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Swayman will protect the home net against Columbus on Monday, per Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald.

During his last outing, Swayman surrendered seven goals on 38 shots in a 7-2 loss to Dallas on Thursday. He has a 5-6-2 record with one shutout, a 3.35 GAA and an .888 save percentage through 13 appearances this campaign. Columbus ranks 16th in the league with 3.12 goals per game in 2024-25.

Montembeault will patrol the home crease Monday versus Edmonton, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Montembeault is coming off a 25-save performance in Saturday's 5-1 win over Columbus. He has a 5-8-1 record with one shutout, a 3.09 GAA and an .898 save percentage through 14 appearances this season. Edmonton sits 21st in the league with 2.78 goals per game in 2024-25.

Kolosov will start Monday's home game against Colorado.

Kolosov has posted a mark of 0-3-0 while surrendering 11 goals on 80 shots in his first three NHL appearances. Colorado has gone 9-9-0 going into Monday's matchup and ranks ninth in the league with 3.39 goals per game.

Lankinen stopped 16 of 20 shots in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Predators. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Lankinen's former team got the better of him Sunday, though three of the four goals he let in were to players that weren't in Nashville last season. The 29-year-old has allowed at least four goals in three of his last four starts. He's down to an 8-3-2 record with a 2.71 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 13 games. Those are fine numbers, but Lankinen is trending in the wrong direction and may cede the crease to Arturs Silovs more regularly until a hot hand emerges between the two of them.

Saros allowed three goals on 27 shots in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Canucks.

This was just his third win in seven outings in November, though Saros hasn't given up more than three goals in any of those games. He's settled in after a rocky start to the campaign, though the Predators' offense has wasted some of his good performances. That wasn't a problem Sunday as he improved to 5-8-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .914 save percentage through 15 starts. The Predators wrap up their five-game road trip Wednesday in Seattle.

Quick posted a 24-save shutout in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Kraken.

Quick has earned a shutout in each of his last two starts. He's now 4-0-0 through five appearances this season, allowing just four goals on 135 shots overall. The 38-year-old is benefiting from selective usage as the backup to Igor Shesterkin, though Quick might get tougher matchups once the Rangers have back-to-back sets. It's not yet known if Quick will play again on this road trip, which includes stops in Vancouver on Tuesday, Calgary on Thursday and Edmonton on Saturday.

Grubauer stopped 21 of 23 shots in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Rangers.

Grubauer kept the game close, but an Alexis Lafreniere backdoor tap-in in the second period and a Zac Jones blast from the faceoff circle in the third were enough to sink him. This was Grubauer's first action since Nov. 5 -- he missed three games due to an accident at home. The 32-year-old is now 1-6-0 with a 3.11 GAA and an .881 save percentage over seven starts. Joey Daccord has been better by every measure and will likely continue to see a slight edge in starts, especially since the Kraken don't have a back-to-back for nearly two weeks.

Samsonov stopped 20 of 24 shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Capitals. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Samsonov got his first start since Oct. 30, having missed five games due to an undisclosed injury before returning in a backup role Friday at Utah. There was a little rust for Samsonov, who took his second straight loss despite the Golden Knights driving play toward the Capitals' end. He's now 3-2-1 with a 3.15 GAA and an .897 save percentage over six starts. Samsonov likely won't have to wait long for his next start, as the Golden Knights open a road trip with a back-to-back in Toronto and Ottawa on Wednesday and Thursday.

Thompson stopped 40 of 42 shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Thompson won both of his starts against his former team this year. He faced a lot of pressure in his return to Vegas but stood tall and rode an Alex Ovechkin hat trick to the win. Thompson has been right at home with the Capitals, going 8-0-1 with a 2.63 GAA and a .913 save percentage over nine starts. The Capitals wrap up their current road trip in Utah on Monday, which will likely be a Charlie Lindgren start.

Hofer allowed four goals on 24 shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

Hofer allowed three goals at even strength and one on the power play. After starting the season with three straight wins, the 24-year-old has lost three consecutive outings. This was the Winnipeg native's first start in 10 days, as Jordan Binnington continues to see the bulk of the workload between the pipes. Hofer has a 3-3-0 record, .893 save percentage and 3.45 GAA.