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Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs placed forward William Nylander on injured reserve on Monday and recalled defenceman Marshall Rifai from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies.
The Maple Leafs have placed F William Nylander on injured reserve retroactive to December 27, 2025.
D Marshall Rifai has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) January 5, 2026
Nylander, 29, has missed the team’s last four games while dealing with an undisclosed injury.
His placement on injured reserve is retroactive to Dec. 27 and can return to the lineup whenever he is healthy.
The 6-foot winger leads the Maple Leafs in scoring this season with 14 goals and 41 points in 33 games.
Rifai, 27, only appeared in five AHL games this season and recording two assists after he began the season on injured reserve due to a wrist injury.
The 6-foot-2 left-shot defenceman appeared in 63 games with the Marlies last season, recording three goals and 13 points.
Ottawa Senators
The Senators are projected to use these lines in their game against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday:
Winnipeg Jets
The Jets used these lines during Monday’s practice, according to Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press:
#NHLJets line rushes here at practice today.
Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Perfetti-Toews-Vilardi
Barron-Lowry-Niederreiter
Nyquist-Namestnikov-Pearson
Koepke
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Fleury-Schenn
Stanley-Miller
Hellebuyck
Comrie pic.twitter.com/nnUIm0cxJe
— Mike McIntyre (@mikemcintyrewpg) January 5, 2026
Florida Panthers
Forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Cole Schwindt will both travel on the Panthers’ upcoming six-game road trip and one or both could return during that time frame.
Tkachuk and Schwindt will both travel on this trip.
There’s a chance either one or both return during it.
— Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) January 5, 2026
Tkachuk, 28, has been out the entire regular season after undergoing off-season surgery.
The 6-foot-2 winger recorded 22 goals and 57 points in 52 games last season and added eight goals and 23 points in 23 playoff games to lead the Panthers to their second of back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.
Tkachuk was named to the United States Olympic team in June,.
Schwindt, 24, has been out since Nov. 17 while dealing with a broken arm.
The 6-foot-3 centre was claimed off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 3 and has two goals in 10 games this season.
Defenceman Seth Jones is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury, head coach Paul Maurice told reporters on Monday.
Jones is week to week, per Maurice.
They expect him back before the Olympic break.
— Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) January 5, 2026
Jones, 31, left the Winter Classic 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers early with the injury.
Maurice added that Jones is expected to return to the lineup before the NHL takes a hiatus for the Olympics in February.
The 6-foot-4 right-shot defenceman has six goals and 24 points in 40 games this season while averaging 23:29 of ice time.
New York Islanders
Rookie defenceman Matthew Schaefer is considered day-to-day with an illness, the team reported on Monday.
#Isles Player Update: Schaefer is day to day (illness).
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) January 5, 2026
Schaefer, 18, is coming off a two-goal performance against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, including the overtime game-winner.
The 6-foot-2 left-shot defenceman has 12 goals and 28 points in 42 games this season while averaging 23:50 of ice time.
The Islanders return to the ice on Tuesday where they will host the New Jersey Devils.
New York Rangers
Rangers captain J.T. Miller has been cleared for contact but will not be available to the team when they take on the Utah Mammoth on Monday.
J.T. Miller won’t play tonight but he’s been cleared for full contact, per Sullivan. #NYR
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) January 5, 2026
Miller, 32, missed the team’s last six games while dealing with an upper-body injury.
The 6-foot winger has 10 goals and 22 points in 35 games this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning assigned defenceman Max Groshev to the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch on Monday.
Groshev, 24, appeared in the Lightning’s 5-4 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 28, recording an assist on 13:03 of ice time.
The 6-foot-2 left-shot defenceman was drafted 85th overall by the Lightning in 2020 and has a goal and 12 points in 27 AHL games this season.
Washington Capitals
Forward Tom Wilson will not be available to the Capitals on Monday when his team takes on the Anaheim Ducks, head coach Spencer Carbery told reporters on Monday.
Wilson is day-to-day, per Carbery. He won’t play tonight. #ALLCAPS
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) January 5, 2026
Wilson, 31, left Saturday’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first period with a lower-body injury.
The 6-foot-4 winger leads the Capitals with 22 goals and 42 points in 41 games this season to go along with 59 penalty minutes. He was named as part of Team Canada’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics on New Year’s Eve.