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Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n
Head coach Craig Berube<\/a> has decided to shuffle his lines on Thursday after his team dropped their last two games.<\/p>\n William Nylander<\/a> joined Auston Matthews<\/a> and Bobby McMann<\/a> on the team\u2019s top line while forward Matthew Knies<\/a> skated on the left side with John Tavares<\/a> and Matias Maccelli<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rookie Easton Cowan<\/a> also drew back into the lineup on the third line with Dakota Joshua<\/a> and Nicolas Roy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Defenceman Morgan Rielly<\/a> was absent from Leafs practice on Thursday but had skated on his own earlier in the day. Dakota Mermis<\/a> took a spot on the second pairing beside Oliver Ekman-Larsson<\/a> 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 McCabe – Carlo Stolarz *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 Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n Matt Savoie<\/a> will get a look on the top line against the Montreal Canadiens<\/a> as he skated with Connor McDavid<\/a> and Leon Draisaitl<\/a> during Edmonton\u2019s morning skate on Thursday.<\/p>\n Savoie gets a look with 97 and 29 tonight and Pickard starts.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Savoie, 21, has an assist in seven games with the Oilers this season.<\/p>\n The 5-foot-10 centre was acquired the Oilers in July of 2024 from the Buffalo Sabres<\/a> in exchange for forwards Ryan McLeod<\/a> and Tyler Tullio<\/a>.<\/p>\n Savoie was drafted ninth overall by the Sabres in 2022.<\/p>\n The Oilers used these lines during Thursday\u2019s morning skate, according to TSN\u2019s Ryan Rishaug:<\/p>\n Draisaitl – McDavid – Savoie<\/p>\n Mangiapanne – Nugent-Hopkins – Roslovic<\/p>\n Frederic – Philp – Podkolzin<\/p>\n Howard – Henrique – Tomasek<\/p>\n Ekholm – Bouchard<\/p>\n Nurse – Walman<\/p>\n Kulak – Emberson<\/p>\n Pickard<\/p>\n Additionally, the Oilers placed forward Kasperi Kapanen<\/a> on injured reserve Thursday.<\/p>\n Kapanen, 29, missed the Oilers\u2019 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators<\/a> on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-1 winger has two assists in six games this season.<\/p>\n Vancouver Canucks<\/p>\n Forward Brock Boeser<\/a> will return to the lineup on Thursday when the Canucks take on the Nashville Predators<\/a>, head coach Adam Foote<\/a> confirmed.<\/p>\n Boeser, 28, missed the team\u2019s last two games while dealing with a personal matter.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-1 winger has three goals in five games this season.<\/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<\/a> to Belleville.<\/p>\n Merilainen began the season as the backup to starting netminder Linus Ullmark<\/a> but struggled in his only start, allowing seven goals to the Buffalo Sabres<\/a> 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<\/a> 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 Winnipeg Jets<\/p>\n The Jets are projected to use these lines when they take on the Seattle Kraken<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n Carolina Hurricanes<\/p>\n The Hurricanes placed defenceman Jaccob Slavin<\/a> 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<\/a> and forward Miles Wood<\/a> 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<\/a>, from the Colorado Avalanche<\/a> in June in exchange for prospect Gavin Brindley<\/a> 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<\/a> will be in net when the Panthers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> on Thursday, confirmed head coach Paul Maurice.<\/p>\n Bobrovksy, 37, is coming off a 4-3 win against the Boston Bruins<\/a> on Tuesday and has a 4-2-0 record with a 2.19 goals-against average and .914 save percentage this season.<\/p>\n Minnesota Wild<\/p>\n The Wild assigned forward Hunter Haight<\/a> 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 Nashville Predators<\/p>\n The Predators recalled forward Matthew Wood<\/a> 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<\/a> 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 New York Rangers<\/p>\n The Rangers signed forward Nathan Aspinall to a three-year, entry-level contract on Thursday.<\/p>\n Aspinall, 19, was drafted 159th overall by the Rangers in the 2024 draft.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-7 winger has six goals and 10 points in six games with the Ontario Hockey League\u2019s Flint Firebirds this season.<\/p>\n Philadelphia Flyers<\/p>\n Dan Vladar will get the start in net when his Flyers take on the Ottawa Senators<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n Vladar, 28, joined the Flyers on a two-year, $6.7 million deal in the off-season.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Additionally, forward Rodrigo Abols<\/a> enters the lineup on Thursday while rookie Jett Luchanko<\/a> is the odd man out.<\/p>\n Abols, 29, appeared in two games this season, averaging 7:29 of ice time with a minus-1 rating.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n Tristan Jarry<\/a> will get the start in net on Thursday when his team takes on the Florida Panthers<\/a>.<\/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<\/a> on Saturday and has a 2-1-0 record this season with a 2.35 GAA and .922 save percentage.<\/p>\n San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n The Sharks activated defenceman Timothy Liljegren<\/a> off injured reserve on Thursday ahead of their matchup against the New York Rangers<\/a>.<\/p>\n The #SJSharks<\/a> have activated D Timothy Liljegren from injured reserve.<\/p>\n \u2014 San Jose Sharks PR (@SanJoseSharksPR) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Liljegren, 26, missed the team\u2019s last three games with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-1 right-shot defenceman averaged 20:14 of ice time with a minus-2 rating in three games this season.<\/p>\n
Knies – Tavares – Maccelli
Joshua – Roy – Cowan
Lorentz – Domi – Jarnkrok
Blais, Robertson<\/p>\n
Mermis* – Ekman-Larsson
Benoit – Myers<\/p>\n
Primeau <\/p>\n