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Stevenson will start and make his Winnipeg debut in Pittsburgh on Monday.
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Lankinen will start vs. Vegas on Sunday.
With Vancouver on a back-to-back, Kevin Lankinen will start on Sunday as the Canucks host Vegas. The 31-year-old has had a horrendous start to his 2026-27 season despite his 1-1-0 record, evident by his 8.66 GAA and .789 SV%. He will look to bounce back on Sunday vs. a tough matchup in Vegas, who is 1-1-0 and averaging 4.0 goals per game.
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Hill will start in Vancouver on Sunday.
Hill makes his first regular-season start since April 9th as Vegas calls upon him in Vancouver on Sunday. The 30-year-old struggled to find his game in 2025-26, posting a 10-9-6 record alongside a dreadful 3.04 GAA and .871 SV%. He will head to Vancouver on Sunday and hope to bounce back in his first start of the season against a Canucks team that leads the NHL in goals for (17).
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Fleury is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Calgary on Sunday.
Fleury made his season debut on Saturday but will find himself in the press box on Sunday as Seattle takes on Calgary. The 27-year-old will be replaced by Ville Ottavainen on Seattle's backend.
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Ottavainen is expected to make his season debut vs. Calgary on Sunday.
Ottavainen will make his second career NHL appearance and first of the young 2026-27 campaign as he replaces Cale Fleury on Seattle's defensive unit on Sunday vs. Calgary. The 24-year-old towering Finnish defenseman last appeared in the NHL two seasons ago in 2024-25, picking up an assist in his only game played.
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Meyers will be a healthy scratch vs. Calgary on Sunday.
Meyers will be the odd man out of Seattle's lineup on Sunday as the team opts for more size with Curtis Douglas vs. Calgary. Meyers made his season debut on Saturday but failed to put up any counting stats across 10:59 TOI.
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Douglas will draw back into Seattle's lineup vs. Calgary on Sunday.
Douglas was a scratch for Seattle's game on Saturday but finds himself back in the lineup on Sunday vs. Calgary as he replaces Ben Meyers. The 26-year-old towering forward only logged 5:58 TOI in Seattle's season opener and is expected to play a similar, limited role on Sunday.
Hanley will be a healthy scratch vs. Seattle on Sunday.
Hanley made his season debut on Saturday in Vancouver but will be a healthy scratch on Sunday as Yan Kuznetsov returns to the lineup. Hanley appeared in 24 shifts in his debut, picking up a -2 plus/minus while logging 16:18 TOI.
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Kuznetsov is expected to draw back into Calgary's lineup in Seattle on Sunday.
A day after being a healthy scratch, Yan Kuznetsov is expected to rejoin Calgary's lineup in Seattle as he takes the spot of Joel Hanley on the Flames' second pairing. The 24-year-old appeared in 57 games last season, picking up four goals, 12 points and 28 PIMs.
Forsling (upper-body) is expected to return in Anaheim on Sunday.
Forsling appeared in Florida's season opener, scoring an overtime goal, but has not dressed since due to an upper-body injury and will return on Sunday in Anaheim. The 30-year-old is coming off a two goal, 28 point season in 2025-26 and is a welcome return to Florida's lineup after they announced Aaron Ekblad was out Sunday.
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Othmann will be a healthy scratch in Seattle on Sunday.
Othmann made his season debut on Saturday but will be the odd man out of Calgary's lineup in Seattle on Sunday as Connor Zary returns. Othmann will hope to find himself in the lineup more than not after being acquired from New York late last season and putting up two points in two games with the Flames.
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Zary will draw back into Calgary's lineup in Seattle on Sunday.
Despite picking up an assist in Calgary's opening night loss, Connor Zary found himself a healthy scratch in Saturday's game vs. Vancouver, but will return to the lineup on Sunday in Seattle. The 25-year-old will hope to remain in the lineup after appearing in 75 games with the Flames last season, with 12 goals and 25 points.
Ekblad (undisclosed) is out vs. Anaheim on Sunday.
Ekblad's injury comes as a bit of a surprise on Sunday after Florida announced their top defenseman would be out due to an undisclosed injury vs. Anaheim. The 30-year-old has been known to miss time due to injury throughout his career, appearing in 72 games last season.
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Dostal will start vs. Florida on Sunday.
Dostal will look to remain undefeated as Anaheim hosts Florida for a Sunday night battle. The 26-year-old looked solid in Anaheim's opening night win over Vegas, stopping 27 of 30 shots (.900 SV%) and making big stops throughout the contest. He will take on the Florida Panthers on Sunday, who are yet to lose in regulation (1-0-1) but are now missing superstar centre Aleksander Barkov.
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Wolf will start in Seattle on Sunday.
With Calgary on a back-to-back after a 4-1 loss to Vancouver on Saturday, Dustin Wolf will take the Flames' net vs. Seattle on Sunday. The 25-year-old is coming off a horrendous opening-night loss which saw him allow six goals on 32 shots against (.813) in a 6-1 loss to Seattle. Wolf will look for revenge on Sunday as Calgary now heads to Seattle to take on the Kraken for the second time in a week.
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Daccord will start vs. Calgary on Sunday.
Daccord was sensational in his opening night win over Calgary, stopping 24 of 25 shots against (.960 SV%) in a 6-1 win and will hope to duplicate his success as the Kraken host the Flames on Sunday. Daccord is looking for a bounce back campaign after struggling in 2025-26, posting a 20-20-6 record alongside his 3.03 GAA and .897 SV%. He will hope to remain in the win column as Seattle hosts the struggling Flames on Sunday, who are 0-2-0 with 10 goals against and only two for.
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Wolf is expected to start in Seattle on Sunday.
With Calgary on a back-to-back after a 4-1 loss to Vancouver on Saturday, Dustin Wolf will take the Flames' net vs. Seattle on Sunday. The 25-year-old is coming off a horrendous opening night loss which saw him allow six goals on 32 shots against (.813) in a 6-1 loss to Seattle. Wolf will look for revenge on Sunday as Calgary now heads to Seattle to take on the Kraken for the second time in a week.
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Colangelo is expected to make his season debut vs. Florida on Sunday.
With Anaheim rostering a deep lineup, nightly changes are expected, and on Sunday, Sam Colangelo will make his season debut vs. Florida as Frank Vatrano comes out of the Ducks' lineup. Colangelo appeared in nine games in 2025-26, scoring a goal and four PIMs while averaging just 10:11 TOI. He is expected to take a third-line role alongside Ryan Poehling and Nikita Nesterenko after running lines in practice on Saturday.
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Vatrano is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Florida on Sunday.
Vatrano failed to make an impact across 10:34 TOI in Anaheim's opening night win and will now be a healthy scratch as Sam Colangelo enters the lineup vs. Florida on Sunday. The 32-year-old is in his 12th NHL season and fifth with the Ducks, having closed out 2025-26 on a low note with just five goals and nine points in 50 games played.
Veleno (lower-body) left Sunday's game vs. Utah and will not return.
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