Mar 19, 2017
Ice Chips: Leafs' Carrick close to returning
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster moves from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
TSN.ca Staff
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster moves from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Zach Hyman left practice Sunday for an undisclosed reason. James van Riemsdyk missed practice Sunday for a second straight day. The 27-year-old missed practice Saturday as well, but was able to play against the Chicago Blackhawks in the evening, tallying 17:41 minutes of ice time. - Kristen Shilton, TSN
In other news, Connor Carrick was at practice again Sunday and could be on the verge of returning from an upper-body injury suffered last month. - Mark Masters, TSN
Montreal Canadiens
According to TSN's John Lu, goaltender Carey Price will start back-to-back games for the first time this season. He told head coach Claude Julien he felt great after last night's win in Ottawa and Julien felt Price hadn't been overworked. Forward Michael McCarron draws in for Steve Ott and defenceman Alexei Emelin takes Brandon Davidson's spot tonight against the Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa Senators
Craig Anderson will get his second consecutive start Sunday night when the Sens battle the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in the second half of a back-to-back. Anderson missed the previous two games before Saturday with a lower-body injury. The 35-year-old stopped 29 of 32 shots Saturday as the Senators fell to the Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout. - Brent Wallace, TSN
Projected Lines vs. Habs - Brent Wallace, TSN
Forwards
Smith-Brassard-Burrows
Dzingel-Turris-Ryan
Hoffman-Pageau-Pyatt
Stalberg-Kelly-Wingels
Defence
Methot-Karlsson
Phaneuf-Ceci
Borowiecki-Wideman
Goalie
Anderson
Calgary Flames
Kris Versteeg (maintenance) and Micheal Ferland (sick) did not skate with the team on Sunday. If Ferland can't play tonight, Curtis Lazar will play for the first time since being traded from Ottawa. - Katherine Dolan, TSN
Flames Optional Skate - Katherine Dolan, TSN
Forwards
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolick
Gaudreau - Monahan- Chiasson
F. Hamilton - Stajan - Brower
Lazar - Bennett - Bowma
Defence
Giordano - Hamilton
Brodie - Stone
Bartkowski- Engelland
Goalie
Elliot
Pittsburgh Penguins
Evgeni Malkin will miss a second consecutive game with an upper-body injury as the Pens host the Florida Panthers Sunday afternoon. The 30-year-old has 33 goals and 39 assists over 62 games with Pittsburgh in 2016-17. - Team Tweet
Boston Bruins
Patrice Bergeron as well as Drew Stafford and Tim Schaller were absent at practice Sunday morning. Head coach Bruce Cassidy called it a "maintenance" day for Bergeron, but his status is still up in the air for Monday's clash against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. Also, Tuukka Rask will start between the pipes for the B's Monday. - Joe Haggerty, CSNNE.com
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Bolts sent down forwards Byron Froese and Joel Vermin to the American Hockey League. - Team Tweet
Minnesota Wild
Defensemen Christian Folin and Gustav Olofsson have both been out the with upper-body injuries, but skated Saturday and could return to action within the next week or so. Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Columbus Blue Jackets
Vezina candidate Sergei Bobrovsky will be back between the pipes for the Blue Jackets Sunday against the New Jersey Devils after resting Saturday. - Aaron Portzline, The Columbus Dispatch