Dellandrea was expected to be a healthy scratch, but Macklin Celebrini was a late scratch with a lower-body injury, so Dellandrea will make his season debut. The 26-year-old had 11 points (2G / 9A) in 46 games a season ago.
Celebrini took part in warmups but was a late scratch due to a lower-body injury that he presumably suffered in warmups. Ty Dellandrea will replace him in the lineup and Alex Wennberg is expected to skate on the top line.
Vasilevskiy had a forgettable season-opening outing, allowing four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers, but he returned to form in his next outing, saving 20 of 21 (.952 SV%) in a 3-1 win over the Washington Capitals. The 32-year-old goalie has a solid 2025-26 season, winning his second Vezina Trophy, and will likely be relied upon heavily again in 2026-27. Tampa Bay enters the action on Monday as sizeable -218 home favourites against a Philadelphia Flyers team that has been outscored 13-4 through three games this season (0-1-2).
Grebenkin was a regular in Philadelphia's bottom-six last season, but his 2026-27 debut will have to wait a while longer after being placed on Injured Reserve. The 23-year-old forward recorded 14 points (4G / 10A) and 86 hits in 55 games last season. In a corresponding move, Denver Barkey has been activated from IR.
Barkey was injured early in the preseason and has been sidelined since, missing Philadelphia's first three games, but he will make his debut on Monday. The 21-year-old Barkey made his NHL debut last season, scoring 17 points (5G / 12A) in 43 games and is expected to be entrusted with a larger role in 2026-27.
Sam Dickinson will draw into San Jose's lineup on Monday to make his season debut against the Dallas Stars, resulting in Allan being a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Allan is averaging 18:22 time-on-ice and has one goal through two games this season.
Nolan Allan will be a healthy scratch on Monday against the Dallas Stars, allowing Dickinson to enter the lineup for his season debut. Dickinson averaged 16:45 time-on-ice and scored 14 points (1G / 13A) last season in 72 games.
Levi has been far from spectacular, but he has won both of his outings and will return to the crease for a third straight game on Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks. The 24-year-old goalie has a chance to earn significant playing time in Edmonton, but he certainly hopes to improve his 4.02 GAA and .810 SV% over his two games this season (2-0-0).
Mangiapane suffered a lower-body injury in Chicago's season-opening game and has not played since. The 30-year-old forward was traded to Chicago last season after struggling with the Edmonton Oilers. He ended the 2025-26 season with 16 points (8G / 8A) in 62 games combined between the Blackhawks and Oilers.
Veleno exited Sunday's game with a lower-body injury and will remain sidelined when the Rangers return to action on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. The 26-year-old forward is averaging 11:37 time-on-ice and has zero points through four games this season.
The Sharks were fairly liberal with their goalie rotation in 2025-26, regularly shifting between Yaroslav Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic. That said, they will turn to Askarov to tend the twine for the third start time to start the 2026-27 season. Despite a less-than-stellar 3.32 GAA and .885 SV% for the 24-year-old Askarov, it's hard to fault Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky for turning to him again after a perfect 2-0-0 start. The Sharks enter Monday's contest as +174 road underdogs against a Dallas Stars team off to a miserable start, outscored 6-1 through two games (0-2-0).
Brown is recovering from a lower-body injury and has yet to play this season; although he is expected to miss at least a few more games, he appears to be inching closer to a return. The 32-year-old forward had a productive first season with the Devils in 2025-26, matching a career-high 43 points (18G / 25A) in 75 games.
The Minnesota Wild lack depth at center ice, so they will rely heavily on Yurov in their top six and can ill afford to lose him for any stretch of time. The 22-year-old forward has one assist in two games and has started the season playing on an all-Russian line with Kirill Kaprizov and Max Shabanov.
Through two games this season, the Stars have alternated between inserting Joel Kiviranta and Colin Blackwell into the lineup. The trend will continue Monday, with Blackwell returning to sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 33-year-old Blackwell played 7:29 time-on-ice in his previous game.
