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Karlsson scored a goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Wild.

Karlsson brought Vegas within one goal at 9:25 of the third period, finishing a two-on-one rush with Brett Howden after receiving a pass in the high slot. The goal was his first of the season and briefly gave the Golden Knights hope of overcoming a three-goal deficit, but they couldn't get the job done. Karlsson, who signed a two-year extension with the Golden Knights on Sept. 30, has endured a slow start to the season with just two points in his first seven appearances. He's a strong candidate for a bounce-back performance, but right now, he isn't doing much from a fantasy perspective.

Pinto scored a goal on one shot and blocked two shots in Monday's 4-1 win over the Devils.

Pinto broke a scoreless tie just nine seconds into the second period, converting a feed from Michael Amadio for his first goal of the season. Although he registered just one shot on goal, Pinto also made his presence felt on the defensive end with two blocked shots, giving him three on the year, along with 14 hits. His consistent playing time and opportunities in multiple situations should help sustain his fantasy relevance even if he's enduring a relatively slow start to the campaign. Through six games, Pinto has one goal and four assists.

Sturm (upper body) has been ruled out for the remainder of Monday's game versus the Golden Knights.

Sturm was unfortunately hit in the head by a puck in the second period. If the 31-year-old is unable to play in the second half of Minnesota's back-to-back Tuesday in Winnipeg, Tyler Pitlick, who was recalled from AHL Iowa on Monday, might draw into the lineup. However, the Wild could also choose to go with a configuration of 11 forwards and seven defensemen, which would result in Matt Kiersted or David Spacek suiting up against the Jets.

Pitlick was recalled from AHL Iowa on Monday.

Pitlick was called up by Minnesota in a corresponding move to Marcus Foligno's (lower body) placement on injured reserve. The 34-year-old Pitlick is off to a solid start to the 2026-27 AHL campaign, where he stacked up a goal, three points, a plus-3 rating, two PIM and nine shots on net across four outings prior to his call up. He appeared in 32 regular-season games for the 2025-26 regular season, and he's expected to be the rotational 13th forward for as long as Marcus and Nick Foligno (upper body) remain on injured reserve.

Studnicka was summoned from AHL Lehigh Valley on Monday.

Studnicka has one goal and two assists in three AHL outings this campaign. During his career, the 27-year-old forward has six goals and 16 points in 126 NHL regular-season appearances.

Krebs recorded two assists in Monday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

Krebs set up Josh Doan's opening goal in the first period and Tage Thompson's third-period tally, giving him four assists on the season. He also won four of six faceoffs in a depth-center role.

Thompson scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

Thompson helped set up Rasmus Dahlin's (upper body) first-period power-play goal before capping the scoring himself with an even-strength tally in the third. He's up to four goals and three assists for seven points on the season, and he continues to see heavy power-play usage.

Ostlund scored a power-play goal in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida.

Ostlund's third-period strike, assisted by Zach Benson and Jack Quinn, put the Sabres ahead for good at 4-3. It was his second goal of the season, and he saw over four minutes of power-play time in the win.

McLeod scored his first goal of the season on two shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

McLeod's second-period goal, assisted by Olen Zellweger and Owen Power, put Buffalo ahead 3-2. He finished the night with a plus-1 rating and seven of 16 draws won, in addition to finding the back of the net for the first time this year.

Lundell scored on three shots in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres.

Lundell's first-period tally, assisted by Aaron Ekblad and Sandis Vilmanis, pulled Florida even at 1-1 before Buffalo answered with the eventual game-winning sequence. It was the 25-year-old Lundell's first goal of the young campaign, giving him two points on the year.