907 SV% on home-ice and the Kings come in on an eight-game road losing streak, scoring just 1.25 goals per game in those games.
Campbell allowed just one goal on 34 shots in the Kings win over the Jets on Saturday. The fantastic outing earned Campbell a second consecutive start on Monday night. The Ducks have lost five of their last six while scoring just 2.33 goals per game, but Campbell is 1-2-1 with a 3.46 GAA and .878 SV% on the road, so something as to give in this matchup.
Allen stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Blues win in Dallas on Friday. Allen has played very well recently, earning himself more playing time than expected. He has picked up a point for the Blues in five straight starts (3-0-2) while posting a 2.12 GAA and .934 SV%. Tonight he meets a Blackhawks team that has lost five of their last six (1-4-1) while scoring just 2.17 goals per game.
Hornqvist was on the first line with Evgeni Malkin and Jake Guentzel in Monday's practice but was forced to leave the session after falling and suffering a lower-body injury. The Penguins are off until Wednesday, so expect an update prior to their vs. St. Louis.
DiPietro has gone 7-4-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .913 SV% in his first 13 AHL starts this year. The 20-year-old, former third-round pick has received his first call-up of the season because Jacob Markstrom has been granted a leave of absence to go to Sweden for his father's memorial service. DiPietro likely won't play a game but should serve as Thatcher Demko's backup on Tuesday.
Markstorm has returned to Sweden to attend his father's memorial service, which means Thatcher Demko will start Tuesday vs. the Senators. There's no indication when Markstrom will return to Vancouver, but he could be back before Saturday's game vs. the Sabres. Mikey DiPietro was called up from Utica (AHL) and will serve as Demko's backup tomorrow.
Marner, who has missed the last 10 games, was back at practice on Monday but is not ruling out a return Wednesday vs. the Avalanche. Marner told reporters that he's taking it "day-by-day" so monitor his status prior to the second half of the Maple Leafs' Tuesday/Wednesday back-to-back. Marner skated on the second line with John Tavares and Ilya Mikheyev on Monday and will re-enter the lineup with 18 points (4G / 14A) in 18 games when he's healthy.
Andersen stopped 29 of 30 shots in Toronto's overtime win over the Sabres on Saturday. Since the coaching change, Andersen has gone 4-0-0 while posting a 1.24 GAA, .959 SV% and one shutout. As good as he's been, tonight he takes on a Flyers team that was the best in the NHL in November, going 10-2-4 while scoring 2.88 goals per game.
Strome is feeling better but will miss his fourth consecutive game with concussion symptoms. With Strome still out, Andrew Shaw now listed on the injury report, and no cap space to call anyone up, Chicago will have to play with just 11 forwards and six defensemen on Monday.
The Blackhawks were extremely vague when they released Shaw's update, simply stating that he will not play vs. St. Louis and is undergoing further evaluation. Shaw's injury puts Chicago in a very difficult spot as they will have to play short a forward tonight with Dylan Strome still out and not enough cap-space to call-up a forward from Rockford (AHL).
Greiss stopped all nine shots that he faced before leaving Saturday's win over the Blue Jackets with dizziness. Greiss was able to backup Semyon Varlamov last night, so it looks like he'll be good-to-go tonight in Montreal. He was 6-1-0 with a 2.04 GAA and .932 SV% in November and gets ready to take on a Montreal team that is on an eight-game losing streak (0-5-3) while scoring 2.50 goals per game.
Driedger stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Panthers' shutout win over the Predators on Saturday. It was an outstanding first career start for the 25-year-old, who will start for the second straight game on Tuesday. He will face a Wild team that is on a seven-game point streak, going 5-0-2. While scoring 3.71 goals per game over that stretch.
Varlamov stopped all 30 shots that he faced after replacing Thomas Greiss (undisclosed) early in Saturday's win over the Blue Jackets. Varlamov finished the month of November at 3-1-2 with a 2.47 GAA, .919 SV% and one shutout. Goal-support has been a problem for Islanders' netminders recently but he has a great matchup vs. a Red Wings team that has lost nine consecutive games (0-7-2) while scoring just 1.78 goals per game.
Mete was hurt on Saturday night, missed Sunday's game and will miss at least two weeks with an ankle injury. With Mete out, Gustav Olofsson is expected to remain with the Canadiens moving forward.
Subban stopped 35 of 36 shots in the Golden Knights' win over the Coyotes on Friday. After starting the season 0-4-2, Subban has won his last two starts while stopping 66 of the last 70 shots (.943 SV%) that he faced. Tonight he faces a Rangers team that is on a five-game point streak (4-0-1) while scoring 3.60 goals per game.
Lundqvist allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Rangers' loss in Boston on Friday. Despite Alexandar Georgiev posting a shutout on Saturday, the Rangers will come back to Lundqvist on Monday night. He was 5-2-2 with a 2.91 GAA and .916 SV% in November and comes into tonight's game at 6-2-1 with a 2.78 GAA and .924 SV% in 10 starts at Madison Square Garden this season.
Fast was banged up in Saturday's game in New Jersey but ended up finishing the game. Head coach David Quinn called him a game-time decision but his lack of offence makes him a low-end fantasy asset regardless.
