Rittich allowed four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) for his fourth-straight loss as he was beaten by the Carolina Hurricanes his last time out. The 30-year-old Jets' backup has had a very mediocre season in Winnipeg, with his 9-7-1 record, 2.65 GAA and .902 SV%. He takes on the Colorado Avalanche, who just had a five-game winning streak snapped with a. 2-1 loss to Edmonton in their previous game.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 40 shots (.950 SV%) in his previous start to snap a five-game losing drought as he beat the New York Islanders. The 32-year-old has had an up-and-down first season in Washington, with his 22-26-6 record, 2.83 GAA and .910 SV%. He will take on the New Jersey Devils, who have won three of their last four games and are fifth in the NHL in goals (3.51).

Anderson has missed the Kings' last five games due to an undisclosed injury but will return to the lineup Monday vs. Vancouver. The 23-year-old has five goals, 15 assists, 88 SOG, 40 PIMs and a +20 plus/minus through 75 games played prior to the injury setback.

Spence had an assist, six SOG and a +1 plus/minus through six games with Los Angeles but has been reassigned to Ontario (AHL) Monday. The 22-year-old returns to Ontario, where he had four goals, 38 assists, 34 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 53 games this season prior to his call up.

Kuemper allowed five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was handed the defeat by the Montreal Canadiens in his previous start. The 32-year-old has had a decent first season in Washington with little help around him, with his 21-26-6 record, 2.84 GAA and .909 SV%. He takes on the New York Islanders, who have won two straight games while in a battle for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Jeannot suffered a leg injury in Thursday's game, and the concern is "high" according to head coach Jon Cooper. It sounds like Jeannot is going to miss an extended period of time, which is obviously a big blow to the Lightning a few weeks ahead of the playoffs.

Kuemper allowed five goals on 34 shots (.853 SV%) for his fourth-straight loss as he was pounded by the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 32-year-old has had a somewhat mediocre first season in Washington, producing a 21-25-6 record, 2.79 GAA and .910 SV%. He takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who are in the middle of a four-game losing skid and are 30th in the NHL in shots per game (27.3).

Spence had four goals, 38 assists, 34 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 53 games played with the Ontario Reign (AHL) and has been recalled to the Los Angeles Kings Wednesday. The 22-year-old returns to Los Angeles, where he had an assist, six SOG, and a +3 plus/minus through five games this season.

Copley stopped 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) for his fourth-straight win as he beat the Seattle Kraken in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaskan native has won nearly nightly despite his average counting stats, with his 24-4-3 record, 2.67 GAA and .901 SV%. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers, who have won four straight and nine of their last 10 games.

Copley stopped 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) for his fourth-straight win as he beat the Seattle Kraken in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaskan native has won nearly nightly despite his average counting stats, with his 24-4-3 record, 2.67 GAA and .901 SV%. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers, who have won four straight, and nine of their last 10 games.

Kuemper stopped 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) but still took the loss as he was beaten in overtime by the New York Islanders in his previous start Wednesday. The 32-year-old has been solid in his first season in Washington but received little help from the team in front of him, with his 21-23-6 record, 2.72 GAA and .912 SV%. He will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Carolina in their last game.