Mar 22, 2018
Ice Chips: Sens' Wolanin to debut vs. Oilers
NCAA standout Christian Wolanin will make his NHL debut for the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Wolanin was on the ice for practice Thursday for the first time and took reps on the second power-play unit.
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Ottawa Senators
NCAA standout Christian Wolanin will make his NHL debut on Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers.
Wolanin was on the ice for practice Thursday for the first time and took reps on the second power-play unit.
The 23-year-old Wolanin was the Sens' fourth-round pick in 2015. He led the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks with 12 goals and 23 assists in 40 games. He was the first defenceman to lead the Hawks in scoring since ex-NHLer James Patrick in 1982-83.
Head coach Guy Boucher said Erik Karlsson will not play against the Oilers and there is no timetable for his return.
Winnipeg Jets
Patrik Laine was not on the ice for Jets practice Thursday. Laine's status after leaving Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Kings after blocking a shot is still unknown.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Forward Ryan Callahan is out indefinitely due to an upper-body injury sustained Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman told Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times the team expects Callahan to play again this season, though.
"We expect him back, just can't give you a time frame yet," Yzerman said.
Callahan, 33, has four goals and 15 points in 63 games this season. He appeared in only 18 games last season due to a hip injury.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Defenceman Seth Jones will be a game-time decision against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
Jones, 23, has missed the team's past three games due to an upper-body injury. He has 14 goals and 49 points in 71 games this season.
Forward Brandon Dubinsky will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. - The Columbus Dispatch.
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues forward Scottie Upshall has been out since March 3 with a knee injury and was originally expected to be out four weeks. But Upshall was back on the ice Wednesday at Blues’ practice for the first time since his injury and might be back sooner than expected.
“It feels really good,” Upshall said. “I’ve been working hard to get back. It’s obviously a huge time of year where having bodies in the lineup, healthy bodies, are crucial. It was a tough injury but I’ve been working real hard to get back with the training staff and the coaches.”
In 61 games so far this season, the 34-year-old has seven goals and 11 assists.
Edmonton Oilers
The team recalled forward Brad Malone from the AHL's Bakersfield Condors on an emergency basis. The Oilers also assigned defenceman Dillon Simpson back to the Condors.
Philadelphia Flyers
Alex Lyon will start against the New York Rangers on Thursday night. - Philadelphia Inquirer.
TSN Game Notes
Point Leaders Since Jan 1st
Player Team GP G A Pts
Evgeni Malkin Pit 34 27 28 55
Mikko Rantanen Col 34 14 32 46
Nathan MacKinnon Col 27 22 23 45
Connor McDavid Edm 34 20 25 45
Sidney Crosby Pit 34 10 34 44
Leafs in 17-18
With #34 Without #34 Last 10 Without #34
Rec 32-16-5 11-7-2 5-3-2
GF/G 3.34 3.1 3.6
GA/G 2.9 2.55 3.2
PP% 19 34.6 46.2
Most Shutouts This Season
Team ShO
Nashville Predators 11
Toronto Maple Leafs 8
Anaheim Ducks 8
Los Angeles Kings 7
Tampa Bay Lightning 7
Winnipeg Jets 7
Best Records – Feb 19 to Present
Team W L OTL Pts%
Nashville Predators 14 0 1 .967
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 2 1 .821
Columbus Blue Jackets 12 3 0 .800
Florida Panthers 11 3 1 .767
Colorado Avalanche 9 2 4 .733
Rangers (72P) at Flyers (86P) - 7PM
Teams have split 2GP in 17-18, both at NYR. NYR 4 straight wins in PHI
PHI (37-25-12):
2-0-1 last 3GP, 14GF, PP 2/9
Giroux (7G, 14A) last 16GP
NYR (32-33-8):
0-1-1 last 3GP, 9GA, PK 4/5
Zuccarello (5G) last 6GP
Panthers (81P) at Jackets (87P) - 7PM
CLS 2-0-0 vs FLA in 17-18, 1-0-0 at home, SOW.
CLS (41-28-5):
won 9 straight, 4.2GF/G, PP 4/21
Panarin (7G, 8A) last 9GP
FLA (37-27-7):
won 2 straight, both on road, 2GA, PK 7/7
Barkov (1G, 2A) last 2GP
x-Lightning (104P) at Islanders (72P) - 7PM
Teams have split 2GP in 17-18, both in TB.
NYI (31-32-10):
1-3-0 last 4GP, 13GF, PP 6/16
Barzal (2G, 4A) 4 game PT streak
TB (50-19-4):
coming off a 6-2-0 home stand, 3.63GF/G, PP 5/21
Kucherov (3G) last 2GP
Capitals (91P) at Wings (65P) - 730PM
Both teams 1-0-1 in season series, WSH 1-0-0 in DET
DET (27-35-11):
1-9-1 last 11GP, 23GF, PP 3/28
Zetterberg (0P) last 2GP, 3 shots on net
WSH (42-24-7):
5-1-0 last 6GP, 25GF, PP 6/19
Ovechkin (4G, 5A) 5 game PT streak
Leafs (93P) at x-Predators (106P) - 8PM
TOR 1-0-0 vs NSH in 17-18, SOW at home. TOR 2 straight wins in NSH, 1GA in each game
NSH (48-14-10):
14-0-1 last 15GP, 3.93GF/G, PP 6/39
Arvidsson (3A) last 2GP
TOR (43-23-7):
1-3-2 last 6GP on road, 22GA, PK 12/18
JVR 2G shy of 200 career, 7G, 1A last 4GP
Kings (87P) at Avalanche (88P) - 9PM
LAK 1-0-0 vs COL in 17-18, OTW at home. COL won 2 of past 3 at home vs LAK (lost last)
COL (40-25-8):
5-1-0 last 6GP, outscoring opponent 26-10, PK 19/20
MacKinnon (13G, 13A) 13 game PT streak. 3P shy of 300 career
LAK (40-27-7):
2-1-2 last 5GP, 12GA, PK 11/12
Kopitar (2G, 10A) last 9GP
Knights (99P) at Sharks (91P) - 10PM
VGS 2-0-0 vs SJ in 17-18, 5GF in each game. 1-0-0 at SJ
SJ (41-23-9):
won 5 straight, 27GF, PP 5/15
Pavelski (1G, 5A) 5 game PT streak
VGS (47-21-5):
won 2 straight, both at home, 1GA, 3/3 on PK
Marchessault (1G, 1A) last 2GP