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Ellis will start Monday's home game against the Panthers, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.

Ellis has drawn starts in two of the Sabres' last three games, going 1-1-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .880 save percentage during that time. He'll draw the start in the first half of a back-to-back set Monday, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will likely defend the road crease against Montreal on Tuesday.

Dubois (illness) won't travel with the team for Tuesday's clash with the Hurricanes, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

With the Caps heading into a back-to-back, it's possible Dubois will be healthy in time to face the Canadiens on Wednesday. Without the veteran center in the lineup, Ilya Protas looks set to feature on the top line with Alex Ovechkin. Through four games this year, Dubois has notched one goal and three assists, but he has zero power-play points despite averaging 2:57 of ice time with the man advantage.

Ullmark will guard the road goal against New Jersey on Monday, per Andrew Wilimek of the Senators' official site.

Ullmark has been superb at the beginning of the 2026-27 campaign, stopping 81 of 86 shots and posting a 4-0-0 record. Over his NHL career, he has gone 13-5-0 with a 2.25 GAA and a .928 save percentage in 19 regular-season games against the Devils. New Jersey (2-2-0) has scored only 10 goals in four games this campaign.

Sanderson (lower body) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Devils, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Sanderson exited the Senators' Opening Night matchup against Toronto due to a lower-body injury, and he'll be sidelined for a fifth consecutive game during the first half of a back-to-back set Monday. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to return, but his next opportunity to do so will be Tuesday against the Blues.

Daws was the first goalie to leave the ice Monday, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports, indicating he'll be between the home pipes versus the Senators.

Daws will look to bounce back from a disappointing first outing this year in which he gave up six goals on 32 shots in a loss to the Islanders. With the 25-year-old Daws getting the nod Monday, fantasy managers can expect starter Jake Allen to feature on the road versus the Red Wings on Tuesday.

Markstrom will defend the road net against the Sabres on Monday, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.

Markstrom has stopped 76 of 83 shots for a 2-1-1 record to begin the 2026-27 campaign. Buffalo (2-3-0) has registered 11 goals in five games this season. During his NHL career, Markstrom has gone 8-2-2 with a 2.16 GAA and a .924 save percentage in 13 regular-season appearances against the Sabres.

Sandin (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday.

Sandin is still recovering from knee surgery, and moving to LTIR won't impact his timeline. After having his right ACL repaired in late April, he received a timetable of 6-9 months for his recovery. Sandin registered five goals, 29 points, 90 shots on net, 127 blocked shots and 88 hits in 73 games for Washington during the 2025-26 regular season.

Roy (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Monday.

Roy has already missed enough time to be eligible to come off injured reserve at any point, but the fact that he hasn't been cleared for contact points to him missing at least the upcoming back-to-back against Carolina and Montreal on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. While Dylan McIlrath has been playing in Roy's stead, the Caps called up Justin Holl, who could find himself in the lineup instead.

Brown (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Devils on Monday, retroactive to Sept. 28.

Brown has missed the first several weeks of the regular season due to his lower-body injury, and he'll be eligible to be activated off injured reserve whenever he's cleared to return by the team's medical staff. The 32-year-old made 75 regular-season appearances for New Jersey last year and recorded 18 goals, 25 assists, 37 blocked shots, 25 hits and 22 PIM while averaging 17:33 of ice time.

Seeler provided an assist, two hits and four blocked shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

Seeler has chipped in two helpers over seven games this season. The 33-year-old defenseman is seeing steady bottom-four usage, though his ice time has ticked up since Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) exited the lineup. Seeler has added four shots on net, 10 hits, 20 blocked shots, four PIM and an even plus-minus rating, which is solid defensive work given the lousy play of the team around him.