The Jets will get Tucker Poolman back on Thursday and dress seven defensemen and 11 forwards, so Vesalainen will sit after playing in four straight games.
Coghlan was an underaged free agent, who signed with the Golden Knights after four years in the WHL. The 22-year-old had 11 goals and 13 assists (24 points) in 60 AHL games a season ago and will be filling in for Alex Pietrangelo (COVID-19) on Friday.
Gustafsson was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Jansen Harkins in the lineup on Thursday. Harkins is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Gustafsson has just one goal and no assists in 25 career NHL games.
Vesalainen made his season debut vs. the Senators on January 23rd but was not in the lineup for the last three games. On Monday, he is expected to replace David Gustafsson in the Jets lineup and skate on the fourth line.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Jets loss to the Canucks on Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Hellebuyck, who is 4-2-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .910 SV% in his first six starts of the season. Winnipeg has struggled defensively early-on, leading to some un-Hellebuyck-like numbers so far. Tonight he faces a Calgary team that is .500 (3-3-1) and in the middle of the pack in goal-scoring (2.86 - 18th) through seven games.
Kahkonen allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Wild's loss to the Kings on Tuesday. Kahkonen wasn't very busy but Cal Petersen was terrific at the other end, handing Kahkonen his second straight loss. With Cam Talbot still sidelined, Kahkonen will make his fifth consecutive start on Thursday and enters play at 2-2-0 with a 2.22 GAA and .918 SV%.
Kahkonen allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Wild's 5-3 loss to the Sharks on Sunday. With Cam Talbot still sidelined, Kahkonen will make a second straight start. The young Finnish netminder has played well early-on, going 2-1-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .921 SV% in three appearances. On Tuesday he'll take on a Kings team that has been surprisingly good on offence so far, averaging 3.33 goals per game (7th in the NHL).
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 21 shots but it was enough to be the Senators last Saturday. Hellebuyck has picked up where he left off in 2020, opening the season at 3-1-0 with a 2.25 GAA and .920 SV% through four games. On Tuesday he'll face a high-powered Oilers offence, who he was 2-1-0 with a 1.65 GAA, .943 SV% and one shutout against in 2020.
Kahkonen allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Wild's 5-3 loss to the Sharks on Sunday. With Cam Talbot still sidelined, Kahkonen will make a second straight start. The young Finnish netminder has played well early-on, going 2-1-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .921 SV% in three appearances. On Tuesday he'll take on a Kings team that has been surprisingly good on offence so far, averaging 3.33 goals per game (7th in the NHL).