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Toronto Maple Leafs
Head coach Craig Berube has decided to shuffle his lines on Thursday after his team dropped their last two games.
William Nylander joined Auston Matthews and Bobby McMann on the team’s top line while forward Matthew Knies skated on the left side with John Tavares and Matias Maccelli.
Rookie Easton Cowan also drew back into the lineup on the third line with Dakota Joshua and Nicolas Roy.
Defenceman Morgan Rielly was absent from Leafs practice on Thursday but had skated on his own earlier in the day. Dakota Mermis took a spot on the second pairing beside Oliver Ekman-Larsson in his place.
The Maple Leafs used these lines during Thursday’s practice:
Leafs lines at practice
McMann – Matthews – Nylander
Knies – Tavares – Maccelli
Joshua – Roy – Cowan
Lorentz – Domi – Jarnkrok
Blais, Robertson
McCabe – Carlo
Mermis* – Ekman-Larsson
Benoit – Myers
Stolarz
Primeau
*Rielly absent but skated earlier@TSN_Sports pic.twitter.com/Th8VitwA52
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) October 23, 2025
Ottawa Senators
The Senators recalled goaltender Leevi Merilainen from the AHL’s Belleville Senators on Thursday and assigned goalie Mads Sogaard to Belleville.
Merilainen began the season as the backup to starting netminder Linus Ullmark but struggled in his only start, allowing seven goals to the Buffalo Sabres in an 8-4 loss on Oct. 15.
The 6-foot-2 goalie was assigned to Belleville four days later, where he went 1-1-0 with a 3.50 goals-against average and .897 save percentage before being recalled.
Merilainen was a key cog in helping the Senators return to the playoffs for the first time since 2016-17 last season, going 8-3-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .925 save percentage in his stint with the NHL club.
The Senators are taking on the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday with Ullmark expected to start, according to Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch.
Ullmark has a 2-3-1 record this season with a 3.80 GAA and .854 save percentage.
The Senators used these lines Thursday’s morning skate:
Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes placed defenceman Jaccob Slavin on injured reserve on Thursday.
Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin was placed on Injured Reserve on Oct. 21 for the purpose of roster flexibility. He is eligible to be activated at any time.
— Hurricanes PR (@CanesPR) October 23, 2025
Slavin, 31, has been out with a lower-body injury since Oct. 11 and can be activate off IR at any time.
The 6-foot-3 defenceman appeared in two games this season and has a minus-1 rating.
Slavin had six goals and 27 points in 80 games last season while averaging 21:34 of ice time with a +16 rating.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Defenceman Erik Gudbranson and forward Miles Wood both participated in practice on Thursday as they work themselves back from injuries.
#CBJ hitting the ice before practice ahead of tomorrow night’s home game vs. Washington.
Erik Gudbranson (upper body) skating with Dante Fabbro. Jake Christiansen the extra defenseman.
Miles Wood (upper body) rotating in with line rushes as well.
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) October 23, 2025
Gudbranson, 33, has missed the team’s last four games with an upper-body injury.
The 6-foot-5 right-shot defenceman appeared in two games this season averaging 13:50 of ice time.
Gudbranson was limited to 16 games last season after undergoing shoulder surgery at the beginning of the 2024-25 campaign. He registered four assists and averaged 17:46 of ice time.
Wood missed the last three games with an upper-body injury.
The 6-foot-2 winger was acquired by the Blue Jackets, along with forward Charlie Coyle, from the Colorado Avalanche in June in exchange for prospect Gavin Brindley and two draft picks.
He had four goals and eight points last season with the Avalanche but was limited to 37 games due to an upper-body injury.
Florida Panthers
Sergei Bobrovsky will be in net when the Panthers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, confirmed head coach Paul Maurice.
Bobrovksy, 37, is coming off a 4-3 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday and has a 4-2-0 record with a 2.19 goals-against average and .914 save percentage this season.
Nashville Predators
The Predators recalled forward Matthew Wood from the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals on Thursday.
Wood, 20, was drafted 15th overall by the Predators in 2023 and made his NHL debut towards the end of last season, recording an assist in six games.
The 6-foot-4 winger played in the NCAA last season with the University of Minnesota, recording 17 goals and 39 points in 39 games.
Wood has a goal in two games in the AHL this season.
New York Islanders
The Islanders placed defenceman Alexander Romanov on injured reserve on Thursday, retroactive to Oct. 16.
#Isles Transaction: Alex Romanov has been placed on IR (retroactive 10/16/25).
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) October 23, 2025
Romanov, 25, missed the team’s last two games while dealing with an upper-body injury and is considered to be day-to-day.
The 6-foot-1 left-shot defenceman has averaged 18:12 of ice time with a minus-3 rating in four games this year.
Minnesota Wild
The Wild assigned forward Hunter Haight to the AHL’s Iowa Wild on Thursday.
Haight, 31, appeared in two games in Minnesota, averaging 9:22 of ice time and recording a minus-2 rating.
The 5-foot-10 centre registered 20 goals and 34 points in 67 games in Iowa last season.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tristan Jarry will get the start in net on Thursday when his team takes on the Florida Panthers.
Tristan Jarry gets the nod tonight in Florida as the Penguins continue their goalie rotation.
He is coming off a 3-0 shutout of the Sharks, where Dan Muse said “Tristan was awesome.”
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 23, 2025
Jarry, 30, is coming off a 31-save shutout victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday and has a 2-1-0 record this season with a 2.35 GAA and .922 save percentage.