Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

Ottawa Senators

Forward Josh Norris is expected to make his return to the lineup Thursday against the Florida Panthers after being out since Jan. 27 with a shoulder injury, head coach D.J. Smith announced.

Smith added that the team wanted to make sure Norris was 100 per cent before returning, adding that he probably could have played in the last few games but the club wanted to be extra cautious.

The 22-year-old has 18 goals and eight assists in 36 games so far this season, his third with the Sens after being selected No. 19 overall in 2017.

Washington Capitals

Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov left practice early on Wednesday after taking a shot up high.

The Washington Post's Samantha Pell reports the netminder skated off the ice hunched over and was replaced in goal by Caps video coach Brett Leonhardt.

The 25-year-old Samsonov has a goals-against average of 2.93 and a save percentage of .901 in 32 games so far this season.

Meanwhile, the Caps announced that forward Carl Hagelin has an eye injury and will be out for an extended period. Forward Joe Snively is also week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters Tuesday that forward Ondrej Kase is unlikely to play in Wednesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres.

The 26-year-old Kase missed Monday's game and did not practice the following day. He has 11 goals and 12 assists in 44 games so far this season.

Buffalo Sabres

Craig Anderson will start for the Sabres Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, head coach Don Granato announced.

Here were the Sabres lines Wednesday morning according to Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News:

Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Mittelstadt-Cozens-Okposo
Asplund-Krebs-Olofsson
Bjork-Eakin-Hayden
(extras) Jankowski-Hinostroza 

Dahlin-Bryson
Samuelsson-Fitzgerald
Hagg-Pysyk
(extras) Miller-Butcher

St. Louis Blues

The Blues have signed goaltender Will Cranley to a three-year, entry-level contract, it was announced by the team Wednesday.

The 20-year-old was selected by the Blues in the sixth round (No. 163 overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft. The club says he will remain with the OHL's Ottawa 67's for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, where he has posted a goals-against average of 3.84 and a save percentage of .872.

Seattle Kraken

Forward Jared McCann isn't expected to be available for Wednesday's matchup with the Nashville Predators.

The Athletic's Ryan S. Clark tweets that every player who practiced on Tuesday should be good to go and since McCann did not practice, that likely indicates he won't be available Wednesday. McCann has been out since Feb. 22 because of an upper-body injury.

Meanwhile, Chris Driedger will start in net.

Vegas Golden Knights

The Golden Knights have re-assigned forward Jake Leschyshyn to the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights.

The 22-year-old centre has one goal and three assists in 20 games with the big club so far this season.