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Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n
Head coach Craig Berube has decided to shuffle his lines on Thursday after his team dropped their last two games.<\/p>\n
William Nylander joined Auston Matthews and Bobby McMann on the team\u2019s top line while forward Matthew Knies skated on the left side with John Tavares and Matias Maccelli.<\/p>\n
Rookie Easton Cowan also drew back into the lineup on the third line with Dakota Joshua and Nicolas Roy.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The Maple Leafs used these lines during Thursday\u2019s practice:<\/p>\n
Leafs lines at practice <\/p>\n
McMann – Matthews – Nylander
Knies – Tavares – Maccelli
Joshua – Roy – Cowan
Lorentz – Domi – Jarnkrok
Blais, Robertson<\/p>\n
McCabe – Carlo
Mermis* – Ekman-Larsson
Benoit – Myers<\/p>\n
Stolarz
Primeau <\/p>\n
*Rielly absent but skated earlier@TSN_Sports<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Th8VitwA52<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mark Masters (@markhmasters) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Ottawa Senators<\/p>\n The Senators recalled goaltender Leevi Merilainen from the AHL\u2019s Belleville Senators on Thursday and assigned goalie Mads Sogaard to Belleville.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The Senators are taking on the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday with Ullmark expected to start, according to Postmedia\u2019s Bruce Garrioch.<\/p>\n Ullmark has a 2-3-1 record this season with a 3.80 GAA and .854 save percentage.<\/p>\n The Senators used these lines Thursday\u2019s morning skate:<\/p>\n Carolina Hurricanes<\/p>\n The Hurricanes placed defenceman Jaccob Slavin on injured reserve on Thursday.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u2014 Hurricanes PR (@CanesPR) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Slavin, 31, has been out with a lower-body injury since Oct. 11 and can be activate off IR at any time.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-3 defenceman appeared in two games this season and has a minus-1 rating.<\/p>\n Slavin had six goals and 27 points in 80 games last season while averaging 21:34 of ice time with a +16 rating.<\/p>\n Columbus Blue Jackets<\/p>\n Defenceman Erik Gudbranson and forward Miles Wood both participated in practice on Thursday as they work themselves back from injuries.<\/p>\n #CBJ<\/a> hitting the ice before practice ahead of tomorrow night\u2019s home game vs. Washington.<\/p>\n Erik Gudbranson (upper body) skating with Dante Fabbro. Jake Christiansen the extra defenseman. <\/p>\n Miles Wood (upper body) rotating in with line rushes as well.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Gudbranson, 33, has missed the team\u2019s last four games with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-5 right-shot defenceman appeared in two games this season averaging 13:50 of ice time.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Wood missed the last three games with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n He had four goals and eight points last season with the Avalanche but was limited to 37 games due to an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n Florida Panthers<\/p>\n Sergei Bobrovsky will be in net when the Panthers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, confirmed head coach Paul Maurice.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Nashville Predators<\/p>\n The Predators recalled forward Matthew Wood from the AHL\u2019s Milwaukee Admirals on Thursday.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Wood has a goal in two games in the AHL this season.<\/p>\n New York Islanders<\/p>\n The Islanders placed defenceman Alexander Romanov on injured reserve on Thursday, retroactive to Oct. 16.<\/p>\n #Isles<\/a> Transaction: Alex Romanov has been placed on IR (retroactive 10\/16\/25).<\/p>\n \u2014 New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Romanov, 25, missed the team\u2019s last two games while dealing with an upper-body injury and is considered to be day-to-day.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-1 left-shot defenceman has averaged 18:12 of ice time with a minus-3 rating in four games this year.<\/p>\n Minnesota Wild<\/p>\n The Wild assigned forward Hunter Haight to the AHL\u2019s Iowa Wild on Thursday.<\/p>\n Haight, 31, appeared in two games in Minnesota, averaging 9:22 of ice time and recording a minus-2 rating.<\/p>\n The 5-foot-10 centre registered 20 goals and 34 points in 67 games in Iowa last season.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n Tristan Jarry will get the start in net on Thursday when his team takes on the Florida Panthers.<\/p>\n Tristan Jarry gets the nod tonight in Florida as the Penguins continue their goalie rotation.<\/p>\n He is coming off a 3-0 shutout of the Sharks, where Dan Muse said “Tristan was awesome.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n