Koepke exited Monday's contest against the New York Islanders after only 2:50 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old Koepke recorded his first point of the season, an assist, before suffering the injury.
Thompson has been battling a lower-body injury and will likely start his 2025-26 campaign in the AHL after clearing waivers. The 23-year-old defenseman played a career-high 31 games with the Sharks last season, tallying 10 points (4G / 6A).
Carlsson has only played 15 NHL games in the last three and will return to the AHL after clearing waivers. The 28-year-old defenseman scored 23 points (10G / 13A) in 45 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) last season.
Huberdeau has been sidelined for Calgary's first three games of the season but is nearing a return after skating on Monday. The 32-year-old Huberdeau averaged 19:33 time-on-ice and had 62 points (28G / 34A) in 81 games last season, his most productive campaign with the Flames.
van Riemsdyk signed with the Red Wings during the offseason and will debut on Monday against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 36-year-old American forward scored 36 points (16G / 20A) in 71 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last season. He has 665 points (327G / 338A) in 1082 career games.
Michael Carcone will make his season debut on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks, resulting in Yamamoto being a healthy scratch. Yamamoto spent most of the 2024-25 season in the AHL, but scored three points (2G / 1A) in 12 games with Utah last season. The 27-year-old forward has been held off the scoresheet through two games in 2025-26.
Kailer Yamamoto will be a healthy scratch on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks, allowing Carcone to draw into the lineup for his season debut. The 29-year-old Carcone scored a career-high 21 goals in 2023-24 but followed that up with only seven goals last season in 2024-25.
MacEwen is battling an undisclosed injury and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future, starting with Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old MacEwen played 7:12 time-on-ice in his only outing this season. Brian Halonen will draw into the lineup as MacEwen's replacement.
The Utah Mammoth are 1-1-0 to start the 2025-26 season and will likely start Vanecek between the pipes for his first start of the season on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 29-year-old Vanecek is in his first season with Utah after splitting the 2024-25 campaign with the San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers, posting a 3.62 GAA and .884 SV% in 25 combined appearances (5-14-4). The Mammoth enter Monday's contest as -166 road favorites against the Blackhawks.
Hayton battled an undisclosed injury through the latter half of the preseason and has missed Utah's first two games of the season, but could play on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 25-year-old Hayton has shown glimpses of strong productivity but has lacked consistency. He scored 46 points (20G / 26A) in 82 games last season.
Haydn Fleury (lower body) is day-to-day and will not play on Monday, allowing Miller to draw into the lineup for his season debut. The 32-year-old Miller played 60 games with the Jets last season, averaging 14:31 time-on-ice and scoring 15 points (4G / 11A).
With Jonathan Drouin returning from a one-game suspension, Gatcomb will head to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Gatcomb made his season debut on Saturday, playing 8:33 time-on-ice and recording seven hits.
For the first time in his young NHL career, Martin will be a healthy scratch, allowing Joakim Kemell to enter the lineup on Monday against the Ottawa Senators. The 18-year-old Martin played his second career game and tallied his first point, an assist, in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth.
Durzi suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, scoring one assist but exiting after only 16:58 time-on-ice due to an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old Durzi was solid in limited action with Utah last season, scoring 11 points (4G / 7A) in 30 games.
Drouin had an impressive start to his tenure with the Islanders, scoring a goal before being ejected from the game with a major penalty and a game misconduct. He was suspended for one game and will return to the lineup on October 13th against the Winnipeg Jets.
Finley was Tampa Bay's 57th-overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and is coming off his second career game. The 23-year-old forward will head to the press box on Monday, allowing Curtis Douglas to re-enter the lineup.
With J.J. Moser expect to draw into Tampa Bay's lineup for his season debut on Monday against the Boston Bruins, Raddysh will head to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 29-year-old Raddysh has had an impressive offensive start to the 2025-26 season, scoring three points (1G / 2A) in two games.
Jack Finley will be a healthy scratch on Monday against the Boston Bruins, allowing Douglas to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Douglas is coming off his NHL debut, playing 5:09 time-on-ice and recording a five-minute fighting penalty.
The Kings (1-2-0) have only one win this season, and it came with Anton Forsberg between the pipes, but they will likely roll with Kuemper on Monday against the Minnesota Wild. Kuemper was sensational in the 2024-25 season, finishing as a Vezina runner-up after posting a 2.02 GAA and .921 SV% in 50 outings (31-11-7). That said, he has not started the 2025-26 season on the same track, posting a 3.63 GAA and .860 SV% in two games (0-2-0). The Kings enter Monday's contest as slight -106 road favorites against the Wild.
Moser was issued a two-game suspension for boarding Florida's Jesper Boqvist in the final game of the preseason, and will make his season debut on Monday against the Boston Bruins. The 25-year-old Moser scored 14 points (2G / 12A) in 54 games last season.
