NHL Player News

Varlamov was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports, indicating he will guard the road goal Monday against the Flyers.

Varlamov will make his third straight start after stopping 62 of 67 shots in his previous two outings en route to a 1-1-0 record. He has gone 9-8-4 this season with a 2.83 GAA and a .912 save percentage through 23 games played. The Flyers rank 24th in the league this campaign with 2.87 goals per contest.

Vasilevskiy will patrol the home goal Monday against Detroit, per Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site.

Vasilevskiy has stopped 50 of 52 shots en route to winning his past two outings. He has compiled a 28-16-2 record with a 2.85 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 46 appearances this campaign. However, Vasilevskiy has gone 7-0-1 with a .930 save percentage across his last eight starts. The Red Wings sit ninth in the league this season with 3.31 goals per contest.

Shesterkin will be between the pipes at home versus Pittsburgh on Monday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.

Shesterkin is riding a three-game winning streak despite allowing 10 goals over that stretch. While the Rangers have locked up a playoff spot, they are still in a battle with Carolina for the Metropolitan Division title. As such, Shesterkin should still see a heavy deployment heading into the last eight games of the regular season.

Johansson is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury after missing practice Monday, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports.

Johansson was unlikely to get the start against Detroit on Monday even if healthy, so his absence shouldn't have a significant impact on the team or fantasy managers. The Lightning will need to recall another goalie ahead of the clash with the Red Wings, almost certainly to serve as the backup to Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Samsonov will protect the home net Monday against Florida, according to Mark Masters of TSN.

Samsonov is coming off a 34-save shutout victory over Buffalo on Saturday. He has earned a 20-6-7 record this season with a 3.03 GAA and an .893 save percentage through 35 games played, but he has gone 12-2-1 with a .910 save percentage across his past 15 outings. Florida ranks 14th in the league with 3.19 goals per contest this campaign.

Ersson will patrol the home crease Monday against the Islanders.

Ersson is coming off a 19-save effort in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Chicago. He has allowed 13 goals on 66 shots during his three-game winless skid. In 45 appearances this season, Ersson has a 21-16-7 record with a 2.79 GAA and an .892 save percentage. The Islanders sit 22nd in the league this campaign with 2.95 goals per contest.

Patera was demoted to AHL Henderson on Sunday, per CapFriendly.

Patera coughed up five goals on 35 shots against Nashville on March 26, his first NHL appearance since Jan. 10. He's 1-3-1 with an .893 save percentage at the NHL level this season.

Dostal allowed three goals on 30 shots in a 3-2 loss to Vancouver on Sunday.

Dostal was decent Sunday, holding the Canucks to a pair of power-play goals through the first two periods before eventually surrendering the game-winner to Dakota Joshua late in the final frame. The 23-year-old Dostal has just one win in his last eight appearances, going 1-5-1 with an .883 save percentage in that span while splitting work with John Gibson. Overall, Dostal is 11-21-2 with a .900 save percentage and 3.46 GAA on the campaign.

Silovs stopped 20 of 22 shots in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the Ducks.

Silovs held Anaheim scoreless through the first two periods before allowing a pair of goals 1:11 apart early in the third, allowing the Ducks to tie the game. However, Dakota Joshua would score the game-winner late in the frame, giving the 23-year-old Silovs the win in his first start this season. Silovs was solid in 33 appearances with AHL Abbotsford this year, going 15-11-6 with a .907 save percentage and 2.74 GAA. He should continue to serve as Casey DeSmith's backup in Vancouver until Thatcher Demko (knee) is able to return.

Greaves was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Sunday.

According to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site, Elvis Merzlikins skipped Sunday's practice for maintenance purposes. If Merzlikins is unavailable for Monday's contest against Colorado, Greaves could suit up as Daniil Tarasov's backup.