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With Charlie Lindgren on Injured Reserve, Stevenson served as Logan Thompson's back up on Sunday, but he has been reassigned to the AHL, with Garin Bjorklund being recalled in a corresponding move. The 26-year-old Stevenson made his NHL debut last season, playing three games with Washington. He has a 2.54 GAA and .913 SV% in 11 games this season (7-4-0) with the Hershey Bears (AHL).

With Charlie Lindgren on Injured Reserve, Bjorklund will be the next man up to serve as Logan Thompson's backup. The 23-year-old Bjorklund has never played an NHL game. He has a 3.01 GAA and .895 SV% in nine games (4-4-1) with the Hershey Bears (AHL) this season.

Vejmelka is sporting a pedestrian 2.64 GAA and .894 SV% in 22 games this season (12-7-2), but appears to be rounding into form over the last two weeks. The 29-year-old Czech goalie has quality starts in four of his last six games (3-3-0), including a shutout, while saving 129 of 139 shots (.928 SV%). He will likely return to the crease on Monday, with the Mammoth entering the contest as slight -107 home favorites against a Los Angeles Kings team coming off an explosive 6-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Brandon Tanev will draw back into Utah's lineup on Monday against the Los Angeles Kings, resulting in Yamamoto being a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Yamamoto has seven points (3G / 4A) in 22 games this season.

Tanev has been a healthy scratch for the past few games, but will return to the lineup on Monday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 34-year-old Tanev has remained an effective agitator with 69 hits this season, but is pacing for the worst offensive totals of his career, with only one point (0G / 1A) through 27 games. Kailer Yamamoto will be a healthy scratch to accommodate Tanev's return.

Smith was a fourth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators, where he spent the most productive of his 14 seasons. The 36-year-old most recently played for the Detroit Red Wings to end the 2024-25 season. He ends his career just short of the 1000-game milestone, with 452 points (220G / 232A) in 987 games.

Cooley missed Utah's most recent game and will remain out of the lineup indefinitely, recovering from a lower-body injury. The 21-year-old Cooley had been held off the scoresheet in four straight games. He has a solid 23 points (14G / 9A) in 29 games this season, but has benefitted from a few big-game performances, resulting in him being held without a point in 15 games.

Brayden Pachal will draw back into Calgary's lineup on Monday against the Buffalo Sabres, resulting in Bean being a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Bean has two points (1G / 1A) and is averaging 15:57 time-on-ice in 16 games this season.

Jake Bean will be a healthy scratch on Monday against the Buffalo Sabres, allowing Pachal to re-enter the lineup. The 26-year-old Pachal is averaging 13:32 time-on-ice and has three assists in 20 games this season.

Lyubushkin did not play in the Stars' most recent game, and he will miss at least two more due to an undisclosed injury. The 31-year-old Lyubushkin has already missed a multi-game stint this season due to injury. He has five assists, 41 blocks, and 30 hits in 21 games this season.

Harley has not played since November 13th, and few details have been revealed about his injury, but he was back at practice on Friday could return to the lineup on the team's upcoming two-game road trip. The 24-year-old Harley was battling the injury before being sidelined, resulting in a lackluster start to the season, with 10 points (1G / 9A) and a -7 plus/minus in 18 games.

Tampa Bay is hoping to welcome the talents of Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point back into their lineup on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, resulting in Douglas being a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Douglas is playing his first NHL season and has two assists in 22 games.

James is a sixth-round draft pick from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft that has been effective for Tampa Bay in his first NHL season. The 23-year-old has five points (2G / 3A) and is averaging 12:19 time-on-ice in 19 games this season.

Brzustewicz was a third-round pick, 75th overall, of the Vancouver Canucks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old defenseman played one game with the Flames last season, his only NHL game. He has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 23 games this season with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).

Point has not played in nearly three weeks due to an undisclosed injury, but should return to the lineup on Saturday against the New York Islanders. The 29-year-old Point has had a slow start to the 2025-26 season, with only 11 points (3G / 8A) in 21 games after finishing the previous three seasons above a point-per-game pace.

Tampa Bay is on a three-game losing skid and will be eager to welcome Kucherov back into its lineup on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 32-year-old Kucherov could have a nagging injury, missing three games this season, but it has not deterred him from his offensive prowess, with 34 points (12G / 22A) in 25 games. He has especially turned it on lately, with 15 points (3G / 12A) in his last seven games.

After an abysmal start to the 2025-26 season, Wolf seems to be rounding into form, recording a shutout in two of his last eight games (4-3-1), and posting quality starts in four of his last five (3-2-0), posting a 1.40 GAA and .931 SV%. The 24-year-old runner-up for the 2024-25 Calder Trophy has 2.90 GAA and .899 SV% in 23 games this season (8-12-2). The Flames enter Monday's contest as slight -104 home underdogs against a Sabres team at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with 26 points (11-13-4).

Pastrnak has been incredibly resilient for the Bruins, playing all 82 games in the previous three seasons, but has missed five games due to an undisclosed injury. That said, he appears to be nearing a return and is likely targeting one of the three games on the Bruins' upcoming road trip. The 29-year-old elite Czech forward has 29 points (11G / 18A) in 25 games, factoring in on 37 percent of Boston's goals before his injury.

It's unclear when Andrei Vasilveskiy (undisclosed) will return to the lineup, but Johansson will continue to occupy Tampa Bay's crease in the interim. The 30-year-old Johansson has been serviceable in Vasilevskiy's absence, saving 44 of 49 shots (.898 SV%), but is 0-2-0 in the process. Johansson has a 2.85 GAA and .896 SV% in 10 games this season (5-4-0). Tampa Bay enters Monday's contest as -117 road favorites against a surging Maple Leafs team with points in four straight games (3-0-1).