Mitchell played in the Blackhawks season opener but was scratched in after they signed Erik Gustafsson to a one-year deal. Mitchell will get playing time in Rockford, where he had one assist in five games last season.
Rust was hurt in the second game of the season and is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks. This is another huge blow for the Penguins, who are already without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin upfront. Luckily for the Penguins, they only have seven games over the next three weeks, so Rust may not miss too many games.
Crosby has been skating with the team lately but will remain sidelined for Tuesday's game vs. the Stars. This is probably a logical decision, considering after Tuesday they are off until Saturday. Monitor his status as the week progresses.
Hoffman took part in Monday's practice and said that he "should be good to go on Tuesday" if he gets medical clearance. Hoffman skated on a line with [Jake Evans] and Branden Gallagher and PP1 in practice.
Kucherov left Saturday's game with a lower-body injury and appeared to be in significant discomfort. Head coach Jon Cooper said that Kucherov is still being evaluated but that it's more than a "day-to-day thing" and added that he's going to "miss some time." With Kucherov not available for Monday's practice, Ondrej Palat moved to PP1 and Corey Perry moved up to the top line.
Backstrom has begun skating but head coach Peter Laviolette said that he is in the "beginning" of the rehab process, suggesting that he is still far from a season debut. Connor McMichael and Hendrix Lapierre are expected to continue to fill the hole left by Backstrom's injury.
Barre-Boulet played just 8:12 TOI on Saturday and has one assist in two games while averaging 8:39 TOI/gm. Barre-Boulet will be replaced by Kole Lind.
Lind appeared in seven games with the Canucks last season but has been scratched for the first three games of the 2021-22 season with Seattle. Lind will replace Alex Barre-Boulet in the lineup and is expected to skate on the second line. The 23-year-old has compiled 52 points (19G/ 33A) in 69 AHL games over the last two seasons.
Dunn remains day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will miss his second straight game on Monday. With Dunn out, Haydn Fleury replaced him on the third pair and second power-play unit over the weekend.
Kylington suited up as a seventh defensseman in the Flames season opener but will sit on Monday with Blake Coleman set to make his Flames debut. Kylington played just 3:27 TOI on Saturday, so this move doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Coleman missed the season opener while serving his one-game suspension but will play in the home opener vs. the Ducks on Monday. Coleman spent a lot of time on the top line in training camp but will open the season on the third line with Mikael Backlund and Milan Lucic.
Grubauer allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Kraken's overtime loss in Columbus on Saturday. Grubauer has opened the season at 1-1-1 with a 2.99 GAA and .894 SV% in his first three starts in a Kraken uniform. Tonight he'll face a Philadelphia team that lost 5-4 in a shootout in their season opener.
Holl missed Saturday's game due to illness but was back on the ice for Monday's morning skate and is expected to replace Timothy Liljegren in the lineup vs. New York. Holl has a minus-3 rating, one shot, eight blocks and three hits sin 20:38 ATOI in his first two games of the season.
Ristolaien was on the ice for Sunday's practice but will remain out of the lineup on Monday. Nick Seeler will play in Ristolainen's spot again. Consider Ristolainen day-to-day and expect him to make his debut later this week.
Hart allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Flyers' shootout loss to the Canucks on Friday. The Flyers made a late third period push to send it to OT but couldn't complete the job in the shootout. Hart was busy in his season debut but should see less rubber tonight vs. a Kraken team that is averaging just 25.7 shots per game (29th) so far.
Del Zotto was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the season but will replace Victor Mete in the lineup on Sunday. Del Zotto had 14 points (4G / 9A) in 53 games as a member of the Blue Jackets last season.
Mete is going off of a difficult evening in Toronto, going minus-3 in 17:37 TOI/gm. Michael Del Zotto will draw into the lineup to replace Mete.
