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Toronto Maple Leafs

Centre Auston Matthews skated for 52 minutes on his own Friday morning and returned a half hour later to attend practice with his teammates.

The 20-year-old was skating again on Friday wearing a red non-contact jersey. He spent roughly 11 minutes on the ice with teammates before leaving for the dressing room.

Matthews went through a similar routine on Wednesday, though he skated for roughly 35 minutes before joining the team.

Head coach Mike Babcock said Wednesday Matthews is unlikely to make his return on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The team used the following lines during Friday's skate.

Hyman-Nylander-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Komarov
JvR-Bozak-Brown
Leivo-Plekanec-Kapanen
Matthews

Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Polak
Martin-Carrick

Thursday marks two weeks since Matthews was injured against the New York Islanders.

The 20-year-old has 28 goals and 50 points in 53 games this season.

Vancouver Canucks

Defenceman Ben Hutton and forward Nikolay Goldobin are sitting Friday against the Minnesota Wild, head coach Travis Green confirmed. 

Green on why Hutton is sitting: "He doesn't kill penalties, he doesn't play on the power play. That's part of it. There's other reasons as well that I'm not getting into all the time when it comes to me and a player."

Here are their expected lines courtesy of TSN's Farhan Lalji. 

Leipsic-Horvat-Gagner
Daniel-Henrik-Jokinen
Archibald-Sutter-Virtanen
Boucher-Dowd-Motte

Edler-Gudbranson
Del Zotto-Stecher
Pouliot-Biega

Nilsson starts

Markstrom 

Scratches: Goldobin, Hutton

Tampa Bay Lightning

Injured defenceman Ryan McDonagh (upper-body) practised without a non-contact jersey Friday for the first time since being acquired from the New York Rangers at the trade deadline. 

After practising in a non-contact jersey Thursday, he had X-rays that evening to check his upper-body injury one last time before Friday's practice, according to Bryan Burns of NHL.com. 

The 28-year-old, who was acquired along with J.T. Miller, last played on Feb. 7 while still with the Rangers.

In 49 games this season, he has two goals and 24 assists. 

Ottawa Senators

Mike Condon will start in net against the Calgary Flames on Friday. Max McCormick will play, while Tom Pyatt will move to centre on the fourth line as Jim O'Brien comes out of the lineup.

Vegas Golden Knights

Newly-acquired defenceman Zach Whitecloud will not make his debut with the Knights until Sunday against the Philadelphia Flyers, according to Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 

The Golden Knights signed Whitecloud Thursday to a three-year, entry-level deal. 

"He’s a very well-rounded player, a highly sought-after defenceman by a lot of clubs and we are delighted to acquire him as our first college signing," general manager George McPhee said in a press release. 

In 36 games for Bemidji State University, he had four goals and 14 assists. 

Whitecloud also suited up for Team Canada in the 2017 Karjala Cup, where he had one assist in two games.

Chicago Blackhawks

The team assigned defenceman Carl Dahlstrom to the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.

In 11 games so far this season for the big club, he has three assists. In 47 games with Rockford, he has three goals and 20 assists. 

TSN Game Notes

Goal Leaders – Feb 1 to Present

Player                          Team   G         GP

Patrik Laine                 Wpg    16        16

Eric Staal                     Min      16        17

Connor McDavid        Edm    16        18

Tyler Seguin                Dal      13        16

Taylor Hall                  NJ        12        19

Evgeni Malkin             Pit        12        16

Rickard Rakell            Anh     12        17

 

Wings (63P) at Jackets (75P) - 7PM

CLS 1-0-0 vs DET in 17-18, SOW in DET. CLS 4 straight wins vs DET, 2 past regulation

CLS (35-28-5):

won 3 straight, 13GF, PP 1/9

Panarin (3G, 3A) last 3GP

DET (26-30-11):

0-4-1 last 5GP, outscored 20-10, PP 2/13

Larkin (6A) last 12GP

Flames (76P) at Senators (57P) - 730PM

OTT 1-0-0 vs CGY in 17-18, 6-0 win in CGY. OTT 4-0-1 last 5GP at home vs CGY

OTT (23-32-11):

2-5-2 last 9GP, 30GA, PK 22/26

Stone (2G, 13A) 10 game PT streak

CGY (33-25-10):

1-3-1 last 5GP, 11GF, PP 1/18

Gaudreau (3A) last 2GP

Ducks (80P) at Stars (80P) - 830PM

ANA 1-0-0 vs DAL in 17-18, shutout win at home. DAL 3 straight home wins vs ANA, 14GF

DAL (37-24-6):

2-0-2 last 4GP at home, 10GA, PK 14/15

Seguin (7G, 4A) last 7GP

ANA (34-22-12):

lost 2 straight on road, 2GF, PP 0/4

Rakell (8G, 2A) 5 game PT streak

Wild (83P) at Canucks (59P) - 10PM

VAN is 2-0-0 vs MIN in 17-18, both wins in MIN, 2GA. MIN has won 2 of past 3 in VAN

VAN (25-33-9):

1-2-2 last 5GP, 18GA, PK 13/16

D Sedin (0P) last 2GP, 4PIM, 2 shots on net

MIN (38-22-7):

won 2 straight, both at home, 10GF, PP 3/5

Staal (3G) last 2GP