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Hutton will fill in for Alexander Romanov, who was a late scratch due to an illness. Hutton has zero goals and two assists in seven games this season.

Romanov was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. Grant Hutton will draw into the lineup in his place.

Perron was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. The recently recalled Cole Reinhardt will draw into the lineup in his place.

Tynan will fill in for Jonathan Drouin, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Tynan is yet to score a goal and has just one assist in seven games this season.

Hagg will fill in for Zach Whitecloud, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Hagg has appeared in just one game this season, registering five hits and two blocked shots in just under nine minutes of ice time.

Morelli will fill in for William Karlsson, who was a late scratch due to personal reasons. Morelli has three goals and one assist in nine games this season.

Drouin was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. T.J. Tynan will draw into the lineup in his place.

Samsonov will somewhat surprisingly make his eighth start of the season when the Golden Knights travel to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers on Monday. Samsonov was excellent his last time out, allowing just two goals on 40 shots in a 3-2 victory in Ottawa on Thursday. He owns a 4-2-1 record to go along with a .906 SV% and a 2.99 GAA on the season. Vegas enters action as -140 road favourites over the Flyers on Monday.

Colorado, riding a three-game winning streak, will turn to Annunen between the pipes on Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 24-year-old Annunen has been inconsistent this season, posting a 2.81 GAA and .886 SV% in 10 outings (6-3-0), but was solid in his last game, saving 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Colorado enters Monday's contest as slight -100 road underdogs against a Tampa Bay club coming off a 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars.

Markstrom has been stellar for the Devils lately and will start for the third time in their last four games. Despite an unspectacular 2.54 GAA and .907 SV% in 15 games this season (9-5-1), Markstrom has turned up the dial in his previous eight games (6-2-0), showcasing a .922 SV%. The Devils enter the action on Monday as -135 home favorites against a Nashville Predators club coming off an impressive 4-1 win over the NHL's top team, the Winnipeg Jets.

Karlsson was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. Mason Morelli will draw into the lineup in his place.

After having the night off in the Rangers' previous game, Shesterkin will return to the crease on Monday night against the St. Louis Blues. Despite an unimpressive November by Shesterkin's standards, posting a .905 SV%, he has played better lately, posting a .920 SV% in his previous three outings (2-1-0). The Rangers, without Chris Kreider (upper body), enter Monday's contest as sizeable -208 home favorites against a St. Louis Blues team playing their first game with new head coach Jim Montgomery.

Whitecloud was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. The team announced that he is considered day-to-day with the upper-body injury.

Saros will make his league leading 18th start of the season when the Predators travel to New Jersey to take on the Devils on Monday. Saros picked up the win his last time out, allowing just one goal on 24 shots in a 4-1 victory over the Jets. Nashville's franchise netminder owns an impressive .918 SV% and 2.43 GAA on the season, but a lack of goal support has left him with underwhelming 6-9-2 record. Saros and the Predators enter action in New Jersey as slight underdogs at +125.

For the first time in over a month, Vasilevskiy allowed more than three goals in a contest, saving 24 of 28 (.857 SV%) in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars. He will return to the crease on Monday, looking to rebound and improve his 2.26 GAA and .915 SV% through 16 games (9-6-1) this season. Tampa Bay enters the action on Monday as slight -110 home favorites against a Colorado Avalanche club riding a three-game winning streak, coming off a season-best seven-goal performance in their most recent game.

McGinn has not played since suffering a lower-body injury last Monday. The 30-year-old has six points (3G / 3A) and is averaging 11:44 time-on-ice through 17 games this season.

With no timeline for Darcy Kuemper's (undisclosed) return, Rittich continues his reign over the Kings' crease. The 32-year-old Rittich has been solid this season behind stout defensive play by the Kings, posting a 2.24 GAA and .901 SV% in 12 games (7-5-0). The Kings enter Monday's contest as significant -234 road favorites against a San Jose Sharks club amid a three-game losing skid (0-2-1).