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Drysdale was crushed by Jansen Harkins in Pittsburgh on Sunday and left the ice appearing to reach for his shoulder. It sounds like Drysdale could return this season, but he's expected to miss several weeks. Expect the team to release a detailed timetable in the upcoming days.

Several poor outings for Joey Daccord have earned Grubauer his second start in the last three games for Seattle. Grubauer entered Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild in relief, saving 17 of 18 shots (.944 SV%), and has been terrific since returning from a multi-month absence due to injury, posting a .939 SV% in three appearances (2-0-0). Seattle is a +131 home underdog against the Bruins on Monday despite defeating them 4-1 less than two weeks ago.

Rittich will return to the Kings' crease for the third straight game on Monday. The Czech netminder has been terrific for the Kings this season, posting a 2.21 GAA and .917 SV% in 17 games (9-3-3), including saving 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%) in his last outing, a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings enter action as +138 road underdogs against the Edmonton Oilers.

Milano was a late scratch for Monday's game, with the Capitals not announcing his absence until warmups began. Milano has six goals and five assists in 27 games this season.

Jensen is battling a lower-body injury and his status for Monday's game against the Ottawa Senators was up in the air, but he's ultimately been deemed out. In his last game, Jensen played 17:39 time-on-ice, recording two penalty minutes and three hits.

Mantha was a game-time decision on Monday due to the lower-body injury, but he appears to be good to go. While playing predominantly on a line with Aliaksei and Connor McMichael, Mantha has been productive lately, scoring five points (2G / 3A) in his last five games.

After serving as the backup the previous three games, Kuemper will return to the crease on Monday evening. In his last outing, Kuemper saved 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on February 17th. The Capitals have points in four straight (3-0-1) and enter action as +115 home underdogs against an Ottawa Senators club with an identical record in their last four outings (3-0-1).

Ullmark will tend the twine on Monday for a Bruins club that has uncharacteristically lost six of their last eight (2-2-4). Ullmark allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) in his last outing, a 3-2 extra-time loss to the Calgary Flames. The Bruins are -141 road favourites against the Seattle Kraken on Monday despite being defeated by them 4-1 less than two weeks ago.

Rittich will likely return to the Kings' crease for the third straight game on Monday. The Czech netminder has been terrific for the Kings this season, posting a 2.21 GAA and .917 SV% in 17 games (9-3-3), including saving 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%) in his last outing, a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings enter action as +138 road underdogs against the Edmonton Oilers.

Afanasyev was recalled earlier this month but was a healthy scratch in five of seven games. Afanasyev was the 45th overall pick of the Predators in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and was enjoying a terrific season at the AHL level, scoring 42 points (21G / 21A) in 42 games.

Blackwood will likely return to the crease on Tuesday night when the Sharks host the New Jersey Devils. Blackwood's season-best four-game winning streak concluded in his last outing when he allowed four goals on 26 shots (.846 SV%) in a 4-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Zub did not play on Saturday and will miss a second straight game on Monday due to a lower-body injury. The hard-hitting defenseman had two points (0G / 2A), four shots, and 10 hits in his last four games before his injury.

Eichel has been out for six weeks since leaving the Golden Knights' game on January 11th with a knee injury and appears to be on cue to return from surgery at the late end of his four-to-six-week prognosis. He currently has 19 goals, 25 assists, 173 SOG, 10 PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 42 games before his injury and will be a welcomed addition to a Golden Knights team that just lost Mark Stone indefinitely to an upper-body injury.

Hill will look for redemption as the Golden Knights starting goalie on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who chased him from the crease in the opening period last week. On Thursday, the Maple Leafs peppered Hill and the Golden Knights with 20 shots in the first period, scoring three and forcing Hill to exit the crease. Hill has allowed three or more goals in four straight (0-4-0) after an incredible start to the season.

Keller was limited to only 8:16 time-on-ice in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets before exiting the contest with an upper-body injury. Keller's absence from the Coyotes' lineup is a devasting blow for a team amid a 12-game losing skid. Before his injury, Keller had produced three points (1G / 2A) in his last two games.

Derek Forbort will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Shattenkirk to re-enter the lineup. Shattenkirk last played on Thursday, recording a +1 plus/minus and two hits in 13:43 time-on-ice.