Ice Chips: D Harris returns to Canadiens' lineup
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Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens shared their lines from their Tuesday morning skate ahead of their game against the San Jose Sharks, with defenceman Jordan Harris making his return to the lineup and Chris Wideman and Arber Xhekaj drawing out of it.
Caufield Suzuki Dach
Armia Monahan Anderson
Dadonov Dvorak Gallagher
Pezzetta Evans Slafkovsky
Matheson Savard
Edmundson Guhle
Harris Kovacevic
Allen
Montembeault
Harris, 22, has played in 18 games for the Habs this season, scoring one goal and recording five points. The Haverhill, Mass., native last played on Nov. 22 against the Buffalo Sabres, where he totaled 16:07 minutes of ice time.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Denis Malgin and Wayne Simmonds were in grey scratches sweaters while Nick Robertson was in a regular sweater on Tuesday ahead of their game against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, according to TSN's Mark Masters.
Robertson, 21, has played in 11 games for the Maple Leafs this season, with his most recent appearance being on Nov. 23 against the New Jersey Devils, when he logged 10:22 minutes of ice time. In those 11 games, the Pasadena, Calif., native has scored a pair of goals and added three assists.
Head coach Sheldon Keefe said injured goalie Ilya Samsonov took a big step towards his return on Tuesday and is now considered day-to-day.
Leafs' Lines at practice
F
Bunting - Matthews - Nylander
Jarnkrok - Tavares - Marner
Kerfoot - Holmberg - Engvall
Aston-Reese - Kampf - Robertson
Malgin, Simmonds
D
Giordano - Holl
Sandin - Liljegren
Mete - Timmins
Hollowell
G
Kallgren
Samsonov
Ottawa Senators
Ahead of their game Wednesday night against the New York Rangers, TSN's Claire Hanna shared the Ottawa Senators' lines from their Tuesday practice.
Senators head coach DJ Smith told reporters that forward Derick Brassard had a maintenance day and will play against the Rangers.
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Logan Stanley took part in the Jets' morning skate on Tuesday, according to TSN's John Lu.
The 24-year-old from Waterloo, Ont., was placed on injured reserve with a broken foot in early November. Stanley played in five games prior to his injury.
Lu also shared the Jets' lines ahead of their game against the Colorado Avalanche:
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars announced Tuesday that forward Fredrik Karlstrom has been loaned to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League.
Karlstrom, 24, has played in three games for the NHL club this season, recording an assist. At the AHL level, the Stockholm, Sweden, native has skated in 15 games for the Stars, scoring four goals and recording one assists.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tristan Jarry will get the start in goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes, the Penguins announced.
Jarry, 27, has won all four of his last starts and has a record of 8-3-2 with a 2.60 goals-against-average and a .914 save percentage in 13 games played.
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Tuesday that they have assigned defenceman Billy Sweezey to the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL.
Sweezey, 26, was recalled by the Blue Jackets on Nov. 19, but did not appear in any games with the NHL club. The Hanson, Mass., native has played in 14 games for the Monsters, tallying five assists and 22 penalty minutes.
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings announced that they have recalled forward Samuel Fagemo and defenceman Jordan Spence and loaned forward Lias Andersson to the Ontario Reign of the AHL.
Fagemo, 22, has skated in 15 games with the Reign this season, scoring six goals and recording eight points.
The 21-year-old Spence has appeared in 17 games for the Regin, scoring one goal and recording 16 points. The Australian-born blueliner leads all Reign defencemen in assists (15) and points (16).
Andersson, 24, made his Kings debut against the Senators on Nov. 27. The Smogen, Sweden, native has played in 12 games at the AHL level, scoring five goals and adding four helpers for nine points.
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins have activated defenceman Derek Forbort and assigned defenceman Anton Stralman to the Providence Bruins of the AHL, the team announced Tuesday.
Forbot, 30, has skated in 10 games for the Bruins this season, scoring one goal and tallying two points.
The 26-year-old Stralman has seen action in eight games this season, but has not recorded any points.
Seattle Kraken
Seattle Kraken goaltender Martin Jones is slated to face his former team when the Kraken take on the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night, according to Kraken reporter Bob Condor.
The 32-year-old from North Vancouver, BC., spent two seasons with the Kings after signing with them as an undrafted free agent, highlighted by a Stanley Cup title in the 2013-14 season. Jones later traded by the Kings to the Sharks, where he played six seasons (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21) before a season-long stint with the Philadelphia Flyers.
In 413 career starts, Jones has a record of 209-154-34 with a 2.67 GAA and a .907 save percentage.