Ice Chips: Oilers F Janmark not on ice for morning skate

Edmonton Oilers

Forward Mattias Janmark was not on the ice for morning skate as the Edmonton Oilers prepare for Game 2 against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. 

Devin Shore took reps in place of Janmark. 

Janmark registered an assist and logged just under 15 minutes of icetime as the Oilers fell 4-3 in overtime in Game 1 on Monday.

The Stockholm, Sweden, native tallied 10 goals and 15 assists in 66 games during the regular season.

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron will be sidelined for Wednesday's Game 2 against the Florida Panthers after also missing the series opener due to an illness, head coach Jim Montgomery said.

Bergeron skated on his own Wednesday morning, but did not participate in the team skate, with reports indicating he is dealing with an injury.

Montgomery had said Tuesday that Bergeron was "feeling better" and was questionable to play.

The Bruins defeated the Panthers 3-1 in Game 1.

Bergeron had 27 goals and 31 assists in 78 games this season. 

Carolina Hurricanes

Antti Raanta is expected to start tonight in Game 2 for the Carolina Hurricanes against the New York Islanders, following his start in a 2-1 win on Monday.

Raanta made 25 saves in the opener.

The Rauma, Finland, native went 19-3-3 this season with a 2.23 goals against-average and .910 save percentage as the Hurricanes finished atop the Metropolitan Division. 

Toronto Maple Leafs

Rookie winger Matthew Knies skated Wednesday wearing a white jersey at Toronto Maple Leafs practice, signaling his playoff debut could come in Game 2 Thursday.

Forward Michael Bunting, who is facing a potential suspension for his hit on Erik Cernak in Toronto's Game 1 loss, was wearing grey, usually reserved for scratches. 

The team appears set to shuffle their lines with Bunting out, with Alex Kerfoot in top-six blue and skating on a line with John Tavares and William Nylander. Ryan O'Reilly meanwhile was sporting bottom-six white for Wednesday's session, centreing a line with a Knies and Noel Acciari. 

Knies signed with the Maple Leafs earlier this month after completing his second season at the University of Minnesota. He had one assist in three regular season games with Toronto.

Selected in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, Knies had 21 goals and 42 points in 40 games with Minnesota this season.

Bunting, 27, is scheduled to have a hearing later on Wednesday after receiving a match penalty for a hit to the head in the Maple Leafs' 7-3 loss to open the series. He had 23 goals and 49 points in 82 games during the regular season.

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett will draw into the lineup for Game 2 against the Boston Bruins tonight. 

Bennett, 26, last played on March 20 due to an injury and had 16 goals and 24 assists in 63 games this season.

Alex Lyon will make his second consecutive start in the series - and second playoff appearance overall - for the Panthers. 

The Baudette, Minn., native made 15 starts and went 9-4-2 with a 2.89 goals-against average and .914 save percentage during the regular season. 

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without defenceman Erik Cernak and forward Mikey Eyssimont for Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, while defenceman Victor Hedman will be a game-time decision, per head coach Jon Cooper.

Cernak was injured in Game 1 after a hit to the head by Leafs forward Michael Bunting, who received a match penalty and will have a hearing on Wednesday for the hit.

Hedman exited his team's 7-3 victory in the second period with an undisclosed injury. 

Hedman logged 6:35 of ice time in the series opener, while Cernak played 9:27. Eysimmont also left Game 1 with an injury.

All three players missed Wednesday's practice in Toronto, while winger Tanner Jeannot skated on the third line as he looks to return from an injury suffered during the regular season.

Defenceman Ian Cole also did not practice.  

Game 2 will take place on Thursday before the series heads to Tampa Bay for Games 3 and 4.

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars head coach Peter DeBoer said forward Joe Pavelski is in concussion protocol and is feeling better, but did not provide an any further update on the forward who took a hard hit in Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild.

Minnesota won the opener 3-2 in double overtime with Game 2 set for tonight. 

Los Angeles Kings

Forward Gabriel Vilardi, who hasn't played since March 26, will draw into the lineup for the Los Angles Kings against the Oilers for Game 2 tonight.

The Kingston, Ont., native, registered 23 goals and 18 assists in 63 games this season.

Colorado Avalanche

Forwards Andrew Cogliano, Darren Helm and defenceman Jack Johnson are each day-to-day as the Colorado Avalanche prepare to face the Seattle Kraken in Game 2 on Thursday, head coach Jared Bednar said.

The Avalanche fell 3-1 to the Kraken in the series opener on Tuesday.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward Nikolaj Ehlers was flanking Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton at practice on Wednesday following the Winnipeg Jets' 5-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights last night.

Ehlers may simply be a placeholder for Morgan Barron who took a maintenance day, TSN's John Lu reports.

Ehlers did not play in the opener and is working his way back from an upper-body injury suffered last week against the Minnesota Wild.

Forward Kevin Stenlund and defenceman Neal Pionk also took maintenance days.

Jets lines at practice on Wednesday:

Connor-Dubois-Scheifele
Neiderreiter-Namestnikov-Wheeler
Ehlers-Lowry-Appleton
Perfetti-Gustafsson-Maënalanen 

Morrissey-DeMelo
Dillon- Jonsson-Fjallby
Samberg-Schmidt
Stanley-Capobianco

Hellebuyck
Rittich