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Ersson is expected to patrol the road crease in Monday's preseason matchup.

Ersson is listed atop Ottawa's expected line chart for Monday's contest, indicating that he will likely make his team debut. The 26-year-old backstop is looking to benefit from the change of scenery, as he's coming off a 2025-26 where he had a 14-11-5 record, a 3.12 GAA and an .870 save percentage across 33 regular-season starts. He's shown flashes of solid play throughout his four-year NHL career and will try to use Monday's preseason showing to stake his claim for the Senators' backup role. He'll likely battle against Leevi Merilainen for the top backup spot, who is also active Monday.

Lyon will be in goal for Monday's preseason game in Pittsburgh, according to Josh Getzoff of SportsNet Pittsburgh.

Lyon will look to get off to a good start in exhibition play Monday, as head coach Lindy Ruff might elect to ride the hot hand during the 2026-27 campaign. While Lyon and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will likely compete for the bulk of the starts this season, both netminders seem to have the upper hand for playing time over Colten Ellis.

Lavoie (undisclosed) is day-to-day, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday.

Lavoie sustained the injury in Saturday's 4-2 preseason win over the Kings. He notched 30 goals and 56 points in 45 regular-season appearances for AHL Henderson in 2025-26. To be returned to the minors this campaign, the 25-year-old forward would need to clear waivers.

Uchacz is considered week-to-week with an undisclosed injury, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Monday.

Uchacz played in three regular-season games with the Golden Knights last year in which he failed to record a point while generating two shots, seven hits and five PIM. Even without the injury concerns, Uchacz was unlikely to make the Opening Night roster. Once given the all-clear, the Calgary native figures to end up in AHL Henderson.

Knight is expected to start Monday's home preseason game against the Wild, Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News reports.

Knight was in the starter's crease during Monday's morning skate, and he's expected to start and play the entire game during Chicago's first home preseason matchup of the year. Across 55 regular-season appearances with Chicago last year, he went 19-25-11 with a 2.82 GAA and .902 save percentage.

Perry is temporarily away from the team for personal reasons, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports Monday.

Based on Perry's timeline, he should be expected to miss both Tuesday and Wednesday's preseason games versus the Mammoth and Ducks, respectively. At this point, there is no reason to suspect that Perry won't be back in time for the regular-season opener against the Avalanche on Wednesday.

Hofer will guard the road goal in Monday's preseason matchup against Dallas, according to Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Hofer is expected to play the first two periods before Georgii Romanov enters the game in the third frame. The 26-year-old Hofer posted a 24-13-5 record with six shutouts, a 2.61 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 46 appearances during the 2025-26 regular season.

Pouliot was placed on waivers by the Blackhawks on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Pouliot was traded to Chicago from the Rangers in March, and he recorded six assists and a minus-3 rating across 16 appearances with AHL Rockford. After spending the start of training camp with the Blackhawks, he'll land on waivers and will likely report back to the IceHogs if he clears.

Ostman was put on waivers Monday for the purpose of being sent to AHL Coachella Valley.

Ostman made one NHL appearance with Seattle in the 2025-26 campaign, stopping 33 of 35 shots in a 2-0 loss to Colorado on April 16. He spent most of the 2025-26 regular season in the minors, posting a 17-15-3 record with a 2.81 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 36 outings for the Firebirds.

Morrison was designated for waivers by the Kraken on Monday.

Morrison hasn't played in an NHL game since 2023-24, when he logged four games for the Kraken. The 24-year-old center put up big numbers last year, generating 29 goals and 32 assists in 68 regular-season tilts with the Firebirds. Still, it wasn't enough to earn him a call-up to the big club. If he does play in any NHL games this year, it will likely be due to injury.