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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
Edmonton Oilers
Matt Savoie will get a look on the top line against the Montreal Canadiens as he skated with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl during Edmonton’s morning skate on Thursday.
Savoie gets a look with 97 and 29 tonight and Pickard starts.
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) October 23, 2025
Savoie, 21, has an assist in seven games with the Oilers this season.
The 5-foot-10 centre was acquired the Oilers in July of 2024 from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forwards Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio.
Savoie was drafted ninth overall by the Sabres in 2022.
The Oilers used these lines during Thursday’s morning skate, according to TSN’s Ryan Rishaug:
Draisaitl – McDavid – Savoie
Mangiapanne – Nugent-Hopkins – Roslovic
Frederic – Philp – Podkolzin
Howard – Henrique – Tomasek
Ekholm – Bouchard
Nurse – Walman
Kulak – Emberson
Pickard
Additionally, the Oilers placed forward Kasperi Kapanen on injured reserve Thursday.
Kapanen, 29, missed the Oilers’ 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury.
The 6-foot-1 winger has two assists in six games this season.
Vancouver Canucks
Forward Brock Boeser will return to the lineup on Thursday when the Canucks take on the Nashville Predators, head coach Adam Foote confirmed.
Boeser, 28, missed the team’s last two games while dealing with a personal matter.
The 6-foot-1 winger has three goals in five games this season.
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:
Winnipeg Jets
The Jets are projected to use these lines when they take on the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
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.
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.
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.
New York Rangers
The Rangers signed forward Nathan Aspinall to a three-year, entry-level contract on Thursday.
Aspinall, 19, was drafted 159th overall by the Rangers in the 2024 draft.
The 6-foot-7 winger has six goals and 10 points in six games with the Ontario Hockey League’s Flint Firebirds this season.
Philadelphia Flyers
Dan Vladar will get the start in net when his Flyers take on the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.
Vladar, 28, joined the Flyers on a two-year, $6.7 million deal in the off-season.
The 6-foot-5 netminder has won his last three starts and has a 3-1-0 record with a 1.75 GAA and .929 save percentage this season.
Additionally, forward Rodrigo Abols enters the lineup on Thursday while rookie Jett Luchanko is the odd man out.
Abols, 29, appeared in two games this season, averaging 7:29 of ice time with a minus-1 rating.
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.
San Jose Sharks
The Sharks activated defenceman Timothy Liljegren off injured reserve on Thursday ahead of their matchup against the New York Rangers.
The #SJSharks have activated D Timothy Liljegren from injured reserve.
— San Jose Sharks PR (@SanJoseSharksPR) October 23, 2025
Liljegren, 26, missed the team’s last three games with a lower-body injury.
The 6-foot-1 right-shot defenceman averaged 20:14 of ice time with a minus-2 rating in three games this season.